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Vorleser

Principal function(s): AudiobooksIndividual workListeningStudentWebsite/other users supply

Vorleser is a free audiobook platform that offers more than 750 audiobooks in German. Users can listen to audiobooks on the website and download them for free as MP3 files. Moreover, audiobooks are accompanied by texts that can also be downloaded for free as PDF documents. Vorleser includes poetry, short stories, and novels and covers topics such as love, crime, or mystery, offering works by both classic and contemporary authors. It is completely free and available in website and app forms. All recordings are produced by Vorleser’s narrators based in Leipzig. Evaluation: Vorleser is a practical tool for learners of German as a foreign language. Hearing audiobooks on Vorleser can help enhance listening skills, with the accompanying texts being suitable for developing other linguistic competencies. Vorleser is suitable for intermediate and advanced students.

Cost: Free.

Website: https://www.vorleser.net/

  

Categories

Type Of Interaction

  • Individual work

Skills

  • Listening

Content

  • Website/other users supply

Usability

Interface User-friendliness/complexity of the tool´s interface

Straightforward.

Time efficiency Time needed for mastering the „how-to“ of the tool and a production of a task

High.

Interface language(s) The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to

German.

Respect for privacy Does the tool require registration? Who can see my data? Can I remain anonymous?

Medium/high. Vorleser does not require login or installation, but it collects personal data through contact forms. It also gathers data automatically during website visits such as browser type and IP address. The purpose of collecting this data is primarily to ensure the proper functioning of the website. For that, it also shares data with third parties, among which Google Analytics and Google AdSense, which may collect additional data for their analytics and advertising services. However, users can opt out of third-party cookies. Vorleser emphasises data confidentiality and follows legal data protection requirements. It also acknowledges users’ rights to access, block, or delete their data. Vorleser complies with the GDPR. See more here.

Saving work for future use Possiblity to save your or others´ work for reuse/reproduction

Yes, users can download audiobooks and their accompanying materials.

Tailorability (If so, how?) Possibility of the tool to be used for a range of different activities (e.g. to what extent you can organize a project assignment with a central activity based on this tool)

To some extent; Vorleser features different audiobooks, so users have some options to choose from.

Interactivity

Engagement

Collaboration

Communication

Technical requirements

Installation required?

Any browser; iOS, Android.

Compatibility/ Operating System

Any browser; iOS, Android.

Other technical requirements