The ecovillage Sieben Linden, founded in 1980, is setting new standards in sustainable living. Central to its approach are community life and a decision-making culture that grants all residents equal participation and shared responsibility.

The music of the soul and R&B singer Xavier Naidoo impresses with lyrics that are rich in content, carried by an honest soulful voice. So too his song “Dieser Weg” [This Road].

Xavier Naidoo teams up with RZA for this song about men celebrating the women in their lives—in English and in German!

"Und wenn ein Lied" is a hit single from Xavier Naidoo and his band Söhne Mannheims ("Sons of Mannheim").

"Wo willst du hin" (Where Are You Going) is an R&B song by renowned German soul singer Xavier Naidoo. The song was a huge hit when it was released in 2002, and spent several weeks on the charts in German-speaking countries.

Xavier Naidoo's song "Was wir alleine nicht schaffen" from his album "Telegramm für X" is a song that has accompanied the German national soccer team on many occasions.

Cassandra Steen joins Xavier Naidoo for a performance of their duet "Wann" in front of a live audience.

Sarah explains a few of the benefits of learning German by immersing yourself into a wide variety of entertaining programming, including music, drama, interviews, and travel, that will make you look forward to studying.

Cettina explains a few of the benefits of learning a language with Yabla.

Why is Yabla an effective tool for learning a new foreign language? How can teachers integrate it into their foreign languages classes? In this video, Cettina gives a rundown of Yabla’s features, and explains what makes the program special.

Eylin has been using Yabla for three years. In this video, she explains why she connects with it, how much she enjoys the videos, and what her favorite features are.

The Yabla player is easy to use and offers several helpful tools. In this video, you’ll learn how to skip to certain parts of the video that you’d like to rewatch, slow down the speed, and play subtitles on a loop in order to improve your comprehension.

In this video, you’ll learn about the different display modes you can use for watching Yabla videos. Try them out and see which one works best for you!

Want to learn how to customize the Yabla player to suit your needs? Check out this video!

Have you forgotten your password, or are you having trouble logging into your Yabla account? This video explains in detail how to change your password, while providing great examples of the use of the informal second-person plural in German!