Teaching Translation for Teachers of A-level When: Wednesday, 18th April 2018 14.00-17.00 What: Translation: Theory and Practice for A-Level teachers (Chinese, French, German and Spanish) This workshop brings together translators and teachers for an intensive afternoon of…
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Austrian Artist Petra Sterry in Liverpool
Join established Austrian artist Petra Sterry for a workshop in the Language Lounge in 1-7 Abercromby Square at the University of Liverpool on Tuesday (20 February 2018) where she will exhibit the work created with students as part of…
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DAAD Writer-in-Residence Roman Ehrlich at Lancaster und Liverpool
German writer Roman Ehrlich has been acclaimed as one of the most unconventional and interesting voices among young contemporary writers in Germany and we are happy to welcome him as DAAD Writer-in-Residence at Lancaster University and the University of Liverpool…
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Teacher Workshop – Teaching German Grammar at GCSE and A-Level
On Thursday, December 7th teachers from four different schools in Lancashire and Lancaster University came together at Cardinal Newman College in Preston to share practices and discuss teaching German Grammar across all key stages. The workshop was…
Competition, Events, Teachers
NWGN Plätzchen Backen Competition
The North West German Network is holding its first ever “Plätzchen Backen competition” If you and your pupils are fans of the Great British Bake-Off, you will love the “Great German Bake-Off”, which is the NWGN Plätzchen Backen competition for…
Competition, Events
Two Chairs Creative Writing Competition, 2017-18
This creative writing competition is being run by Dr James Hodkinson (Warwick University) and is open to everyone. It asks you to consider the pictures of the two stone chairs shown here. The chairs make up the ‘Hafez-Goethe Monument‘…
Events
Deadline 15 January: Austrian Film Institute Prize
The Austrian Film Institute in Vienna announces the launch of an essay prize for unpublished work on a contemporary (active post 1980) Austrian filmmaker or film(s). The prize of 500 Euros will be awarded to the writer of the…
Events
German Embassy Career Fair: 20 November 2017
After a very successful event in 2016, the annual German Embassy Career Fair will return on Monday, 20th November 2017. Once again, the Fair will be by the German Embassy in collaboration with the London School of Economics (LSE) and…
Events
Chatting with Luther: The 4th DAAD-IMLR German Writing Competition
Following on from the success of the last three years’ competitions organised by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the IMLR, we are again joining forces to launch the fourth writing competition for all learners and lovers of German.…
Learners, News, Teachers
A new letter in the German alphabet – and some rule changes…
21 years ago, there was a big reform in German orthography – and ever since, tempers have been flaring about whether or not the modifications were necessary and made any sense at all. A lot of Germans and even some national newspapers…