Hamish Binns, M.A., Coordinator
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What´s this flag? Well, it´s a shared flag for the three German speaking countries, called the D-A-CH flag: for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. |
Deutsch lernen in Madrid? Warum denn nicht?
On the Madrid campus, we offer Elementary German I (GER 110) and Elementary German II (GER 115) in the fall-spring sequence. German is an important language for business, politics, tourism, but also art and literature, especially here in Spain where German speakers enjoy a certain amount of esteem. But wherever you live, and whatever your native language is, learning German is not only fun and interesting, but a useful asset to add to fluency in a Romance language like Spanish or French. With two semesters of German, you can expect basic to intermediate fluency and a solid foundation to build on during visits to Germany or at the local Goethe Institute.
Harry´s El Alemán, Deutscher Stammtisch: Order in German at this nearby German Kneipe, and develop conversation skills over beer, sausage, potatoes (Pommes) or even Sachertorte. Once a month, usually Thursday evenings, with your German professor...
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The Rhine valley over the town of Bacharach. |
Other field trips: Enjoy various aspects of German culture during visits to the Goethe Institut, to German restaurants, or to the Parque Berlín which boasts a segment of the Berlin wall...
Useful links:
VISIT BERLIN!
Berlin trip March 2012: This is a voluntary class trip to Berlin for German 115 and Honors´ 190: Nationalism students. Visits the hippest German city with its world-renowned museums, a concentration camp, a cabaret, Kneipen, restaurants and of course the Reichstag, listen to contemporary German music and contemplate historic remainders of the Berlin wall...
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A historic moment on the ruins of the wall. |
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A sample of Berlin's typical Curry-Wurst! |
Next up:
VISIT VIENNA!
Building on the Berlin trip, we hope to follow with a Vienna trip during the academic year of 2012-13. A historic cosmopolitan city, the city that introduced coffee to the Western world, Vienna manages to be elegant, classical and hip at the same time...
A glimpse of classical Vienna... a living museum:
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A glimpse of classical Vienna... a living museum. |
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Vienna is the home of Kaffeehaus-culture! |
