German 116 Winter 2009
USDA Graduate School
German 116 Winter 2009
USDA Graduate School| Learning Aids, Global Reading Assignments and Events of Interest in the Washington area | |
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| Global Reading for March 17 Read through the selection looking nothing up; there is vocabulary and grammar you do not yet know. Using context and intelligent guessing find the who / where / what / when - and why - of the article. Spend no more than 8 minutes on the reading. Print out and bring to class. |
| Global Reading for March 10 Read through the selection looking nothing up; there is vocabulary and grammar you do not yet know. Using context and intelligent guessing find the who / where / what / when - and for this reading why - of the article. Spend no more than 8 minutes on the reading. Print out and bring to class. |
| Global Reading for February 23 Read through the selection looking nothing up; there is vocabulary and grammar you do not yet know. Using context and intelligent guessing find the who / where / what / when - and for this reading why - of the article. Spend no more than 8 minutes on the reading. Print out and bring to class. |
| Global Reading for February 17 Read through the selection looking nothing up; there is vocabulary and grammar you do not yet know. Using context and intelligent guessing find the who / where / what / when - and for this reading why - of the article. Spend no more than 8 minutes on the reading. Print out and bring to class. |
| Global Reading for February 10 Read through the selection looking nothing up; there is vocabulary and grammar you do not yet know. Using context and intelligent guessing find the who / where / what / when of the article. Spend no more than 8 minutes on the reading. Print out and bring to class. |
Derjenige,
der, denjenigen, der, das Schild, das auf der Brücke, die
nach Worms führt, steht, umstößt, anzeigt, bekommt eine
Belohnung.
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Derjenige,
der
denjenigen, der
das Schild, das
auf der Brücke, die
nach Worms
führt,
steht,
umstößt,
anzeigt,
bekommt
eine Belohnung.
| Bertolt Brecht / Elisabeth Hauptmann from Atlantic Monthly, Volume 292, No. 1 |
| Germanic Language Tree Schematic showing the historical relationships of English with High German and with the other Germanic languages. For detailed background information on the individual Germanic Languages click HERE. | A very short and simple list of Definitions of Parts of Speech gives a quick overview of grammatical concepts that apply both to English and German |
| This list of Strong verbs in German -- starke Verben in Deutsch lists the forms of approximately 100 strong German verbs. [NB link!] | A succinct on-line Grammar of German from William and Mary offers a quick survey of grammar elements. |
| Deutsche Phonetik offers practice in pronunciation of some common German sounds using everyday vocabulary and using RealAudio. | Keyboarding German text with the US-International Keyboard in Windows 95/98 and XP This keyboard allows easy typing of those symbols peculiar to German as well as those for standard English. |
| Subjunctive Outline Forms
of the subjunctive used in indirect discourse and in contrary to fact
conditional sentences.
Extended Adjective Constructions ["Encapsulation"] Worksheet |
Passive Voice Outline A comparison of the forms and meanings of werden [1] when used as a main verb with an adjective or with a noun or [2] the forms of werden when used to form the passive voice. |
 Fraktur: a link
for practice in Fraktur, the printed
version of German text used before WW1 and also 1933-1935. practice in reading fraktur
Several practice readings are also presented. |
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 Sütterlin
handwriting,
the German equivalent to the Palmer Method. For use in reading
handwritten materials from about 1900 to 1950. Especially helpful for
primary research and genealogical purposes. |
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| Click HERE to go Home | Kalenderblatt für Heute | [Today in History - from a German perspective; also includes name days and saints' days.] | Weather Forecast in German or English |
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 Vienna
weather in English CLICK HERE |
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German Language Cultural Events in Washington
Our Strottern are two young men from Vienna who travel the roads looking for old songs and dance tunes that fell by the wayside and write new ones as they go. Their bedrock is Wienerlieder, literally, "Viennese songs" a uniquely Austrian song genre that is famous around the world. What is too frequently forgotten is that the Wienerlieder genre is still evolving.
The Strottern are the winners of the Austrian World Music Award 2006.
Monday March 16 | 7:30 pm | Embassy of Austria Admission free. RSVP required: 202-895-6776 or http://www.austrianculturalforum.com/events-registration
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German Language Church Services in Washington |
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| United Church (Concordia Kirche) 1920 G Street, NW, Washington, DC. (202) 331-1495 . (Location for Washington Saengerbund's annual Christmas concert.) German service at 9:30 on first and third Sundays in the month. | Our Lady of Bethesda (Deutsche Katholische Mission), 7007 Bradley Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20817. Sonntagsgottesdienste 10.00 Uhr | Deutsche Evangelische
Kirchengemeinde sonntags 9.30 Uhr Pilgrim Lutheran Church 5500 Massachussetts Avenue Bethesda, MD 20816 |
 German Language
Television in the DC Area |
Mondays thru Fridays 5 - 6PM WNVC over the air Channel 56;
Virginia PBS in [or on cable] German news [at times with English subtitles]
Mondays thru Fridays 7:30 PM WNVC over the air Channel 56; Virginia PBS News from Germany but in English |
Sundays 9pm erratically: German television detective shows on International Mystery WNVC over the air Channel 56 with repeats on Channelm 53; Virginia PBS |
Swiss / Austrian / German Restaurants in the DC
area German Gourmet Delicatessen 7185 Lee Highway Falls Church (703) 534-1908 and
5838 Columbia Pike, Falls Church, 703.379.8080
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Cafe
Tirolo
4001 N. Fairfax Dr
Arlington, VA 22203
703.528.7809Zum Rheingarten
Rte 1
Stafford, VA 22554-4825
703-221-4635Old Europe
2434 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC
202-333-7600
Cafe Berlin
322 Massachusetts Ave., NE
Washington, DC
202-543-7656x
Heidelberg Pastry Bakery 2150 N. Culpeper Street,
Arlington, VA 22207 Phone: 703/527-8394 Fax: 703/528-5061
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Links of Interest to German Language Learners
Calendar
of Events
German Language Movies Scheduled for Washington
Scholarships for Study and Research in Austria and specifically for Scholars from the United States
Scholarships for Study and Research in Germany
Air
tickets to Germany, Austria and Switzerland can be obtained through the
old-line and reliable Atlantic
Fellowship, located in Washington, which also
handles rail passes, car rentals and travel insurance.
Scholarships
and internships in Germany are available through the DAAD Deutscher
Akademischer Austauschdienst
Österreichischer Austauschdienst includes scholarship information as well as a link to a brochure on studying in Austria.
German Language Study
Programs in Austria mostly but
not only in the summer
months. Often special courses for musicians and singers.
German-American Organizations
in Baltimore is the clearing house for
German-American clubs, festivals, organizations in Baltimore and all
the rest of Maryland.
S.u.G.T.V. "Washingtonia"
- a
"Schuhplattler" dance club based in D.C. is continuously seeking
opportunities to share its Bavarian heritage with others. In addition
to performing traditional Schuhplattler dances, "Washingtonia"
entertains with such folk art as alpine bell ringing, alpine horn and
popular German beer drinking songs.
Studying at an Austrian University although
the site is not aimed specifically at US students, it contains helpful
general information and contacts to the individual universities in
Austria.
The Swiss
Club of Washington D.C. aspires to foster a sense
of community among Swiss people and friends of Switzerland in the
Washington metropolitan area including Northern Virginia and Maryland.
The Wagner Society of
Washington DC has among its goals to organize, plan, and promote
Wagner-related events, such as lectures, workships, symposia, a
newsletter, a web page, and live operatic performances; to relate the
Society's efforts to area opera activities as appropriate; to encourage
and facilitate group attendance at live performances of Wagner's works
in the Washington - Baltimore area, as well as other cities in the US
and abroad. .
Austrian
Cultural Events in the Washington area
Austrian Cultural Forum The
very trendy Austrian cultural information center. Be patient with the
pop-up introductory page which guides you to many interesting exhibits
and events.
American-Austrian Society
Each year
the Society sponsors or supports several cultural events that take
place at the Embassy of Austria and at other locations in the
Washington metropolitan area. Most of these events are open to the
general public. The Society's stimulating cultural and educational
programs are centered around the artistic, humanistic, and scientific
achievements of Austrians and Americans with ties to Austria
Verein
Deutscher Trachten von Baltimore Tanzkreis for the
"preservation and presentation to the public of the many coloful
Trachten (Regional Costumes) of the Germanic Lands, as well as the
dances, songs, history and traditions of the various regions of
Germany".
Arion Gesangverein To promote the cultivation of German music, song
and culture in the United States through concerts, song festivals and Liederabende.
Delaware-Saengerbund
German Society of Maryland , founded in the 18th Century,
continues today providing grants for use
by institutions teaching German; sponsoring an essay contest on
German-American issues for junior high school students; promoting German heritage; publication of leaflets dealing with Marylanders of German ancestry who have contributed to our
state and nation; social activities such as the Society's summer picnic
and annual Kirchgang, sponsoring Thanksgiving Eve ecumenical services
and the Defender's Day celebration at Fort McHenry and bus trips to
various points of interest for German Americans.
Blob's Park, near
Ft. Meade on
Route 175 just off the Baltimore Washington Parkway [Click for
directions], has many Special Celebrations during
the year. May Day is
celebrated every Mother's Day in May, and the Sonnenwendfeier (the
longest day of the year) is celebrated on Father's Day in June. The
first Octoberfest in the United States was held at Blob's Park in 1947
and continues to be celebrated the first weekend of every October!
Other special days are Bavarian Day in September, a children's
Christmas Party when Santa Claus and St. Nicholas visit and present
every child with a gift, and a gala New Year's Eve Party.
Exhibit closed while being moved from Arlington to
Capitol Hill Berlin Wall at Freedom Park
Original pieces of the Berlin Wall, measuring a
total of 32 feet in length and 12 feet in height, have been permanently
re-erected in front of an original 32-foot-high guard tower as the
centerpiece of a new exhibit on Berlin and the era of the Iron Curtain.
The tower (which originally stood near "Checkpoint Charlie," the
crossing point made famous in countless real and fictional Iron Curtain
espionage incidents) and the wall section will be augmented by several
photomurals and text panels that document the 1961 construction of the
wall, its impact on Germany and history since the wall fell.
On Line Sources for German Language Books and Media
German Web Radio
German News Sources
German Sounds and Music
German Language Search Engines
NVCC
German 201 2005
German
Language Periodicals
Austria and Styria
Specialized German Dictionaries
Tourist Tips for Germany and Austria
Image
Gallery German
Language Learning
Maps of German Speaking Countries and Cities
Dictionary Suggestions German 116 Winter 2009
Highways and Byways of German Literature
Reference Sources for the German Speaking Countries
German Language Learning
A short history and a sightseeing tour of the Hudson Tubes
(PATH), one of the earliest subways of the world, along with an image
gallery of the Tubes, past and present. English and German
versions. There is also a section updated daily on the changes to the
Tubes as a result of the Islamic terrorist attack on the World Trade
Center.
concert Monday March 16 | 7:30 pm
Die Strottern | accompanied by Mike Maher and Aron Rider
Viennese Songs
The band "Die Strottern" has become a hallmark in the young Viennese music scene. In old Viennese dialect, a Strotter is a tinker. 
Representing Poverty: American and European Perspectives
March 13 - 14, 2009
Conference at the GHI
Conveners: Anke Ortlepp (GHI) and Christoph Ribbat (University of Paderborn) 
Guided Walk: Time Shadows Opening Saturday, February 2, 2 – 4 pm
