German
103 Summer 2001
Northern Virginia
Community College
German
103 Summer 2001
Northern Virginia
Community College| Learning Aids, Assignments and Events of Interest in the Washington area | |
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| Communicating
in German
Memorize and practice repeatedly [including class telephone practice] the Gespräche on: |
Short template dialogues to practice and vocabulary to use: | Pronunciation
Practice on the Web
Click - Listen - Repeat |
Songs for memorization and singing practice: | |
| August 7 | Seite
91, 101
READ THROUGH AND REFER TO: Vocabulary on pages 93-97 and 103 Print and bring to class Eating Print and bring to class Activities |
1.Conversations:
Train
3. Mit der Bahn |
1.
L
/ R
2. b/p 3. ng / glottal 4. O 5. U
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Der fröhliche Wanderer |
| August 2 | Seite 82, 91 | Wo
liegt Berlin? Framework for geography questions
Vocabulary for Questions and Telephone Conversations AMENDED |
Basic Phrase practice | Etiquette
for reading!
Radio for browsing!
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| 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. | Keyboarding German text with the US-International Keyboard in Windows 95/98 This keyboard allows easy typing of those symbols peculiar to German as well as those for standard English |
| German Pronunciation exercises | Hans-Jürgen Stoffels' home page offers practice in pronunciation of some common German sounds using RealAudio. |
| A succinct on-line Grammar of German from William and Mary offers a quick survey of grammar elements. | .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 |
| Click HERE to go Home | Weather Forecast in German or English | |
Berlin Wetter auf Deutsch, HIER klicken |
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Berlin weather in English
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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 |
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| Links of Interest to German Language Learners | ||
Calendar of Events
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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 | Arion Gesangverein To promote the cultivation of German music, song and culture in the United States through concerts, song festivals and Liederabende. |
| 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.
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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. | 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. |
| Austrian Cultural Events in the Washington area | Austrian Cultural Events in the Washington area 2 | 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 |
| 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,
the co-sponsoring the Thanksgiving Eve ecumenical service
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. | |
Berlin
Wall at Freedom Park Original
pieces of the Berlin Wall, measuring a total of 32 feet in
length and 12 feet in h eight,
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. |
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