German
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Summer 2003
Northern Virginia
Community College
German
103
Summer 2003
Northern Virginia
Community College| Learning Aids, Assignments and Events of Interest in the Washington area | |
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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 |
| German Language Television in the DC Area | Mondays
thru Fridays 3 - 4PM WNVC over
the air Channel 56 ; Virginia PBS in German news some
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 |
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For Updated Events List After September 1 Click Here |
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Swiss / Austrian / German Restaurants in the DC area |
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| Cafe
Tirolo 4001 N. Fairfax Dr Arlington, VA 22203 703.528.7809 |
Zum
Rheingarten Rte 1 Stafford, VA 22554-4825 703-221-4635 |
Old
Europe 2434 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC 202-333-7600 |
Cafe
Berlin 322 Massachusetts Ave., NE Washington, DC 202-543-7656 |
Wurzburg-Haus 7236 Muncaster Mill Rd. Rockville MD 301-330-0402 |
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German Gourmet Delicatessen 7185 Lee Highway Falls Church, Virginia 22036 (703) 534-1908 |
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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 |  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.
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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. 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. |
Deutscher
Klub of Northern Virginia Community College ... the
Deutscher Klub website for Northern Virginia Community
College. with the latest information on Klub happenings, as
well as other German-related events in the Washington, DC
area. |
| Austrian Cultural Events in the Washington area | Austrian Cultural Forum The re-vamped and 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. | Student in Wien Practical tips, sources of information both academic and administrative and social for people presently studying in Vienna: addresses, lists of lectures, student news, bars, etc. |
| Exhibit closed while being moved from Arlington to DC 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 German Language Books and Media Sources | German Web Radio | German News Sources | German Sounds and Music |
| German Language Search Engines | Austria and Styria | German Language Periodicals | Theater in the German Speaking Countries |
| Specialized German Dictionaries | Tourist Tips for Germany and Austria | Maps of German Speaking Countries and Cities | |
| Dictionary Suggestions German 115 Spring 2003 | Highways and Byways of German Literature | Reference Sources for the German Speaking Countries | Image Gallery |
| 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 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. | |||
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Klaus
Kinski - Werner Herzog Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes To
accompany the exhibition of Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski
photographs by Beat Presser, Goethe-Institut Inter
Nationes presents the 
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