SUMMER ACTIVITIES IN THE GERMAN WORLD
We have recently posted the Summer 2008 Newsletter with the Goethe-Institut InfoBlatt insert. You may view this by going to the following link in PDF format: http://www.aatg.org/media/08SummerNL.pdf
If you need the links to the Spring and Winter 2008 Newsletters, please let me know and I can resend these to you.
PLEASE NOTE: You will no longer need to log in on www.aatg.org to read these publications. Simply click on the link above.
Happy reading! Mit freundlichen Gruessen
AATG Staff
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Kids Learn German in Summer Classes
Registration is now open for German-Texan Heritage Society (GTHS) Summer Samstagsschule (German Saturday School) for children ages 3-13. Two separate 4-week sessions will be offered: June 7 to 28 and July 12 to August 2. These interactive and activity-based classes run from 9:00 am to noon and are conducted by native German speakers. The overall focus is on learning through both creativity and playing. Students of all ability levels are welcome. Each session will be divided into two classes: Kleine Kinder (Young Children) ages 3-6 and Große Kinder (Older Children) ages 7-13. Cost: $75 GTHS members/$85 non-members for one 4-week course. Classes are held at the historic German Free School at 507 E.10th St. in Austin. More detailed information and a registration form can be found on our website – www.germantexans.org – or by contacting programs@germantexans.org. The next 12-week semester begins in early September.
Sharpen Your German Writing and Speaking Skills
Registration is now open for a new adult German language class at the German-Texan Heritage Society’s headquarters in Austin. An Intermediate/Advanced Conversational German Workshop takes place every Thursday in June from 7:00 to 8:30pm (4 weeks). Cost: $20 GTHS members/$25 non-members for the 4 week workshop. Classes are held at the historic German Free School at 507 E.10th St. More detailed information and a registration form can be found at www.germantexans.org, or by contacting programs@germantexans.org. The next 12 week semester begins in early September.
The Intermediate/Advanced Conversational German Workshop is designed to improve German language skills in situations that often pose problems for non-native speakers such as writing a letter, writing an appropriate salutation in letters and emails, and conversing on the phone. The class will also focus on the specific email and computer terminology used in German. We will strengthen these communication skills by looking at some examples, writing short letters, and role playing in class.
Gail Folkins,
Program Director
German-Texan
Heritage Society
P.O. Box
684171
Austin,
TX 78768
(512) 482-0927
are available
for those in Central Texas, offered through Region XII Service Center, both
to be offered at the satellite
location in Nolanville (near Killeen). June 9,
morning session: Introduction to TPRS, presented by Nella Spurlin.
June 19, two-part session: Film im Deutschunterricht,
presented by Nella Spurlin. The morning session will present already-didacticized
materials for a German film, either “Good Bye Lenin” or “Nirgendwo
in Afrika” and will give teachers an opportunity to try them out; the afternoon
session will provide teachers an opportunity to view a current film and work
in groups to create materials, therefore practicing what was introduced in the
morning session. CONTACT PERSON, Nella
Spurlin
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Richardson Summer Institute Workshops - Deadlines Extended
Would you be able to send this to all of the German teachers in the state of Texas, please.
Deadline Extension
for Summer Institute Workshop - July 13 - 18
We welcome a few alumni each year and we will extend the applications process
until next Tuesday, May 27.
See Link: http://cml.austincollege.edu/institute2008
Teacher/Student Immersion Workshop – July 23 – 26 Deadline, Tuesday,
May 27
For the first time this summer, there will be a 4 day immersion
workshop (July 23 – 26) for teachers AND students. We invite French and
German teachers to come to campus with 2-4 of their most motivated students
for an immersion experience. This will be an opportunity for students to practice
their oral/aural skills and to become familiar with aspects of current popular
culture in France and Germany.
If you have any questions please contact Bernice Melvin @ bmelvin@austincollege.edu.
See Link: http://cml.austincollege.edu/institute2008
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AATG's Alle Lernen Deutsch committee
can help you expand your curriculum and
attract students
underrepresented in the German classroom by attending our exciting and dynamic
teacher's institute in July (July 9-13) at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
It is free. There is a $50 registration fee that includes two meals.
Included is a cultural bus tour that will connect you with the German presence
in Chicago's history. Our enrollment is limited and filling up fast. Sign up
now. There are still bargain priced housing on the campus available, but they
are going fast. You can contact me, John Long for more information. Listed below
is more information and contact info:
The Alle Lernen Deutsch Committee of the AATG announces its annual summer teachers
institute at the University of Illinois at Chicago from July
9-13. The conference theme is “Improving cultural diversity
in the German classroom. “ Teachers will have an opportunity to culturally
enhance their courses within the context of the Standards, expand their knowledge
of minorities in Germany, increase the number of underrepresented students in
German language classes, and meet and learn from the experts on cultural diversity
and minorities in Germany. This institute is sponsored by a generous StaDaF
grant, the AATG, the Goethe Institute and the German Department and the College
of Education at University of Illinois at Chicago. The seminar itself is free;
there is a $50 application fee.For applications, visit the AATG website, www.aatg.org,
email: headquarters@aatg.org, or
call 856-795-5553. For more information, contact John Long at jowlo7@aol.com
John Long
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Just a reminder…
The USA is again participating in the Internationale Deutscholympiade, through a competition sponsored by the Internationaler Deutschlehrerverband (IDV), Goethe-Institutes in the US, and AATG. Now you have the opportunity to get your students involved!
Application deadline: June 30, 2008
The students must be at least 16 years old by December 31, 2008, and they may also be seniors
who graduate in spring 2009.
Applications must be received by the coordinator of this program, Gert Wilhelm of the Chicago Goethe-Institut, by June 30, 2008. The national preliminary round will be held by invitation in Chicago from December 4-5, 2008, and the international finals will be held in Germany during the summer of 2009.
For detailed information, go to: http://www.aatg.org/media/IDOInfo.doc
For the application, go to: http://www.aatg.org/media/2008IDOApp.doc
Viel Glück und viel Spass!
American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
E-mail: headquarters@aatg.org
Web site: http://www.aatg.org
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Fall
South Texas Chapter Meeting, 2008
WHEN: Saturday, September 13
WHERE:St. Edward’s University, Austin
WHAT: Topics for Morning and Afternoon are:
Morning:
Technology in the German classroom, led by Jason Reichert, German teacher, Pflugerville
High School
(2 hours)
"Nur in Texas", A digital slide show about the Texas State German
Contests, with handouts and question/answer time. Mary El-Beheri, Director,
TSGC,INC and Sandi Mays, Tafollas Middle School (30 minutes)
LUNCH
Afternoon:
Multiculturalismus in Deutschland, led by Michael Hoefig, Fachberater, Goethe-
Institut,
Atlanta (2 hours)
South Texas Chapter Business Meeting (30 minutes)
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