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GEOGRAFIE UND KULTUR - LINKS UND SO WEITER...

DEUTSCH 4 H    DAS VERSPRECHEN

WEBLINKS for you to research on the topic of the divided Germany:

Berlin Heute

http://www.berlin.nongjo.de/include.php?path=start.php&PHPKITSID=865fa8a8c5779f8118b4522dcfa19cfa

Great site with slide shows and picture galleries of today’s Berlin. This site has many pictures or restored and rebuilt monuments and will serve as reference and comparison to the historical pictures the students will collect.

East Germany in 1953

http://www.johndclare.net/cold_war_east_germany_1953.htm

in English, good summary about what the allied forces planned about the separation of Berlin.

The Berlin Wall, 1961

http://www.johndclare.net/cold_war15b.htm

good information about the tension between the US and the communist block. Kennedy’s visit to Berlin

In The Shadow Of The Wall: The Meaning of Berlin Today

http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/focuson/film/film-archive/player.asp?catID=3&subCatID=3&filmID=14

from The National Archives Learning Curve Focus on Film

Geschichte in Fotos von der Berliner Mauer

http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_imagegalerie/0,2172,1023708_page_2_lang_2,00.html

Great eye-opening site with pictures and comments telling the developments from 1960 to 1989.

DEUTSCHLAND AUS DER LUFT  This is a great link to learn about Geography and see pictures of cities (a little like google earth)

BERLIN- A CITY REBORN  video about changes in Berlin since before WW II

SHEA'SWEBQUESTS

Kulturübungen

Europäische Hauptstädte 1--2
Feiertage
Städte in deutschsprachigen Ländern 1--2
Landeshauptstädte
20. Jahrhundert
Berühmte Deutsche, Schweizer und Österreicher
Sprichwörter
Komponisten
Erdkunde und Landeskunde
Wer wird Millionär?

A Few Ideas for more and better German in your Life!

1. Enjoy language learning and have fun with the language. You can create a whole new persona for yourself in the foreign language. Be playful and creative in ways that contribute to everyone’s pleasure and learning experience.
2. Stay in touch with other classmates by phone or e-mail and study together outside of class. Students in study groups often do very well.
3. See German movies in theaters or on video. Video stores and online services like Netflix have them. Also check your library for holdings (the Media Center in D. H. Hill Library has a nice collection; find out what your campus library offers!) A few good ones to start with are: Lola rennt/Run, Lola, run; Die weisse Rose/The White Rose; Das schreckliche Mädchen/The Nasty Girl; Das Versprechen/The Promise, this one by director Margarethe von Trotta; Good-bye Lenin. Ask your instructor or local professor for more suggestions.
Listen to German radio stations on the internet! A list of them can be found here:
http://www.multilingualbooks.com/online-radio-german.html.
4. Participate in a German Club, if your university has one (find out locally). We have our own club at NC State and then there is one in the Triangle. The NC State German Club / DeutschKlub has weekly Stammtisch (conversation) meetings; parties; film viewings; hikes; and other activities. It is free and you can attend as many or as few events as you like. You’ll meet other students of German and also usually a few exchange students from the German-speaking countries. Check out their website at
http://www4.ncsu.edu/%7Enbuch/dk/. Contact faculty advisor Ralph Jones, re35rjje@us.ibm.com for more information.
The German-Austrian-Swiss Club of the Triangle (GAST) can be checked out at
http://www.orgsites.com/nc/gast. They have monthly meetings and other activities.
5. Consider going for a German Minor. At NC State, you’ll need only five courses: FLG 201, 202, and three courses at the FLG 300 level. For more details, see the German Section Web Page at
http://sasw.chass.ncsu.edu/fl/german/ or contact the German Section Coordinator, Helga G. Braunbeck, 515-9320, Helga_Braunbeck@ncsu.edu. Find out about requirements at your own institution!
6. Transform yourself by studying abroad! International experience is an invaluable asset in today’s global job market. NC-State has a large number of opportunities available, some with stipends, ranging from a five week summer program to a full year abroad. Your German does not have to be perfect for this. The Study Abroad Office (2118 Pullen Hall, 515-2087,
http://studyabroad.ncsu.edu/ has more information. Check out their programs in Germany, Austria and Switzerland by using the links on the German Section webpage at http://sasw.chass.ncsu.edu/fl/german/ . Especially nice are NC-State’s summer program in Vienna, Austria, and the exchange program between the UNC system and the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany for a semester or a year abroad, check out the links on the German Section web page: http://sasw.chass.ncsu.edu/fl/german/. This program is available to students from the any university in the UNC system. NC-State advisor for UNC-EP is the German Section Coordinator, Helga G. Braunbeck. Also talk to your instructor, to fellow students who’ve been abroad, and to students from a German Club to learn more!

Viel Glück mit dem Deutschstudium!

ARME SAU read a story about the irony of life

AUGENVERWIRRUNG check out this great presentation on optical illusions

DEUTSCH 4H  PROJEKT: EINE BROSCHÜRE ÜBER WIEN   CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR YOUR INSTRUCTIONS