German Language
Schools: Partners for the Future initiative
Education creates prospects – multilingualism opens new doors. At our partner schools abroad it is not only our desire to provide students with access to our language and education system, but we also want to generate interest in, and understanding for, one another. More details on the Schools: Partners for the Future initiative are available here:
Schools: Partners for the Future initiative [pdf, 385,22k]
Goethe-Institut - Dossier on the German language
The Goethe-Institut has created an excellent dossier of features, articles and information on the German language, including the spelling reform and grammatical changes, Anglicisms in German and national language organisations. Click on the link below to find out more.
Learn German dossier
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is run jointly by the German higher education institutions and supported by the German Government. It seeks to foster relations to between higher education institutions in Germany and abroad, especially through scholarships for international student exchange and academic research.
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
The German School in London
The German School in London is the only school in the UK teaching a German curriculum. Classes are taught in German, with a strong focus on the English language.
www.dslondon.org.uk
German Saturday Schools
There are many German Saturday Schools in the UK, which help to promote German language and culture in the country, especially among families with German speaking backgrounds. For more information on these schools and their activities, click on the links below.
Double Club
Double Club is a unique project for secondary schools organised by the Goethe-Institut and UK-German Connection, combining language learning with football training by members of Arsenal FC.
www.the-voyage.com/doubleclub/
Intensive German for Beginners at Royal Holloway
Many universities in Great Britain are cutting back on their language degree provision, but Royal Holloway (University of London) offers a comprehensive German course, which is also suitable for students with no previous knowledge of German.
Royal Holloway - German for Beginners [pdf, 76,48k]
Institute of German Studies - Birmingham University
Founded in partnership between the DAAD and the University of Birmingham, the Institute for German Studies is the only academic unit in the UK dedicated both to research into the politics, economics and international relations of contemporary Germany and the promotion of British-German relations.
www.igs.bham.ac.uk
