COMING UP:
Think German Wales visiting Film Director: Hüseyin Tabak
Film Director Hüseyin Tabak will be taking part in a number of events and work shop in both Swansea and Bangor discussing some of his films (Deine Schönheit ist nichts wert & Das Pferd auf dem Balkon).
Supported by the Institute for Modern Languages Research, University of London
Programme for visit to Swansea and Bangor, 7-10 March 2018
For more details, contact: Julian Preece (j.e.preece@swansea.ac.uk) or Anna Saunders (a.saunders@bangor.ac.uk)
Click here to see our blog post about Hüseyin Tabak’s visit as well as his timetable.
PAST EVENTS:
German Skills Training Day on Monday 23rd March
The Think Wales German network, Routes into Languages and Bangor University are delighted to announce a German skills training day for AS and A2 teachers and students of German at Bangor University on Monday 23rd March.
The day will include a special lab session on one of the films recommended in the WJEC German A-level curriculum (either Good Bye Lenin or Der Rote Kakadu or Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei or Crazy. You can vote for the one you would most like to study!), an exciting session on developing essay writing skills in German and an interactive translation session.
Interested parties should email Ruben Chapela (r.chapela@bangor.ac.uk) by Friday 27th February providing the following information:
Name of the school:
Contact Teacher (name, email address and phone number):
Approximate number of students attending:
Teacher (if any) who will be coming with the students:
Film Selected:
Lecturing staff will also offer special sessions tailored for German teachers on contemporary German film and culture and translation.
Please also state the name of the film you would like to focus the lab session around, and the most popular film will be chosen!
We look forward to seeing you all!
North Wales Launch Event
Thursday 18 September, Bangor University
This event is designed for students of German from Year 10 through to A2, and offers participants two workshops and two lectures on the language, history and culture of German-speaking Europe. The aim is to inspire learners of German with a variety of activities, and to build the foundations for an active Network. At lunchtime, a Teachers’ Forum will provide some informal discussion time to gather ideas for future events and to share good practice. For more information about the event, please see our programme.
Find some results of the workshops and a presentation in our blog.
Schools Conference
Monday 10 July, Swansea University
This event is for pupils and students from year 10 – A2 level who have an existing or potential interest in Germany. The conference will feature Wales MEP Jill Evans and a host of Swansea University academic staff, who will offer various interactive, informative and entertaining sessions on a variety of topics! There is no requirement for students to have knowledge of German beforehand and the event should serve to further inspire those that already do. For more information click here or email Julian Preece.
Find some pictures of this event in our blog.
Don’t forget to check out our blog for the latest information on what the Wales Think German Network is getting up to!
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