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Our Department of German offers unique opportunities to encounter German cultures both inside and outside the lecture hall! By covering contemporary and historical issues in our seminars as well as providing the necessary tools for practical linguistic options such as translating or interpreting we aim to make our students experts in a variety of skills and topics. This page is intended to give yo
25/07/2020
This weekend is the Online Student Conference!
Check out the schedule and join in via Zoom for many interesting panels and presentations from German learners all over the world!
Conference schedule Join us for two days exploring the concept of Gemeinschaft across the different fields of German Studies. Please note: All times are BST. Saturday, 25 July 2020 10:00-10:30 Conference opening Welco…
Online Student Conference in German Studies, July 25-26!
We are happy to announce our Online Student Conference funded by the DAAD and organised in collaboration with the University of Aberdeen and the Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam.
Please make sure to give our Facebook site a like and check out our website and the Call for Papers if you are interested.
Submissions are open until July 3!
Gemeinschaft2020 Offizielle Seite der Online Studierendenkonferenz zum Thema “Gemeinschaft”, die vom 25. bis 26. Juli 2020 stattfindet. Organisiert vom DAAD in Kollaboration mit den Universitäten Durham und Aberdeen sowie dem Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam.
21/02/2020
Am Mittwoch, den 26. Februar veranstalten wir wieder einen Spieleabend!
Dieses Mal haben wir Gäste aus Karlsruhe -- es lohnt sich also auf jeden Fall, vorbeizuschauen.
Treffpunkt ist um 19 Uhr in der DSU!
We are happy to announce two very interesting lectures next Tuesday, February 18, at 4 and 5pm respectively.
Darius Rahimi-Laridjani of the in the UK will be delivering talks about
After the Fall of the Berlin Wall - Where is the World Headed to?
https://www.dur.ac.uk/sgia/about/events/?eventno=45912
and
Why the Iran Nuclear Deal Matters (and how it came about)
https://www.dur.ac.uk/sgia/about/events/?eventno=45913
Both take place at Room IM102, SGIA, Al-Qasimi Building, Durham University
Students and members of the public are welcome to attend!
13/02/2020
It's time for another Sprachcafé!
We'll meet again as usual at the DSU on Monday at 6pm!
All levels welcome (:
31/01/2020
Games Night at Durham Student Union!
Join us on Monday, February 3rd, from 6pm onwards in our German language games night for some relaxed card and board games. All levels welcome!
17/01/2020
It's time for the first language cafe of the new year!
Come along to Durham Student Union on Monday, January 20, from 6PM to practise your German and other languages!
04/12/2019
The German Ambassador, Dr Peter Wittig, is visiting Durham next week to give a talk on "The UK and Germany in a Changing Europe".
Everybody interested is welcome!
When: December 10, 4:15 PM
Where: Elvet Riverside, ER 142
14/11/2019
Am Montag, den 18. November, findet um 18 Uhr der nächste Spieleabend statt!
Alle, die gerne Karten- und Brettspiele auf Deutsch in gemütlicher Atmosphäre spielen, sind herzlich eingeladen!
22/10/2019
Tomorrow's the info session for this year's theatre workshop!
We meet at 3 PM in ER 204.
Everybody is welcome to attend regardless of language level and acting experience. We mostly want to have fun and practise our German with some improv games. In the second term we will rehearse the play Die Physiker by Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
Looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow!
21/10/2019
Dear all,
The Language Café is back!
The first Language Café this term will take place on the 4th of November 2019 from 6-8pm.
Like last year, we will meet in the DSU (Student Union at Elvet Riverside).
We are looking forward to seeing many of you there.