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Congratulations to all our Spring 2024 graduates!!! 🎉 Cara McWhirk (Minor in German) proudly showed off her German honors society cord at graduation.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch und alles Gute!

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Unser Sprichwort für heute: Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund.

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Do you know this fellow? He's the "walk" symbol shown on pedestrian signals at traffic lights in Germany. Specifically, this Ampelmännchen ("traffic light man") reflects the iteration from former East Germany that can still be found in some Eastern German cities today. The Ampelmännchen has acquired cult status, and people can buy a variety of Ampelmännchen products. Many tourists see them for the first time when they visit (East) Berlin.
This statue was put up in Frankfurt/Main (Hesse) for the celebrations surrounding the 25-year anniversary of German reunification in 2015.

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German 280: Sign up for Summer Term III (starting July 8)!
Are you or any of your friends still looking for an asynchronous online German course taught in English that also counts toward Cardinal Core (AH-Arts&Humanities and D2-Global Diversity)?

If so, please consider enrolling for German 280 "Culture of the German-Speaking World" this summer term 3! Prof. Lucian Rothe is looking forward to welcoming you in the class.
If you have any questions, please contact him at [email protected]. Danke.

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Today, we'd like to introduce our German Club leadership team for the academic year 2024/25 🎉

Center: Executive Director - Railey Stonex (Major: History; Minor: German)

Right: Secretary - Isaac Grimm (Majors: Geography/Environmental Sciences; Minor: German)

Left: Social Media/Promotion - Kaili Bassi (Major: Communication; Minor: German)

Not pictured: Planning Committee Chair - Norah Langford (Majors: English/Creative Writing; Minor: German)

Vielen Dank für euer Engagement. Wir freuen uns sehr auf die Zusammenarbeit mit euch!

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Vielen Dank! We'd like to thank this year's German Club officials for their hard work organizing and promoting events and their commitment to our German program. From left to right: Railey Stonex (Secretary), Abigail Stanger (Executive Director), and Isaac Grimm (Promotion/Social Media).
We'll introduce you to the new German Club officials for Academic Year 2024/25 in the next days.

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Wohin geht eure nächste Reise? Vielleicht nach Österreich, Schweiz oder Deutschland?

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Do you sometimes walk through Louisville or your city to look for all things German? If so, what have you discovered?
We recently found this marker indicating a partnership between the Ursulines in Louisville and the ones in Straubing, Bavaria.


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Our German professor, Dr. Lucian Rothe, received one of three 2024 College of Arts & Sciences Diversity Champion Awards for his commitment to increasing diversity and fostering inclusive communities through his scholarship, teaching, and service.
Congratulations also to the other winners this year, Yolanda Demaree and Dr. Selene Phillips. 🎉

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Das war lecker! On Reading Day, our German Club officers, Abigail, Railey, and Isaac, organized our famous Festessen--an end-of-semester potluck for German students and friends. Our faculty and students contributed delicious treats like Currywurst, Gulasch, Veggie-Pizza, Nürnberger Würstchen, Kartoffelsalat, Butterkekse, Himbeerkuchen, and more. Thank you, everyone, for another wonderful Festessen and successful semester! Enjoy your summer time! 🌞

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We proudly present to you the newest members of the National Academic Honor Society for College Students of German. Congratulations to our students who took their oath, received an honor society certificate, and added their names to the members' book at the end of April. Herzlichen Glückwunsch! 🎉
The Delta Phi Alpha Chapter at the University of Louisville is one of the oldest in the United States.


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Abigail Stanger, executive director of our German Club and senior at the University of Louisville , is graduating this spring semester. She received a Fulbright position in Germany this year and is going to start a master's degree at Georgetown University next year.

Abigail, ganz herzlichen Dank für deine lieben Zeilen! Wir sind so stolz auf dich und werden dich vermissen. Vielen Dank für dein jahrelanges Engagement im Deutschprogramm und Deutsch Club an der University of Louisville. Es war uns eine große Freude!!!

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At the beginning of April, our world language students and instructors in UofL Classical & Modern Languages had a great time at the first CML Picnic. The event was organized by our student clubs:
Thank you! Das war super.

Tomorrow! Join us for Festessen--a German-style potluck--on Reading Day (April 23) for free food, drinks, fun conversations, and the Delta Phi Alpha Initiation Ceremony! Everyone's welcome. Feel free to bring friends.


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Prof. Lucian Rothe's journal article on stereotypes about teachers of German, published in 2022 in Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, received recognition as a top downloaded article. That means the article ranked among the top 10 percent of article downloads in the 12 months after it was published. Congratulations!


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The end of the semester is near and with it final exams. How do you prepare and make sure you're balanced and relaxed going into the final stretch of the semester? Let us and your peers know about your best strategies in the comments. Danke.

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Join us for Festessen--a German-style potluck--on Reading Day (April 23) for free food, drinks, fun conversations, and the Delta Phi Alpha Initiation Ceremony! Everyone's welcome. Feel free to bring friends.


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Let's all congratulate UofL senior in History and German, Abigail Stanger, for receiving a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to teach English in Germany later this year! She also accepted a spot in a Master's Degree program in German & European History at Georgetown University starting in 2025.
Abigail, wir sind so stolz auf dich und wünschen dir alles, alles Gute für deine Zukunft. Vielen Dank für deine Arbeit im Deutschprogramm und Deutsch Club an der University of Louisville . Es war uns eine große Freude!!!

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Here's a sneak peek at the ceremonial items used at our German Honor Society initiation later this month during Festessen (April 23, 12-1pm at Humanities 300). Stay tuned!

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Congratulations to our students! Super gemacht 🎉
If you study/studied German and would like to share your success story, please reach out via PM on social media or email Dr. Rothe at [email protected] . Danke!

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Students at the University of Louisville mark your calendars! Everyone's welcome at the UofL Classical & Modern Languages Spring Picnic presented by the !

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Course registration for the summer and fall semesters is open! Please send us a message if you have any questions. We're looking forward to welcoming you in our German classes.

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Dr. Rothe recently met with Honorary Consul Martin Edward Wilhelmy at the Honorary Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany in Cincinnati, OH. Among other topics, they talked about current German-American relations and the German heritage in the United States and Cincinnati, such as the Roebling Suspension Bridge designed by German immigrant John Augustus Roebling (who later designed the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City). They also agreed to work on a visit by Mr. Wilhelmy to Louisville in the future to talk with our students at .

Vielen Dank für das Treffen Herr Wilhelmy. Wir würden uns über Ihren Besuch bei uns sehr freuen.

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At this semester's Festessen event on April 23, we will also celebrate the first Delta Phi Alpha induction ceremony in decades! The German program at the University of Louisville is one of the oldest members of the German honor society for college students.

German at UofL will cover the induction fees and provide a graduation cord for every new member graduating this year.
Prof. Jordan Gabbard will contact the inductees soon to share more details with them.


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Our Prof. Lucian Rothe was recently invited by the Department of German and Russian Studies at Binghamton University to give a talk on "Why do you study German? Answers from an applied linguistics lens." Grounded in his L2 motivation and engagement scholarship, he presented instructional, curricular, and program-related approaches illustrating pathways for German (and other language) units to build a sense of community, enhance university-wide relevance, and increase enrollment.

Vielen Dank für die Einladung .


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Our students in German 321 "Intercultural Communication I (Speaking)" recently had the opportunity to chat with the world-class classical guitar musician Tim Martina Schäffer in Eisenstadt, Austria. Das war super faszinierend. Vielen Dank!

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At the end of February, our Professors Jordan Gabbard and Lucian Rothe, as well as other instructors from the Department of Classical and Modern Languages UofL Classical & Modern Languages presented their research at the Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture .

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Check out our summer and fall German course offerings before the enrollment period starts. If you have any questions, please reach out to your current German instructor or send us a message on social media. Danke.
We look forward to welcoming you in our classes!

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Liebe Studierende, please mark your calendars for these exciting events in March and April. Lots of free food and swag.

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On February 23, 2024, Lucian Rothe and his German Studies' co-authors received special recognition at the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in New York City: They were awarded the 2024 NECTFL Stephen A. Freeman Award for Best Published Article for their publication, "Creating Safe Spaces: Diverse Instructional Materials for World Language Learners," published March 2023 in the NECTFL Review.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch! 🎉

You can access Rothe et al.'s article, one more publication in the same issue by Lucian, and other articles for free at https://www.nectfl.org/?ddownload=4897.
You can also send us a direct message so we can share a copy with you.

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