The What’s view?! Film Group meets on most Tuesdays and Thursdays (6:30 pm) throughout this summer to watch many interesting German movies from the 1920s to the present. Where? Media Commons Theatre (Robarts Library).
The Waterloo Centre for German Studies Book Prize has been established to recognize first-time authors whose scholarly work provides a substantial contribution to our understanding of any aspect of German-speaking society. Find out more on our website.
Thu, 05/10/2018 -Thu, 05/17/2018 @6:30 pm, Tiff Bell Lightbox
At the Waterloo Region Museum from May 25 to September 3, 2018thisexhibit presents historical events over the centuries, inspiring stories of German immigrants, and innovative bilateral research projects and partnerships.
German films @ Hot DocsThe Goethe-Institut Toronto has teamed up with Hot Docs to bring 19 German films and co-productions to Toronto!
Hot Docs is North America's largest documentary film festival.
Shows begin April 26, 2018 and run till May 6, 2018.
Wednesdays May 23, 30, and June 6, 2018
The German Language Film Festival takes place in May and is a collection of three movies, one each from Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
May 4th-5th 2018
The monolingual disposition (Gogolin, 1994) of our societies and school systems is a big obstacle to innovation in language education. In particular, it constitutes a filter that prevents appreciation of linguistic and cultural diversity and fails to acknowledge learners’ resources and funds of knowledge. However, a movement away from a linear vision of language education into a more dynamic and flexible one capable of dealing with multilingual classes and plurilingual individuals is in place.