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Thursday, March 15, 2018 6:30 pm - 6:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Overcoming the myth of the native speaker

Overcoming the myth of the native speaker. Challenges and successes.

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.

Monday, January 8, 2018

Introducing our new Administrative Assistant

The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is happy to announce that the search for a new assistant is over!

Misty Matthews-Roper will be taking over for Lori Straus as our new administrative assistant. 

Misty's interest in German Studies started back in her high school years and led to her 2009 graduation from the Trent University German Studies program. In 2010 she completed a certificate in teaching English as a Second Language at George Brown College. She then taught English in China before moving to teach English in Dortmund for two years.

Ministry of Fear
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 6:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00) Tuesday, January 23, 2018 6:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00) Tuesday, January 30, 2018 6:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00) Tuesday, February 6, 2018 6:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00) Tuesday, February 13, 2018 6:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00) Tuesday, February 27, 2018 6:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00) Tuesday, March 6, 2018 6:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00) Tuesday, March 13, 2018 6:30 pm - 6:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Film Series: German Filmmakers in Hollywood

The influence of German filmmakers in Hollywood has been substantial. Genres such as the 1940s film noir or the 1950s melodrama owe a great deal to directors such as Fritz Lang, Douglas Sirk, and Billy Wilder, all of whom made their mark on Hollywood and film history.

An outline of Porcellino, the Faculty of Arts' mascot.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 6:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

1st Annual Golden Boar Awards

This is the first annual (can it be annual if it's the first?) Golden Boar Awards. Far from boring, these short films were produced by students in German 101 and 102 and will be showcased this evening.

Cover art for "Almost Everything Very Fast," by Christopher Kloeble.
Thursday, November 30, 2017

Have a Say in our Reading Group's Next Meeting & Book Title

Every semester, the Waterloo Centre for German Studies's reading group meets on a weeknight evening to discuss a book that is somehow related to German-speaking culture. These have been our past titles:

Headshot of James M. Skidmore, Associate Professor of German, University of Waterloo
Thursday, November 30, 2017

WCGS Director Gives Talk on the History of Christmas Traditions

On Tuesday, November 28th, WCGS Director James Skidmore gave a talk on the history of Christmas traditions in German-speaking Europe. The event was connected with Kitchener's Christkindl Market, which opens next week, on Thursday, December 7th.

Black-and-white headshot of author Siegfried Krakauer smoking his pipe.
Monday, November 13, 2017 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Reading: Carl Skoggard Reads From his Translation of Siegfried Kracauer's "Georg"

Join us at Open Sesame, downtown Kitchener's distinctive gift shop/gallery/book store, for a reading by Carl Skoggard, translator of the novel Georg by Siegfried Kracauer.

Alice Kuzniar, UWaterloo Research Chair and WCGS Member
Monday, October 30, 2017

WCGS Member Alice Kuzniar to Receive Prize for Work on the History of Homeopathy

Alice Kuzniar, University Research Chair and Professor of German and English, will be awarded the Hans-Walz Research Prize at a champagne reception on 1 December at the Robert Bosch Haus in Stuttgart for her work on the history of homeopathy.