In 1517, Martin Luther published the Ninety-Five Theses, and 2017, "The Luther Year," celebrates the 500th anniversary of this beginning of the Reformation. Luther’s German translation of the Bible has remained influential to this day; his hymns are still sung; and many still use his proverbs. But does all this make him the inventor of High German?
The German Studies Forum aims to
The German Studies Forum aims to
A lecture by Monica Heller, University of Toronto
Poster: Zukunft der deutschen Sprache Poster (PDF)
In his lecture and video presentation held on September 10th 2012, Manfred Schröder (Verein Deutsche Sprache) made a passionate plea for the future of the German language.
Poster: Salvaging History Poster (PDF)
Alexander Freund gave an informative lecture on “Salvaging History: Can We Learn Anything from (Really Bad) 1970s Oral History Interviews?” on September 21st2012.
Alexander Freund is the holder of the Chair of German-Canadian studies and co-director of the Oral History Centre at the University of Winnipeg.
Poster: Language Attitudes in Interaction in Narrated Language Biographies Poster (PDF)
On September 28th, Katharina König, visiting researcher from the University of Münster, Germany, held an inspiring lunch talk about Language attitudes in interaction in narrated language biographies.
