Department of Germanic & Slavic Studies
Modern Languages building, room 220
Tel 519 888-4567 ext. 32428
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Our department specializes in the study of language, applied linguistics, literature, and film and visual culture. We have active graduate and undergraduate programs in German, and we also offer courses in Croatian, Dutch, and Russian.
News
- Sep. 18, 2018Grimm Lecture 2018 - When would capitalism end?
Have you heard? The 2018 Grimm Lecture hosted by the Waterloo Centre for German Studies will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx with renowned Marx scholar Gareth Stedman Jones. Please find details here.
- Aug. 1, 2018James Skidmore wins 2018 Innovative German Award
James Skidmore wins a teaching innovative award for his online course GER 271. Congratulations!
- Apr. 12, 2018CFI award for a "Social Interaction, Language and Culture Laboratory (SILC Lab)"
Grit Liebscher and Emma Betz (both Germanic & Slavic) and Adrienne Lo (Anthropology) received a CFI award for a “Social Interaction, Language and Culture Laboratory (SILC Lab)”. Congratulations to all three!
Blog
- Apr. 4, 2018Golden Boar Awards Winter 2018
One thing is for certain: The probably most glamorous night of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies took place on April 4th and was one for the books – the Golden Boar Awards.
- Apr. 4, 2018Cracking the code of cyberbullying
Laptops, cell-phones, and even watches. Nowadays just about anything can keep you connected to some form of social media. Unfortunately, along with the rise in online connectivity, the prevalence of cyberbullying has grown to become a reality for many youths across the globe. Dr. Konstanze Marx is a researcher at the Institute for German Language and the University of Mannheim who specializes in online communication. On Wednesday April 4th, 2018 she presented on her research in the area of cyberbullying to an audience of about 35 students and faculty members from a variety of departments at the University of Waterloo. Her presentation titled “Cyberbullying – A linguistic perspective”, hosted by the Waterloo Centre for German Studies, explored both the form and function of this online aggression.
- Mar. 15, 2018Exorcising the ghost of monolingualism: an evening with Dr. Piccardo
The recently released Companion Volume to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR) was the focus of a fascinating presentation by Dr. Enrica Piccardo on March 15, 2018.