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GER 303 - Interactive German Language and Culture develops German language skills and cultural awareness. Discussions include such topics as Heimat, nation, migration, and study abroad. Students will engage with and reflect on different social and cultural perspectives through interviews, videos, and texts. Online interactions, including with people in and from Germany, form an integral part of the course. 

DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service will present a series of webinars on their student funding programs for study, research and internship opportunities in Germany at noon EST daily from October 4 - 6, 2021.

DAAD has programs for students in all fields of study and at all stages, from Bachelor to PhD, even for recent postdocs.

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GER 250/350 German Performance improves students' oral and written skills via creative performances in our everyday life. Students will be actively involved in marketing products, conducting job interviews, writing résumés, improvising theatre skits, hosting poetry slams, or even instructing yoga - all in German.

Featured Course of the Week: Infamous Lovers (GER 330)

The Department of Germanic & Slavic Studies will be offering a mix of online, remote and on-campus courses in Fall 2021.

How about...?

GER 330 - Infamous Lovers  taught in English by Prof. Ann Marie Rasmussen (online)

GER 101 - Elementary German 1 (or GER 102, or GER 201, GER 202, GER 331 with prior knowledge of German)

GER 250 / GER 350 - Performance German (on-campus)

The Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo invites applications for two positions at the rank of Lecturer, for definite-term contracts of three years beginning August 1, 2021. These positions will support a Faculty-wide initiative, “Arts First”, designed to help undergraduate students build foundational competencies in communication and analysis in small class settings.

New Spring 2021 course

Applications are currently being accepted for the Cecilia and Late George Piller Graduate Research Award. 

The Cecilia and late George Piller Award is given each year to two excellent full-time graduate students in the Faculty of Arts who conduct research related to German language, culture, history, and/or society. Each award is valued at $4,000.

For more information, please visit the Waterloo Centre for German Studies website.

Learn more about programs in Germanic & Slavic Studies (including Cultural Identities), exchange opportunities, and how German can boost your career.
Virtual Declare your Major / Minor info session.

When:
Tuesday, March 9, 2021, from 11:45am to 12:30pm and