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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.

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Congratulations to Dr. James Skidmore on winning the Faculty Teaching Award!

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

The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is pleased to announce grants to support initiatives aimed at diversifying German studies and making it more inclusive. This will be of interest to programs, instructors, faculty members, and graduate students who are pursuing projects that will facilitate diversity and inclusion in scholarship, teaching, and public outreach.

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

The Canadian Summer School in Germany will start its programs on May 5th. Director John Plews hopes to be able to do it in person, but should that not be possible, the programs will be done virtually. The programs include language and culture learning on different levels and programs for teaching german. Find out more details in the video!