German Olympics
International language learners gather each year to compete in a German language competition: the Internationale Deutscholympiade.
The competition takes place in a different German city every two years. Last month, it was held in...
India to Continue with German
India and Germany resolved the sticky German language issue during Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit last month. Once again, students in Kendriya Vidyalaya schools (KVs) will be able to opt for German as an additional...
Investing in German
Why and where to learn the übercool language of economics, engineering, and design
According to the latest estimates by the Goethe–Institut, around 14.5 million people worldwide are learning German as a foreign language. While German...
Japan Donates to Help Refugees Learn German
The Japan Art Association, an art charity under the patronage of Prince Hitachi, unveiled a donation of ¥100 million (about $829,000) to the Goethe-Institut. The institute teaches German to foreigners, and will specifically do so...
‘Merkel’ is Now a German Verb
Merkeln is in the lead for the German publishing company Langenscheidt’s annual Youth Word of the Year. Winning by over 20%, the word is a verb meaning, “to do nothing, make no decisions, and...
German’s Economic Clout
German may be the tenth most-spoken language in the world in terms of native-speakers, but, according to a socio-linguist at the University of Duisburg-Essen, it is not only the fourth most-popular language to learn,...
Levi’s Book of Barnyard Animals / German
Levi's Book of Barnyard Animals
Levi's Book of Barnyard Animals presents 21 different animals of the barnyard -- bull, cat, chicken, cow, dog, donkey, duck, fox, goat, goose, horse, mouse, owl, pig, rabbit, rat, rooster, sheep,...
German Opportunity
There’s never been a better time to immerse in the language of Goethe, engineering, and economic endeavor
The German language has a centuries-long tradition of pumping out the Western world’s best literature, philosophy, art, music,...
Breaking Barriers to German
Alexander Voll celebrates the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
The “Anti-Fascist Protective Barrier,” as the wall was called by East German authorities, divided Berlin for nearly 30 years. Far from protecting...
Lagos Introduces German and Mandarin to Schools
The government in the Nigerian state of Lagos has announced that the teaching of German and Mandarin is to commence in six schools across the region.
The state commissioner for education, Olayinka Oladunjoye stated that...