Sommer in Sewanee
GRENZÜBERSCHREITUNGEN
CROSSING BORDERS: GERMAN IN THE EU
June 20 to July 3, 2010
The sixteenth Sommer in Sewanee, a collaborative seminar supported by the German, Austrian and Swiss governments, will take place from June 20 to July 3, 2010 at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Sommer in Sewanee is an exciting opportunity to enhance knowledge of the culture in the German-speaking countries through small group instruction, lecture, film, and discussion. As a full immersion seminar Sommer in Sewanee offers four transferable Sewanee credits to high school teachers, graduate, undergraduate and qualified high school students of German.
The cultural topic for 2010, “Grenzüberschreitungen”, explores recent changes in German language and culture in the European context through workshops on Swiss, Austrian and German culture, film screenings, and small group discussions. Participants will have the opportunity to develop classroom materials and practice their language skills in a full immersion environment. Additional language courses are offered on the intermediate and advanced level. The particpants will explore the topics various strategies and methods to include background knowledge through discussion, inter-active learning, and technology. The seminar is offered by Consortium for German in the Southeast, Goethe Institute New York, Austrian Cultural Forum New York, Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Art and Culture (Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und kultur), The Halle Foundation, Atlanta, in cooperation with the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.
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