Due to the updated HU measures against the spread of coronavirus at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, we have to inform you about the following update:
During our HU GLA Winter Program 2021 we will offer German-Intensive courses online! Our WM I will take place from January 11th until January 29th, 2021. Our WM II will take place from February 1st until February 19th, 2021.
Since face-to-face events and excursions can not be offered, we have to change the design of our courses accordingly. Updates about the new content of each course will be presented on our HU GLA website and in this blog in time.
Please note,that the registration for these courses is still subject to change. Therefore, please do not transfer any course fees until further notice! If the course takes place as planned, we will send you a separate payment request.
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Start of the lecture period during the summer semester postponed – all public events will be cancelled
Due to the increase of infected people and the further spread of the coronavirus in Germany the Berlin Senate has introduced a number of urgent measures for Berlin universities and institutions of higher education. The joint task force of universities and non-university institutions is taking up their work under the leadership of the Permanent Secretary for Higher Education and Research.
Among these measures is the postponement of the start of the lecture period during the summer semester for all institutions of higher education until April 20th 2020 as well as the cancellation of all public events, conferences and conventions until the end of the lecture period on July 20th 2020. This directive also applies to events organised by third parties at the universities. Research work and administrative work are not affected and will continue. At the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin the Task Force Pandemic will coordinate these and other measure as well as prepare their implementation and review further extensions if needed.
In detail the Senate Chancellery – Higher Education and Research has directed the following:
- The Departments for Teaching and Learning of all institutions of higher education must prepare the possible postponement of teaching as well exams or the possible abbreviation of the semester. Amongst others, appropriate measures are the organisation of block seminars or the increased use of online formats for teaching.
- During the non-lecture period all classroom-based events are cancelled. This also applies to language courses. The Computer and Media Service of the Humboldt-Universität is currently reviewing possible ways to offer lectures online.
- The Departments for Student Services at all institutions of higher education must assess under consideration of the current risk situation and the respective guidelines from the Robert Koch-Institute if exams can be taken in the period until July 20th 2020. The decision regarding state examinations will ensue in coordination with the Senate Chancellery for Justice, Health and Education. The completion of current or planned internship as part of studies is dependable on the directives of the respective institution.
- Official trips as well study and research trips to risk areas as defined by the Robert Koch-Institute are prohibited.
- All students, researchers and employees of scientific institution who are returning from such risk areas, are required to carry out a 14-days self-quarantine.
You will receive regular updates on the situation at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
German Intensive Course A2
Course details
German class in the morning
75 credit hours
Monday to Friday, 09.00 am – 1.30 pm
Academic lessons in the afternoon
15 credit hours
two times a week, Tuesday to Thursday, 02.30 pm – 04.00 pm
Content of Academic lessons
From yesterday to tomorrow – A Berlin journey through time from the past to the future
In this course you will learn about Berlin’s history from the construction of the Berlin Wall to the supposed future. Together you will discover the traditional and modern sides of the city and at the same time learn something about the motley and individual life of Berliners. Excursions take us to historical locations and a museum that speculates about the future.
Instructor
Jennifer Schrodt
2013 Master of Arts – German as a Foreign Language, Philipps-Universität Marburg
2010 Bachelor of Arts – German Studies, Universität Kassel
Working abroad:
Lecturer for German at the University of Portsmouth (United Kingdom)
Language assistent at „Goese Lyceum“ (Netherlands)
Language trainer for children at „Alemanisimo“ (Spain)
Other occupations:
Video journalist and media trainer for children and adolescents
Please register for this course under the following link:
https://www.sprachenzentrum.hu-berlin.de/en/courses-and-registration/hu-gla/winter-module-1
Course details
German class in the morning
75 credit hours
Monday to Friday, 09.00 am – 1.30 pm
Academic lessons in the afternoon
15 credit hours
two times a week, Tuesday to Thursday, 02.30 pm – 04.00 pm
Content of Academic lessons
The German Empire and the First World War, the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich, the division of Germany after the Second World War, the reunification in 1989 and finally the refugee crisis since 2015:
In this seminar we will examine, which changes Germany went through from the founding of the Empire in 1871 until the present time. We will focus on political, social and cultural processes, as they have been perceived and described by artists, writers and filmmakers at the time. Additionally we will concentrate on Berlin as a colorful iridescent kaleidoscope of historical change.
Excursions to museums and places of documentation offer the opportunity to experience the developments of the country in its present and historical dimensions – to deepen acquired impressions and knowledge:
We will visit the Alte Nationalgalerie (painting of the romance), the Jewish Museum Berlin and the Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen.
Instructor
Dr. Anja Richter
Since 2019 instructor for German as a Foreign language (DaF) at the German Language Academy at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Since 2013 instructor for German as a Foreign language (DaF) at the Language Center of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Since 2012 lecturer for Modern German Literature at the Freie Universität Berlin
2011 – 2013 instructor for German as a Foreign language (DaF) at the Freie Universität Berlin
2010 Ph.D. degree in Modern German Literature at the Freie Universität Berlin
1999 – 2011 instructor for German as a Foreign language (DaF) at different Language schools (Goethe-Institut Berlin; Language Enterprise, New York)
1999 Graduation in the postgraduate study „German as a Foreign language (DaF”) at the Universität Potsdam
1997 Graduation in the Master’s Degree in Modern German Literature, Theater Studies and Art History at the Freie Universität Berlin
Please register for this course under the following link:
https://www.sprachenzentrum.hu-berlin.de/en/courses-and-registration/hu-gla/winter-module-1
Please note, that the online registration for our HU GLA Summer Program, 2020 is open already.
If you are interested in a German Intensive course during the upcoming summer period, you are welcome to check the offer of our program. Our courses cover the language level A1.2-C2.
For further information about course contents and a registration online please use the following link:
https://www.sprachenzentrum.hu-berlin.de/en/courses-and-registration/hu-gla
We offer new German Intensive courses for the season 2020.
Want to find out? Just check:
https://www.sprachenzentrum.hu-berlin.de/en/courses-and-registration/hu-gla/hu-gla-flyer-2020.pdf
Please note, that the online registration for our HU GLA Winter Program, 2020 is open already.
If you are interested in a German Intensive course during the upcoming winter period, you are welcome to check the offer of our program. Our courses cover the language level A1.2-C2.
For further information about course contents and a registration online please use the following link:
https://www.sprachenzentrum.hu-berlin.de/en/courses-and-registration/hu-gla
German Intensive Course A1.2
Course details
German class in the morning
80 credit hours
Monday to Friday, 09.00 am – 12.30 pm
Academic lessons in the afternoon
20 credit hours
two to three times a week, Tuesday to Thursday, 01.30 pm – 03.00 pm
Content of Academic lessons
Streetlife – Experience and discover Berlin
“Berliners are unfriendly and reckless, rude and bossy, Berlin is repugnant, loud, dirty and gray, construction sites and clogged roads wherever you look – but I feel sorry for all people who can not live here!”
Anneliese Bödecker
Get to know Berlin, its art, culture and people directly on the streets of Berlin and see what makes Berlin so special. In communicative situations, we move through the city and practice our German at the same time. On the street we discover Berlin’s alternative and creative side through graffiti and street performances. Additionally, we experience the intercultural side of Berlin on the Maybachufer in Berlin-Neukölln (excursions: city rally through Berlin-Mitte, graffiti tour through Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, visit the Turkish market on Maybachufer in Berlin-Neukölln, visit of the Urban Nation Museum For Contemporary Art).
Instructor
Andreas Fechner
2015 Graduation in Master’s degree program in Foreign German/German as a Foreign and Second Language at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena
2012 Graduation in Master’s degree in Asian Studies and Oriental and Asian Languages/Translating at the University of Bonn and the University of Kumamoto, Japan (exchange year)
Since 2011 Lecturer in German as a Foreign and Second Language in Berlin (inter alia at the Goethe-Institut Berlin) and abroad (inter alia at the Goethe-Institut Korea in Seoul, Daegu and Busan)
Please register for this course under the following link:
https://www.sprachenzentrum.hu-berlin.de/en/studium-und-lehre/hu-gla/summer-module-1
Zeiträume:
SM I (15.06.2019 – 13.07.2019) und/oder
SM II (13.07.2019 – 10.08.2019)
Unterbringung: Einzelzimmer mit Bett, Schrank und Schreibtisch, W-Lan Zugang, Mitbenutzung Bad und Küche, separater Wohnungsschlüssel
Vergütung: 450 EUR pro Person und Zeitraum
Kontakt: HU German Language Academy (HU GLA), Beate Ramin-Getter, Dorotheenstraße 65; Raum 2.40, 10117 Berlin
www.germanacademy.spz@hu-berlin.de
Course details
German class in the morning
80 credit hours
Monday to Friday, 09.00 am – 12.30 pm
Academic lessons in the afternoon
20 credit hours
two to three times a week, Tuesday to Thursday, 01.30 pm – 03.00 pm
Content of Academic lessons
In this course we will take a look into the turbulent past of the city of Berlin. You will learn how migration has had a lasting effect on the development of the German capital. In addition, you will experience first-hand the diverse cultural influences through excursions in the neighborhoods of Berlin. You will hear stories from and about Berliners and will find out the peculiarities of their city. Furthermore, you will discover the living situation more than a hundred years ago at original locations and get an idea of living in Berlin around 1900. You will continue to learn about everyday life in the former GDR. Finally, you will gain insights into the work of the world-famous German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW).
Instructor
Liane Wyschka
Since 2017 certified assessor at the TestDaF-Institut Bochum
Since 2010 instructor for German as a Foreign language (DaF) at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2008 – 2010 Instructor for German as a Foreign Language (DaF) at Oberlin College in Oberlin, USA
2006 Graduation in the Master’s Degree at the University of Calgary, Canada
2001 Graduation in the Master’s Degree in American Studies and graduation in the postgraduate study German as a Foreign Language at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 2001 DaF Lecturer through the DAAD Program at the Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Please register for this course under the following link:
https://www.sprachenzentrum.hu-berlin.de/en/studium-und-lehre/hu-gla/summer-module-1