This website serves two purposes. On the one hand, it provides learners of German with resources that allow them to spend meaningful and enjoyable time with the language. On the other hand, it presents UBC students with an overview of available options to study in a German-speaking country, either by going on exchange or by taking a summer course. A separate section details the financial support that is available for some of these scenarios. Our collection of German media is divided into two main sections: “For the Novice,” i.e. for those who have just begun their language learning journey, and “For the Learners,” i.e. for those who have already spent some time studying German. Each section is again subdivided by the type of media.
To start you off, here is a short video exploring just how many people across the world speak German as their first language. It is part of the “Karambolage” series by the public broadcaster arte, a French-German cooperation that grew out of the post-WWII efforts to forge a close bond between the two nations that would ensure peaceful and collaborative coexistence. Each video takes on a different tradition that is particular to German and/or French culture and explains its origins and current situation. You can find more of these videos here.
