BACK
Fanny, a seventeen-year-old French high school student, travels to Germany as part of a language exchange program. In Leipzig, she meets her pen pal Lena, who is the same age and dreams of becoming politically active. To impress Lena, the rather shy and introverted Fanny invents a different life for herself but soon becomes trapped in her lies.
After C’est ça l’amour, a sensitive drama about fatherhood with Bouli Lanners, Claire Burger tells in Foreign Language the story of the political and romantic awakening of two teenage girls, navigating between passion, wonder, and radicalism.
https://grignoux.be//fr/film/2436/langue-etrangere
Upcoming Screenings
Tue. October 15, 2024 12:10 PM
Tue. October 15, 2024 1:45 PM
Fanny, a seventeen-year-old French high school student, travels to Germany as part of a language exchange program. In Leipzig, she meets her pen pal Lena, who is the same age and dreams of becoming politically active. To impress Lena, the rather shy and introverted Fanny invents a different life for herself but soon becomes trapped in her lies.
After C’est ça l’amour, a sensitive drama about fatherhood with Bouli Lanners, Claire Burger tells in Foreign Language the story of the political and romantic awakening of two teenage girls, navigating between passion, wonder, and radicalism.
https://grignoux.be//fr/film/2436/langue-etrangere
Upcoming Screenings
Mon. October 14, 2024 4:15 PM_Where? Cinéma Churchill, 20, rue du Mouton Blanc B-4000 Liège
Mon. October 14, 2024 4:30 PM_Where? Cinéma Caméo, Rue des Carmes 49, B-5000 Namur
Tue. October 15, 2024 12:10 PM_Where?Cinéma Churchill, 20, rue du Mouton Blanc B-4000 Liège
Tue. October 15, 2024 1:45 PM_Where? Cinéma Caméo, Rue des Carmes 49, B-5000 Namur
On Thursday, October 17th, the German Poetry Slammer Paul Bank will return to Ghent for a workshop. Together with the Ghent artist and Germanist Loeke Vanhoutteghem, he will work with students on German spoken-word texts. In the evening, the texts can be performed publicly in a café. Creative fun guaranteed!
Registration: torsten.leuschner@ugent.be
After some information about the development and product range of Belgian Broadcasting, we will visit the radio studios, the television studio, and the TV control room.
Registration is recommended but not mandatory: pr@brf.be.
Contact person: Sylke Tegtmeier
Wim Wenders, a filmmaker of wandering and space, which he films like a photographer, presents an existential and contemplative road movie that foreshadows his cult work Paris, Texas.
A young German journalist, reporting from the USA, is stranded at a strike-bound airport. A woman in the same situation entrusts him with her little daughter Alice. They are supposed to meet in Amsterdam. However, at the meeting point, the young woman is nowhere to be found…
With an introduction and presentation by Dick Tomasovic, Professor of Film Studies at the University of Liège.
https://www.grignoux.be//fr/evenement/2366/alice-dans-les-villes
Culture from East Belgium
Nebensache – secondary matter
A theatre play – for all, ages 6 and up
A Secondary matter. A commonplace story. A story without headline.
Every night, Cornelius sleeps in a different place. Today he wakes up in a corner of a room. It could perhaps be a class room. He is just passing through. He is always on a journey. He is roaming the land, as he has no home made of stone or wood or concrete or ice. His home is the being-on-the-move and the people he encounters.
He possesses nothing, except for a miserable pram. That was not always the case. But now, he stores his few poor possessions and his story in this pram. It is this story that he tells every one who wants to hear it. It is a story about luck and about what you need to be happy. About possession and loss. About debts and guilt. About farmers and banks. About hopelessness and the courage to make a fresh start.
After he has told his story, he hits the road again. Tomorrow, Cornelius will wake up in another room. Maybe it is a theatre.
Nebensache is a production of the AGORA Theatre (Sankt Vith, Belgium) based on the play Nebensache by Jakob Mendel & Gitte Kath, translated by Volker Quandt (1994) and published by Harlekin Theaterverlag (Tübingen). The play is directed by Kurt Pothen and performed by Roland Schumacher.
When? Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 6 p.m. (admission from 5:30 p.m.)
Please register via email at dg.bruessel@dgov.be until 9 October.
Would you like to surprise and amaze your students? With Tobias Campoverde, your pupils will have the opportunity to learn German by magic.
Please register by October 8th via email at: bildungskooperation-bruessel@goethe.de
The Goethe-Institut’s digital library provides you with the latest e-books, e-newspapers and e-magazines, e-audiobooks and films as well as materials for learning and practising free of charge. Discover the diverse range of our eLibrary in this digital ‘clever half hour’!
You can log in directly via this link: https://goethe-institut.zoom.us/j/84472709119
Would you like to improve your German skills with fun or recommend interesting media to your learners? In this digital ‘clever half hour’, we show you which apps, videos, games and much more the Goethe-Institut can offer you free of charge.
You can dial in directly via this link: https://goethe-institut.zoom.us/j/86018425452?pwd=UHhVTzhmaTc1TUMzaWtWY0R1NDFMUT09
If you are curious about what the Goethe-Institut has to offer you as a teacher, the ‘Deutschstunde Portal’ is the right place for you! In this digital ‘clever half hour’ we will show you how you can find materials, articles, didactic material and much more for your lessons.
You can log in directly via this link: https://goethe-institut.zoom.us/j/86018425452?pwd=UHhVTzhmaTc1TUMzaWtWY0R1NDFMUT09
Under the motto ‘In search of German-language traces in Brussels’, we offer you a diverse day that starts at 9:45 am at Brussels Central Station with an interactive city tour and the search for German-language traces and continues after a convivial lunch at the Goethe-Institut at 1:15 pm with a practice-oriented workshop on regional studies and didactisation.
Our information stands also offer the opportunity to talk and exchange ideas with colleagues from all over the country.
We accept registrations here: Online-Anmeldung – Deutschlehrkräftetag 2024 – Goethe-Institut Belgien
The adult education school, CVO Semper in Brussels, located on the northern outskirts of the city, invites you to an exciting reading with an EU staff member.
The theme of the reading is Europe.
This year, the Week of German will once again take place across Belgium from October 14th to 20th. The aim of this initiative is to raise awareness of the German language as a useful, enriching, and melodious foreign and national language of Belgium.
As part of this event, we offer students from the 5th to the 10th grade from other schools in Belgium the opportunity to immerse themselves in German school life at the iDSB for one day, from Monday to Friday, to get to know the language and culture, and to participate in an exclusive German lesson.
If you are interested, feel free to send us a message at: marketing@idsb.eu
In this digital ‘clever half hour’, we will ask ourselves how Kafka can be dealt with in GFL lessons. Gerhard Salbeck from the Goethe-Institut Belgium will present selected materials from the Goethe-Institut for the classroom to curious GFL teachers on the occasion of the Kafka Year and offer space for your questions.
You can dial in directly via this link: https://goethe-institut.zoom.us/j/87426404144
Would you like to surprise and amaze your students? With Tobias Campoverde, your pupils will have the opportunity to learn German by magic.
Please register by October 8th via email at: bildungskooperation-bruessel@goethe.de
What career opportunities does German offer? How international and multilingual is the port of Antwerp? Is it possible to communicate spontaneously with clients in German?
Dive into the professional practice of Henning Schussmüller, founder of Avantis HS Consultancy at the port of Antwerp-Bruges. After various positions in London, Geneva, Brussels, and Lyon, this consultant knows how multilingualism can become a key to success.
As in his lectures at the University of Applied Sciences in Osnabrück, Henning Schussmüller aims to inspire students in this talk to think outside the box and learn from different cultures throughout their lives.
This event is organized by the Business & Languages, Supply Chain Management, International Business, and SME Management programs at Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences.
Film by Matthias Glasner
https://www.grignoux.be/fr/evenement/2363/sterben
Berliner Ballade (Robert A. Stemmle,1948) – 85′
Faust (Murnau, 1926) – 118’
Silent film with subtitled German intertitles, accompanied live on piano
Berliner Ballade (Robert A. Stemmle,1948) – 85′
Kameradschaft (G.W. Pabst, 1931) – 87′
Faust (Murnau, 1926) – 118’
Silent film with subtitled German intertitles, accompanied live on piano.
Gegen die Wand (Fatih Akin, 2003) – 121′
Registration: torsten.leuschner@ugent.be
An elitist Viennese boarding school, housed in the former summer residence of the Habsburgs, the class teacher an antiquated and despotic man. What can one learn from life there? Till Kokorda can’t do much with either the canon or the snobbish environment. His passion is gaming, specifically the real-time strategy game Age of Empires 2. After the death of his father, this hobby becomes a necessity. Unbeknownst to anyone around him, Till is an online celebrity at the age of fifteen for being the youngest top 10 player in the world. But how real is his happiness? In 2020, Till’s final year of school, things take a turn he didn’t expect – both at school as in life.
Tonio Schachinger, born in New Dehli in 1992, grew up in Nicaragua and Vienna. He studied German language and literature at the University of Vienna and language and arts at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. In 2023, he received the German Book Prize for his novel “Echtzeitalter”.
Link: https://forms.gle/rAygRKQLKaqSaUrAA
Learning German while having fun is the aim of these workshops, which are organised by the German Embassy, the Embassy of Liechtenstein, dasKULTURforum Antwerpen and the Junges Theater Liechtenstein in schools in Bierges, Antwerp and Ostend.
In these workshops, students learn the basics of theatre techniques, body language and expression with the help of Junges Theater Liechtenstein teachers. A great opportunity to learn how to express yourself in German without even realising it!
Students will also have the opportunity to learn more about Liechtenstein, its culture and its history.
The workshops are offered for all language levels.
The programme for 2024 is already fully booked. If you are interested in a theatre workshop at your school next year or would like more information, please contact Ms. Sarah Diffels: ku-101-di@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka’s death, the Goethe-Institut Belgium, as part of its Europanetzwerk Deutsch program and its educational cooperation initiative, invites you to an exhibition featuring the comic biography Komplett Kafka, created in collaboration with the artist Nicolas Mahler and the Literaturhaus Stuttgart.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a literary conversation with Nicolas Mahler, during which he will present his book and discuss his work on this biography. In his inimitably witty and pointed style, Mahler brings Kafka’s life and work to the stage, incorporating the great unknowns of Kafka’s life and oeuvre into his own work. Registrations for the event can be made here: bildungskooperation-bruessel@goethe.de
Doors open: from 6:30 p.m.
Start: 7:00 p.m.
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka’s death, the Goethe-Institut Belgium, as part of its Europanetzwerk Deutsch program and its educational cooperation initiative, invites you to an exhibition featuring the comic biography Komplett Kafka, created in collaboration with the artist Nicolas Mahler and the Literaturhaus Stuttgart.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a literary conversation with Nicolas Mahler, during which he will present his book and discuss his work on this biography. In his inimitably witty and pointed style, Mahler brings Kafka’s life and work to the stage, incorporating the great unknowns of Kafka’s life and oeuvre into his own work. Registrations for the event can be made here:
bildungskooperation-bruessel@goethe.de
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka’s death, the Goethe-Institut Belgium, as part of its Europanetzwerk Deutsch program and its educational cooperation initiative, invites you to an exhibition featuring the comic biography Komplett Kafka, created in collaboration with the artist Nicolas Mahler and the Literaturhaus Stuttgart.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a literary conversation with Nicolas Mahler, during which he will present his book and discuss his work on this biography. In his inimitably witty and pointed style, Mahler brings Kafka’s life and work to the stage, incorporating the great unknowns of Kafka’s life and oeuvre into his own work. Registrations for the event can be made here: europanetzwerk.deutsch-bruessel@goethe.de
Film Screening: “The Silent Revolution” (Original with subtitles, rated 15+).
Time and place: 10:30 AM, room Agora 12, Place Agora 19, LLN 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve.
City Rally in Louvain-la-Neuve (with prizes for the winners!) for students from A1+ level.
Time and place: 2:00 PM Place Agora 19, LLN 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve.
More : christina.wenke@uclouvain.be
An elitist Viennese boarding school, housed in the former summer residence of the Habsburgs, the class teacher an antiquated and despotic man. What can one learn from life there? Till Kokorda can’t do much with either the canon or the snobbish environment. His passion is gaming, specifically the real-time strategy game Age of Empires 2. After the death of his father, this hobby becomes a necessity. Unbeknownst to anyone around him, Till is an online celebrity at the age of fifteen for being the youngest top 10 player in the world. But how real is his happiness? In 2020, Till’s final year of school, things take a turn he didn’t expect – both at school as in life.
Tonio Schachinger, born in New Dehli in 1992, grew up in Nicaragua and Vienna. He studied German language and literature at the University of Vienna and language and arts at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. In 2023, he received the German Book Prize for his novel “Echtzeitalter”.
Link: https://forms.gle/rAygRKQLKaqSaUrAA
Culture from East Belgium
Nebensache – secondary matter
A theatre play – for all, ages 6 and up
A Secondary matter. A commonplace story. A story without headline.
Every night, Cornelius sleeps in a different place. Today he wakes up in a corner of a room. It could perhaps be a class room. He is just passing through. He is always on a journey. He is roaming the land, as he has no home made of stone or wood or concrete or ice. His home is the being-on-the-move and the people he encounters.
He possesses nothing, except for a miserable pram. That was not always the case. But now, he stores his few poor possessions and his story in this pram. It is this story that he tells every one who wants to hear it. It is a story about luck and about what you need to be happy. About possession and loss. About debts and guilt. About farmers and banks. About hopelessness and the courage to make a fresh start.
After he has told his story, he hits the road again. Tomorrow, Cornelius will wake up in another room. Maybe it is a theatre.
Nebensache is a production of the AGORA Theatre (Sankt Vith, Belgium) based on the play Nebensache by Jakob Mendel & Gitte Kath, translated by Volker Quandt (1994) and published by Harlekin Theaterverlag (Tübingen). The play is directed by Kurt Pothen and performed by Roland Schumacher.
Please register via email at dg.bruessel@dgov.be until 9 October.
The German departments of the University of Namur and of the Haute-École de la Province de Namur would like to invite you to their treasure hunt on the theme of “German culture in Namur”. Embark with us on a journey of discovery through Namur and solve exciting riddles about German culture. Our treasure hunt will take you to various locations where you can collect clues to help you answer those questions and learn more about German culture and traditions. At the end of the treasure hunt, great prizes await you as well as a cosy reception with German delicatessen.
The event is bilingual (German/French), and therefore accessible to all! Participation is free, but advance registration is required.
If you are interested, please send us an e-mail at the following address: emma.joveneau@unamur.be. We look forward to your participation!
When?
4:00 pm: Start of the treasure hunt (Meeting point: Rue Grafé 1)
From 6:00 pm: Presentation of the prizes and reception
An elitist Viennese boarding school, housed in the former summer residence of the Habsburgs, the class teacher an antiquated and despotic man. What can one learn from life there? Till Kokorda can’t do much with either the canon or the snobbish environment. His passion is gaming, specifically the real-time strategy game Age of Empires 2. After the death of his father, this hobby becomes a necessity. Unbeknownst to anyone around him, Till is an online celebrity at the age of fifteen for being the youngest top 10 player in the world. But how real is his happiness? In 2020, Till’s final year of school, things take a turn he didn’t expect – both at school as in life.
Tonio Schachinger, born in New Dehli in 1992, grew up in Nicaragua and Vienna. He studied German language and literature at the University of Vienna and language and arts at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. In 2023, he received the German Book Prize for his novel “Echtzeitalter”.
Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmwgtkQxia08Tn35CuJIp7CCymhiNzmiIY6yfx-CijFL04sg/viewform
Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bCvMHnIoON3c7R7W4WdbNraUONnUIzSojkC5WyarFDc
Registration deadline for the German quiz (Friday, October 4th, 2024, 11:59 PM).
In her poetry and prose as well as in her theatre plays, libretti and radio plays, the Vienna-based freelance writer Margret Kreidl weaves richly associative tapestries of sound, reactivating a variety of lyrical forms and traditions. Memories and dreams, references to texts from world literature and iconic works of art are interwoven with trivial elements such as headlines and weather reports in a playful way that leaves room for further thoughts and allusions.
Kreidl writes radio plays (e.g. ‘Eine Schwalbe falten’, composition: António Breitenfeld Sá Dantas, ORF 2017) and performances (e.g. ‘EINLEUCHTEND WEISS’, compositions by Sanziana Dobrovicescu, Clemens Nachtmann and Antonis Rouvelas, KULTUM, Graz 2021). She has also published numerous books, including Ich bin eine Königin. Performances, Wieser Verlag 1996; In allen Einzelheiten. Catalogue, Ritter Verlag 1998; Hier schläft das Tier mit Zöpfen. Gedichte mit Fußnoten, Berger Verlag 2018. In the Edition Korrespondenzen: Laute Paare. Szenen Bilder Listen, 2002; Mitten ins Herz, 2005; Eine Schwalbe falten, 2009; Einfache Erklärung. Alphabet der Träume, 2014; Zitat, Zikade. Zu den Sätzen, 2017; Schlüssel zum Offenen. Gedichte, 2021; Mehr Frauen als Antworten. Gedichte mit Fußnoten, 2023. The volume Wien, Schwedenplatz polyphon, arranged by her together with Lucas Cejpek, has just been published by Sonderzahl-Verlag. She has been teaching aesthetics and creative writing at the Max Reinhardt Seminar since 2015.
An elitist Viennese boarding school, housed in the former summer residence of the Habsburgs, the class teacher an antiquated and despotic man. What can one learn from life there? Till Kokorda can’t do much with either the canon or the snobbish environment. His passion is gaming, specifically the real-time strategy game Age of Empires 2. After the death of his father, this hobby becomes a necessity. Unbeknownst to anyone around him, Till is an online celebrity at the age of fifteen for being the youngest top 10 player in the world. But how real is his happiness? In 2020, Till’s final year of school, things take a turn he didn’t expect – both at school as in life.
Tonio Schachinger, born in New Dehli in 1992, grew up in Nicaragua and Vienna. He studied German language and literature at the University of Vienna and language and arts at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. In 2023, he received the German Book Prize for his novel “Echtzeitalter”.
The Week for German will be officially opened by Bas Böttcher, a German writer and poetry slammer, on Monday, 14 October 2024, at 6.30 pm.
Bas Böttcher is one of the co-founders of the German-language spoken word scene. His texts are regarded as classics of contemporary stage poetry. They appear in textbooks and important collections of German poetry (Der Neue Conrady, Lyrikstimmen and others). Together with Wolf Hogekamp, he published the first poetry clip DVD in 2005. (Voland & Quist/Lingua Video). He has also published the poetry collections “Dies ist kein Konzert” (2006), “Neonomade” (2009) and “Vorübergehende Schönheit” (2012) with Voland & Quist.
His performance will mix both German and English words.
Please register by 30 September by e-mail to ku-101-di@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de
Admission is free.
The following day, Bas Böttcher will be holding workshops at the German Embassy to introduce German language learners to the techniques of slam poetry.
A wonderful opportunity to discover slam and meet a German slammer, but also a great chance to practice the German language!
On Wednesday, October 16th, the German poetry slammer Paul Bank will once again come to Liège for a workshop. He will work on German spoken-word texts with pupils and students. Creative fun guaranteed!
Languages: German and French (translation and interpreting will be provided to allow beginners to participate).
This event is open to everyone, with special attention to students.
Free, but registration required cletawe@uliege.be
The films that will be discussed are: Greetings from Fukushima by Doris Dörrie, Sonnenallee by Leander Haußmann and Rien à déclarer by Dany Boon.
Socialise, exchange languages and toast together: That sounds like a cultural cocktail not to be missed! At our online meeting, we bring German speakers together with Dutch-speaking German learners. The aim of the evening: informal conversations in a relaxed atmosphere.
Are you a German speaker and would like to meet German learners and practise your Dutch at the same time? Or are you learning German and looking forward to conversations with German native speakers? Then sign up for our online speed dating!
Register here if you are learning German.
Register here if you are learning Dutch.
Two days before the event you will receive an email with the zoom link and further information.
You already know German? Ok – then why not test how well you know German literature!
During German Week, classes from secondary schools in East Belgium can take part in our literary quiz. Two classes at a time play a Kahootquiz online against each other. Our quizmaster asks questions about literature. Attention: at the beginning it’s easy, but then… Let’s see what you can do!
The literature quiz was developed by Vanessa Stilmant, a teacher at the Pater Damian School in Euoen.
Questions about the Kahoot? Contact: wenkechristina@gmail.com
Registration form: wenchr@eiverseau.be
Do you already know German? Ok – then why not test how well you know German literature!
During German Week, classes from secondary schools in eastern Belgium can take part in our literary quiz. Two classes simultaneously play a Kahoot quiz online against each other. Our quizmaster asks questions about literature. Note: it’s easy at first, but then…. Let’s see what you can do!
The literature quiz was developed by Vanessa Stilmant, a teacher at Padre Damian School in Euoen.
Questions about the Kahoot? Contact: wenkechristina@gmail.com
Registration form: wenchr@eiverseau.be
Film screening: “Das schweigende Klassenzimmer”, with subtitles (FSK15).
questions : wenchr@eiverseau.be
Austria 2022, Goiginger
Germany 1982, Herzog
Germany 2023, Petzold
Switzerland 2017, Volpe
Are you a German speaker and would like to meet German learners and practise some Dutch at the same time? Or are you learning German and looking forward to talking to German native speakers? Then sign up for our online speed dating!
Register here if you are learning German.
Register here if you are learning Dutch.
Two days before the event you will receive an email with the zoom link and further information.
Germany 1999, Haußman
Workshop for teachers
Germany 1924, Murnau
Austria 2022, Goiginger
Spoken Word Workshop with a Ghent poetry slammer and a German poetry slammer, supported by the DAAD”.
Presentation of the results of the workshop from 18.10.
Romantic tragicomedy by director and screenwriter Peter Timm (2009)
Liebe Mauer | DDR im Film ddr-im-film.de
SOLD OUT!
Germany 2023, Petzold
City rally in Louvain-la-Neuve (with prizes for the winners!) for students from level A1+.
More : wenchr@eiverseau.be
05:45 pm admission
06:00 pm welcoming address by
Carmen Johannsen, Head of the EU-Office of the State of Saxony-Anhalt to the EU
06:05 pm presentation of the Luther cities of Wittenberg and Eisleben by
Nina Mütze, Directorate Communication and Marketing of the foundation ‘Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten in Sachsen-Anhalt’
06:15 pm “Von realen Klosterstürmern und angeblichen Kommunisten – Der deutsche Bauernkrieg von 1525 als europäisches Phänomen”
(About real monastery attackers and alleged communists – The German Peasants’ War of 1525 as a European phenomenon) by
Dr. Thomas T. Müller, Director of the foundation ‘Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten Sachsen-Anhalt’
06:45 pm musical interlude by the vocal ensemble KeinChor (www.keinchor.de)
07:00 pm panel discussion with Frederik Koßmann, pastor of the Emmaus Church
Dr. Thomas T. Müller, Director of the foundation ‘Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten’
Bastian Brombach, State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of the State of Saxony-Anhalt (moderator)
07:20 pm musical offering by KeinChor
07:45 pm stand-up reception and “World heritage-Wheel of Fortune”
09:00 pm end of the event
Contact: If interested, please contact Ms. Kerstin Pagel at: events@stk.sachsen-anhalt.de; 0032 2 741 09 31
Website : https://europa.sachsen-anhalt.de/europapolitik/landesvertretung-in-bruessel/veranstaltungen
Switzerland 2017, Volpe
Germany 1924, Murnau
On October 16, 2023 at 6.30 p.m. on the premises of the German Embassy in Brussels, the Terzett HFH music ensemble will officially open the German language week Woche für Deutsch / Week van het Duits / Semaine de l’allemand.
The three singers Anna Schote, Katharina Veit and Elise Malcher are the founding members of the vocal ensemble Terzett HFH. Together, they all three won the First Prize at the 2023 German Choir Competition.
On October 16, we will have the honour of experiencing them in a live performance.
After this feast for the ears, we will round off the evening with culinary specialities from the German-speaking countries.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Admission is free.
If interested, please register before 9 October 2023 via e-mail at pr-hosp1-di@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de by 9 October 2023.
Contact : Ms. Florence Lamand: ku-1-di@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de
Germany 2023, Petzold
Der letzte Mann_Filmwoche@Cinema ZED
What career opportunities do you have with German? How international and multilingual is the port of Antwerp? Communicating spontaneously with customers in German – is that possible? Immerse yourself in the professional practice of different speakers and learn how multilingualism can become a key to success.
This event is organised by the Business & Languages, Supply Chain Management, Internationaal Ondernemen and KMO Management programmes of the Karel de Grote Hogeschool.
Contact : Margret.Oberhofer@kdg.be
Spoken Word Workshop with a poetry slammer from Ghent and a German poetry slammer. This workshop is supported by the DAAD”.
Workshop for students of German at UGent, led by Paul Bank (Stolberg) and Loeke Van Houtteghem (Ghent).
Performance on the evening of Thursday 19 October.
registration: Prof. Dr. Torsten Leuschner: torsten.leuschner@ugent.be
Are you curious about what school life and teaching are like at an international German-language school in Belgium? Then you have the opportunity to sneak into the German school system. Students from the 5th to the 10th grade can immerse themselves in German school life for a day at the International German School Brussels during the “Week in German” and learn about the language and culture, including a special German lesson.
As the oldest international school in Brussels, the iDSB offers its students an excellent education based on German curricula. Due to the family atmosphere, newcomers are quickly integrated into the school community. Individual solutions are available for different life paths and situations. From kindergarten to the Abitur: at the iDSB, every child finds a suitable path. In addition, the school day offers a wide range of activities until late in the afternoon under qualified pedagogical supervision. In order to prepare the students for the demands of a globalised world, the iDSB offers up to five languages and bilingualism.
Are you interested in a taster day? Then please send us a message with the note “A day in German” to: marketing@idsb.eu. We will then contact you and organise everything else for you.
Please note that your child can only visit the school on one day. In addition, we can accept a maximum of 10 students.
More information about the iDSB: www.idsb.eu
For all publics
Day: Tuesday, 17th October 2023
Time: 7 p.m.
In his book, Spiegel-magazine’s bestselling author Roland Kaehlbrandt uses ten likeable and tangible assets to show how well-built the German language really is and how accessible it therefore is.
Practical examples and a lot of humour accompany us on this knowledgeable foray through the endearing and useful qualities of an old and at the same time highly lively, beautiful language.
Prof. Dr. Roland Kaehlbrandt teaches linguistics with a focus on language and society at the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences (North Rhine-Westphalia). He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung (German Academy for Language and Poetry).
© Philip Kaehlbrandt
The reading is the result of a cooperation between Deutschcafé Antwerp and the German Embassy in Brussels. Participation is free of charge, but we kindly ask you to register via the [LINK] Deutschcafé website. The evening will conclude with a reception.
CONTACT : Deutschcafé Antwerpen
www.uantwerpen.be/deutschcafe
In the week for German, the German department of the Université de Namur offers an activity on the topic of the film “Rumspringa – An Amish in Berlin”. This will take place on Monday 16.10.2023 from 1 to 4 pm.
At 1pm, the comedy “Rumspringa – An Amish in Berlin” will be screened (in German with French subtitles):
A young Amish man travels to Berlin to return to his roots. Alternative lifestyles, love and a big decision await him. (Netflix)
After the screening, a quiz on the film will be organised, including the topic of German emigration to America. May the best one win!
Rue de Bruxelles 61 B-5000 Namur
Contact: Emma Joveneau: emma.joveneau@unamur.be
Annette Müllender and Robert Maaswinkel have taken a masterful look at politics in East Belgium in their drawings. The exhibition shows a selection of over 50 drawings from the numerous pictures that the two caricaturists made available to the Parliament. In 50 years of parliamentary work, there were many opportunities to take up the pen and tackle issues. Election campaigns, financial issues, the fourth region or the relocation of the Parliament offered the opportunity to deal with East Belgian politics in a humorous way, but also to raise an admonitory finger. On Wednesday 18th of October, the exhibition will close with a finissage. The programme will include excerpts from the programme of the cabaret group “Jedermann”Sylke Tegtmeier:
Contact person : s.tegtmeier@brf.be
Website: https://pdg.be/
The stage is clear: Theatre educators from the “Junges Theater Liechtenstein” are teaching pupils from schools in Bruges, Liège and Antwerp the basic techniques of acting in a fun and entertaining way – and all in German!
Pupils are given the opportunity to experience German through acting, to conquer the stage and to discover the joys of acting! Exercises and games on rhetoric, body language, gestures and movement to music help to build self-confidence and self-perception while familiarising students with the German language. Thanks to the thematic focus of the workshop, students also get to know Liechtenstein and its particularities. The workshops are available for all language levels.
These theatre workshops are the result of a cooperation between the Liechtenstein and German embassies, das KULTURforum Antwerpen and the “Junges Theater Liechtenstein”. The workshops are already fully booked. If you are interested in a theatre workshop at your school next year, please get in touch with the contact person below.
Sarah Diffels, German Embassy, ku-101-di@brue.auswaertiges-amt.de
Socialise, exchange languages and toast together: That sounds like a cultural cocktail not to be missed! At our speed dating event, we bring German speakers together with Dutch-speaking German learners. The aim of the evening: informal conversations in a relaxed atmosphere. Afterwards there is the opportunity to linger over a chat and a drink.
Are you a German speaker who would like to meet German learners and practise Dutch at the same time? Or are you learning German and looking forward to talking to German native speakers? Then simply take part in our speed dating!
Would you like to surprise and amaze your students? With Tobias Campoverde, your pupils will have the opportunity to learn German by magic.
To take part in this magical and unforgettable experience, register your classes before 10 October via our website.
During the Week for German, Cinema ZED in Leuven presents gems from the German, Austrian and Swiss film world. From classics to current award-winning films: there is something for everyone!
We are happy to announce the programme on our website! Tickets go on sale at the end of September on the wensite of Cinema ZED: Woche für Deutsch | Cinema ZED
Fireworks at the Annakirmes in Düren. A mysterious message lures 88-year-old Alexander Rütters into the ghost train. The ride ends fatally and Aachen inspector Fett, together with his assistant Schmelzer, takes on the investigation. The search for clues leads the detective duo not only to the Rur Lake and the Jülich nuclear research facility, but also to Liège, more specifically: to Outremeuse and right into the city’s town hall. What is the enigmatic word “Rurschatten” about? Has Rütters belatedly caught up with his wartime past? In the end, even the Belgian secret service comes into play…
A thrilling crime novel, written by an ardent admirer of Liège master Georges Simenon, will be heard in excerpts this evening. The author will read in German, while individual passages will be read in French in a translation made by students of the Université de Liège. During the subsequent discussion with the author, interpretation into French will be provided if necessary.
Olaf Müller was born in 1959 in Düren, but considers the border area between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands his home. Trained as a bookseller, he studied German and comparative literature at the RWTH in Aachen. Since 2007, he has been head of cultural affairs for the city of Aachen. He has since written seven crime novels in which the Euroregion with its cross-border culture and history always plays a central role.
Link : www.cea.uliege.be http://www.cea.uliege.be
In the smart half hour, you as teachers will learn about the Goethe-Institut’s offers for your lessons and can exchange ideas with colleagues from all over the country.
Our topic today: “Music in Daf lessons”.
Would you like more music in German lessons? Let yourself be inspired and get to know new songs, working materials and ideas from the world of DaF music!
Enclosed you will find the corresponding Zoom link. Join the Zoom meeting https://goethe-institut.zoom.us/j/87343844522?pwd=WGlSTTE0TDVISDQxT2hhYTQra1VsUT09
Discover our other offers in the framework of the German week 2023: Fortbildungsangebote für DaF-Lehrkräfte in Belgien – Goethe-Institut Belgien
The German Teachers’ Day is fully booked! We look forward to seeing you there!
Under the motto “Unfolding potentials – differentiating teaching” we invite all interested teachers from Belgium to this year’s German Teachers’ Day on 21 October.
Presentation of a Goethe Institute offer for teachers: “Learn German with ok.danke.tschüss.”
In the clever half hour, you as teachers will learn about the Goethe-Institut’s offers for your lessons and can exchange ideas with colleagues from all over the country.
Our topic today: “”Die Deutschstunde”.
Do you already know the portal “Die Deutschstunde” for teachers of German as a foreign language? At a glance, you can find current teaching material, information on further training and events, and articles on language policy opinion-forming. The portal is rounded off by various networking opportunities. Get to know the portal in this workshop – you won’t want to do without it for your lesson planning and professional development!
Enclosed you will find the Zoom link: Join the Zoom meeting https://goethe-institut.zoom.us/j/84472709119
In-service training for teachers of German as a foreign language in Belgium – Goethe-Institut Belgien
In the clever half hour, you as teachers will learn about the Goethe-Institut’s offers for your lessons and can exchange ideas with colleagues from all over the country.
Our topic today: ” Energisers for in-between”.
How long can your learners concentrate and when do they need a short break or a “pick-me-up”? Learn about short in-between activities that fit into any lesson and provide fun, motivation and an energy boost in the classroom.
Enclosed you will find the corresponding Zoom link: Join Zoom Meeting https://goethe-institut.zoom.us/j/87343844522?pwd=WGlSTTE0TDVISDQxT2hhYTQra1VsUT09
Discover also our other offers within the framework of the Week for German: Fortbildungsangebote für DaF-Lehrkräfte in Belgien – Goethe-Institut Belgien
Strong words, speaking pictures – A cultural evening with 2 artists from East Belgium
Jessy James LaFleur – Spoken Word Artist
Joshua Cremer – musician and filmmaker
She: left “home” when still a young person and went out into the world.
He: still feels at home where he has always lived.
She: creates linguistic imagery, gripping pleas, tenderly, powerful and touching poetry to listen to.
He: creates strong imagery, dispenses with the spoken word, relies on the vibration of undertones.
What made the two of them the people, the artists they are today?
Is visual language also a mother tongue? How much mother tongue is there in pictures?
Do you have to go far away to find the right words? How to report on one’s homeland?
We cordially invite you to this exciting cultural evening with texts by Jessy James LaFleur and film excerpts by Joshua Cremer, who will both tell us a little more about themselves and their art in the course of the evening.
When? Wednesday, 18 October at 6:30pm (admission from 6pm).
Please register via dg.bruessel@dgov.be by 11 October.
In the clever half hour, you as teachers will learn about the Goethe-Institut’s offers for your lessons and can exchange ideas with colleagues from all over the country.
Our topic today: “Comics in teaching German as a foreign language”.
In this clever half hour, we will present techniques for integrating comics interactively into the classroom. The exhibition “Spirou in Berlin” by the German comic artist Flix serves as an example. The exhibition with material created by the Goethe-Institut Brussels can be made available to interested schools.
Join the Zoom meeting
https://goethe-institut.zoom.us/j/89259433330
Berlin during the “Roaring Twenties
Were those years really crazy or were they just appearances and lies? What were they really like and … are there appropriate comparisons with the 1920s of our 21st century?
What was typical, what was different, what was new?
Objectives
This is a brand new and interesting project of the working group “Deutsch macht Spaß”, in which the Berlin of the Roaring Twenties AND the Berlin of today take centre stage.
On the menu for the day are various activities, reading topics, literary excerpts, collages and useful tools, suitable for pupils from B1 level upwards, including a competition.
During the German language week, the Centre d’Études Allemandes of the Université de Liège invites you to an afternoon of board games. Only German will be spoken during the games! But don’t be afraid! We have selected games for all levels. Even those who have had few German lessons can join in!
- “Concept“: Players have to guess terms using pictograms.
- “Dixit“: Players have to choose picture cards that match a given term and try to convince the others. try to convince the others that their card best represents the term. the term.
- “Ride along. Reisen in Deutschland” (Travels in Germany): A geography game whose aim is to discover the the federal states of Germany.
- “Who am I?“: Players have to ask questions to guess their assigned identity.
- “Time’s up“: A game in which the aim is to describe and guess as many terms as possible. guess as many terms as possible.
After the event, there will be an opportunity to have a drink and find out more about the study of modern languages in Liège, especially German. Registration is requested.
In cooperation with the Université de Liège, Centre d’Études Allemandes
Contact and registration: d.schwall@uliege.be
Grazia Berger and Vera Höltschi are lecturers at USL-B, they are originally from Switzerland and would like to talk to the participants about the special features of the country. Quiz and puzzles are also planned.
The exhibition of the bilingual comic by German comic artist, author and cartoonist Flix* Spirou in Berlin / Spirou à Berlin travels to Louvain-La-Neuve and leads visitors through an exciting adventure in Berlin at the time of the Wall.
During the week for German, classes from secondary school can take part in our German quiz. Two classes at a time play a kahoot quiz against each other online. Our quizmaster asks questions about the German language and country knowledge questions about the DACH countries (GER from A1). The class with the highest average score wins. The best four classes will be invited to the final day. There are great prizes to be won.
When: 16.10 8.30-16.30, 17.10. 8.30-16.30, 18.10. 8.30-16.30, 19.10. 8.30-12.00, 20.10. 8.30-16.30, 21.10. 8.30-16.30, 22.10 8.30-16.30
The registrations are closed.
