About the German Immersion Workshop

The University of Montana and the Goethe Institut, San Francisco, bring German language teachers and students of German together in an intensive, cohesive, and innovative learning experience. Participants exchange and practice learning strategies, classroom activities, and improve their own language skills in a supportive environment. For twenty years, the immersion week has offered lovers of the German language and culture the opportunity to network with colleagues.

The tradition continues with this year's workshop conducted at western Montana's beautiful Flathead Lake. The 2005 German Immersion Workshop, Sunday, August 7 - Saturday, August 13, offers the opportunity to refresh speaking and comprehensive skills in a total language experience. All teachers and advanced German students interested in teaching are encouraged to apply; partial scholarships are available. Participants check in between 1:00-4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 7. Reception, dinner and workshop orientation follow .

The theme of this year's workshop is Die deutschsprachigen Länder: ein Mosaik aus Kunst, Kultur und Geographie. From the Waterkant to the Alps, from Rügen to the Black Forest, the German-speaking countries are marked by a fascinating mosaic of culture and nature, tradition and modernism, art and kitsch, and city and countryside. In a series of presentations, participants will become acquainted with this mosaic and will work on a variety of practical teaching units for the classroom. Familiar territory and concepts will be examined from a fresh perspective and new regions and horizons will be explored.

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