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German programs across Canada adapt to new trends

09 January 2012
Posted in Latest News - CAUTG

The recession that hit North America in 2008 has taken its toll on the university system. Smaller language programs have closed and German programs have also suffered, particularly in the United States.

Canadian post-secondary institutions have fared better than those in the U.S. On the whole German programs across the country are stable although the trend has been towards larger units comprised of a number of foreign language programs.

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Newsletter : September/December 2011

23 December 2011
Posted in Newsletter - Newsletter

Season's Greetings

GermanStudies.ca wishes you all a happy Holiday Season and a wonderful New Year!

This year GermanStudies.ca has focused on reaching out to the European Studies Community and supported interdisciplinary activities in the featured clusters of research activities. Check out our new expert video function for various contributions from scholars in Canada. If you are interested in sharing video clips about your research or comment on any Germany-related research topic we are happy to place it on our GermanStudies.ca website.

Furthermore, we are still exploring new synergies with stakeholders in the German-European Studies community or funding opportunities to make the GermanStudies.ca project sustainable into the future. If you would like to support our network, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Beate Schmidtke, University of Victoria

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Go Award Winner 2011: James Skidmore, University of Waterloo

23 December 2011
Posted in Latest News - CAUTG

James Skidmore from the University of Waterloo is the recipient of the 3rd Annual GO Award. GO stands for German Online and the award, jointly administered by GermanStudies.ca and the CAUTG, and sponsored by the DAAD, recognizes the often less appreciated work that German instructors put into course design and the development of teaching materials.

James Skidmore's German 271/272: German Thought & Culture is an online course that teaches German cultural history from its beginnings all the way to the 21st century. The selection committee members lauded the course's extremely rich and flexible learning environment that supports learning in multiple ways. Introductory and explanatory information about using the course and the course content is clearly presented. Materials and assignments are all clearly marked, easy to find, and available through multiple paths.

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