German language
Information for people who want to be leaders in the 21st century.
As a first and second language for around 125 million people, German belongs to the most important languages worldwide. In Europe 101 million people have German as their mother tongue. In the institutions of the European Union, German is - after English and French - the most important language.
German Speech Contest at NUML
The German Department at NUML Islamabad held a German speech contest on 19 April 2011 where several students presented self-written speeches, songs, sketches and poems - all in German. Stephan Roeken, the Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy in Islamabad, was part of the judging panel allocating prices to the first three candidates: Usman Qureshi, Diploma Class, 1st price; Bilal Ahmed Qureshi, Diploma Class, 2nd price and Aiza Yousuf, Certificate Class, 3rd price.
Do you like Goethe and Kafka? Are you interested in the different cultures of German-speaking countries? Or do you just like traveling through Europe and being able to speak the language? These are all good reasons to learn German. Do you need more?
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Improve your German with Deutsche Welle's audio and video programs, which include language lessons for beginners, information about Germany and news in German.
Interactive online German course
Language tuition of another type: 60 entertaining stories about Germany - ready to listen to.
Are you a mobile type of learner ? Would you like to get to know German en route in an amusing way ?
Then this link is the right one to choose (in German of course):
Grüße aus Deutschland - ein Podcast für Deutschlerner
Here you find the contact details of institutions which offer German courses in Pakistan.
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German is the second foreign language in the European Union (EU) and when it comes to the 90 million people whose mother tongue is German, it is actually in first place. It is also officially recognised as a minority language in eight countries
Does this then mean we should not worry about the status of the German language in Europe? The answer unfortunately is - yes, we should be concerned, as the German language plays only a minor role in the institutions of the EU.
German – A Language Learned all over the World
They are social bridge builders and promote international understanding: language and sport have more in common than one might initially think. How are they similar? Both create identity, have an integrative effect and bring people of different nationalities together.
How Language and Sport Break Down Barriers
German as an EU Language
German is one of the EU languages accorded equal status under EEC Council Regulation No. 1 of 1958. The Federal Government is working for German language skills to be recognized as a career-enhancing qualification and has taken steps to make German courses for this target group more attractive.
German as an EU Language
Eleven curious items from the world of the German language which even Germany’s most famous poet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, would not have known.
Source: Deutschland Magazin
What Goethe Didn’t Know
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Klassische deutsche Poesie von großen deutschen Schriftstellern:
Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875) - "Frühling lässt sein blaues Band"
Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856) - "Mir träumte wieder der alte Trau...
Lyrik Frühling
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