Friday, February 24, 2012

Drop-In Workshops for Students of Beginning German (German 1, 1A, 1B)


The Language Center (Leslie) will be presenting three more workshops this semester for beginning students of German.  Depending on requests from students, the workshops may cover such topics as English grammar for students of German, a rundown of materials available for learning German at CCSF, and/or fielding questions that students may have regarding German grammar.  It's a "create it yourself" workshop and will be in

R-205E (second floor of the Rosenberg Library, entrance near the water fountains) on:
Here's a Fun Tongue Twister to Try!  

Friday, March 2, from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

or

Friday, April 6, from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. 

or 

Wednesday, May 9, from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. (prep for finals!)  

Two more workshops for students of German 2 will be scheduled for the last couple weeks of the semester, as students are preparing for finals.  One will be on a M, W, or Fr and one on a Tu or Th.  Check this blog for updates.  Bis dann! 

Friday, February 10, 2012

Die Neue Deutsche Comic Kultur - The New German Comic Culture

If you're at all into comics, manga, etc., and if you're taking German this semester or are interested in the German language and culture, then this is the exhibit for you!   See below for more information about this Goethe Institute exhibit: 

„Comics, Manga & Co. – Die neue deutsche Comic-Kultur“

Exhibition
Thursday, February 9 – Friday, March 2, 2012
Goethe-Institut
ART-Lounge
530 Bush Street, Street Level
San Francisco
Opening Hours: Monday – Thursday: 10am – 6pm
Friday: 10am - 4pm
Illustration von Henning Wagenbreth; © Goethe-Institut
Illustration von Henning Wagenbreth; © Goethe-Institut
The exhibition „Comics, Manga & Co. – Die neue deutsch Comic-Kultur“ features the works of two generations of artists, who have transformed the German graphic novel-scene in the last couple of years. Works of MAWIL, Isabel Kreitz, Arne Bellstorf and Martin Tom Diek and many more will be displayed. 

The artist MAWIL will open the exhibition „Comics, Mangas & Co.“ on Thursday, February 9 at 6.30 pm. He will sign his books and engage in discussion.
MAWIL is a German artist, born in Berlin in 1976. His tragi-comical stories We can still be friends and the stories about his Alter Ego Super-Hasi have become famous all over Europe.
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