Thursday, August 1, 2013

Studying in Germany in English - the possibilities out there

Flag from german language countries
Flag from german language countries (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Germany
Germany (Photo credit: sanctumsolitude)
http://www.gooverseas.com/blog/study-in-germany-in-english

While you might as well put forth a lot of effort in high school German class and have an even more rewarding experience studying abroad, IMHO, this article still has lots of good information.  Importantly, it emphasizes that there are plenty of ways to have a compelling study abroad experience in Germany even if your German is not as strong as you would like it to be.  I mean, you could also find programs where you isolated yourself in an American cocoon program and didn't bother to learn German...but let's face it, that's lame.  There are plenty of ways to take some classes in English in your major or area of interest, and learn/strengthen German on the side.  It doesn't have to be all or nothing.
Enhanced by Zemanta

About Aldi and Trader Joes

English: The first course of an Aldi-Nord Fili...
English: The first course of an Aldi-Nord Filiale in Dortmund. Deutsch: Der erste Gang einer ALDI-Nord Filiale in Dortmund. Русский: Первый проход филиала ALDI-Nord в Дортмунде. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Français : Equateur Aldi Nord / Süd en allemagne
Français : Equateur Aldi Nord / Süd en allemagne (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Trader Joe's interior in Union Square in New Y...
Trader Joe's interior in Union Square in New York City. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Aldi Süd, Trier
Aldi Süd, Trier (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Aldi
Aldi (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Aldi
Aldi (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Did you know that both Aldi and Trader Joes are German?  (Trader Joes did start in California, but was bought by German grocery giant Aldi because of... well, click and read on!)

http://business.time.com/2013/07/29/how-two-german-owned-sister-supermarket-brands-became-hot-trendsetters-in-the-u-s/
Enhanced by Zemanta