Chartered Institute
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German Language Society
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Date & Time: Thursday 28 January 2021, 07:30 pm
Vera Birkenbihl was a German bestselling author and creator of the Birkenbihl Language Learning Method. She developed a “brain-friendly” and creative learning method that became very popular in the 80’s, especially because she distanced herself from conventional learning methods and avoided any kind of drilling in vocabulary. The method consists of four steps:
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Date & Time: Thursday 25 February 2021, 07:30 pm
Karneval – die fünfte Jahreszeit Die Menschen im Rheinland halten ihren Karneval für ein Urerlebnis, für Deutschland größtes Volksfest. In zwei Jahren feiert der Kölner Karneval sein 200 jähriges Bestehen. Aber damit ist nur der organisierte Karneval gemeint, der nach einer Zwangspause in napoleonischer Zeit und preußisch-obrigkeitlicher Verbote eine neue Geburtsstunde erlebte. Wie alle fastnachtlichen Bräuche hat der Kölner Karneval eine kultisch-folkloristische Wurzel. Georgia Mais gibt einen Überblick über die Wurzeln und Bräuche des Karnevals im Rheinland, mit Schwerpunkt... (View full event description) |
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Date & Time: Thursday 25 March 2021, 07:30 pm
Gerade im Marketing gehen „die Kreativen“ sehr frei mit der deutschen Sprache um. Abenteuerliche Wort-Neuschöpfungen, Wortkombinationen und Konstruktionen sowie das Mischen von Deutsch und Englisch sollen Aufmerksamkeit erregen und schick wirken. Viele Wörter werden in falschem Zusammenhang verwendet, manche falsch geschrieben. Wie weit darf die sprachliche Freiheit gehen? Wann wirkt ein Text unprofessionell? Welches sind die häufigen Fauxpas in der deutschen Werbesprache? Dr. Isabelle E. Thormann klärt auf, wie besseres Deutsch einen Markenauftritt professionalisieren kann. Ein... (View full event description) |
The German Language Society runs a variety of professional development events, benefitting CIOL members and non-members alike. Click an event to see its original listing and, if applicable, event reports and downloadable materials:
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Norfolk, Friday 20 September 2019
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Würzburg, Friday 14 June 2019
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Hamburg, Saturday 2 March 2019
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Berlin, Saturday 3 November 2018
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Vienna, Friday 14 September 2018
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Greifswald, Friday 15 June 2018
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Düsseldorf, Saturday 3 February 2018
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Berlin, Saturday 11 November 2017
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Lübeck, Friday 15 September 2017
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Berlin, Saturday 5 November 2016
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Weimar, Friday 9 September 2016
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The German Language Society (GLS) is the continuation of the previous German Society. We aim to be a society for everybody who studies, speaks, works with or simply enjoys the German language and would like to network and exchange knowledge, experience and expertise. GLS promotes the German language in all countries with German as one of the official and recognised languages.
Our mission is to continue previous successful projects such as "Anglophoner Tag" but also to engage with universities, cultural institution, embassies and industries.
Our events will be held in German and English. You don’t need to speak perfect German to join us.
Jeder ist willkommen, wir freuen uns auf Deinen Besuch.
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Our history
The German Society was founded in 1986 and had been very successful in providing a useful network of contacts for its dispersed and very varied membership. To keep in touch with members, a newsletter was issued three or four times a year and updates were also available on the CIOL website.
Traditionally, we started the year with the AGM held either in February or March, and we usually combined this with a networking session for members attending. At the AGM in 2018, as part of the formal business, it was agreed to dissolve our e.V. (registered German Society status) to make life less bureaucratic. We had planned to replace the AGM with a Members Day in spring from 2019 onward. An annual event, generally in June, used to be the Anglophoner Tag held jointly with several other associations and translator network working from/into German (currently ITI German Network, Aticom and BDÜ) Hesse). The German Society hosted events in Aachen, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Potsdam and 2018 in Greifswald. They typically covered a variety of language topics.
Another event was the annual Study Weekend in autumn in different regions of Germany and beyond, focusing – how could it be otherwise -on language(s). We visited various places where a recognised minority language is widely spoken, such as Bautzen (Sorbian), Flensburg (Danish), Wismar ("Plattdeutsch"). We also looked at Swiss German ("Schwyzerdütsch"), Luxemburgish ("Lëtzebuergesch") and the language situation/integration in Frankfurt (Oder) on the Polish-German border. Besides, we explored historical links between the UK and Germany, such as in Hanover, Heidelberg, Colditz/Leipzig and Höchstädt ("Battle of Blenheim"). Our 30th-anniversary meeting was held in Weimar, which has always been very popular with many British authors. Several events were held jointly with the Cambridge Society in Cambridge and also in Germany and Austria.
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Miss Romana SUSTAR MA MCIL ACIL CL |
Chair |
My passion for languages started when I learned to read. During my life so far, I learnt that education, art and communication are the key to universal understanding between different cultures and ideologies. I speak seven languages and currently work for a multinational corporation as a digital global outreach manager. I teach languages to ambassadors; I'm a tutor at the UCL - School for Slavonic and Eastern European Studies - and a reporter. I joined CIOL in 2017 and was elected to Council in March 2019. My professional focus is to be a catalyst between different markets, people and cultures. Personal: I love Lavazza and the seaside. |
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Mrs Priscilla RINALDI BA (Hons) MCIL CL |
Committee member |
A Brit with an Italian surname: Priscilla, Margaret, Ruth Rinaldi. Born and bred on the Isle of Wight, formed in Wimbledon (/saƱflɅndɅn/) and shaped in Frankfurt' Mainhattan'. I've been teaching English and the warmth of its lilt for the past 40 odd years while learning to appreciate the marched precision of 'forschen' (Duden: Adj. 'forsch':entschlossen und energisch; resolute, zupackend) German, and where I've fallen in love with the 'emotivo' rattle of Italiano. I'm proud to say I've infused my two children with the love and acceptance of all three cultures within them – I'm still working on my grandchildren. Personal: I love un bel piatto di pasta. |
Miss Beate WARCHOLIK MCIL |
Committee member |
Translator English-German/German-English, specialising in the sciences, business and finance, gardening and botany. Born in Silesia, I grew up in Bavaria and, after my studies, spent 14 years in total in South Africa and England, pursuing various career paths. Became self-employed in 2008 and have finally dropped anchor in the small German town of Heiligenhafen at the shores of the Baltic Sea. Personal: I love roses |
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Mr Walter CHROMIK Sworn Translator |
Committee member |
I was born in East Germany, went to school in Dresden and studied English and Russian at Leipzig University. I graduated as a translator specialising in translation in the shipbuilding industry and maritime sector, oil and gas industry. I am a sworn translator based in Wismar on the coast of the Baltic Sea in Northern Germany. Personal: I love fish and chips |
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Ms Laila FRIESE MA DipTrans MCIL |
Committee member |
I’m a freelance translator and editor based in Cambridge, working from German and Russian into English. I joined the German Language Society shortly before lockdown and I’m looking forward to the day when we can all start exploring our German language connections to places near and far in person! Personal: I love gardening |
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