Chartered Institute
of Linguists
German Language Society
Forthcoming events are currently being planned and will be publicised here soon.
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 and engage with universities, cultural institutions, 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 CL |
Chair |
My passion for languages started when I learned to read. I realised that education, art, and communication are the key to universal understanding between different cultures and ideologies. I speak seven languages and currently work for one of the leading global ERP entities as a field marketer. Apart from my main job, I own a digital marketing agency. I create bespoke language courses for diplomats and C level professionals and teach at the UCL - School for Slavonic and Eastern European Studies in the evenings. I joined CIOL in 2017 and was elected to Council in March 2019. I finished my three years term and decided to give the opportunity to other colleagues who wanted to gain experience as Council Members. 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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Mr Walter CHROMIK Sworn Translator FCIL |
Member/Curriculum advisor |
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, maritime sector, and oil and gas industry. I am a sworn translator based in Wismar on the coast of the Baltic Sea in Northern Germany. I'm delighted to be a Fellow member and help create the German Language Society curriculum. Personal: I love fish & chips |
If you are interested in supporting the German Language Society we'd be delighted to hear from you.
Simply log your interest here and we will contact you for a no obligation discussion.
