Showing posts with label just add German. Show all posts
Showing posts with label just add German. Show all posts

Friday, October 17, 2014

Read about Americans studying in Germay

JUST ADD GERMAN BLOG

Is there one student who seems particularly interesting?  Hope you pick a few to follow throughout the year!

QUIZ on Germany and German Culture

CHECK THIS OUT.  ANSWERS GIVEN AFTERWARDS.  LET US KNOW YOUR FIRST SCORE.  

Which questions were interesting?

Which were difficult?

Are you motivated to retake the quiz for a better result?

(How many tries did it take for you to get 100%?  Me?  2x! ---rsb) 

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Deadline: Oct 15: What's German around here? PHOTO Competition

Discover and showcase local German-American connections in your hometown.

Use your camera to document history, architecture, language, people and groups, or other creative impressions and send us your best picture with a short description.
The best picture will be determined by a panel from the German-American community!

Enter this contest by completing the entry form on www.justaddgerman.org/photo-contest by 10/15/2014 and you could be the winner of one of these amazing prizes:

    1st Place: 1 iPad Air
    2nd-4th Places:  1 iPod shuffle (each)
    5th-15th Places: 1 iTunes gift card (each)
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Olga Liamkina, Ph.D.
Educational Liaison
Goethe-Institut New York

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Local German Connections: Find them! Photograph them! Win!

Discover and showcase local German-American connections in your hometown. Use your camera to document history, architecture, language, people and groups, or other creative impressions and send us your best picture with a short description.
The best picture will be determined by a panel from the German-American community.
Enter the Contest by completing this Entry Form by 10/15/2014.
PRIZES
•    1st Place: 1 iPad Air
•    2nd–4th Places: 1 iPod shuffle (each)
•    5th–15th Places: 1 iTunes gift card (each)
RULES
•    Eligibility: Open to U.S. residents up to and including 18 years of age.
•    How to Enter: Entries with all required information received by October 15, 2014, 11:59 pm, will be eligible for the expert panel’s process. The text should not be longer than about 150 words.
•    Required Information: name, email address, school, mailing address, phone number, and a short description of your subject no longer than about 150 words. Send entries to justaddgerman@newyork.goethe.org with entry details and short description in the email body and the photo as attachment. 
•    Format: Use a high-quality, high resolution picture, which you have taken and own. Do not use a picture from the internet. All persons on the picture must agree to the picture being made public. If you are shown in your picture and are under 18 years old, you must have permission from a parent or guardian to participate. 
•    Prize Drawing: The sponsor will determine the ranking of winning entries via a panel process, which will rate the entries on metrics including relevance and quality. 
•    Winner Notification: Winners will be notified via email and social media, and secondarily by phone.
•    Sponsor: The contest is sponsored by Just Add German; a promotional campaign hosted at the Goethe-Institut New York’s Language Department, 72 Spring St., 11th Floor, New York, NY 10012, www.justaddgerman.org. Participation in this contest constitutes agreement to all official rules. The sponsor’s decisions are final and binding. The sponsor will own the right to display and reproduce any entries and to exclude any entries deemed offensive.