I hope you're enjoying your summer!
I will be back at the Edelweiss Club in the fall presenting German Games Night and television programming under a new title "Flimmerkiste" which will expand beyond my previous offering of TV German Aktuell. It's going to be more fun than before, and I hope to see you there!
In the meantime, anyone wanting to expand their German vocabulary without thinking too hard about it might want to download a screensaver from Duden which includes some of the 5000 words added to the 25th edition of the Duden Rechtschreibung. These words, being new, are of course topical!
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Ich hoffe dass Sie ihren Sommer genießen!
Ich komme wieder im Herbst zum Edelweiss Club zurück und präsentiere German Games Night (modern deutsche Gesellschaftspiele) und Fernsehprogramme unter den neuen Rubrik "Flimmerkiste", eine Ausweitung von meinem bisherigen Angebot TV German Aktuell. Viel Spaß erwartet uns, und ich hoffe dass wir uns treffen!
Inzwischen, jeder der Ihren Wortschatz aufbauen will, ohne sich zu viel zu bemühen, kann sich einen Bildschirmschoner von Duden, der 125 von den 5.000 neuen Wörter aus dem 25. deutsche Rechtschreibung vorstellt, herunterladen. Diese Wörter, die neu sind, sind natürlich aktuell!
Showing posts with label TV: German Aktuell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TV: German Aktuell. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Deutschfreunde for June & July 2009
Grüße an alle!
This is a reminder of the activities I'll be hosting at the Edelweiss Club (108 Niagara Street in James Bay) during the month of June. German will indeed be spoken!
Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch!
A note that you are attending is appreciated--it helps with arranging for refreshments.
Please note that between July 4-30, I will not be hosting any events at the Club. My schedule will return in August.
German Games Night
Wednesday, June 17 ••• 7:00 PM until late
Friday, June 19 ••• 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Friday, July 3 ••• 7:00 PM until late
Join us for some board games, including modern classics like Die Siedler von Catan, Auf Achse, Zug um Zug Märklin, Bohnanza, Scrabble and others. New this month: Tabu, Thurn und Taxis and 6 Nimmt!
Play a favourite, or try something new!
Fußballfreunde Deutschland
Wednesday, June 24 ••• 7:00 PM until late
This presentation about Germanfootball will include a look back at the recently completed Bundesliga season and UEFA tournament, a selection from the D:SF series "Bundesliga Hits", as well as the feature film: Der Triumph von München, a documentary about the 1974 World Cup in Germany. Skandalen, "Total Football", Die Wasserschlacht, und nicht nur die fußballerischen Höhepunkte, auch die wichtige politische und kulturelle Ereignisse des Sommers 1974.
Fußballfreude pur!
TV Aktuell
Wednesday, June 17 ••• 8:00 - 10:00 PM
The TV in the pub will be showing short German-language TV documentaries and other programming. For June, expect, among other programming, a selection of German quiz shows and news programs, along with more episodes of ARD's Jahresschau, a special series of documentaries featuring 60-year history of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Come to watch, come to talk!
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Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Michael Poplawski
Victoria, BC Canada
http://deutschfreunde.blogspot.com
250-882-1239
This is a reminder of the activities I'll be hosting at the Edelweiss Club (108 Niagara Street in James Bay) during the month of June. German will indeed be spoken!
Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch!
A note that you are attending is appreciated--it helps with arranging for refreshments.
Please note that between July 4-30, I will not be hosting any events at the Club. My schedule will return in August.
German Games Night
Wednesday, June 17 ••• 7:00 PM until late
Friday, June 19 ••• 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Friday, July 3 ••• 7:00 PM until late
Join us for some board games, including modern classics like Die Siedler von Catan, Auf Achse, Zug um Zug Märklin, Bohnanza, Scrabble and others. New this month: Tabu, Thurn und Taxis and 6 Nimmt!
Play a favourite, or try something new!
Fußballfreunde Deutschland
Wednesday, June 24 ••• 7:00 PM until late
This presentation about Germanfootball will include a look back at the recently completed Bundesliga season and UEFA tournament, a selection from the D:SF series "Bundesliga Hits", as well as the feature film: Der Triumph von München, a documentary about the 1974 World Cup in Germany. Skandalen, "Total Football", Die Wasserschlacht, und nicht nur die fußballerischen Höhepunkte, auch die wichtige politische und kulturelle Ereignisse des Sommers 1974.
Fußballfreude pur!
TV Aktuell
Wednesday, June 17 ••• 8:00 - 10:00 PM
The TV in the pub will be showing short German-language TV documentaries and other programming. For June, expect, among other programming, a selection of German quiz shows and news programs, along with more episodes of ARD's Jahresschau, a special series of documentaries featuring 60-year history of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Come to watch, come to talk!
--
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Michael Poplawski
Victoria, BC Canada
http://deutschfreunde.
250-882-1239
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Activities Report for the 2009 Edelweiss Club Annual General Meeting
As you may know, I have been coordinating activities at the Club and have had challenges having my activities promoted by the club on the web site and in the newsletter. I'm happy to say that things are improving in these areas, and those who have been attending have had a good time, but I would like to see more people give the activities a try--they just might be surprised to learn what the activities really are about.
German Games Night
This activity has been successful in bringing a diverse group of people together three times a month throughout the winter and early spring, with German speakers both native and learners. Everybody who has come has made new friends!
A typical evening includes playing two games--usually a board game which takes 2-3 hours, and then a shorter game to wind things down.
I've been pleased that Germans visiting Victoria have discovered this activity. A little disappointing is that attendance by German learners has been low, meaning that there is indeed room for growth. I would like to see more German students from UVic and the German school give game playing a try as means of using the language they are learning and have fun doing it.
I plan to continue organizing this activity throughout the year, and I would like to see more people give the activity a try--there is more to German board games than "Mensch Ärgere Dich Nicht"!
Fußballfreunde Deutschland & Football Friends Germany
Participation in this event has been low and I've reduced the frequency to once per month, down from two. I am continuing presentations on the bar's screen from my significant library of football-related films and I've also recently been able to present current football programming from German television. Fußballfreunde Deutschland is a great opportunity to watch and discuss current and past events in German football!
TV German Aktuell
This program has seen little participation but I plan to continue it once a month on Wednesdays. I present entertaining and informative documentaries and news programs, and occasionally a short film, giving us a chance to hear German spoken and also to discuss the program during and afterwards. Something I have in mind for the future is to show movies which have been dubbed into German, with German subtitles, in order to give people more opportunities to practice their German in the company of other speakers.
Amazon.de Ordering Group
During the year, sometime in advance of Christmas, I will be placing an order from Amazon.de for books, CDs, DVDs, calendars, board games and other things Amazon.de sells, and anyone interested is welcome to take part in an order. This is not a business venture--the aim of making the order larger is to save money on shipping, and ordering via Amazon.de is quite economical once an order gets over 100 € or so. This is a great opportunity for people to get a nice item from Germany who aren't able to find it via other means. Amazon.de has a huge selection--have a look!
German Games Night
This activity has been successful in bringing a diverse group of people together three times a month throughout the winter and early spring, with German speakers both native and learners. Everybody who has come has made new friends!
A typical evening includes playing two games--usually a board game which takes 2-3 hours, and then a shorter game to wind things down.
I've been pleased that Germans visiting Victoria have discovered this activity. A little disappointing is that attendance by German learners has been low, meaning that there is indeed room for growth. I would like to see more German students from UVic and the German school give game playing a try as means of using the language they are learning and have fun doing it.
I plan to continue organizing this activity throughout the year, and I would like to see more people give the activity a try--there is more to German board games than "Mensch Ärgere Dich Nicht"!
Fußballfreunde Deutschland & Football Friends Germany
Participation in this event has been low and I've reduced the frequency to once per month, down from two. I am continuing presentations on the bar's screen from my significant library of football-related films and I've also recently been able to present current football programming from German television. Fußballfreunde Deutschland is a great opportunity to watch and discuss current and past events in German football!
TV German Aktuell
This program has seen little participation but I plan to continue it once a month on Wednesdays. I present entertaining and informative documentaries and news programs, and occasionally a short film, giving us a chance to hear German spoken and also to discuss the program during and afterwards. Something I have in mind for the future is to show movies which have been dubbed into German, with German subtitles, in order to give people more opportunities to practice their German in the company of other speakers.
Amazon.de Ordering Group
During the year, sometime in advance of Christmas, I will be placing an order from Amazon.de for books, CDs, DVDs, calendars, board games and other things Amazon.de sells, and anyone interested is welcome to take part in an order. This is not a business venture--the aim of making the order larger is to save money on shipping, and ordering via Amazon.de is quite economical once an order gets over 100 € or so. This is a great opportunity for people to get a nice item from Germany who aren't able to find it via other means. Amazon.de has a huge selection--have a look!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
TV German Aktuell Oktober 15
Tonight's TV presentation included Galileo Episodes:
Kaufhaus Geheimnisse. Tricks that department stores use to get us to buy things, revealed! A psychologist explains what we can find in a typical department store that compels us to buy more than what we bargained for, with examples shown from Berlin's famous, and giant KaDeWe, located on the Kurfürstendamm. I exhausted myself walking around this gigantic overpriced store! One of the guests at the Club watching tonight (Paul) works at The Brick here in town, and could tell us the same kind of tricks were used here, too.
- Rechtsirrtümer Bus und Bahn. This piece featured questions relating to laws that cover people's behaviour on Germany's buses and trains--a popular subject of mine. While I didn't ride the buses much in Germany, I spent a lot of time on the trains, especially in Berlin. I was honest and bought my monthly passes, but I saw no shortage of the ticket checkers that work free-lance, and they are out there to earn some dough!
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