Sommerfest 2010
This year’s German teacher award ceremony was held in King's Hall, Newcastle University, recognising three of the best teachers of the German language in the UK.
It was attended by many involved in German language teaching nationwide as well as guests from the Goethe Institute and the Scottish Consul General. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Chris Brink, delivered his address in German, much to the pleasure of the mainly bi-lingual audience.
The afternoon seminar sparked enthusiastic debate on the importance of German and indeed all foreign language teaching in the UK and how best to preserve and promote it in the face of government cuts and a declining uptake at GCSE and A-Level.
Full details of the event may be found on the Routes into Languages website.
To get involved or add to the debate, then join the wall of language campaign.
published on: 22nd September 2010