German Language and the History of Emigration to North America
Living and Studying in the city of Bremen
The city and state of Bremen is full of cultural and historical opportunities to explore. With museums, theatres, and art museums as well as shopping, and tourist destinations, Bremen offers a large selection of entertainment for everyone.
Transportation around the city is easy - just a short tram or bus ride away from anything you may need. Or walk through the city centre and enjoy the modern lifestyle while surrounded by history and culture.
Bremen offers an ideal place to study, with multiple education institutions and plenty of resources to further learning. While full of intellectual prospect, the city also presents abundant social and leisure opportunities for students.
Course content
German Language
Your stay in Bremen can be made much easier with the ability to communicate with the locals. This course includes German language courses to facilitate this process or improve your level of proficiency, working towards fluency in the German language. Teaching German in everyday situations, it offers an introduction to German language basics.
Level A1
A1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Course description
Learning basic German (speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing, communicative grammar) with the aid of modern teaching methods (incl. e-learning in the Language Learning Center), introduction to short news articles and television news, applying language for everyday communication in and around Bremen.
Level A2
A2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Course description
Building on basic language skills: Communication in everyday situations, writing practice, communicative grammar using modern teaching aids (incl. e-learning in the Language Learning Center), applying modern reading and listening strategies, learning and using current vocabulary in communicative situations (e. g. leisure, travel).
History of Emigration to North America
Bremen's port in Bremerhaven has played an important role in history concerning the emigration from Germany to North America. Learn about this process through various sources in our beautiful city, rich with cultural heritage.
Through lectures, seminars, and individual research, this course offers the chance to investigate German history, history of emigration, integration, multicultural issues, and much more, culminating in a project to track down the desiny of emigrants originating from our harbour.
To complement these studies, classes travel to focal points in and around Bremen such as a visit to the German Emigration Center in Bremerhaven to learn more about the destiny of the emigrants in past centuries. A trip to Germany‘s vibrant capital Berlin will round off the cultural experience of life and culture in modern-day Germany.
Facts and figures
Course date | June 10th – July 5th, 2013 |
Registration deadline | March 31st, 2013 |
Target group | open to students of all disciplines and those who have completed at least one year of college or the equivalent |
Course fee | 1900,- € |
Additional info
Total course hours: 105
Language course: 60 hours
History course: 45 hours
Information and registration:
Universität Bremen
Fremdsprachenzentrum
Internationale Sommerkurse
Bibliothekstraße 1
28359 Bremen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 421 | 218 - 61 96 5,
Fax: +49 (0) 421 | 218 - 98 61 96 5
Email: sommerkurs@uni-bremen.de
Costs
Fees for the course amount to 1900 €.
Payment is possible by bank transfer or check.
Bank details | |
Name of bank | Bremer Landesbank |
Bank code (BLZ) | 290 500 00 |
Account No. | 1 070 500 022 |
BIC code | BRLADE22 |
IBAN | DE 20 290 500 00 1070 500 022 |
Recipient | Universität Bremen |
Reason for payment | EK 50010100, IA 47020012, Uni-Sommerkurse, Name of student |
Please note that all the bank/money transfer fees have to be paid by you. In order to register, please send in the confirmation of payment to the address:
Universität Bremen
Fremdsprachenzentrum
Internationale Sommerkurse
Bibliothekstraße 1
28359 Bremen
Germany
We will send you confirmation upon receipt of your registration. A processing fee of 90,- Euros will be retained upon cancellation of your registration. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made within three weeks of the course start date.
The University of Bremen does not provide health insurance for participants of the summer course.
Registration
You can register online at: http://www.fremdsprachenzentrum-bremen.de/2269.0.html
Deutsches Auwandererhaus, Fotograf: Werner Huthmacher
