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Deutsch für die Zukunft

(German for the Future)

 

German language week at Rangeview P.S

 

German Language Week in May 2025

 

The Goethe-Institut in Australia and New Zealand have initiated a focus on the German language in May supported by the Association of German Teachers of Victoria Inc. The Goethe-Institut is a worldwide organisation promoting German language and culture.

 

German is the official language of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Belgium, Luxembourg and South Tyrol in Italy. It is also one of the official languages of the European Union, and spoken throughout the world as a first or second language.

 

German is the fifth most identified European ancestry in Australia behind English, Irish, Scottish and Italian. 

 

German is an important language of science, technology, engineering, commerce and the arts.

 

German compliments any career pathway. Check out the Success Stories on this website: https://germanforthefuture.vic.edu.au/ 

 

German Language Week is an annual event aimed at celebrating and promoting the German language and culture.  The German Language Week will take place between May 1 and May 31.

 

Our school is participating in German Language Week by saying a tongue twister at the senior school assembly on Monday the 2nd of June!

 

The tongue twister is:

Der Mondschein schien schon schön!

(The moonlight was already shining beautifully!)

 

For further tongue twisters to practise pronunciation you can visit: https://www.zungenbrecher.org/

 

DID YOU KNOW?

By our German Captain, Maheli

German Fun Facts

  1. Germany started the Christmas tree tradition in the 16th century, when Christians started bringing decorated trees into their homes.
  1. There are three noun genders in the German language: masculine, feminine and neuter.
  1. Germany has the highest recycling rate in the world, recycling 66% of its waste.

Should you have any queries about how to best support your child’s German language development, we would love to hear from you.

 

Frau Angelina Rosas-Ortiz                             Frau Ulrike Lindner