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Goethe’s The Elf-King

For German language learners, it is exciting to read Goethe’s famous poem The Erl-King, also called The Elf-King, written in 1782 and published as Der Erlkönig. The poem is based on the Germanic legend of an evil elf who haunts the Black Forest, luring children to destruction. It was translated into English by Sir Walter Scott and set to music in a famous song by Franz Schubert.

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The Academy has become a member of the Cambridge University Penfriends Initiative

Georgian-German Academy has become a member of the Cambridge University Penfriends School network.  The membership allows our students and lecturers to organize joint presentations, discussions, and other academic activities with partner school. The students can meet their Penfriends from different countries and hold discussions on exciting topics.   The Academy plans to engage actively in the events of […]

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German for Beginners. First Contact

Hallo, ich heiße Albert.                                             Hello. My name is Albert.
Wie heißt du?                                                             What’s your name?
Mein Name ist Adriane Schmidt.                            My name’s Adriane Schmidt.

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Tory MP fails to understand Glaswegian accent

There has been an interesting case in the British parliament on 18 October 2018. The SNP’s David Linden, MP for Glasgow East, asked about improvements to disability access during House of Commons Commission questions. Representative of the commission, former minister Sir Paul Beresford twice asked Mr Linden to repeat himself because he could not understand what he had said…

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