The following article was first published on April 5, 2016, on www.germany.info, the website of the German Missions in the United States. Published by permission of the German Consulate General Houston. The majority of Americans view Germany in a positive light and Germany is considered the top non-English speaking U.S. […]
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Register Now For German Classes
Dear Friends and Students of the German Institute for the Southwest, You can now register for our 6 Week Spring Classes, which will run from April 18 to May 25, 2016. We have four levels of Goethe-Institut language instruction for you, as follows: Monday and Wednesday Mornings from 10:00 a.m. […]
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Osterspaziergang
Vom Eise befreit sind Strom und Bäche Durch des Frühlings holden, belebenden Blick; Im Tale grünet Hoffnungsglück; Der alte Winter, in seiner Schwäche, Zog sich in rauhe Berge zurück. Von dort her sendet er, fliehend, nur Ohnmächtige Schauer körnigen Eises In Streifen über die grünende Flur; Aber die Sonne duldet […]
Stellenangebot fuer Deutschlehrer/in
Das German Institute for the Southwest (Houston), ein Goethe-Institut Pruefungszentrum, sucht eine/n Deutschlehrer/in fuer eine Anfaengerklasse, Deutsch als Fremdsprache (Niveau A 1.1), zunaechst als Urlaubsvertretung fuer die Zeit vom 18. April bis zum 25. Mai 2016, an Montag- und Mittwochabenden von 18.30h bis 20.00h. Der/die ideale Kandidat/in beherscht deutsch als […]
German Institute for the Southwest the only Accredited Goethe Testing Center in Houston
The German Institute for the Southwest (GIS) is the only fully accredited Goethe-Institut Testing Center (Goethe Prüfungszentrum) in Houston, Texas. We provide qualified language classes to teenagers and adults on all levels – beginning, intermediate, and advanced – that lead to the highly-recognized Goethe exams from levels A1 to C2. […]
German Consul General Ricarda Redeker Makes Houston Rodeo History
German Consul General Ricarda Redeker made history at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo last Saturday (March 5, 2016), when she rode in the Grand Entry of RodeoHouston on International Day. This is a first in the history of the rodeo and in the history of the German Consulate General […]
International Days at the 2016 Houston Rodeo
No matter if you’ve just arrived, have been here for a long while, or were born here, you have to know about the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, a tradition since 1931. Last year 2.5 million visitors attended the events and activities over a three-week period. But it’s not all […]
HOWDY RODEO FANS AT THE GERMAN INSTITUTE!!!
I am a volunteer for the Carnival Ticket Sales Committee representing the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. Through the sales of HALF PRICE carnival packs and admission tickets and the solicitation of donations, our dedicated volunteers raised more than $7.8 million last year alone to help support the Show’s mission […]
German Tongue Twisters or “Zungenbrecher”
What is a tongue twister? tongue-twist·er noun noun: tongue-twister; plural noun: tongue-twisters 1. a sequence of words or sounds, typically of an alliterative kind, that are difficult to pronounce quickly and correctly, as, for example, “tie twine to three tree twigs.” Was ist ein Zungenbrecher? Zun¬gen¬bre¬cher, der Wortart: Substantiv, maskulin; […]
The Texas German Society Announces its 33rd Annual Convention
Many of you came to see Dr. Hans Boas at the Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association’s meeting on January 28, 2016, when he told us about his Texas German Language Program at the University of Texas. Now you can experience Texas Germans and their customs, as they were passed down, in […]