You are cordially invited to a reception celebrating Europe Day on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at 6:00 p.m., in the Legacy Room at City Hall, 901 Bagby, Houston, TX 77002. Europe Day celebrates continuous peace and unity in the European Union. This celebration will bring together a mix of the […]
Announcements
Let the Spirit Move You – Deutscher Pfingstgottesdienst
Let the Spirit move you in German and other languages! Pastor Karin Liebster and Vicar Iris Schneider-Ungar of Christ the King Lutheran Church cordially invite you and your family to celebrate with them a German-language Pentecost service on May 15 at 4:00 p.m. in the wonderfully renovated church (nave). The […]
Texas Gulf Coast Flood Response Information from the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross – Greater Houston Chapter has been our home for our German language classes since we began in January. They have been of invaluable help to us, and now they help a region in need. The American Red Cross Texas Gulf Coast Region, is headquartered at the […]
The Greater Houston Area Red Cross Needs your Donation for Disaster Relief
The American Red Cross – Greater Houston Chapter has been our home for our German language classes since we began in January. They have been of invaluable help to us, and now they need help for their disaster relief. The American Red Cross Texas Gulf Coast Region, is headquartered at […]
Austrian Cultural Forum New York: Young Scholars Travel Grants 2016
The Austrian Cultural Forum New York (ACFNY) and the German Studies Association (GSA) are happy to announce that there will be limited funds available to support selected young Austrian Studies scholars who will participate in this year’s conference of the German Studies Association in San Diego from 29 September to […]
Study Looks at American Perceptions of Germany
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. […]
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. […]