Seminars, Conferences and Calls for Papers

The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota has sponsored a summer institute program for second language teachers since 1996. These internationally-known institutes reflect CARLA's commitment to link research and theory with practical applications for the classroom.

The Fulbright Commission in Berlin is pleased to announce the German Studies Seminar 2012 for U.S. Scholars at American Universities and Colleges

The 2012 seminar will take place from June 12 - 23, 2012, in Germany and focus on "Nation-State and European Identity” and be conducted in English.

Additional program information can be found at the Fulbright website at www.fulbright.de/togermany/grants/german-studies-seminar.html

The Checkpoint Charlie Foundation will sponsor a summer study program in Berlin, Germany, for U.S. secondary school teachers: “2012 Berlin Summer Academy: The Holocaust & Present-day Jewish Life in Germany,” from July 15 - 22, 2012. Applications are due by April 1, 2012.   

Located on the beautiful campus of Davidson College, NC, the Davidson College Summer Institute for German Teachers offers a convenient, affordable, and intellectually stimulating summer format for middle and high school teachers to increase their mastery of German and knowledge of Germanic literatures and cultures while earning teaching certificate renewal credits (one Davidson undergraduate course credit, equivalent to four semester hours). $400 covers everything, incl. registration and transcript fees, room and board.