German Culture Pages in English

Below you find selected culture pages our students of English (EFL) have produced in optional language classes at the Institut für Anglistik/Amerikanistik, Technische Universität Dresden (Germany), in the past. Our aim is provide information about our culture, other cultures and issues related to student life in Dresden/Germany and abroad. The individual culture pages are not updated and some of the information provided may be obsolete. The content of the pages does not reflect the opinion of our department or Dresden University of Technology.

Udoka Ogbue

2003

Amish
Dresden students look into Amish culture
TU Dresden - Kent State University Exchange Guide
American students provide a starter for the TUD - KSU exchange programme
African American Arts in Nashville
seen through the eyes of a Dresden student

2002

American Lesbian Photography
Dresden students look into past and present
Price of Freedom
Afro-German project
Foreign students in Dresden
international students' views on Dresden

2001

Working in the USA
a Dresden student shares her experience
Novelland
British literature guide for students of English

1999

Cinema in Dresden
guide to non mainstream and foreign language films in Dresden
Experiencing Israel
two students have travelled to Israel

2000

Eating in America
American food and culture as seen by two German students touring the US

Elbhangfest Dresden
guide to street festival along the Elbe river dedicated to the regional culture

Jewish Life in Dresden
students explore the local Jewish community
Literature in Dresden
students find out about contemporary writers in their neighbourhood

1997

Student exchange guide
to help you take your first steps in Dresden
Dresden at night
cinemas, pubs and clubs
German - British culture page
do's and dont's in Germany

1998

Belmont guide
student guide to our partner university in Nashville, TN

Red Ryder
Dresden students theatre performance "When you comin' back, Red Ryder?"

Sächsische Schweiz
leisure time activities in the surroundings of Dresden
Or gugge ma'
Saxon language guide

Would you like to know more?

Our students have had at least 6-8 years of English. They usually work in pairs or groups and together decide on a topic with everybody having specific tasks to do. To keep track of what they do and to practise writing, they also keep a journal. To give you an example, check out the Red Ryder journal.

Culture Pages Project:

prerequisites: basic Internet skills (WWW, E-mail, FTP)

aims: create culture pages on the WWW, practise creative writing and problem solving, focus on student-oriented learning and team work, raise inter-cultural awareness

realisation: time schedule - 1 semester (October/February and April/June)

requirements: choose specific topic area, present team project pages and personal homepage, keep journal and write final essay summarizing topic and evaluating project

Would you like to take a look at some class and resource pages our students use to practise their English and Internet applications?

Mastering Internet Basics

Internet Advanced Class

contact: homepage / e-mail
last revised: 13 February 2004