With apologies for cross-posting! Posted on behalf of the Oxford German Network - please do forward to any UK schools, teachers and young learners of German you may know.
Dear All,
Every year, the Oxford German Network calls all young learners of German to participate in its national German competition, the Oxford German Olympiad. In 2016/2017, we will be exploring German peoples, languages and culture beyond the borders of Germany with the theme 'Deutsch(e) jenseits von Deutschland – German(s) beyond Germany'. Taking German and Germany as an example, we ask you to reflect on the way in which peoples have always migrated and taken their languages and stories with them, on how languages and cultures are almost never confined to one geographical area or a single nation.
The tasks, inspiration and guidelines for the Olympiad's first round, directed at pupils from year 5 to 13 (age 9-18 years), are now online and can be accessed here:
http://www.ogn.ox.ac.uk/oxford-german-olympiad-2017
http://www.ogn.ox.ac.uk/deutsche-jenseits-von-deutschland
http://www.ogn.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/olympiad_2017_full_task_guidelines.pdf
You will find plenty of historical and literary material around this topic to inspire you on OGN's website - on diasporas, literature in dialects, exile literature and contemporary spoken word poetry - and we'll be adding more material in due course. So watch this space! Please share these links with classmates, friends and teachers who might be interested. Spread the word!
We look forward to receiving your entires by 12 noon, Friday 17 March 2017. If you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to get in touch by emailing [log in to unmask]
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