Your Summer in Heidelberg
Starting in 2027, students can add two weeks to their 6-week summer intensive language program for a total of 8 weeks (9 U.S. Credits). In the first six weeks, we offer 90 contact hours (6 Credits) of either Intermediate (second year) or Advanced German (third year) language instruction, with ca. 10 local excursions built into the curriculum and a 3-day excursion to Berlin.
In weeks 7 & 8, students may take “Contemporary Controversies in German Culture” (45 contact hours/3 Credits), a debate-style seminar in which we role-play the most current issues in German politics and society. We plan to offer this course at two language levels as well, for both intermediate and advanced students.
This change introduces flexibility and spreads out the contact hours over a longer period of time, creating more space for AJY excursions, personal travel, and host family interactions. It also reflects the most common wish students have voiced at the end of recent summer programs: that they would have liked the program to go on for longer!
Guest Lecturers
AJY welcomes guest lecturers Kristin and Scott for the Summer Program 27′.
Dr. Kristin Lange
Kristin is an Associate Professor of German in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Elon University, North Carolina. She is interested in language learning and teaching, language change (especially in German and English), and the influence of social media on language teaching and learning. Currently, she is working on everyday texts (memes, tweets, etc.) and how they can be implemented meaningfully in the language classroom.
Scott Windham
Scott is a Professor of German in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Elon University, North Carolina. After graduating from Davidson College, he studied comparative literature (mostly German and French) at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a lifelong Tar Heel fan who enjoys hiking, travel, and NC BBQ. As a teacher-scholar, he investigates ways to teach language (including grammar) in order to promote critical thinking and cultural investigation. Scott also has an ongoing interest in the ways in which Germany and the Germans have been portrayed in the long wake of Nazism.
