Your Summer in Heidelberg
Our 6-week Summer Program is built for students at the 200 and 300 level, i.e., with at least two semesters of German who want to give their German a big boost and earn 6-9 college credits while doing so. The program combines language instruction, fields trips, and living in a host family into a truly immersive experience for our students.
The program fee of $6,780.00 (9 credits)/$6,030.00 (6 credits) covers:
Summer Courses
The AJY 6-week Summer Program offers intensive language courses (6 credits, 90 contact hours) at the 200 level (for students with 2 semesters of German or equivalent proficiency) and at the 300 level (for students with at least 4 semester of German or equivalent proficiency). The curriculum for the language courses is built around co-curricular excursions and site visits in Heidelberg and beyond. Students may take an additional 3-credit course (Contemporary Controversies in German Culture, 45 contact hours). This option is especially recommended for students at the advanced stage.
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.
