Author Archives: Department of German

futurGenerator Internships in Freiburg and Berlin Summer 2022

Posted on March 15, 2022

futurGenerator Internships in Freiburg and Berlin Summer 2022   Dear Students, Learning German? Interested in gaining work experience during your studies while taking advantage of your German skills? Whatever your major is, the iPRAKTIKUM team is ready to help you find an exciting internship opportunity in Freiburg, one of Europe’s greenest cities, or Berlin, which was recently ranked as Germany’s social innovation capital. We offer pre-placement advising, support while you are on the job, and post-internship follow-up. How an internship can benefit you: Apply the skills you learn in the classroom in workplace situations. Gain valuable experience in innovative green-sector companies and organizations. Practice your German and develop global fluency. Gain insight into international work culture and jump-start a future career. Engage with local and global communities. Get course credit or a co-curricular citation on your U of T transcript.   The iPRAKTIKUM team is accepting statements of interest for our Germany-based program, futurGenerator, which focusses on sustainability and social innovation-oriented organizations and companies in a variety of fields, including environmental education, migration projects, policy and practical conservation work. *We are very pleased to be able to support your placement with a stipend to help cover some of your living ... Read More »

Yiddish in the City Internships (Bialik Hebrew Day School)

Posted on March 15, 2022

Yiddish in the City Internships   Dear Yiddish Students, The iPRAKTIKUM team is pleased to announce yet another great opportunity with “Yiddish in the City”, this time with the Bialik Hebrew Day School. The program identifies needs in the broader Toronto community which can be fulfilled by a University of Toronto Yiddish student. This will be an opportunity to gain professional credentials as well as connect to the local Jewish community. Your internship experience can be accredited in the form of a Co-Curricular Record (CCR) that will appear on your U of T transcript. This is a paid opportunity that will take place in person. Bialik Hebrew Day School Bialik is the only school in Toronto which provides secular Yiddish instruction. As an intern, you will be observing and assisting the Yiddish teacher. Tasks can include: co-teaching, tutoring, mentoring, developing learning materials. The Bialik Yiddish curriculum is currently in its forth year of redevelopment, along the strands of culture, history, music and literature, with an emphasis on local community history. Dates: March to June 2022 Sessions: Tuesday or Thursdays, either mornings (9am-12pm) or afternoons (1-4pm) We welcome applications from people who: love learning are committed, creative and enthusiastic can inspire and communicate ... Read More »

Adaptation: Teaching 21st Century Skills

Posted on December 3, 2018

DAAD German Language Teaching & Learning Workshop The fourth annual conference offers the chance to learn from experts in the field and to mingle with peers from other Canadian universities in an intellectually stimulating and collegial context. We are especially excited about this year’s line-up of speakers: Daniel Bowles from Boston College, Nicolay Ostrau from Dartmouth College, Maria Morrison from McGill University, James Skidmore from Waterloo University, Jason Lieblang from UBC, and a speaker from the Goethe-Institut Toronto. Coming soon! December 8th and 9th 2018 Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto, 1 Devonshire Place Read More »