Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures University of Toronto

Dear German Students, Find out if teaching is your thing! The iPRAKTIKUM team is pleased to announce the fifth edition of the ‘German in the City School Partnership’, an internship program that sends qualified U of T students to German programs at GTA schools. The ‘German in the City’ program is designed to provide you with an opportunity to use your German skills in a work environment, make professional contacts in the teaching field, and contribute to the broader GTA 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. These are paid placements that may include co-teaching, job shadowing, one-on-one tutoring, mentoring, and the development of learning materials and special projects. You may also interact with graduate student mentors on and off site. Teaching assignments and tasks will be assigned in consultation with our lead teachers on site. Every effort will be made to accommodate your course schedule and other commitments at the U of T. The iPRAKTIKUM team is looking for undergraduate students who have completed at least GER 300 and are able to commit 2-4 hours per week during the fall or spring ... Read More »

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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   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 »

Dear Yiddish Students, The iPRAKTIKUM team is pleased to announce yet another great opportunity with “Yiddish in the City”, this time with the Ontario Jewish Archives. 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 remotely. The Ontario Jewish Archives – OJA – is the largest repository of Jewish life in Canada. Founded in 1973, the OJA acquires, preserves and makes accessible the records that chronicle Ontario’s Jewish history. A significant portion of the OJA’s collection is in Yiddish, the language of the majority of Jewish immigrants who settled in Ontario in the early to mid-twentieth century. Students will gain valuable field experience with hands-on archival work, including describing, and translating records, and producing digital content (such as blog and social media posts) highlighting Yiddish records in the collection. Priority will be given to those students who are adept at working with ... Read More »

The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures stands in solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in their fight against the Russian invasion. We condemn the unprovoked acts of aggression of the Russian Federation and Belarus in the strongest possible terms. We are deeply concerned about the growing humanitarian crisis and the violence and hardships to which the population of Ukraine is being subjected. We join the world in standing behind Ukraine and hope for a swift end of the war and restoration of peace in Europe. Read More »

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ORI ROTLEVY is a postdoctoral fellow at the Franz Rosenzweig Minerva Research Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and teaches philosophy at Tel Aviv University... Read More »

Associate Professor of German, Teaching Stream Contact info erol.boran@utoronto.ca Office University of Toronto Odette Hall 309 50 St. Joseph Street Toronto, ON M5S 3L5 Phone: 416-926-2317 Secretary: 416-926-2324 Classes 2022-2023 GER194HF Our Vampires, Ourselves GER322HF Kafka in Context GER334HF Turkish-German Intersections GER220HS Monsters, Murderers, Magic GER401HS Advanced German 2 GER431HS The Power of Poetry Office Hours Friday 1-3pm (fall) Monday 1-3pm (winter) Book Release ***Book release on Dec. 27, 2022: Die Geschichte des türkisch-deutschen Theaters und Kabaretts*** Background M.A. Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg 1996 Ph.D. Ohio State University 2004 Erol Boran offers courses on German literature, language and theater, and directs the German student theater, Theater DU. He is a recipient of the Faculty of Arts and Science Outstanding Teaching Award (2019) and the Innovate German Award by the Canadian Association of University Teachers of German (2020). He recently completed the manuscript of a 1000-page German fantasy novel and is now in the process of revising it. His academic book, “The History of Turkish-German Theatre and Political Cabaret” will be released later this year with transcript Verlag. For more information, see his personal website. Signature Courses GER194 “Our Vampires, Ourselves” This course explores the cultural significance of the vampire. The first part focuses on the Stoker-paradigm, the ... Read More »

Sessional Lecturer Contact info josh.dittrich@utoronto.ca Office Odette Hall 312 St. Michael’s College University of Toronto 50 St. Joseph Street Toronto, ON M5S 3L5 Phone 416-926-2319 Fax: 416-926-2329 Secretary: 416-926-2324 Office Hours Fall 2016: Tue 1:00 - 3:00 Classes 2016-17 GER6000HF Reading German for Graduate Students Read More »