KHN Multilingual Support Series ⑧Starting with this series, a penguin has appeared as a guide. Its name is "Pen-kun". The ...

The German language uses about 120 terms that are originally Yiddish. An expert explains why the words often have a negative connotation. "It's a compliment to a language when you borrow a word ...

Long before English became the lingua franca in Europe, another language was already making its mark on the German-speaking world. France was long revered as the cultural, educational and diplomatic ...

"Emoji" is now a German word, as are "Darknet" and "Tablet." The official dictionary of the German language, the Duden, is getting an update, adding 5,000 new words taken from contemporary society.

How important is language acquisition to the integration of skilled immigrants? This is the subject of “Deutsch lernen für ein Leben in Deutschland” (Learning German for a Life in Germany), a report ...

Uta Poltze, has been the principal of the Deutschstunde in Sydney since 2015. The organization belongs to the Community Language School Federation and has been offering German lessons for 14 years.

“My philological studies have satisfied me that a gifted person ought to learn English (barring spelling and pronouncing), in 30 hours, French in 30 days, and German in 30 years.” – Mark Twain, “That ...

Explore our campus, meet lecturers and current students, and learn more about what it's like to study at Manchester. Learn all about German, Austrian and Swiss language and culture, including ...

Paul is a freelance travel and culture writer who has written and updated a slew of guidebooks (Rough Guides, National Geographic, Wallpaper, Fodors, DK) on a variety of destinations. He is based in ...