by German Society Committee

Last semester was a busy one for Swansea German Society and it looks this one will be the same! Oktoberfest 2015 was the biggest and best that anyone has ever seen at Swansea University, over 100 people turned up to experience German Beer and Bratwurst, which quickly sold out. The afterparty, held at Sin City, was a huge success. It was brilliant to see our members and committee wearing the traditional German dress; Lederhosen and Dirndl. At the end of the term, all the modern language societies and students got together for the annual Euro Ball, lecturers and staff members were also invited and it was wonderful evening. The Grape and Olive Restaurant, in the Meridian Tower at the Marina was the perfect backdrop for the event. We have our weekly meetings, Sprachcafé, every Thursday evening which has always been, and still is, a brilliant place to meet new, like-minded people and improve your German. It allows members to use their German in a whole new way and is nothing like a lecture. German board games are a favourite! We also have Kinoabend Tuesdays, once a fortnight which allows members to discover German films. This semester, we will continue to hold Sprachcafé as usual but Kinoabend will have a twist; The groundbreaking new series Deutschland ‘83 will be shown over the upcoming weeks, and remember everything we show has English subtitles, so come along and immerse yourself in German culture! The German, Hispanic and French societies are in the midst of planning an international food gathering for the end of February, which will be a chance for students to interact with members of different societies and exchange languages as well as culture. Our other plans for the society include; a Pub Quiz, the Eurovision Song Contest – held this year in Sweden, shown live and a German Bake Off, to the style of the hit TV show Das Grosse Backen. It will be a collaboration between the German department at the University and the German Society. The department is full of amazing lecturers and staff who never stop helping students, as well as our society and we are looking forward to working closely with them.

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