#ShoutOutForGerman week might be over, but the fun doesn’t have to stop! Come along to the next session of the TOGS! Hear from Stefan Sadecki, DAAD Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, and share ideas with like-minded colleagues from across Scotland! https://loom.ly/ikIevXw
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
#ShoutOutForGerman week might be over, but the fun doesn’t have to stop! Come along to the next session of the TOGS! Hear from Stefan Sadecki, DAAD Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, and share ideas with like-minded colleagues from across Scotland! https://loom.ly/ikIevXw
DANKE to everyone who took part in #ShoutOutForGerman week! 🖤❤️💛
We loved seeing so much joy, enthusiasm and love for the German language!
We loved seeing so much joy, enthusiasm and love for the German language!
January 26, 2026 at 2:42 PM
DANKE to everyone who took part in #ShoutOutForGerman week! 🖤❤️💛
We loved seeing so much joy, enthusiasm and love for the German language!
We loved seeing so much joy, enthusiasm and love for the German language!
Wonderful German gardens & wonderful German words on BBC 1’s Monty Don’s Rhineland Gardens. I do like a nice ‘Schrebergarten’. #ShoutoutforGerman @uk.diplo.de @daad-uk-ireland.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Wonderful German gardens & wonderful German words on BBC 1’s Monty Don’s Rhineland Gardens. I do like a nice ‘Schrebergarten’. #ShoutoutforGerman @uk.diplo.de @daad-uk-ireland.bsky.social
on the last day of #ShoutOutForGerman a shout out to all the amazing teachers who teach German! If you would like us to come and talk to your students like our colleague Mandy did today in London, let us know!
January 24, 2026 at 3:13 PM
on the last day of #ShoutOutForGerman a shout out to all the amazing teachers who teach German! If you would like us to come and talk to your students like our colleague Mandy did today in London, let us know!
Tell Frank in German why you haven’t made any New Year’s resolutions this year. #ShoutOutforGerman
Hast du schon deine Neujahrsvorsätze gebrochen?
Tell Frank what your secret to a happy life is.
www.nativedialogs.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Tell Frank in German why you haven’t made any New Year’s resolutions this year. #ShoutOutforGerman
Looking forward to Austrian author Kaśka Bryla’s residency at the Ingeborg Bachmann Centre (ILCS) in June and to discussing her latest novel “mein vater, der gulag, die krähe und ich” with her and translator Sheridan Marshall at the Austrian Cultural Forum
#ShoutOutForGerman
#ShoutOutForGerman
über mich — Kaśka Bryla
www.kaskabryla.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Looking forward to Austrian author Kaśka Bryla’s residency at the Ingeborg Bachmann Centre (ILCS) in June and to discussing her latest novel “mein vater, der gulag, die krähe und ich” with her and translator Sheridan Marshall at the Austrian Cultural Forum
#ShoutOutForGerman
#ShoutOutForGerman
🛑 "That's it – only German now!"
Ex-England, Nottingham Forest, Arsenal and Cologne striker Tony Woodcock learned to speak German during his time at 1. FC Köln.
Tony's #ShoutOutForGerman advice: anyone can learn German!
Ex-England, Nottingham Forest, Arsenal and Cologne striker Tony Woodcock learned to speak German during his time at 1. FC Köln.
Tony's #ShoutOutForGerman advice: anyone can learn German!
January 23, 2026 at 2:53 PM
🛑 "That's it – only German now!"
Ex-England, Nottingham Forest, Arsenal and Cologne striker Tony Woodcock learned to speak German during his time at 1. FC Köln.
Tony's #ShoutOutForGerman advice: anyone can learn German!
Ex-England, Nottingham Forest, Arsenal and Cologne striker Tony Woodcock learned to speak German during his time at 1. FC Köln.
Tony's #ShoutOutForGerman advice: anyone can learn German!
Another highlight last term was the annual "Year Abroad on Stage" where students from across the School of Modern Languages get to reflect on their experiences on the year abroad and turn it into a sketch show. The German contribution focussed heavily on Deutsche Bahn. #ShoutOutForGerman
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Another highlight last term was the annual "Year Abroad on Stage" where students from across the School of Modern Languages get to reflect on their experiences on the year abroad and turn it into a sketch show. The German contribution focussed heavily on Deutsche Bahn. #ShoutOutForGerman
I know I'm late to the party, but here's a #ShoutOutForGerman! I'm glad I learned the language and think more people should be speaking it. Take that, Trump! (Thanks @annatwright.bsky.social for showing me this post #ITICommunity)
Trump redet gerade in Davos. Ich bin an sein geheimes Skript gekommen: "Fantastisch hier, tolle Berge, ich liebe Berge, wir haben auch Berge, größere, Grönland hat keine Berge glaube ich, nur Eis, tolles Eis, wir beschützen das Eis, niemand beschützt Eis wie wir. Ich will ein Eis essen mit Sahne."
January 23, 2026 at 8:59 AM
I know I'm late to the party, but here's a #ShoutOutForGerman! I'm glad I learned the language and think more people should be speaking it. Take that, Trump! (Thanks @annatwright.bsky.social for showing me this post #ITICommunity)
Tell Christa in German why you haven't slept last night. #ShoutOutforGerman
Du siehst müde aus.
Tell Christa why you haven't slept last night.
www.nativedialogs.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Tell Christa in German why you haven't slept last night. #ShoutOutforGerman
Ver words
0 Vernichtung - destruction
1 Vereinigung - unity
2 Verzweifelung - doubt
3 Verdreifachung - tripling
Verbesserung - improvement
Verwirrung - confusion
Verdacht - suspicion
Verharmlosung - trivialising
Verschlimmbesserung - attempted optimisation that made things worse
#ShoutOutForGerman
0 Vernichtung - destruction
1 Vereinigung - unity
2 Verzweifelung - doubt
3 Verdreifachung - tripling
Verbesserung - improvement
Verwirrung - confusion
Verdacht - suspicion
Verharmlosung - trivialising
Verschlimmbesserung - attempted optimisation that made things worse
#ShoutOutForGerman
January 23, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Ver words
0 Vernichtung - destruction
1 Vereinigung - unity
2 Verzweifelung - doubt
3 Verdreifachung - tripling
Verbesserung - improvement
Verwirrung - confusion
Verdacht - suspicion
Verharmlosung - trivialising
Verschlimmbesserung - attempted optimisation that made things worse
#ShoutOutForGerman
0 Vernichtung - destruction
1 Vereinigung - unity
2 Verzweifelung - doubt
3 Verdreifachung - tripling
Verbesserung - improvement
Verwirrung - confusion
Verdacht - suspicion
Verharmlosung - trivialising
Verschlimmbesserung - attempted optimisation that made things worse
#ShoutOutForGerman
Our fantastic Bristol German Society has created a Family Scheme which connects students across different year groups. The "families" had meals together and plans are afoot for a family scavenger hunt in TB2. A great way for students across cohorts to get to know each! #ShoutOutForGerman
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Our fantastic Bristol German Society has created a Family Scheme which connects students across different year groups. The "families" had meals together and plans are afoot for a family scavenger hunt in TB2. A great way for students across cohorts to get to know each! #ShoutOutForGerman
#ShoutOutForGerman - Learning German is not just an academic exercise - it's an invaluable skill for life and work. In German Week 2026, why not check out the data for Scottish Apprenticeships : www.apprenticeships.scot/events/scott...
January 22, 2026 at 2:58 PM
#ShoutOutForGerman - Learning German is not just an academic exercise - it's an invaluable skill for life and work. In German Week 2026, why not check out the data for Scottish Apprenticeships : www.apprenticeships.scot/events/scott...
The 78th National Postgraduate Colloquium in German Studies is coming up on 14 and 15 May, at ILCS. Do join us and tell us about your research!
See the call for papers here – the closing date is 14 February! 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
See the call for papers here – the closing date is 14 February! 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
National Postgraduate Colloquium in German Studies
Launched in February 1987 at the then Institute of Germanic Studies (forerunner of the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies)
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 22, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The 78th National Postgraduate Colloquium in German Studies is coming up on 14 and 15 May, at ILCS. Do join us and tell us about your research!
See the call for papers here – the closing date is 14 February! 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
See the call for papers here – the closing date is 14 February! 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
On October 2nd our colleagues Mark and Ruth organised an event to reflect on 35 years of German unity. It was wonderful to get the Bristol-Hannover and Bristol Anglo-German societies together and mix with our students. #ShoutOutForGerman
January 22, 2026 at 9:37 AM
On October 2nd our colleagues Mark and Ruth organised an event to reflect on 35 years of German unity. It was wonderful to get the Bristol-Hannover and Bristol Anglo-German societies together and mix with our students. #ShoutOutForGerman
Tell Sebastian in German that you still love your job. Yes, really. #ShoutOutforGerman
Magst du deinen Job immer noch?
Tell Sebastian that you still love your job, even after all those years.
www.nativedialogs.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Tell Sebastian in German that you still love your job. Yes, really. #ShoutOutforGerman
A practice much loved by generations of British exchange students in Germany — now getting an airing on Tik Tok #ShoutOutForGerman
A whole piece in the G about Lüften (airing out your house) ?!?! Complete with German sayings and German terminology ?!?! www.the guardian.com/news/2026/jan/21/house-burping-german-habit-luften-trend-explained-airing-home
House burping: should we all adopt this German habit?
It’s a simple way to keep homes fresh and mould-free, and has caught on in the US. But there are a few potential downsides ...
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:41 PM
A practice much loved by generations of British exchange students in Germany — now getting an airing on Tik Tok #ShoutOutForGerman
This week’s #WordyWednesday is embracing the wintry feel... Have you heard of “Schnee von Gestern”? It’s a great way to say that something is old news. It can even be used in a way that matches the English saying ‘water under the bridge’, depending on the context of conversation! #ShoutOutForGerman
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This week’s #WordyWednesday is embracing the wintry feel... Have you heard of “Schnee von Gestern”? It’s a great way to say that something is old news. It can even be used in a way that matches the English saying ‘water under the bridge’, depending on the context of conversation! #ShoutOutForGerman
We asked guests to tell us their favourite German word at a reception for German-speaking civil servants, as part of #ShoutOutForGerman week.
Alongside some top-notch animal names, we got some fantastic compound words and a few untranslatables too!
What's yours? 🤔
Alongside some top-notch animal names, we got some fantastic compound words and a few untranslatables too!
What's yours? 🤔
January 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM
We asked guests to tell us their favourite German word at a reception for German-speaking civil servants, as part of #ShoutOutForGerman week.
Alongside some top-notch animal names, we got some fantastic compound words and a few untranslatables too!
What's yours? 🤔
Alongside some top-notch animal names, we got some fantastic compound words and a few untranslatables too!
What's yours? 🤔
die Fibu
der Azubi
die Kripo
das Mofa
der Tüv
are all shortened forms of long German words that sound far cooler than what they mean.
#ShoutOutForGerman
der Azubi
die Kripo
das Mofa
der Tüv
are all shortened forms of long German words that sound far cooler than what they mean.
#ShoutOutForGerman
January 21, 2026 at 1:35 PM
die Fibu
der Azubi
die Kripo
das Mofa
der Tüv
are all shortened forms of long German words that sound far cooler than what they mean.
#ShoutOutForGerman
der Azubi
die Kripo
das Mofa
der Tüv
are all shortened forms of long German words that sound far cooler than what they mean.
#ShoutOutForGerman
📢 Calling all PhD students in German Studies!
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
Awards and Prizes
Awards and prizes
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 10:37 AM
📢 Calling all PhD students in German Studies!
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
This should be fun: Tell Hilda in German about the worst hotel you ever stayed in. #ShoutOutforGerman
Was war das schlimmste Hotel, in dem du je übernachtet hast?
Tell Hilda about the worst hotel you ever stayed in.
www.nativedialogs.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 AM
This should be fun: Tell Hilda in German about the worst hotel you ever stayed in. #ShoutOutforGerman
We couldn't agree more with Sascha! And even if you missed out learning German at school, you can still pick it up later in life, for example during your studies as a degree (from scratch, even!) or in one of the language centre courses! #ShoutOutForGerman
Happy #ShoutOutForGerman week! Learning #German has lots of benefits, it’s fun and not as hard as some may think: theconversation.com/learning-ger... @uk.theconversation.com @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social @daad-uk-ireland.bsky.social @uk.diplo.de @ags-gbi.bsky.social @britgerassoc.bsky.social
Learning German has many benefits for young people – and it’s not as hard as its reputation suggests
Learning a language gives you unique insights into different cultures, societies and perspectives.
theconversation.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:20 AM
We couldn't agree more with Sascha! And even if you missed out learning German at school, you can still pick it up later in life, for example during your studies as a degree (from scratch, even!) or in one of the language centre courses! #ShoutOutForGerman
Where could YOUR German take YOU? Here's a short video to share some ideas during German Week 2026! ❤️ #ShoutOutForGerman
@goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social @britgerassoc.bsky.social @germancgedinburgh.bsky.social
@goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social @britgerassoc.bsky.social @germancgedinburgh.bsky.social
Careers with German
YouTube video by SCILT Scotland
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Where could YOUR German take YOU? Here's a short video to share some ideas during German Week 2026! ❤️ #ShoutOutForGerman
@goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social @britgerassoc.bsky.social @germancgedinburgh.bsky.social
@goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social @britgerassoc.bsky.social @germancgedinburgh.bsky.social