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The Week in Germany: Culture

October 26, 2007

Step into German – Pop Music Website Rocks German Classrooms Across America with Another Music Video Contest

Step into German Teaches language through music

“Step into German”, the pop music website created by the Goethe Institut in San Francisco and the American Association of Teachers of German to make learning German more fun for middle and high school students has announced another round of contests.

If Germany's latest hits were not enough to entice students to learn German, then the chance to win an iPod, CD's or iTunes gift certificates should clinch the deal. Students are invited to peruse the Website, which features music videos from German pop, rap, and metal artists, information about the music scenes in different German cities and facts about German literature, history and culture. Then, they can test their knowledge with through an online quiz. Questions for round 1 of the contest have already been posted, and the answers are due by November 19. The questions for round two will be posted on November 20.

Students are also invited to make a podcast or music video on the topic “German(s) in my life” for the chance to be featured on the Step into German website. For a look at the winning entries from last semester, see the links below.

In "Schulfrei", German students rock "School's Out for Summer" auf Deutsch, Image: Step into German

Links:

Video: “School's Out for Summer”- one of last semester's winning video entries from Nik Kinnaird and Friends at Plano Senior HS – Plano,TX

Yo! Germany Raps: New Website Brings German Pop and Hip Hop into US Classrooms (TWIG: January 12, 2007)

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