What's on for German
News and Events - What's on for German
Language and Culture in Victoria and Beyond
Here you will information and links to online calendars and other events related to German.
AGTV Calendar of Events for German
The Committee and Network Leaders of the AGTV plan a wide range of activities for teachers and students.
NEW: Online Registration for Events
From 2013, registration for events and individual memberships will be online.
- Online Event Registration - link to our companion website
What's Ahead for German in 2013 - AGTV and Partners
Friday 22 February: AGTV Leadership Team Conference (Committee and NW Leaders)
Friday 22 February: 25th Anniversary Dinner AGTV-BJR Exchange
Wednesday 27 February: Goethe-Institut German Forum in Melbourne - by invitation
3-4 March: DaFWEBKON - IDV online conference (see below)
Monday 4 March: AGTV Primary PD - Registrations closed
Thursday 7 March: AGTV VCE PD Buffet - Registrations closed
- Session A: Inexperienced Teachers of VCE (2.30pm to 4.30pm)
- Session B: Teachers of VCE German (5.00 to 7..30pm)
4 March to 31 May: Poster Exhibition JUGEND IN DEUTSCHLAND
NB: This is also available as a touring exhibition
16-24 March: Cultural Diversity Week
European Languages Festival: Carnival
- Mon 29 April - Years 1 to 4
- Tue 30 April - Years 5 to 8
1 to 15 May - GI Audi Festival of German Films
Friday 10 May: MLTAV Conference
17-18 May: SAGTA Conference open to teachers of German
May - Poems available for AGTV Victorian Poetry Competition
19 to 25 May: Education Week - Languages - expanding their world!
20-30 May: AGTV Language Perfect World Championships
Saturday 25 May: AGTV PD Buffet
Thursday 30 May: AGTV VCE PD - Hands on Marking - 4.30 to 6.30pm
Thursday 30 May: AGTV Consultation on Draft Curriculum - Cancelled due to delay in release date by ACARA
Friday 31 May - New date for release of Draft Curriculum for German (ACARA)
Fri 5 - Mon 8 July: AFMLTA Biennial Conference in Canberra
8 July: NATG 11th Annual Meeting, Canberra 2013 - by invitation
Thursday 25 July: AGTV/GI German Day Out at the Melbourne Town Hall
Thursday 25 July: MIFF Next Gen Film in German 1.30pm - Patty's Catchup
29 July to 3 Aug: IDV Biennial Conference (see below)
Sunday 11 August: AGTV Forum for Students of German in Year 12
Saturday 24 August: AGTV State Final Poetry Competition
Fri 6-Sat 7 September: AGTV/GI Victorian State Conference
Fri 13 September: Closing date for AGTV Deutsch roX song writing competition entries
Friday 11 October: 46th Annual SAGSE Banquet in Melbourne
Thursday 24: October School Film Festival in Melbourne: JugendCoolTour
Thursday 29 November: Leadership Team Conference - by invitation
Thursday 29 November: Feste Feiern PD
Thursday 29 November: Annual General Meeting
- AGM and Election of the Committee for 2014
Dates in 2014 - 19-29 May: Language Perfect World Championships
Competitions for Students of German
Information and tips incl. tips for making films
Exhibitions
IDV - International German Teachers Association
The AGTV is an associate member of Internationaler Deutschlehrer Verband
- DaFWEBKON - online conference - 3-4 March, 2013
Their biennial conference is in Southern Tyrol in Italy in 2013
- IDT 2013 BOZEN - 29 July to 3 August 2013
- Stadt Bozen - German-speaking city in Italy
MLTAV
- Blended Learning Webinars - 10 seminars 4 to 5pm beginning 16 Apr to 7 Aug
- Friday 10 May: MLTAV Conference
Network of Australian Teachers of German
The AGTV also contributes dates to the online calendar shared with the Network of Australian Teachers of German (NATG).
- AusDaF Online Calendar - events for teachers of German in Australia
Other Online Calendars for German
- Goethe-Institut (GI) Online Calendar of Events - some in collaboration with the AGTV
- Deutsche in Melbourne - Online Calendar
- What's on - Films and shows in the German language on TV and in the cinema compiled by the GI
Selected Goethe-Institut Events
- JUGEND IN DEUTSCHLAND - poster exhibition at the GI in Melbourne, also a touring exhibition
- CITY TALES - collaborative project in South East Asia
- Märchenwelten – Traveling exhibition in schools
- Scholarships for Teachers - Goethe-Institut
- Mailing Lists - Sign up for various Goethe-Institut free eNewsletters
Government School Term Dates 2013
Term 1: 29 January to 28 March
Term 2: 15 April to 28 June
[14-16 May NAPLAN Testing]
Term 3: 15 July to 20 September
Term 4: 7 October to 20 December
- Victorian Government School Term Dates - With links for term holidays acrioss Australia
- Victorian VCE Exam Timetable - due to be published for 2013 in May (!!)
International Qualifications for Students of German
Internationally recognised certificates can be achieved by students through the Goethe-Institut in Australia.
Assessment can be conducted in your school by arrangement in some cases. This is a wonderful opportunity and well worth pursuing to promote your language program.
This is opportunity is not available in other languages. Contact your local Goethe-Institut for information about these exams. Visit the GI central website for an overview:
- Goethe-Institut Certifcate A1: Fit in Deutsch 1
- Goethe-Institut Certifcate A2: Fit in Deutsch 2 - overview and sample texts
What's on for German at University
- Melbourne-Monash German Seminar Series
- DAAD Australia Newsletters
- RMIT International Industry Experience and Research Program
What's on for German in the Community
- Schützenfest - 50 Year Anniversary, 18-19 January in Adelaide
- Schulen: Partner der Zukunft (Partners for the future) - follow the activities of Germany's 1500 partner schools around the world
- Kleiner Kalendar .de - What's on in Germany
See also Goethe Boutique: Other Resources for ideas for Excursions e.g. Clubs, Westgarthtown, Schwerkolt Cottage and others
Performances
- Liedertafel Arion - Founded in 1860
- Lieder Society of Victoria - Since 1975
- Australian Bach Society - Founded in 2011
German Live to Air and in the Media Online in Victoria
- SBS Radio German Program - Daily programs in the German language
- Deutsche in Melbourne - Reports in German about all manner of happenings
- 3ZZZ Community Radio - German and Austrian programs
See more News & Events: Media Links
Other Events and Milestones in 2013
- 200th Birthday of Ludwig Leichhardt
- 200th Birthday of Richard Wagner
- 100 Years of Canberra
- 70 Jahre Weiβe Rose - Tagesschau photos and text
- European Year of Citizens
- UNESCO: International Year of Water Cooperation - 22 March World Water Day
- International Year of Statistics
- Mathematics of Planet Earth
- 2013 Chinese Year of the Snake
The opportunity to experience German language and cultures is evident in Victoria, Australia and especially in our Asian-Pacific Region.
- Goethe-Institut Australia
- Goethe-Institut Indonesia - Regional Office for Australia is in Jakarta
- Culture and Development - in Southeast Asia
- Science Film Festival - for young people in Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand
- Goethe-Institut China
- Goethe-Institut Vietnam
- Goethe-Institut Malaysia
- Goethe-Institut Japan
- Goethe-Institut Korea
- Goethe-Institut India
- Goethe-Institut - in your part of the world
Milestones for German in 2012
- Handwritten Exhibition in Canberra - 26 November 2011 to 18 March 2012
- 10 Jahre NATG - Network of Australian teachers of German founded in 2002
- 18th Jewish Film Festival Berlin and Potsdam 2012
- 40 Jahre Goethe-Institut Australien - the first office opened in Melbourne in 1972
- 40 Years Diplomatic Relations between China and Germany - German Mission in Beijing
- 50 Years European-Australia Relations - Celebration and link to Radio National
- 60 Years German-Australian Diplomatic Relations - Calendar of events
- 100 Jahre Studio Babelsberg - Film studio
- 125 Years of the Bosch Group - as well as 150 year anniversary of the founder's birth
- 200 Jahre die Brüder Grimm - This will be a theme for Goethe-Institut in Australia in 2012.
- Klimt 2012 - Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), painting genius and pioneer of the Modern era around 1900, would have celebrated his 150th birthday in 2012.
- Lübeck ist die deutsche Stadt der Wissenschaften 2012 - Hanse trifft Humboldt
- Friedrich Jahr 2012 - Celebrating 300 years since the birth of Frederick the Great
- 775 Jahre Berlin
- 800 Jahre Thomaskirche, Thomanerchor und Thomaschule
- UN Internationales Jahr des Genossenschaften - International Year of Cooperatives
- UN Internationales Jahr der nachhaltiger Energie fuer alle - International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
- Natur des Jahres 2012
Milestones for German in 2011
- European Green Capital Award - Hamburg 2011
- Jugendwort des Jahres
- Natur des Jahres
- Jubiläen großer deutscher Persönlichkeiten im Jahr 2011
- Das Kleist-Jahr 2011
- Jahr der Wälder - International Year of the Forest
- Jahr der Chemie - International Year of Chemistry
- 500 Jahre Till Eulenspiegel
- 250 Jahre FABER-CASTELL
- 125 Jahre Auto
- 125. Geburtstag des Kurfürstendamms - Ku'damm
- 100 Jahre Bayreuth Festival - Celebrating the music of Wagner
- 60 Jahre Goethe-Institut
- 50 Jahre Bau der Mauer - Dedicated website
- 50 Jahre Bau der Mauer - SBS Audio Broadcast
- 50 Jahre Ampelmann in Berlin
- 50 Jahre deutsch-türkisches Anwerbeabkommen
- 25 Years German Grant for Journalism in Australia
- 25 Years of German Environmental Policy
- 21 Years Hanse Sail in Rostock - World’s biggest gathering of traditional ships with 250 sailing ships and steamers
- 10 Jahre Bestehen des Jüdischen Museums Berlin
- Brecht Musikfest - Robyn Archer sang Brecht in his birthplace Augsburg in 2011
