STUDY ABROAD OPTIONS
Occasionally German 281 is taught by means of a tour of Germany. This
is usually a three-week trip to various sites around Germany. Most students,
however, go abroad either on their own or via the Foreign Language Abroad
Program, whichever turns out to be cheaper. The Department maintains a
current list of about thirty approved programs. Students can go for two
months or for an entire year. Most students go during their junior year,
and after they have had German 301. Recent choices for a program abroad
have been the Goethe Institute language courses and the junior year abroad
programs run by Wayne State University in Munich or the University of
Illinois program in Vienna. There are also programs in business German
and programs with internships.
Consult Professor Connell for details.
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
These are all programs for study during the academic year. For summer
study see Professor Connell. All of these programs are recommended by
the German Section of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages
at Cornell College. All the courses in these programs are taught in
German.
LANGUAGE PROGRAMS
Programs which are primarily or exclusively programs in teaching the German
language.
Courses can last one month, two months or four months The Goethe Institute
schedule is completely compatible with Cornell's OCAAT calendar.
Carl Duisberg Society
Specializes in business German
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BUSINESS PROGRAMS
Programs that specialize in business training, often with an internship
component
University of Connecticut in Regensburg
[web address currently unknown. See Prof. Connell]
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Internships offered in a number of areas.
Educational Programs Abroad
in Bonn/Cologne
Emigré German Internships
[web address unknown. See Prof. Connell]
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REGULAR PROGRAMS
Programs which give a semester or year-abroad in many courses and fields.
Listed in alphabetical order.
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ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS
(not foreign language abroad programs)
This is a one-semester experiential program in which you live with a
German family in Berlin for eight weeks, visit other sites, do a research
project. You are not a student at a university. No prior knowledge of
German required. Four course credits. Cornell students have been going
on SIT programs since the 1950's. It used to be called the Experiment
in International Living. See the Cornell Catalogue for more details.
Professor Connell is also the SIT Program Advisor for Cornell College.
For a small fee (currently $200) CIIE gives you your "green card" and
a list of potential employers. There is also a required one-week orientation
in Bonn, Berlin or Frankfurt/Main. You may then work in Germany for three
months during the summer or for six months during the rest of the year.
Intermediate-level German (GER 205) is a prerequisite. The more German
you know, the more elegant type of job you may find. The program claims
that the average search time for a job is 8-9 days. Several thousand students
use CIIE every year for employment in Germany, Ireland, the UK, New Zealand,
and other countries. To my knowledge, no Cornell student has done this
CIIE program in the last few years. Students in earlier years did have
an excellent experience.
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