Instead of a classroom the afternoon of Wednesday the 3rd of April, the students of Dr. Josef Außermair filed into a small, cozy back room of St. Mark’s Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in Salzburg. Continue reading “Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church”
Category: Class Events
Cultural Heritage
By Katie Stanley
On Friday the 15th of March, those of us who hadn’t already bought plane tickets for the weekend gathered in the classroom early in the morning to participate in a research project under the organization called “Salzburg Research” Continue reading “Cultural Heritage”
Spring Tour 2013
By Katie Stanly
It would take pages of text to fully describe the fantastic experience our Salzburg group had over Spring Tour. We saw and did so many memorable things, there’s barely enough time in the day to describe them. Nevertheless, here is a brief overview of our time in Greece and Italy. Continue reading “Spring Tour 2013”
Buddy Network
By Katie Stanley
As Roger Bacon once said, “knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom.” This idea is one of the core values of the UP Salzburg program: intensive language learning while living within the culture. Continue reading “Buddy Network”
The Mauthausen Experience
By Katie Stanley
We began our journey much earlier than most of us were accustomed to get up on a Friday morning, filing onto the tour bus as usual with almost an air of hesitant expectation. The bus was silent almost the whole two and a half hours. But what could you expect from a day trip to Austria’s most famous concentration camp memorial, Mauthausen?
It is difficult to describe our experience at Mauthausen, just as it is difficult to explain complex emotions and the inner workings of the mind. Continue reading “The Mauthausen Experience”
Fall Tour 2012
Composed by Katie Stanley
Photo credit: Katie Stanley and Alex Rosenast
Fall tour started off with a bang as we arrived after a morning bus ride in Ulm, Germany, home of the cathedral with the world’s tallest church steeple. Dr. Loos led us on a tour of Continue reading “Fall Tour 2012”
Fernsehen in Salzburg
By Katie Stanley
Probably the quickest and one of the most useful resources for learning German is sitting in the Center’s living room right now: the television! Watching Austrian or German TV is a fantastic way to practice listening and understanding native German speakers—without the pressure of having to answer them back! Continue reading “Fernsehen in Salzburg”
Listening to the Organ in the Salzburg Cathedral
Composed by Katie Stanley
On October 1st, thanks to our wonderful music and English teacher, Mag. Gundi Walterskirchen, we had the opportunity to visit the organ loft of the Salzburg Cathedral. Continue reading “Listening to the Organ in the Salzburg Cathedral”
Das Österreichische Sprachdiplom Deutsch (ÖSD)
Text von Julia Muellerleile, Fotos von Mag. Lisa Höll
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Die Studenten der dritten Jahrgangsstufe Deutsch werden im April den sogenannten ÖSD-Test (http://www.osd.at/) absolvieren. Dieser international anerkannte Test dient dazu, Continue reading “Das Österreichische Sprachdiplom Deutsch (ÖSD)”
Deutsch-Erfahrungen von Karl Groneman
Grüß Gott Salzburger!
Ich möchte Ihnen ein bisschen über meine Erfahrungen mit Deutsch erzählen und wie ich meine Deutschkenntnisse verbessern konnte , aber ich möchte auch etwas über all die wunderbaren Möglichkeiten, die es in Salzburg gibt, sagen.
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