German-American Institute Tübingen
The German-American Institute Tübingen (dai) has existed since 1952 and aims to promote cultural exchange between the two countries of Germany and America on several levels. The dai is a binational educational and cultural institution that provides information in Tübingen and the surrounding area about cultural and social, political and economic developments in the USA and Germany. The sponsor is the German-American Society Tübingen eV
history
The institute was opened in 1952 as the "Amerika-Haus Tübingen". After the Second World War, it was intended to promote the spread of Western culture and to anchor free democracy in the consciousness of the population. At that time there were 44 such institutions nationwide, today there are ten, four of them in Baden-Württemberg . The information and educational offer was gladly accepted. After the time of National Socialism, the institutes were places of the free spirit. Current topics were discussed in them and Hollywood films were shown. In addition, the German writers and American classics banned in the previous years could be (re) read. The dai Tübingen is funded by the state of Baden-Württemberg, the Foreign Office, the city of Tübingen, the American embassy and its more than 1,300 members. It is testimony to the establishment of German-American friendship.
deals
The dai offers a cultural program with lectures and films, concerts and theater performances, exhibitions, readings and American events and English courses in various levels of difficulty. The offer ranges from language courses in English and Spanish to an extensive cultural program with exhibitions, lectures, readings, films, concerts, theater performances, American events and more to the public library with over 10,000 books and media, mainly in English, various current English and German-language magazines as well as an extensive inventory of CDs, DVDs, videos, audio books and language learning programs as well as several Internet workstations.
It also offers advanced training for English teachers through seminars at American universities. In addition, the dai is a contact point for anyone planning a stay in the USA: at a high school , to study , as an au pair , for an internship or work stay. The dai also organizes numerous trips to the USA - from Tübingen's twin town Ann Arbor or New York and Washington to special trips on the subject of bluegrass , blues or art in San Francisco . On the homepage you can find further information about the current cultural program, language courses, the library with the possibility of online research, the USA travel offers and a directory of all German-American addresses in Baden-Württemberg: organizations and institutions, associations and friendship clubs. There is a newsletter that can be subscribed to on the homepage. Membership can also be applied for online.
The dai also offers internships for students as well as the opportunity to work as a volunteer for a few hours a week. One of the dai's projects is “Rent an American”. An interdisciplinary student from the USA can be "hired" free of charge as a guest in class at all schools. This enables intercultural encounters between learners, teachers and “native speakers”.
literature
- Ute Bechdolf and Christiane Pyka, ed .: Politics and Pop, People and Partnership - 50 years of the German-American Institute in Tübingen. Tübingen, 2002.
- Ute Bechdolf u. a., Ed .: Culture to go. How American is Tübingen? Appropriation of US culture in a globalized world. Tübingen, 2005.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 31 ′ 5.7 ″ N , 9 ° 3 ′ 29.5 ″ E