Archive for October, 2017
Interesting things about the French Language
I’ve found this article about varieties of the French Language. Some of you may find it interesting. There are also links to other pages to help you with French. Say Bonjour to 7 Different Types of French Spoken Today! Real posts by professors should be back the week after this one.
Some History of the Japanese Writing System
If you are studying modern Japanese, you are familiar with the phonetic kana writing system. What you might not be aware of, is that the orthography used today was put into use as recently as 1946. Before then, kana spelling was much more irregular (think of English spelling versus pronunciation), since the same spelling had […]
Emily Odermatt, Senior, IES Abroad, Metropolitan Studies: Berlin, Germany
Studying in Berlin Germany was such an amazing experience that allowed me to grow in so many ways. Though I picked the program in Berlin, before I got there I really had no idea what to expect. But I was amazed as I pulled up in the train and I had my first glimpse of […]
Selim Toth, German TA
Hallo zusammen, I’m Selim Toth from Berlin, and am the German TA at Gustavus this year. I will help and support you throughout your studies of my interesting yet difficult native language. If you have any questions, feel free to email me or come by my office in Confer 124. I obtained my B.A. in […]