von Öykü Coskun | Mittwoch, Januar 30, 2019 | Get informed
Picture source: 20th Century Fox. Three women and a car that has broken down, alone on a country road somewhere in Virginia. From afar, a police car approaches. However, the three women are not relieved, but, on the contrary, very nervous. Because we are in 1961, the...
von Thom | Mittwoch, Januar 30, 2019 | Get informed
We recently had the opportunity to interview Laura Langford, chairman of the board at the Amerikazentrum. Among other things, offers at the Amerikazentrum include: – TOEFL preparation & TOEFL testing – a variety of events on American culture, art,...
von Öykü Coskun | Montag, Januar 14, 2019 | Get informed
With MLK Day approaching, we thought it would be important to take a closer look at the life and legacy of the Civil Rights activist who lent his name to this national holiday and profoundly shaped US-history and present, namely Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther...
von Öykü Coskun | Mittwoch, Januar 9, 2019 | Get informed
Sylvia Plath’s semi-autobiographical „The Bell Jar“, first published under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas, has become one of the most insightful 20th-century novels with regard to white women’s struggles in supposedly privileged positions and...
von Öykü Coskun | Dienstag, Januar 8, 2019 | Get informed
Elaine Thomas is not only an accomplished singer, storyteller, and actress from Washington DC but also a professional English coach in Hamburg. Moreover, she gives courses on highly relevant topics that are related to the US and African American history. We...
von Nadja Wostiera | Dienstag, Januar 8, 2019 | Get informed
Indian or South Asian English is one variety of the English language that has developed out of trading and colonization processes in the 1600s. Let’s explore some facts about Indian English! Historical influences The English language arrived in South Asia as a...