Photo credit: Patricia Wiley

Photo credit: Patricia Wiley

In The Spotlight

  1. Undergraduate Stephanie Truskowski Seeks to Expand Understanding of German Unification

    Undergraduate Stephanie Truskowski Seeks to Expand Understanding of German Unification

    Stephanie Truskowski is a third year history major with a focus in intellectual history with a minor in German. She initially chose to study German because of...

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Languages Offered

  • Afrikaans

    Afrikaans is a West Germanic language and is spoken in South Africa by approximately 6... Read More

  • Dutch

    Modern Dutch is a West Germanic language (and, as such, a sister language of Modern... Read More

  • German

    German is a West Germanic language within the Indo-European family of languages and, as such,... Read More

  • Yiddish

    Yiddish has been taught at UCLA for well over 30 years. UCLA is one of... Read More

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Upcoming Events

  1. World Languages Day 2018

    World Languages Day 2018

    September 28 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  2. Fall 2018 Welcome Reception

    Fall 2018 Welcome Reception

    October 3 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  3. A photo of Global Histories of German Literature: Methods – Approaches – Issues

    Global Histories of German Literature: Methods – Approaches – Issues

    November 5 - November 6
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Student Testimonials

  • Bryanna Klarr Weiche

    Bryanna Klarr Weiche

    Ever since I can remember I have been interested in learning a foreign language. Both of my parents grew up learning foreign languages such as French, German, Dutch, Italian and Spanish and that passion was always engrained into me as a child. I took French all throughout High School, but realized that was not the language for me. My High School unfortunately did not offer a wide range of languages so immediately after I graduated... Read more

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Featured Courses

  • German 59: Holocaust in Film and Literature

    Instructor: Renata Fuchs

    Lecture/screenings, five hours; discussion, one hour. History of Holocaust and its present memory through examination...

  • German 152: Conversation and Composition on Contemporary German Culture and Society I

    Instructor: David D. Kim

    Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 6. Taught in German. Structured around themes as they emerge...

  • German 212: Contemporary Literature and Culture

    Instructor: David D. Kim

    Lecture, three hours. Analysis of current cultural issues and their relation to literary production and...

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