Photo credit: Patricia Wiley

Photo credit: Patricia Wiley

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  1. Humanities Dialogues provides casual space to discuss meaning of words

    Humanities Dialogues provides casual space to discuss meaning of words

    Students, staff and faculty have been discussing what words like “democracy,” “humanity” and “heroism” mean in meetings over the course of the year. Humanities Dialogues consists 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. 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

  • Rose Zarghani

    Rose Zarghani

    I was always interested in learning German since I can remember. My family had fled from Iran during the Iran-Iraq war and built a new life in Germany. Years and years later, they still remained in Hamburg as the family continued to grow there. Having been born there and having so many family members there, I had an affinity towards the sounds of the language. I moved to the U.S. when I was two, but... 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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