Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg
College of Arts and Sciences • Northwestern University
WHY
STUDY GERMAN?
The Department of German offers a
fascinating array of courses for you to take Spring Quarter.
Please take a look and consider adding a German course. If you
are not sure what to sign up for, come
and see us and we will help you select a course.
Knowing
a foreign language and culture is more important than ever. Not
only will it improve your educational progress, your communication
and your thinking skills, it will also enhance your chances of
employment. If you speak German, you have better
chances and broader prospects for a challenging and fascinating
career in a wide variety of fields. Still not convinced? Then
meet our graduate and undergraduate students who have used their
German skills to their advantage.
Meet six undergraduate
students who have used their German skills to launch
careers in Finance, in Coorporate Communications,
in Intercultural Exchange, as a Museum Curator, and as a
Researcher and Translator (German
Newsletter 1)
Meet our
former graduate students:
Richard
Block is an associate professor in Germanics at the University
of Washington (German
Newsletter 2)
Paul North is an assistant professor
in German at Yale University (German
Newsletter 3 )
"Wer
fremde Sprachen nicht kennt, weiss nichts von seiner eigenen." Those
who know nothing of foreign languages, know nothing of their
own. Johann Wofgang Goethe, Maximen und Reflexionen