Invitation to Guten Appétit

Food. Culture. Conversation. GermanxFrench.

RSVP here by Friday, 25 March 2011, 2359.

(If you come wearing our Society t-shirt, you'll receive a special door gift!)

Elections for AY11/12 Notice

Dear all,

Our society will be holding our elections in Week 11 (4 April 2011, 7.30 - 9.30 PM, AS6/0212) in conjunction with our annual general meeting. Students who are interested in running for any of the eight available positions, please complete and email the following application form to me by 31st March 2011, 2359:

Title: Exco Application AY11/12

1. Full Name
2. Matriculation Number
3. Year & Course of Study
4. Level of German
5. Interested Positions (1st & 2nd choices)
6. Personal Bio
7. What & how you can contribute to the society

And here are some rules and regulations for elections:

• Anyone who wish to run for a post must be a member of the society. If you are not a member yet, please sign up before the elections
• Elected candidates are to serve in the committee for one academic year (AY10/11)
• Application forms will be screened by the current core committee before posting on the blog as information for all
• All candidates who are successfully registered will have to give a 5 min speech during the election day in order to be qualified to run for the position
• Late applications will not be accepted
• Only members are allowed to vote

The positions are as follows:

• President
• Vice-President
• General Secretary
• Treasurer
• Project Director 1/2
• Marketing Director
• Editor

More information on the procedure during election day will be available once the date and venue are confirmed. In the meantime, we look forward to receiving your applications. Thank you!

Best Regards,

Ng Joo San

Honorary General Secretary

NUS Students' German Language Society

Quiz About Germany: Updates

Dear members and friends,

The lucky draw for "Quiz About Germany" during CLS Day was conducted earlier today by one of our teacher advisors, Frau Rita Niemann.

And now we are pleased to announce the five lucky winners:

1. Amanda & Wei Li
2. Lim Hong Choo
3. Li Sijie
4. Noel Wong
5. Zhao Ruoxi

For the list of 15 winners who achieved a score of 70% and above, please refer to the previous post. Congratulations to all winners!

Note to all winners: Please kindly drop us an email to arrange for collection of your prizes. Do also note that in order to uphold the fairness of the contest, there will only be one prize for each winning entry. We also regret to say that prizes uncollected after 25th March 2011 will be forfeited.

Last but not least, on behalf of my committee, I wish to thank Assoc Prof Chan Wai Meng for his generous sponsorship of the prizes for this contest and also the German Language Department, NUS Centre of Language Studies for their continued support for our society.

Thank you and we hope to see you soon!

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Mit besten Grüßen,

Ng Joo San

Honorary General Secretary
die deutsche Sphäre

CLS Day: Quiz About Germany Results

Dear Members and Friends,

On CLS Day held on 2nd March, our committee organized "Quiz About Germany" at our society's booth. I am pleased to announce that there were over 40 participants and 15 participants achieved a score of 70% or more! All 15 winners will receive a free NUS Students' German Language Society T-Shirt worth $12 each!

If your name is on the list, please send us an email and indicate your T-Shirt size (Size S or M). We regret to say that due to limited stock, selection of preferred colors will not be possible and chosen sizes may be unavailable at time of request. Hence, we seek your understanding and do drop us an email soon if you are one of our winners!

 

Top Scorers:

1. David Schilling
2. Miq Nesta
3. Moritz Martin
4. Wang Chien Ming

Other winners (in no order of merit):

1. Aaron
2. Akim Enomoto
3. Azhar
4. Catala Damien
5. Galven Lee
6. Gong Jiayue
7. Ho Jia Yee
8. Indrianti
9. Jeremy Low
10. Lisa & Ricardo
11. Martina Ann

For participants who are not on the list, you still stand a chance to win a T-Shirt in our upcoming lucky draw. We will be conducting the lucky draw soon and five lucky participants will be randomly selected by one of our teacher advisors. So do stay tuned...

Lastly, on behalf of my committee, I wish to thank all who have supported our society during CLS Day in one way or another. Thank you and we hope to see you at our next event soon!

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Mit besten Grüßen,

Ng Joo San

Honorary General Secretary
die deutsche Sphäre

http://die-deutsche-sphaere.blogspot.com

T-Shirt Collection

The German Language Society t-shirts are now ready for distribution!

Date: 15 March 2011, Tuesday
Time: 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Venue: One of the benches near the NUS Central Library

Just look out for the bench with lots of t-shirts! If you are unable to collect your t-shirt(s) during the distribution time, please kindly inform us by email in advance. Do also note that we will only give out the t-shirt(s) after payment has been received. So for those who have yet to pay, please bring along the money for payment.

Thanks for your support!

Answers to CLS Day German Quiz

Thanks to everyone who came down to our booth on CLS Day! Behind the jump contains the list of answers to our German Quiz. Winners will be contacted shortly regarding prize collection.

Missed out on the quiz that day? Not to worry, you can still view the questions here. Just don't look at the answers first. ;)

NUS Peer Advising Exchange Fair

Invitation to SEP Sharing Session on 8 March 2011

Dear Members,

Are you interested in going for exchange to Germany? 

Are you in the midst of applying for SEP or have already done so?

Or are you planning to go for immersion in Germany this coming summer vacation?

If you answered 'YES!" to any of the above questions, hesitate no further and join us for our Student Exchange Programme (SEP) Sharing Session this coming Tuesday. We have invited seniors who have recently came back from SEP to this session to share all about their wonderful experiences. What's more, we have invited a native German to come down and help to answer your queries! Fret not about which year of study you are in, all members are welcome! You can start planning for your exchange early, so do come down and join us for this exciting and informative session!

Date: 8 March 2011 (Tuesday)
Time: 6:00 - 8.00 pm
Venue: LT14

Be sure to join us for this member-exclusive event! If you have any questions, please send them to frag.mal.uns@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you there this Tuesday!

Message from the President Regarding T-Shirt Delivery

Dear members and teachers,

On behalf of the German Society, I apologise for the delay in the delivery of the T-Shirt. I am sure all of you were looking forward to wearing it on CLS day. However, there was a mistake in the printing and we are currently resolving the problem. We want to make sure that you will receive a T shirt that has no mis-spellings and looks nice, so we seek your understanding for the delay. Don't worry, we will definitely give out the T-Shirts once we receive it. Once again, we apologise for the delay and we will keep you updated. I hope all of you had a great time at the CLS Day and thank you for the continued support of the club!

Rachel Tan Xi'en
President
NUS Students' German Language Society

Invitation to CLS Day

The Centre for Language Studies (CLS) at NUS is celebrating its 10th anniversary tomorrow, 2 March 2011. It's happening at the area outside the Central Library!

There'll be many booths along the walkway, where you can find out more about the language programmes offered by the Centre, as well as play games from different countries.

Die deutsche Sphäre will be manning the German booth for CLS Day. There'll be many games such as Kniffel, a German memory game and a quiz about Germany. Gummi bears will be distributed to everyone who participates in a game and additional prizes if you do well!

Feel free to talk to us if you have any questions regarding the Immersion Programmes and Exchange Programmes to Germany/German-speaking countries. We also have a couple of photo albums where you can view photos of students who have gone to Germany for their Immersion or Exchange programmes, and another album with photos of our society's events.

Our German choir will also be performing for CLS Day tomorrow. There'll be a performance at around 11:45AM to 12PM, so look out for it! :)

Hope to see you there!

Programme for CLS Day 2011