The article "Different from the Others: German and Dutch Discourses of Queer Femininity and Female Desire, 1918–1940" explores the history of sexuality in the German-speaking world during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The author, Cyd Sturgess, focuses on the link between non...
This paper will briefly survey what has been written locally on the most important German-speaking scientists to have visited or worked in New Zealand between 1773 and 1951, and will also consider what could be written on them in the future.Braund...
The article deals with the question of the unity of the German component of Yiddish. Before the 16th century, the languages used in works compiled by various Jewish authors from western German-speaking provinces show close similarities to dialects spoken by local Christians and do not represent tex...
It just sounds right to them to saydie Brücke(the bridge) instead ofdas Brücke, in the same way that English speakers think “change a diaper” sounds better than “switch a diaper.” Native speakers simply don’t get confused about articles. By hearing, reading and speaking German every ...
In German-speaking countries, the Social Support Questionnaire (F-SozU) by Fydrich et al. [19] is well accepted to assess social support in the general population and in clinical trials. Social support are assessed using a five-point Likert scale, spanning from 1 (not applicable) to 5 (...
Seventeen years of teaching at any school is a long time – teaching teenagers is more challenging and teenagers coming with a migration background and speaking many different languages is even more demanding. I taught for 20 years a variety of students, mostly between 12 and 22 and when I ...
When speaking in Japan, it may seem like you're not listening if you do not respond while somebody speaks to you. To persuade somebody that your recommendation is reasonable and wise, you have to give reasons and quote known examples and authorities. I had a nagging feeling that the atmosph...
Jo-Ann Brant’s probing questions regarding Frey’s discussion of predestination and his challenge to the validity of speaking of a “dualism of decision” in his fourth chapter on Dualism in John (e.g. 146-152, 165), Susan Hylen’s attention to the value of Frey’s historically differenti...
Experienced Tutor in German (native-speaking), Writing, and Business I am a native German speaker and have lived in the U.S. for the past 15 years. I really enjoy helping English speakers learn German. Whether you don’t know a word of German or are at an advanced level already, the...
Experienced Tutor inGerman(native-speaking), Writing, and Business I am a nativeGermanspeaker and have lived in the U.S. for the past 15 years. I really enjoy helping English speakers learnGerman. Whether you don’t know a word ofGermanor are at an advanced level already, the journey.....