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Department of World Languages and Literatures
Texas State German Program

SPARK for German

Text: SPARK for GERMAN, with image of sparks coming from the "K" in the word "SPARK"

On September 16th, Piper Cotton, Nyah Daniels, and Spencer Fuson will begin teaching online German lessons to Central Texas middle school students. Working as a team under Dr. Siwak’s supervision, they will plan and teach interactive Zoom lessons on topics ranging from basic communication to geography to school life in Germany.

SPARK is a Professional Internship in German course (GER 4300), developed by Dr. Ewa Siwak, the Texas State University SPARK LAB Director. SPARK for German is a North American initiative of the Goethe-Institut.

Our SPARK interns gain marketable skills such as teamwork, critical thinking, ability to apply knowledge in real-world settings, problem solving, creativity, communication with varied sets of people, presentation skills, and civic engagement.

two women, one man