Programm

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Public diplomacy has been around for a long time, but modern American public diplomacy originates in Washington’s efforts to culturally penetrate the Soviet Union. Governments today realize that communicating with foreign publics is an imperative of international life. Scholars study culture to understand individual countries, yet another level of analysis seeks to explore the production, transmission, and influence of culture across national borders.

While International Relations typically focuses on political and economic forces, public diplomacy is concerned with the roles of mass opinion, propaganda, or strategic persuasion. As a field of scholarship, it exists on the periphery of several disciplines, where culture is defined in a broad anthropological sense. If traditional diplomacy is centered on state-to-state relations, especially among elites, public diplomacy employs technological advances in global communications which allows states to transcend narrow diplomatic channels or governments (especially closed authoritarian states) and reach the masses of people.

This course will focus on American public diplomacy from the perspective of international history, with particular reference to Germany since it was both the original target audience of America’s postwar reeducation plan and launching pad for cultural activity and transmission into the Eastern Bloc.

Achtung: In den Herbstferien (Mo., 28.10. - Do., 31.10.24) findet kein Unterricht statt. Die regulären Kurse legen eine Pause ein.

Gardening Club
"Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That's the fun of it. You're always learning." Helen Mirren.
Come join long time d.a.i. teacher, and garden lover Jessica Strain in the d.a.i. Gardening Club! We will meet once a month to dig, plant, harvest, create and enjoy this lovely little secret garden in the middle of Tübingen. We will speak English throughout and after doing some "work" the group gets a free English lesson, in the garden of course!

Termin; Fr. 21.03., 16:00 - 17:30 Uhr, Treffpunkt am d.a.i.

Kostenfrei, Anmeldung auf www.dai-tuebingen.de/sprachkurse.html
Teilnehmerzahl auf 6 begrenzt

Ready to unlock the world of coding? This special English course is designed specifically for teens aged 14-16 who are eager to learn to write code, build projects, and solve problems using one of the most popular programming languages today -- Python!

Participants practice using Python through interactive lessons, hands-on exercises, and real-world projects. Led by programmer Sofiane Ouaari and American Matthew Heitmann, the course combines programming with English-language learning. First, the course, will focus on fundamentals before the group moves to more advanced topics. By the end of the course, you will be able to write your own Python programs, design simple games, and develop mini-projects.

A laptop is required. If you do not have access to a laptop but are interested in taking part, please contact us.

Achtung! In den Faschingsferien (Mo. 3.3. - Fr. 7.3.25) findet kein Unterricht statt. Die regulären Kurse legen eine Pause ein.