References

Home Page

German Flag. 2014. [image online] Available at: http://www.birkenheadschool.co.uk/sites/default/files/depts/modlang/German%20flag.gif [Accessed: 27 Mar 2014].

Information about the Country

Cia.gov. 2014. The World Factbook. [online] Available at: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html [Accessed: 27 Mar 2014].

Images:
Beer. 2014. [image online] Available at: https://5inde.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/p1020633.jpg [Accessed: 27 Mar 2014].

Christmas Market. 2014. [image online] Available at: http://www.aerzteblatt.de/bilder/2004/11/img113188.jpg [Accessed: 27 Mar 2014].

German States. 2014. [image online] Available at: http://www.rakerace.com/uploads/images/germany-map-800.jpg [Accessed: 27 Mar 2014].

Karneval Cologne. 2014. [image online] Available at: http://www.berlincitytours.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/karnevalkoeln.jpg [Accessed: 27 Mar 2014].

Maultaschen. 2014. [image online] Available at: http://www.buerger.de/uploads/pics/Maultaschen.jpg [Accessed: 27 Mar 2014].

Oktoberfest. 2014. [image online] Available at: http://guestofaguest.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/oktoberfest-5.jpg [Accessed: 27 Mar 2014].

Pretzels. 2014. [image online] Available at: http://www.germanjohnsbakery.net/pretzels5.gif [Accessed: 27 Mar 2014].

Sausages. 2014. [image online] Available at: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrlPKzn-8lCsvRYGJpn26kWpNGGy6SLgPk2Y9VgesLblq7nXgqj-WopX66yR4PSQu4K37FBkbzB1oOoLGUvtH01vmu6_zfoGKOab1iZLGtG5EQUeFSTahenoCDxVXCHp8Vpis0erswm2f/s1600/DSC06066.JPG [Accessed: 27 Mar 2014].

Traditional Dress. 2014. [image online] Available at: http://cdn.deguisetoi.fr/images/rep_articles/gra/de/deguisement-de-couple-de-bavarois_200604.jpg [Accessed: 27 Mar 2014].

Information about the Host Institution

Images:
Passau University Emblem. 2014. [image online] Available at: http://www.daad.or.th/imperia/md/images/informationszentren/icbangkok/anzeige/passau_logo_gross.jpg [Accessed: 27 Mar 2014].

Passau University. 2014. [image online] Available at: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Universitaet_Passau_01.jpg [Accessed: 27 Mar 2014].

Information:
Uni-passau.de. 2014. About the University - University of Passau. [online] Available at: https://www.uni-passau.de/en/university/about-the-university/ [Accessed: 29 Mar 2014].

Assessment 2: (Part 1) Summary of Country specific information: Passau

Deutsche Bahn AG, M. E. 2014. The Bavaria Day/Night Ticket for regional trains - one day of unlimited travel in Bavaria. [Online] Available at: http://www.bahn.com/i/view/USA/en/prices/germany-regional/bavaria-ticket.shtml [Accessed: 1 Apr 2014].

Encyclopedia Britannica. 2013. Passau (Germany). [Online] Available at: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/445678/Passau [Accessed: 30 Mar 2014].

English.passau.de. 2014. Passau's Highlights - Stadt Passau. [Online] Available at: http://english.passau.de/PassausHighlights.aspx [Accessed: 30 Mar 2014].

English.passau.de. 2014. Riverboat Trips - Stadt Passau - english.passau.de. [online] Available at: http://english.passau.de/PassausHighlights/DanubeRiverboatTrips/RiverboatTrips.aspx [Accessed: 1 Apr 2014].

Hengst, B. 2013. Historic High Water: Passau Suffers Worst Flood in 500 Years - SPIEGEL ONLINE. [Online] Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-city-of-passau-suffers-worst-flood-in-500-years-a-903684.html [Accessed: 1 Apr 2014].

Journeys, G. 2014. Passau Train Holidays | Great Rail Journeys. [Online] Available at: http://www.greatrail.com/great-train-tours-holiday-destinations/europe/passau.aspx [Accessed: 30 Mar 2014].

Lonelyplanet.com. 2014. Transport in Passau - Lonely Planet Travel Information. [Online] Available at: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/germany/bavaria/passau/transport/getting-there-away [Accessed: 1 Apr 2014].

meinestadt.de. 2014. Sportführer für Passau. [Online] Available at: http://stadtinformation.meinestadt.de/passau/sport [Accessed: 1 Apr 2014].

Nationalpark-bayerischer-wald.de. 2014. Bavarian Forest National Park - Home - InternetangebotNationalparkverwaltung Bayerischer Wald. [Online] Available at: http://www.nationalpark-bayerischer-wald.de/english/ [Accessed: 1 Apr 2014].

Passauer-dult.de. 2014. Herzlich willkommen bei der Passauer Dult. [Online] Available at: http://www.passauer-dult.de/ [Accessed: 1 Apr 2014].

Study-in.de. 2014. Passau: The city of the three rivers - Study in Germany. [Online] Available at: https://www.study-in.de/en/life/culture-travel--18093/ [Accessed: 30 Mar 2014].

Study-in-bavaria.de. 2014. Passau: Study in Bavaria. [Online] Available at: https://www.study-in-bavaria.de/what-where/research-universities/passau/ [Accessed: 30 Mar 2014].

Trip Factory. 2014. Maypole festival, Things to do in Passau | Trip Factory. [Online] Available at: http://www.tripfactory.com/places/maypole-festival-passau-61475 [Accessed: 1 Apr 2014].

Uni-passau.de. 2014. New student ID card now doubles up as a semester bus pass - University of Passau. [Online] Available at: https://www.uni-passau.de/en/bereiche/press/press-releases/news/detail/new-student-id-card-now-doubles-up-as-a-semester-bus-pass/ [Accessed: 1 Apr 2014].

 

Assessment 2: (Part 1) Summary of Country specific information: University

Uni-passau.de. 2014. Upon arrival – first steps - University of Passau. [Online] Available at: http://www.uni-passau.de/en/international/international-scholars/upon-arrival/ [Accessed: 3 Apr 2014].

Uni-passau.de. 2014. Student Registration Office - University of Passau. [Online] Available at: https://www.uni-passau.de/en/student-registration-office/ [Accessed: 3 Apr 2014].

Uni-passau.de. 2014. Orientation Weeks - University of Passau. [Online] Available at: http://www.uni-passau.de/en/study/before-you-begin/getting-started/orientation-weeks/ [Accessed: 3 Apr 2014].

Uni-passau.de. 2014. Semester dates - University of Passau. [Online] Available at: http://www.uni-passau.de/en/study/getting-organised/academic-calendar/semester-dates/ [Accessed: 3 Apr 2014].

 

Assessment 3: (Part 1): Identification of 5 topics of current affairs

1. NPD

Crossland, D. 2013. NPD Ban Bid: Germany's Risky Push to Outlaw Far-Right Party - SPIEGEL ONLINE. [Online] Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-launches-new-bid-to-outlaw-far-right-npd-party-a-937008.html [Accessed: 3 Apr 2014].

Moore, J. 2014. Ukraine: Svoboda Party Building Close Relations with Germany's Neo-Nazi NPD Party. [Online] Available at: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ukraine-svoboda-party-building-close-relations-germanys-neo-nazi-npd-party-1440899 [Accessed: 3 Apr 2014]. 

Npd-sh.de. 2014. NPD Landesverband Schleswig-Holstein. [Online] Available at: http://www.npd-sh.de/sprachen/1%20%20english.php [Accessed: 3 Apr 2014].

Overdorf, J. 2014. So here's why Germany is struggling to ban neo-Nazis. [Online] Available at: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/germany/140128/germany-neo-nazis-npd [Accessed: 3 Apr 2014].

SPIEGEL ONLINE, G. 2013. Crime Infested: Quarter of NPD Officials Have Been Prosecuted - SPIEGEL ONLINE. [Online] Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/newspaper-claims-high-rate-of-convictions-in-german-npd-party-a-940094.html [Accessed: 3 Apr 2014].

2. Education System

(Www.Dw.De), D. 2014. German Schools: Creating Social Division or Reflecting It? | Germany | DW.DE | 08.05.2006. [Online] Available at: http://www.dw.de/german-schools-creating-social-division-or-reflecting-it/a-1993816 [Accessed: 3 Apr 2014].

News.bbc.co.uk. 2014. BBC NEWS | Europe | UN condemns German school system. [Online] Available at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4736910.stm [Accessed: 3 Apr 2014].

SPIEGEL ONLINE, G. 2007. The World From Berlin: 'Germany's School System Is an Anachronism' - SPIEGEL ONLINE. [Online] Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/the-world-from-berlin-germany-s-school-system-is-an-anachronism-a-473337.html [Accessed: 3 Apr 2014].

3. Germany and the EU

BBC News. 2014. Why is Germany so reluctant to take a lead in Europe?. [Online] Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24037698 [Accessed: 3 Apr 2014].

Blog.crossculture.com. 2014. Cross-Culture: Current Affairs. [Online] Available at: http://blog.crossculture.com/crossculture/current_affairs/ [Accessed: 3 Apr 2014].

Economist, T. 2014. Economist Debates: Germany's role in Europe. [Online] Available at: http://www.economist.com/debate/overview/255 [Accessed: 3 Apr 2014].

 Lambsdorff, A. 2013. Germany must not shy away from economic leadership of the EU. [Online] Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/23/germany-economic-leadership-eu [Accessed: 3 Apr 2014].

4. Immigrants  

Cia.gov. 2014. The World Factbook. [Online] Available at: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html [Accessed: 4 Apr 2014].

Nachrichtenfernsehen, N. 2012. Studie über Migranten in Deutschland: Viele Türken sind unzufrieden - n-tv.de. [Online] Available at: http://www.n-tv.de/politik/Viele-Tuerken-sind-unzufrieden-article6996871.html [Accessed: 4 Apr 2014].

Pi-news.net. 2014. Jetzt fast drei Millionen Türken in Deutschland - Politically Incorrect. [Online] Available at: http://www.pi-news.net/2013/02/jetzt-fast-drei-millionen-turken-in-deutschland/ [Accessed: 4 Apr 2014].

Siems, D., Ehrentraut, D. and Lauer, C. 2014. Türken sind die Sorgenkinder der Integration. [Online] Available at: http://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article7222075/Tuerken-sind-die-Sorgenkinder-der-Integration.html [Accessed: 4 Apr 2014].

SPIEGEL ONLINE, G. 2014. Integration in Deutschland: T�rkischer Minister fordert Migranten zur Anpassung auf - SPIEGEL ONLINE. [Online] Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/integration-in-deutschland-tuerkischer-minister-fordert-migranten-zur-anpassung-auf-a-722553.html [Accessed: 4 Apr 2014].

5. Significance of German car Industry

Sustainability.daimler.com. 2014. Economic significance of the automotive industry - Daimler Sustainability Report 2011.. [online] Available at: http://sustainability.daimler.com/reports/daimler/annual/2012/nb/English/3560/economic-significance-of-the-automotive-industry.html [Accessed: 4 Apr 2014].

 

Assesment 5 (Part 2): Analysis of chosen Current Affairs

1. Immigrants

(www.dw.de), D. (2014). Türkische Migranten in Deutschland | Deutschland | DW.DE | 30.10.2001. [online] DW.DE. Available at: http://www.dw.de/t%C3%BCrkische-migranten-in-deutschland/a-313805 [Accessed 27 Nov. 2014].

 

 Cia.gov, (2014). The World Factbook. [online] Available at: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html [Accessed 27 Nov. 2014].

DEUTSCHE WIRTSCHAFTS NACHRICHTEN, (2014). Migranten: Deutschland ist nicht mehr Zielland Nummer 1. [online] Available at: http://deutsche-wirtschafts-nachrichten.de/2013/02/07/migranten-deutschland-ist-nicht-mehr-zielland-nummer-1/ [Accessed 27 Nov. 2014].

Focus-migration.hwwi.de, (2014). Focus-Migration: Germany. [online] Available at: http://focus-migration.hwwi.de/Germany.1509.0.html?&L=1 [Accessed 26 Nov. 2014].

Goethe.de, (2014). Migration and Integration - Magazine - Integration Debate - Goethe-Institut. [online] Available at: http://www.goethe.de/lhr/prj/daz/mag/igd/en3146846.htm [Accessed 26 Nov. 2014].

Pi-news.net, (2014). Jetzt fast drei Millionen Türken in Deutschland - Politically Incorrect. [online] Available at: http://www.pi-news.net/2013/02/jetzt-fast-drei-millionen-turken-in-deutschland/ [Accessed 27 Nov. 2014].

Siems, D., Ehrentraut, D. and Lauer, C. (2014). Türken sind die Sorgenkinder der Integration. [online] DIE WELT. Available at: http://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article7222075/Tuerken-sind-die-Sorgenkinder-der-Integration.html [Accessed 27 Nov. 2014].

SPIEGEL ONLINE, G. (2010). Integration in Deutschland: Türkischer Minister fordert Migranten zur Anpassung auf - SPIEGEL ONLINE. [online] SPIEGEL ONLINE. Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/integration-in-deutschland-tuerkischer-minister-fordert-migranten-zur-anpassung-auf-a-722553.html [Accessed 27 Nov. 2014].

SPIEGEL ONLINE, G. (2011). Debating Integration: Competing Views on Germany's Immigrants - SPIEGEL ONLINE. [online] SPIEGEL ONLINE. Available at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/debating-integration-competing-views-on-germany-s-immigrants-a-747239.html [Accessed 27 Nov. 2014].

Süddeutsche.de GmbH, G. (2010). Migranten in Deutschland – Türken am wenigsten integriert. [online] Süddeutsche.de. Available at: http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/migranten-in-deutschland-tuerken-am-wenigsten-integriert-1.476047 [Accessed 27 Nov. 2014].

2. Germany and the EU

BBC News. 2014. Why is Germany so reluctant to take a lead in Europe?. [Online] Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24037698 [Accessed: 27 Nov. 2014].

Blog.crossculture.com. 2014. Cross-Culture: Current Affairs. [Online] Available at: http://blog.crossculture.com/crossculture/current_affairs/ [Accessed: 27 Nov. 2014].

Cbsnews.com, (2014). Germany to Loan Debt-Ridden Greece $29.6B. [online] Available at: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/germany-to-loan-debt-ridden-greece-296b/ [Accessed 27 Nov. 2014].

Cia.gov, (2014). The World Factbook. [online] Available at: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ee.html [Accessed 27 Nov. 2014].

Economist, T. 2014. Economist Debates: Germany's role in Europe. [Online] Available at: http://www.economist.com/debate/overview/255 [Accessed: 27 Nov. 2014].

Evans-Pritchard, A. (2012). Debt crisis: Germany holds a gun to Greece's head - Telegraph. [online] Telegraph.co.uk. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9286309/Debt-crisis-Germany-holds-a-gun-to-Greeces-head.html [Accessed 27 Nov. 2014].

Lambsdorff, A. 2013. Germany must not shy away from economic leadership of the EU. [Online] Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/23/germany-economic-leadership-eu [Accessed: 27 Nov. 2014].

Telegraph.co.uk, (2012). Debt crisis: Germany ready to block Greek aid if country misses targets - Telegraph. [online] Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9470829/Debt-crisis-Germany-ready-to-block-Greek-aid-if-country-misses-targets.html [Accessed 27 Nov. 2014].

The Independent, (2014). Auf wiedersehen, Britain: 'Merkel ready to cast UK adrift' over quotas on migrant workers. [online] Available at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/auf-wiedersehen-britain-merkel-ready-to-cast-uk-adrift-over-migrant-quotas-9834484.html [Accessed 27 Nov. 2014].

Pictures:
Merkel and Cameron: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/auf-wiedersehen-britain-merkel-ready-to-cast-uk-adrift-over-migrant-quotas-9834484.html

Greek Flag: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01923/newPic_8458_jpg_1923056b.jpg