Dr. Joerg Meindl, associate professor of German and global studies, presented “The Regional and Changing Forms of Traditions: Nikolaus Traditions as Cultural Hybrids” at the Convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in Boston, Nov. 18–20. He also organized the “Inclusive Language in the German Classroom” session during the convention.

Dr. Joerg Meindl, associate professor of German and global studies, presented “The German Language in South Tyrol,” during the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language virtual convention in mid-November.

Dr. Jörg Meindl, associate professor of German and global studies, presented at the annual convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in Washington, D.C., last week. His presentation, “Teaching Intercultural Competence with Authentic Materials, reflected his approach to teaching without a textbook and exposing students to the diversity of the German language. At the convention, Meindl also met with his colleagues on the FL-A-CH committee, which wants to raise awareness of German-speaking cultures in Liechtenstein, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Italy.

Dr. Jim Scott, professor emeritus of German, translated Broken Carousel: German-Jewish Soldier-Poets of the Great War, edited by Peter C. Appelbaum (Stone Tower Books, Silverton, Ore.). The book includes 17 poems, including 11 poets who died at the front according to reviewer Ritchie Robertson, Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature at the University of Oxford and Fellow of the Queen’s College.

Josh Kesler ’98, German and politics, has created a new partnership with German beer maker Keesman Brewery in preparation for expanding his Harrisburg-based Millworks to Cumberland County. The collaboration with the Bamberg family-owned brewery resulted in the release of a special pilsner beer.