German Department

Germany lies in the heart of Europe.

 

It is the world’s third largest economy.

 

Germany is the world’s largest exporter.

 

The EU language with the largest number of native speakers is German.

 

3.18% of the world’s books are published in German.

 

Germany is home to numerous international corporations.

 

German is the second-most commonly used scientific language.

 

In many regions, Germans account for the largest percentage of tourists.

 

German is the language of Goethe, Nietzsche, and Kafka.  Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Freud, and Einstein also spoke German.

 

German is no harder to learn, speak, or write than any other language.

 

Learning and understanding German will deepen your knowledge of the culture and improve employment opportunities.

The German students at Hollins University are enthusiastic about learning German and would like to share with the visitors to this website some of things they do at Hollins.

From time to time we will update our website with some new pictures and information about our program.

 

Barbara Hassell

Hollins University

P.O. Box 9716

Roanoke VA 24020

 

To contact us:

Phone: 540-362-7498

Fax: 540-362-6571

E-mail: bhassell@hollins.edu