At the invitation of the Office of the Free State of Bavaria in Ukraine, which represents the Bavarian State Chancellery, 4th-year students of the G-41 group of the Bachelor’s degree, Educational Program “German Language and Literature” and the teachers of the Department of German Philology responsible for international cooperation Associate Professor Monolatii T.P, Associate Professor Tkachuk N.O. and assistant Boichuk N. V., participate in exciting project “Bavarian Horizons – cultural bridges between Ukraine and Bavaria” from November 4 to 29.
The program of this project consists of 8 online sessions, the topics of which are extremely diverse and promising. During the online sessions, participants engage in interesting discussions, exchange of ideas, and creation of cultural connections.
We would like to present this program:
04.11.2024 Bavaria and Ukraine: cooperation and support in focus
08.11.2024 Bavarian dialects: discover the diversity of Bavarian dialects!
11.11.2024 Bavarian dialects: discover the diversity of Bavarian dialects!
15.11.2024 Poetry evening: show your creativity!
18.11.2024 Bavarian-Ukrainian tandem: Presentation of the result of cooperation between Bavarian and Ukrainian students on the topic “Art in public space”
22.11.2024 Palaces and castles in Bavaria and western Ukraine: architectural heritage and tourist attractions
25.11.2024 Intercultural training: tips for communication between cultures
29.11.2024 Christmas customs and traditions: comparison of traditions in Bavaria and Ukraine
In general, the project aims to provide an opportunity to get acquainted with various aspects of Bavarian culture, literature, and history, strengthening cultural bridges between Bavaria and Ukraine; to help students not only improve their German language skills by communicating with native speakers, leading teachers and discussing various topics, completing tasks, but also to broaden their horizon by getting acquainted with different aspects of Bavarian culture, literature and history. Participation in the project is a great opportunity to create new acquaintances through communication with other project participants who are also interested in German language and culture; to expand the circle of communication and find like-minded people. The project participants from the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University are confident that they will get unforgettable impressions, vivid memories and be motivated for further development.
Participation in the project will end with a quiz. Project members will receive certificates of participation. Therefore participants take an active part in online sessions.
Short quizzes with questions and tasks for the participants were, for example, at the session dedicated to poetry. One of these tasks was to find the correct definition of a poem form, including Epigramm, Ode, Blankvers, Poetry Slam, and Konkrete Poesie. The moderators of this online session were the professors of the Department of German Philology from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv Oksana Molderf and a postgraduate student Tetiana Sopila.
An interesting and exciting part of this session was the task of composing a special form of the poem “Elfchen” for a given photo (e.g., a photo of the Münchener Chriskindlmarkt or Weinberge in Franken).
The project is still ongoing, so expect the following interesting news about the participation of students and teachers in the project. Follow us!
