Namibia to China and Beyond By John Clarke And beyond to Adelaide.Alina Bergkemper was the guest speaker at the latest meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen. Alina’s educational journey began after she graduated from the University of Bielefeld Langenberg in Germany. A teacher of English and German as a Second or Foreign… Continue reading Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen July 2026
Join us for BGLA Kaffee und Kuchen this June (as always, last Monday of the month). Monday 29th June 2026, 12pm (lunch) / 1pm – 3pm1pm to 3pm Langmeil Lutheran Church hall, 5-7 Maria St, Tanunda The next Kaffee und Kuchen will be preceded by a German luncheon of goulash, red cabbage and spaetzle at… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen June 2026
Beginnings from Endings by John Clarke When confused and angry men were marched by soldiers with fixed bayonets into a barbed wire compound, it must have felt like the end. The guest speaker at the last meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen was Dr Aaron Humphrey, lecturer in Media at Adelaide University.… Continue reading Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen May 2026
Monday 27 April 1pm to 3pm Langmeil Centre, 5-7 Maria St, Tanunda Peter Mickan’s granddaughter Maike Enderling is guest speaker for our next KuK Maike’s reflections are significant for learners and speakers of languages – of interest to our students in Nuri and Faith – and beyond. Maike Enderling Maike is a recently graduated student… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen April 2026
The last meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen took place on Monday, 23 February, the first day of Basel’s annual carnival, known as Fasnacht, and the guest speaker was Basel resident Michèle Rahaman-Monnier and her topic Fasnacht.
A Necessary Myth?by John Clarke In defeat does there need to be a victory, some person or event that can be held up as a symbol of national pride? Anzac Cove was the site of an Australian military failure, but the Anzacs have become a symbol of national fortitude and courage. At the October meetingthe… Continue reading Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen October 2025
Join us for Kaffee und Kuchen on Monday 27 October, with guest speaker George Djukic, an Adelaide-born philosopher and former teacher with Serbian roots, who maintains a lifelong interest in the German language and explores this topic in his talk “Were the Trümmerfrauen a Myth?”. Monday 27 October 1pm to 3pm Langmeil Centre, 5-7 Maria St, Tanunda George hat… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen October 2025
Does That Sound Right? by John Clarke Using a foreign language can be difficult. Once, in describing a charity event,The Advertiser gave the article the headline Giftfest in the Barossa, not knowing that the German word Gift means poison. At the last meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen the guest speaker was… Continue reading Recap: September Kaffee und Kuchen
The Barossa German Language Association invites all members to attend its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, 29 September 2025. The purpose of the meeting is for the Chair and committee members to update you on the performance of the BGLA and provide an outlook for the year ahead. It is also an opportunity for… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen + AGM 29 September 2025
Calling Australia Home by John Clarke The post World War II years saw many thousands leave the devastation of Europe for a new home in far distant Australia. At the last meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen Steffi Traeger spoke of her own experience as a five year old, coming to a… Continue reading Recap: August Kaffee und Kuchen