Freude an Deutsch Issue 14

Freude an Deutsch The Language Newsletter

Volume 4.

Issue No. 14 1

January 2026

Gut zu Wissen …

Important Notices

Upcoming Events: •

An Option Fair for year 8 students will be held from 20th till 22nd January 2026.

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A Film Show for students of German, organised by the Faculty of Arts, Department of German, in collaboration with the German-Maltese Circle and the Goethe-Institut, will be held from 26 January to 6 February 2026.

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A Writing Competition Superheld*in for students of German, organised by the Faculty of Arts, Department of German, in collaboration with the German-Maltese Circle and the Goethe-Institut. The deadline is 6 March 2026.

Newsbreak: •

Festalingwi on 19th October 2025 Old University Campus in Valletta.

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The Hand Puppet Launch for Teachers of German in Primary and Middle Schools on 22nd October 2025 at St Clare College Middle & Secondary School, Pembroke.

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Celebration of European Day of Languages on 28th October 2025 at St Nicholas College Middle School, Rabat.

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The European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML), organised a One-Day Seminar focused on Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) for Languages Other Than English (LOTE) on 31st October 2025 at the Institute for Education, Pembroke.

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Professional Development for Teachers of German on 31st October 2025: The Use of AI in Foreign Language Teaching at St Clare College National Sports School, Pembroke.

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The Malta Book Festival from 5th till 9th November 2025 at MFCC, Ta Qali.

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PASCH Events: Studientag DaF on13th November 2025 in Bari and PASCH Quiz in Primary Schools.

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The German Language Assistant, Mr Alexander Morasch, assited the teachers of German at St Theresa College Middle School, Birkirkara and at St Joseph Secondary School, Blata l-Bajda

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School Projects 2025-2026: Schultüte competition, speaking tasks with the use of digital tools, Erasmus exchange project, cultural activities and Pen Pal correspondence with https://www.rueckertgymnasium.de/index.html to develop students` writing skills.

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A brilliant student of German with special needs, was presented with an award by the German Embassy on Wednesday, 17 December.

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The Winners of the language magazine competition DeutschKids Volume 3 Issue 1 October 2025: for more information go to pages 6 and 7.

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Educational Resources:

Reading

Writing

Listening

Speaking

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Educational Resources:

Vocabulary

Grammar

Educational Websites

Digital Resources

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Educational Resources:

Culture

Germany

The German Language

Austria

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Switzerland

Deutschkids Volume 3 Issue 1 October 2025 These are the winners of the Fairy Tale Drawing Competition: 1. Zayne Sultana from St Thomas More College Primary School, Tarxien.

2. Siyu Chen from St Thomas More College Primary School, Tarxien.

3. Loran Cacciattolo from St Thomas More College Primary School, Tarxien.

4. Shaznolee Pace from St Thomas More College Primary School, Tarxien.

5. Hailey Lanzon from St Thomas More College Primary School, Tarxien.

6. Caiden Sciberras from St Thomas More College Primary School, Tarxien.

7. Mason Briffa from St Ignatius College Primary School, Luqa.

8. Rihanna Attard from St Ignatius College Primary School, Luqa.

9. Angelina Joyse Gulzar from St Ignatius College Primary School, Luqa.

10. Shyana Xavier from St Ignatius College Primary School, Luqa.

11. Andrea Falzon from St Ignatius College Primary School, Luqa.

12. Kiana Bartolo from St Ignatius College Primary School, Luqa.

13. Dylan Borg from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mellieha.

14. Amelia Falzon from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mellieha.

15. Karina Kozkina from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mellieha.

16. Binisl Chaudlang from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mellieha.

17. Nora Davies from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mellieha.

18. Elisa Pace from Maria regina College Primary School, Naxxar.

19. Victiana Muscat from Maria Regina College Primary School, Naxxar.

20. Thanle You from Maria Regina College Primary School, Naxxar.

21. Grace Ba from from St Thomas More College St Anne Primary School, Marsaskala.

22. Sibora Dahri from St Thomas More College St Anne Primary School, Marsaskala.

23. Ginevra Micali from St Thomas More College St Anne Primary School, Marsaskala.

24. Hannah Grech from Maria Regina College Primary School, Gharghur.

25. Ethan Aquilina from Maria Regina College Primary School, Gharghur.

26. Dale Gatt from St Thomas More College Primary School, Marsaxlokk.

27. Rosie Mae Villarin from St Thomas More College Primary School, Marsaxlokk.

28. Leonardo Bonnici from St Clare College Primary School, San Gwann.

29. Jady Borg from St Clare College Primary School, San Gwann.

30. Lea Summer Bugeja from St Nicholas College Primary School, Dingli.

31. Jasmyn Cauchi from Gozo College Primary School, Ghajnsielem.

32. Samuel Spiteri from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

The Primary Schools with most entries (Fairy Tale Drawing Competition) are St Thomas More College Primary School, Tarxien, St Ignatius College Primary School, Luqa and Maria Regina College Primary School, Mellieha.

Well done to all the other participants!

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Deutschkids Volume 3 Issue 1 October 2025

These are the winners of the Matching Mania Competition: 1. Nathan Bonnici from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

2. Cameron Dimech from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

3. Leon Terry from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

4. Naide Omur Demir from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

5. Ritianne (6.1) from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

6. Viktoria Summer Nielsen from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

7. Ben Cachia Musu` from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

8. Kane (6.3) from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

9. Ayle Chircop from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

10. Mavis Sitianlu from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

11. Noah E. Vella from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

12. Antonino (6.3) from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

13. Larry Liang from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

14. Evan Sardillafrom Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

15. Mckenzie (6.3) from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

16. Kezya Lee from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

17. Ethan Shanu from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

18. Benjamin Falzon from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

19. Syeda from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

20. Jacob Smith from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mosta.

21. Rawaa Hathout from Maria Regina College Primary School, Naxxar.

22. Jake Mercieca from Maria Regina College Primary School, Naxxar.

23. Marina (6.3) from Maria Regina College Primary School, Naxxar.

24. Amber Grech from Maria Regina College Primary School, Naxxar.

25. Savannah Gardiner from Maria Regina College Primary School, Naxxar.

26. Kristof Molnar Farkas from Maria Regina College Primary School, Naxxar.

27. Daniel Facciol Milyutin from Maria Regina College Primary School, Naxxar.

28. Chloe Camilleri from Maria Regina College Primary School, Gharghur.

29. Ethan Aquilina from Maria Regina College Primary School, Gharghur.

30. Mariah Camilleri from Maria Regina College Primary School, Gharghur.

31. Elisa (6.1) from Maria Regina College Primary School, Gharghur.

32. Serene En Najar from Maria Regina College Primary School, Gharghur.

33. Dylan Borg from Maria Regina College Primary School, Mellieha.

34. Emma Cuschieri Bartolo from St Margaret College Primary School, Cospicua.

35. Lea Summer Bugeja from St Nicholas College Primary School, Dingli.

36. Jai Falzon Abela from St Thomas More College Primary School, Marsaxlokk.

Well done to all the other participants!

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Wordwall- Sätze bilden zum Thema Tagesroutine (Level 1): https://wordwall.net/resource/104258798 Writing Task: Create a Padlet wall on https://padlet.com and share the link with your students. Students can add posts using the “+” button to write a short text describing their daily routine and upload photos or pictures.

You may also provide a few key words to help them build their sentences.

Useful links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwRv9SQNi3c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dinw9BEUtr4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2z08vraAs0

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Wordwall-Sätze bilden zum Thema Wochenende (Level 2-3): https://wordwall.net/resource/104260465 E-Mail schreiben zum Thema Wochenende (Level 2-3): After reading the email on https://www.paschnet.de/de/lernmaterial/stadt-leben/wochenende.html students click on Arbeitsblätter mit Aufgaben and complete the writing task on page 1 (replying to the email).

More useful links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c5fZeeMYJU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0iGwNb8Y40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqtdmvpa8D0

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It would be appreciated if feedback is sent from teachers of German about this newsletter, its content and presentation.

The German Newsletter Team: Ms Erica Kawka Armeni (Education Officer, German), Mr Joseph Spiteri and Ms Marvic Mifsud (Teachers of German): germannewslettermalta@gmail.com With the support of:

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