(Posted November 5, 2012)

HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- High school students and language teachers specializing in German will get a chance to see how Juniata College approaches language education at German Opportunities Day on the Juniata campus from 9 a.m. to about 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14.

Sponsored by the college's Department of World Languages, Office of Enrollment and the Language in Motion program, the day gives area students the opportunity to see how a college language program works. German teachers from each school can earn up to three Act 48 credits for attending the event with a student.

Interested students can take detailed campus tours conducted in German and participate in a variety of activities led by international students, the German Club, educators and students who have studied abroad in Germany.

Interested students can take detailed campus tours conducted in German and participate in a variety of activities led by international students, the German Club, educators and students who have studied abroad in Germany.

Registration starts at 9:15 a.m. in Sill Boardroom on the second floor of the von Liebig Center for Science.

At 10 a.m., local teachers can join a roundtable discussion on "The Joys and Challenges of Teaching German" and discuss how to prepare students for study abroad experiences. The students from local schools will see Language in Motion presentations on German cities and play games in German.

Campus tours start at 11 a.m. Visiting students can learn about scholarship and study-abroad opportunities at Juniata, or attend a faculty panel at noon where professors from various academic departments within the college talk about how language study is interwoven in Juniata's curriculum. At 12:30 p.m., there will be a lunch with a traditional Berlin menu.

In the morning, Juniata faculty members also will meet the high school students at a reception.

Contact April Feagley at feaglea@juniata.edu or (814) 641-3131 for more information.