Hans C. Boas was recently interviewed by the “Deutschlandfunk” (German National Public Radio) about the future of Texas German and his efforts to document the dialect before it is dying out. Click here for the interview. Click HERE for the longer version of the interview.
This spring 2024 semester, there are two classes on Texas German offered at UT Austin: First, a graduate class on Language Contact and Texas German, taught by Hans C. Boas. Second, an undergraduate signature course class on the Texas German Experience, taught by Jana Weiss.
TGDP presentation by Hans C. Boas on “Documenting Texas German: Results, Challenges, and Surprises” at the UT Austin Second Language Studies Speaker Series (26. January, 2024).
Dr. Thomas Schmidt (MusicalBits, Ltd., Germany), visits the TGDP to collaborate on upgrading its Texas German Dialect Archive.