Each year, the German program at Franklin & Marshall hosts a native speaker from Germany who serves as our teaching assistant. A student from either Freiburg or Berlin, the teaching assistant enriches F&M's German curriculum by leading additional instructional hours for some of our courses and by organizing co-curricular events. With the support of our TA, students have the opportunity to speak German and learn about German culture in the informal settings of the weekly Mittagstisch (German Lunch Table) and Kaffeestunde (German Coffee Hour). Other co-curricular events organized by the TA include screenings of popular German films, soccer viewing parties, and events such as the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 2019.