INDO-PAK PEACE CALENDAR 2026
Every year, a peace calendar featuring artwork by Indian and Pakistani schoolchildren is published on a voluntary basis. Now it is being presented in both countries. Within India it can be ordered in paper form here.
7TH VERSION OF THE ‘PEACE-TANDEM’ MANUAL PUBLISHED
The updated 7th edition of the Peace Tandem handbook in English and German was published in January 2026. It also serves as the final report for the project. Courses are no longer being held, but questions will continue to be answered.
The French and Russian versions 4 are still available for download.
Français
La 7e version actualisée du manuel « Peace-Tandem » en allemand et en anglais est parue en janvier 2026. Elle constitue également le rapport final du projet. Il n’y a plus de cours, mais nous continuons à répondre aux questions.
Les versions 4 en français et en russe peuvent toujours être téléchargées.
Русский
Обновленная 7-я версия руководства Peace Tandem на немецком и английском языках вышла в январе 2026 года. Она одновременно является заключительным отчетом по проекту. Курсы больше не проводятся, но вопросы по-прежнему принимаются.
Французская и русская версии 4 по-прежнему доступны для скачивания.
App ‘Tandem’
This lecture with discussion (in English) provides a good overview of this app for language and cultural exchange and also its impact on international understanding.
Exchanges with China
A travel report from China as an aid for the preparation of exchange programs and for those generally interested in China: https://tandemcity.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Good-bye-Mao-web-EN.pdf
New material for teaching German as foreign language
Newly uploaded: Teaching aid for pronunciation and spelling for Spaniards, learning game cards, list of modisms, as well as an analysis of the return of Spanish immigrant workers from Germany,
at https://tandemcity.info/de/tandem-material-gratis/ , ‘Other useful materials’.
Also the conference documentation of the 4th International Tandem Days ‘Language Learning and Social Reality’ in Donostia/San Sebastián 1992 at https://tandemcity.info/de/tandem-material-gratis/itt/ .
MAGAZINE ‘TANDEM-NEUIGKEITEN’ COMPLETELY ON THE INTERNET
Numbers 1-25 are now also available online for full-text search and download. The first five are more internal, from No. 6 onwards there are practical experience reports. User instructions at https://tandemcity.info/en/tandem-news/ .
6TH VERSION OF THE ‘PEACE-TANDEM’ MANUAL PUBLISHED
The new versions can be downloaded here in English and German. The most important differences to the 5th are:
1) It is now suitable for self-learning with learning control questions and answer keys.
2) Videos and photos have been added to the texts. Chapter 5 is thus an even more vivid introduction to the tandem approach.
3) The evaluation of the 18 courses and projects so far and the opinions of the participants are included.
Free tutoring is still offered. (The provisional 4th version in French and Russian will also be available in the future).
If you would like to be informed of progress twice a year, please send name + institution + ‘PT Mailing’ to contact (at) tandemcity.info . (This e-mail will be stored in accordance with data protection regulations.)
Material for Ukraine
There are some new materials for peace groups working in Ukraine at https://tandemcity.info/en/free-tandem-downloads/ , click on ‘Dialog/Peace-Tandem’.
The free translator www.deepl.com/translator now has both Russian and Ukrainian.