A top official in the German state of Bavaria criticized attempts by universities to have students use gender-neutral language, calling it a difficult demand because German nouns are gendered.

German texts are increasingly using symbols like asterisks and colons for more inclusive language. However, Bavaria's conservative government in southern Germany argues this trend is ideologically ...

The spirit of Malcom Tucker – the fictional spindoctor in the BBC comedy The Thick of It – is haunting German politics, in particular his love of political initiatives that “look good and cost nothing ...

Hochdeutsch (standard German) is what's taught in schools, and what you hear on mainstream TV. But a huge variety of dialects are alive and thriving - especially in Bavaria - says Augsburg local Nic ...

Worldwide an additional four thousand German teachers are needed. Language skills are the key to successful integration for immigrant students and skilled workers alike – hence the need for ...