GERMAN
PROGRAM COURSES
Fall
2009
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LOWER
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GER 101.01*** |
First
Semester German |
5 |
DAILY |
9:10-10:00 |
MITTLER/
STOPFER |
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A
communicative introduction to the German language and culture that fosters
active use of the German language. The class is designed to provide ample
opportunity to practice realistic German in authentic contexts. Students will
learn how to communicate in simple everyday situations. |
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GER 207.01*** |
Intermediate
German Conversation |
3 |
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12:35-13:50 |
MITTLER |
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The goal of
this course is to help students use newly acquired language skills in an
informal atmosphere. The focus is on spoken German with interactive in-class
activities that foster accuracy in the language and give students ample
opportunity to practice realistic German in authentic contexts. |
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UPPER
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GER 335.01*** |
German
Through Cinema |
3 |
TTH |
11:10-12:35 |
VANDERGRIFF |
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This
course is designed to help students increase their language competence in the
receptive and productive skills through canonical works of German cinema.
Various writing and pre-writing activities in- and outside of class and a mix
of individual, partner and group work help students develop their ideas as
well as the language (vocabulary, grammar, and style) to support these ideas.
Films include : Nosferatu (1922), M-Eine Stadt
sucht einen Mörder (1931), Der blaue Engel (1930), Triumph des Willens
(1936), Die Mörder sind unter uns, Schwarzwaldmädel (1950), Angst essen Seele
auf (1974), Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1978), Heimat (1984), Der geteilte
Himmel (1964), Aguirre, der
Zorn Gottes (1972), Der Untergang (2004) |
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GER 502.01* |
Contemporary
Germany |
3 |
TTH |
14:10-15:20 |
VANDERGRIFF |
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This paired
course will give students a close look at contemporary Germany 20 years after
reunification - a country with many fulfilled hopes and many unsolved
problems. To understand contemporary Germany, we will focus on specific
aspects of life, society and culture, consider Germany as a major player in
the European Union, examine the more immediate German past (since 1945) and
outline prospects for the future. This course
is open to all students with 5 semesters of college-level German or
equivalent. Please contact instructor for further information. |
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GRADUATE
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GER 802.01* |
Contemporary
Germany |
3 |
TTH |
14:10-15:20 |
VANDERGRIFF |
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This paired
course will give students a close look at contemporary Germany 20 years after
reunification - a country with many fulfilled hopes and many unsolved
problems. To understand contemporary Germany, we will focus on specific
aspects of life, society and culture, consider Germany as a major player in
the European Union, examine the more immediate German past (since 1945) and
outline prospects for the future. |
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GER 814.01* |
Crisis and
Quest (in English) |
3 |
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16:10-18:55 |
CLARKE |
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The
turn into the 20th century, into ³modernity² proved to be a
turning inward in German and Austrian
culture. Suddenly, the interior, unconscious world
of the psyche, with its drives of sex and death, was turned outward by
thinkers and writers for all to ponder. The first 20 years of the century
marked a radical reevaluation of the content and form of art; how and if it
could even begin to express these deeper, darker forces. We will discuss how
Freud began to gain access to these inner workings and how this Austrian
obsession with process became the key with which writers like Hofmannsthal
and Kafka began to unlock the castle-door between thinking and writing. Using
the same key, Mann and Musil composed their own darker investigations of
inexpressible drives. We will look at major theoretical and literary texts of
these authors, as well as Friedrich Nietzsche and Frank Wedekind, in order to
gain insight into the ³hurricane² of thought and instinct that we now call
Modernism. This course
is open to graduate students from all departments with an interest in German
studies. Undergraduates can also be admitted with consent of instructor. |
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paired course |
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required
course |
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*** |
GE course |
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FL 750.01 |
C & I:
Foreign Languages |
3 |
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16:10-18.55 |
VANDERGRIFF |
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This
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION course provides teaching credential candidates in
foreign languages at the secondary level and graduate students with
theoretical foundations and practical skills for foreign language
instruction. More specifically, the course will help students to become
better prepared for actual teaching practice by gaining knowledge about (1)
the theory of second/foreign language acquisition, (2) national and state
standards for foreign language instruction, (3) foreign language teaching
methodologies, (4) instructional techniques and skills needed to teach
listening, speaking, reading, and writing for proficiency, as well as
culture. Emphasizing
critical reflection on pedagogical practices, this course will encourage the
continuous development of practices to promote professional growth. |
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