Course Atlas Spring 2008

GER 102: Elementary German II

Maxim, MWF 9:35 a.m.-10:25 a.m.; Th 8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.

Lancaster, MWF 11:45 a.m. - 12:35 a.m.; Tu 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

Lancaster, MWF 2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.; Tu 11:30a.m. - 12:50 p.m.

Hoeyng, MWF 12:50 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.; Thu 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

Max: 14

This course will be conducted in German.

Content: This is the continuation of German 101.

Texts: Deutsch Na Klar!, McGraw Hill, 5th edition.

• Textbook with CD Rom
• Workbook
• Laboratory Manual

Particulars: : One test after each chapter, and a final project, short interview and exam. Grading: based on oral class participation, occasional quizzes, written assignments and tests. Attendance at one practice session in small groups (TBA) per week is required in addition to four class sessions. The combined courses German 101 and 102 will satisfy the old and new language requirements.

German 110: 101-102 Intensive Elementary German

Butler, MWF 2:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m., Tue 11:00 a.m. - 12:45 a.m.

Max: 14

This course will be conducted in German

Prerequisites: None

Content: This is an intensive elementary German course, covering the entire first year of German in one semester, and providing fundamental listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. From the first day of class the emphasis is on communication in German, both in speaking and in writing. In addition to the four scheduled class sessions, one practice session a week is an integral aspect of the program. At the end of this course the actively participating student will have a firm grounding in the principles of German grammar, and a basic oral proficiency in the language.

Texts: Deutsch Na Klar!, McGraw Hill, 5th edition.

• Textbook with CD Rom
• Workbook
• Laboratory Manual

Particulars: Examinations: Six 1 hour-long exams and one final exam. Oral midterm and final. Grading: based on oral class participation, written assignments and exams. In addition to four class sessions, attendance at one practice session (TBA) per week is required. 8 hours credit.

GER 192 000: Beginning Conversation

Becker, Tu 4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.

Max.: 12

This course will be conducted in German.

Prerequisites: German 101 or equivalent

Content: The colloquium provides an opportunity for beginners to practice spoken German in conversation about topics chosen by the students.

Particulars: This is a one credit-hour course.

GER 202: Intermediate German II

Hoeyng, MWF 10:40 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Max: 15

This course will be conducted in German.

Prerequisite: German 201 or equivalent

Content: A continuation of German 201, this is the final course in the two-year sequence of basic language acquisition. The emphasis remains on grammar review, reading and writing. In addition, we will read the play Der Besuch der alten Dame by Friedrich Dürrenmatt in its entirety which offers ample opportunity for conversation and discussion.

Texts: Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Der Besuch der alten Dame, Houghton-Mifflin, 1960. ISBN 0395040892
Larry D. Wells, Mitlesen - Mitteilen, Third Edition, 2004
Jamie Rankin and Larry P. Wells, Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik, Fourth Edition, 2004
Jamie Rankin and E. Pauline Hubbell, Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik-Arbeitsheft,Fourth Edition, 2004

Particulars: Evaluation based on class participation, weekly grammar exercises and five essays. There will be two tests and one final exam.

GER 302 000 German Studies II

Butler, MWF 12:50 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.

Max.: 20

This course will be conducted in German

Content: Contemporary Culture. The culture of German-speaking countries since 1945. Interdisciplinary approach. Learning and practicing techniques of reading nonfictional German texts for better comprehension.

Particulars: TBA

GER 321 and BUS:376 Business German II

Lancaster: MWF 10:40 a.m. -11:30 a.m.

Max.: 20: (German 10, Business 10)

This course will be conducted in German, and is the second of the business German sequence leading toward the Certificate for Business German (ZDfB)

Prerequisites: Two years of college German or equivalent, ideally German 320, however GER. 320 is not a prerequisite.

Content: This course will continue your introduction to the language of Business German and will prepare you to function in business related communicative situations, such as social introductions, business travel, oral and written contact with customers, basic sales dialogues, and basic business letters. We will also discuss current articles from "Wirtschaftswoche" and statistics from GLOBUS Infografik GmbH.

Texts: Hueber. Dialog Beruf 2. Braun Becker. Textbook and Workbook.

Particulars: Participation in role play, group work, and class discussions is crucial. The quality of your performance is important, as is your willingness to try mastering new and subject-specific vocabulary. Frequent vocabulary quizzes will be given. 40% participation and attendance, 20% Final: Oral and Written, 10% Quizzes, 20% Two Tests, 10% Oral reports.

GER 331: German Drama and Poetry

Aue, TTh 3:00 - 4:15p.m.

Max.: 12

This course will be conducted in German

Prerequisites: German 302 or equivalent

Content: An exploration, shifting between close reading and swift overviews, of the varieties and riches of German poetry and drama, from Lessing to Brecht and Bernhard, from Erlebnislyrik to Lied and German rap. A thematic focus will be nature and love, favorite topics indeed, and we will also pay attention to the changing social and literary conventions (and construction) of those experiences.

Texts:

G.E. Lessing, Emilia Galotti
Thomas Bernhard, Vor dem Ruhestand
Friedr. Hebbel, Maria Magdalene
Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Der Schwierige
Hauspeter Brode (ed.) Deutsche Lyrik
Wolfgang von Goethe, Iphigenie auf Tauris
Georg Kaiser, Von Morgens bis Mitternachts
Bertolt Brecht, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder

Particulars: Class participation will be an essential component of this course. Frequent short writing assignments will provide opportunities for expansion of vocabuary and development of language skills. Excursions to a poetry reading and to a play are offered.

GER 392: German Conversation,

Becker, Tu 5:00 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.

Max.: 20

This course will be conducted in German.

Prerequisites: German 202 or equivalent

Content: The colloquium provides an opportunity for advanced students to practice spoken German in conversation about topics chosen by the students.

Particulars: This course, required for German majors, can only be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory and is a one credit-hour course.

GER 462WR : Enlightenment to Romanticism

Waniek, TTh 11:30-12:45 p.m. Max.: 12

Content: The stupendous richness of German literature around, broadly speaking, 1800 can perhaps best be brought into focus with the notions of autonomy, the self, and the unconscious. They were crucial in developing a theory of aesthetics, the widely diverging practice of literature, and the concept of the individual. Looking in detail at plays, fictional and theoretical prose, and poetry, we shall study the social and historical context of these notions, discuss their significance in the specific texts, and try to understand their continued impact today.

Texts: Lessing, Emilia Galotti; selections from Moritz and Schiller; Kant, "Was ist Aufklaerung?"; Goethe, Tasso, Faust, poetry: Wackenroder, "Berglinger", selections from F. Schylegel, Tieck, Kleist, Hoelderlin; Eichendorff, Taugenichts, poetry

Particulars: Lectures and, primarily, discussion - thus participation is essential and expected. One or two class reports, six short papers (approx. 1000 words), if necessary a mid-term and a final. This is a writing intensive course.

GER 495: Honors

Faculty

GER 497: Directed Studies

Faculty

GER 550 000/CPLT 751 Sebald: German Post War Narratives & Trauma

Holdenried, Tu 1:00 - 4:00 PM

Max.: 8 German 4. Comparative Literature 3

This course will be conducted in English.

Content:

W.G. Sebald’s work and the trauma of the 20th century: The holocaust as the „Rupture of Civilization“

W.G. Sebald, the German author based in England, with his last work, the novel-like “Austerlitz”, inscribed himself into the recent but highly topical tradition of a literary approach to the trauma of the holocaust. It relates to that trauma in a sophisticated and unique way insofar as the holocaust forms its ever present centre while at the same time remaining within the boundaries of the unspeakable. This paradoxical dealing with the central issue of \last century's history is supported by means of intermediality, reference to structuralist anthropology, crossovers between fiction and documentary literature. Discussing Sebald’s oeuvre in relation to influences such as Jean Améry’s essayistic writings, Ruth Klüger’s memories of a survivor – “Weiter leben” - and in connection with research on trauma as represented p. ex. at Emory University.

Text: TBD

Particulars: TBD

YDD 102- Elementary Yiddish II

Udel-Lambert, MW 3:00 p.m.- 3:50 p.m.
TT 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM

Max.: 15

Prerequisite: Ydd 101

Content: This course will introduce students to modern Standard Yiddish and prepare them to encounter Yiddish texts in the original. We will pay attention to reading, speaking, and writing, using a culture-based textbook as well as source materials from a variety of genres: newspaper clippings, songs, poems, letters, and dramatic scenes. The course will emphasize the intertwined development of Yiddish language, literature, and culture. Conducted in Yiddish; for students with little or no background in the language.

Texts: Sheva Zucker, YIDDISH; An Introduction to the Language, Literature, Culture-Volume 1 (and accompanying CDs)

Particulars: Attendance 15%, Class Participation 15%, Homework 10%, Quizzes 15%, Unit Test 25%, Final Exam 20%

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