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GERMAN (GERM)
Chair: Friederike Eigler (202) 687-6051
Department of German website
FIRST SESSION (June 2-July 3)
Introduction to German I
Kovacs
GERM-001-10
M-F 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
3 cr.; $70 lab fee
Part I of Level I. The two-course sequence of Level I introduces students to various aspects of the German-speaking world as a way of enabling them to begin building communicative abilities in German in all four language modalities: reading, listening, writing, and speaking. Instruction proceeds from guided to more creative and independent work. The courses incorporate a variety of activities that are based on a range of topics, text types, and different socio-cultural situations. Through diverse collaborative and individual tasks, students begin to find personal forms of expression that are based on these materials. Students learn basic strategies for reading, listening, and writing, and for participating in every-day conversations. In the process they become familiar with and learn to use with some confidence the major sentence patterns and grammatical features of German as well as high-frequency vocabulary of everyday life. Integration of current technology (e.g., the Internet, e-mail, video) familiarizes students with the German-speaking world while at the same time enhancing language learning.
Intensive Intermediate German
Atanasova
GERM-032-10
M-F 3:15-6:15 p.m.
6 cr.; $70 lab fee
This intensive, topically-organized course on contemporary issues in Germany places particular emphasis on the story (personal, public, literary) and on narration in general. In this fashion, students increase their accuracy in German, their fluency, and their ability to express themselves in a greater range of topics. The foundation in reading, writing, listening, and speaking laid in Level I, Introductory German, is strengthened by more extended work, inside and outside of class. Aspects of grammar are reviewed, expanded, or introduced in a functional approach that is related to the diverse texts (current and past and from a variety of genres, including poetry and drama). As with Introductory Level I courses, current technology is part of the pedagogy of this course.
Witches
Kugele
GERM-043-10
MTWR 1:30-3:30 p.m.
3 cr.
This course will be taught in English and fulfills one semester of the College Literature requirement (ENGL-043). No knowledge of German is required. Does not count toward the German major or minor. This course examines the construction and the representation of witches and witchcraft in history, literature, film, and in academic writing. It is particularly interested in the historical, social, economic, geographical, religious, philosophical, medical, and cultural realities of the women (and men) labeled as witches and the circumstances leading to the emergence and the end of the witch hunts.
SECOND SESSION (July 7-August 8)
Introduction to German II
Ager
GERM-002-20
M-F 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
3 cr.; $70 lab fee
Part II of Level I. The two-course sequence of Level I introduces students to various aspects of the German-speaking world as a way of enabling them to begin building communicative abilities in German in all four language modalities: reading, listening, writing, and speaking. Instruction proceeds from guided to more creative and independent work. The courses incorporate a variety of activities that are based on a range of topics, text types, and different socio-cultural situations. Through diverse collaborative and individual tasks, students begin to find personal forms of expression that are based on these materials. Students learn basic strategies for reading, listening, and writing, and for participating in every-day conversations. In the process they become familiar with and learn to use with some confidence the major sentence patterns and grammatical features of German as well as high-frequency vocabulary of everyday life. Integration of current technology (e.g., the Internet, e-mail, video) familiarizes students with the German-speaking world while at the same time enhancing language learning.
Witches
Kemmis-Hicks
GERM-043-20
MTWR 1:30-3:30 p.m.
3 cr.
This course will be taught in English and fulfills one semester of the College Literature requirement (ENGL-043). No knowledge of German is required. Does not count toward the German major or minor. This course examines the construction and the representation of witches and witchcraft in history, literature, film, and in academic writing. It is particularly interested in the historical, social, economic, geographical, religious, philosophical, medical, and cultural realities of the women (and men) labeled as witches and the circumstances leading to the emergence and the end of the witch hunts.
Intensive Advanced German: Stories and Histories
Kreitinger
GERM-111-20
M-F 1:00-4:00 p.m.
6 cr.; $70 lab fee
Prerequisites: GERM-102 or 111 or equivalent. This intensive, advanced class focuses on topics relating to Germany from 1945 to unification and beyond. These topics provide the thematic focus in which students develop their accuracy, fluency, and complexity of expression (grammar and vocabulary). Reading, writing, and speaking are consistently integrated. Special emphasis is placed on text organization as a springboard for expanding students' language abilities, with gradual movement from oral and personal forms of expression to more written and public forms.
Courses Offered Abroad:
Trier, Germany
