Foreign Study Program (FSP - German 29-31): see Programs in Berlin. Directed by Irene Kacandes
German 1. Introductory German. Taught at 9S by Bruce Duncan and at 10 by Michael McGillen. The 10 o'clock section will also use the x-hour on Thursday at 12. Introduction to written and spoken German. Intensive study of basic grammar and vocabulary through readings, oral and written drills, composition exercises, conversation, and practice in the virtual laboratory. Note: Textbook for the course is the 6th (sixth) edition of Deutsch: Na klar!, by Di Donato et al.
German 2. Introductory German. Taught at 9S by Ellis Shookman. Continued intensive study of basic grammar and vocabulary through readings, oral and written drills, composition exercises, conversation, and practice in the virtual laboratory. Textbook for the course is the 6th (sixth) edition of Deutsch: Na klar!, by Di Donato et al.
German 3. Intermediate German. Taught at 10 by Eric Miller. A continued intensive study of basic grammar and vocabulary through readings, oral and written drills, composition exercises, conversation, and practice in the virtual laboratory. This course completes the 6th (sixth) edition of Deutsch: Na klar!, by Di Donato et al. The final weeks of the term will introduce students to a close examination of a real German text - in this case, Bertolt Brecht's Der Ja-Sager, which they will also present in performance.
The completion of German 3 constitutes completion of College's language requirement.
German 10.01. Intermediate German Language and Culture: To Be Young and German. Taught at 10A by Veronika Fuechtner. This intermediate German language and culture class investigates youth cultures in the German-speaking world from the early 19th Century through today. We will analyze different ideas of youth and their political and cultural impact in four distinct units: fairy tales and nation building in the early 19th Century, sexual awakenings and sexual research in the early 20th Century, authoritarian regimes of the mid- and late 20th Century, and youth rebellion and disaffection in post-war and post-unification Germany. This course will review more complex grammar, expand vocabulary, and strengthen listening, speaking and writing skills. Conducted in German. Distrib. SOC. Cul: CI
German 42. Topics in German Studies (in English translation). Taught at 2A by Veronika Fuechtner. Topic to be announced. Conducted in English. By special arrangement, this course can also be used to count toward a German Studies major or minor.
German 67. German Drama. Taught at 10A by Klaus Mladek. Topic to be announced. Conducted in German. Open to all classes. Dist: LIT. WCult: W.
German 85. Independent study project. Before the beginning of the term, and after consulting with a faculty member, students submit a proposal to the department.
