Requirements & Courses

Introduction to German. Primary objective: to enable students to begin early and meaningful communication in German by acquiring necessary basic skills. Emphasizes skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Secondary objective provides insight through participation in German culture and society. (Alma, Germany)

Introduction to German. Primary objective: to enable students to begin early and meaningful communication in German by acquiring necessary basic skills. Emphasizes skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Secondary objective provides insight through participation in German culture and society. (Alma, Germany)

Reading and discussion of selected works of German literature in English translation, including B?ll, Brecht, Goethe, Grass, Hesse, Kafka, Peter Schneider, Maron and Plenzdorf. Does not count toward major or minor. (Alma)

Continuation of GRM 112 with additional emphasis on reading and writing skills, augmented by detailed study of German contemporary culture. Extensive grammar review and intensive oral-aural practice. Class conducted in German. (Alma and Germany)

Intensive reading and discussion of selected German material of medium difficulty designed to acquaint students with critical reading skills. Emphasis on reading skills, vocabulary acquisition, German syntax and expanded writing skills. (Alma and Germany)

Systematic study of grammar and further development of speaking and writing skills through reading, discussion, intensive classroom drill through culture. (Germany)

Systematic study of grammar and further development of speaking and writing skills through reading, discussion, intensive classroom drill through culture. (Germany)

Intermediate level investigation of various historic aspects of contemporary German civilization and culture through speaking, writing, reading exercises, discussion and excursions. (Germany)

Intermediate level investigation of various historic aspects of contemporary German civilization and culture through speaking, writing, reading exercises, discussion and excursions. (Germany)

Designed for students who wish to develop reading abilities in sciences and humanities. Specific readings reflect individual needs and interests. (Alma)

Refinement and extension of language skills through consideration of contemporary issues and experiences from internet, newspapers, magazines and audio-visual materials. Expanded oral conversation, extensive and intensive written composition. Review of selected grammatical problems. (Alma and Germany)

Refinement and extension of language skills through consideration of contemporary issues and experiences from internet, newspapers, magazines and audio-visual materials. Expanded oral conversation, extensive and intensive written composition. Review of selected grammatical problems. (Alma and Germany)

Review of selected grammatical problems; refinement of speaking, reading and writing skills through extensive classroom practice and cultural excursions. (Germany)

Representative authors of the 20th century such as Thomas Mann, Hermann Hesse, Heinrich B?ll, Bertolt Brecht, G?nter Grass, Ingeborg Bachmann, Christa Wolf and Monika Maron. Problems of literary and human response to transition and flux of modern society are explored. (Alma)

Investigation of the Novelle; its style, historical development and variants in German literature with examples drawn primarily from the 19th and 20th centuries. Readings from Kleist, Brentano, Tieck, Storm, Stifter, Droste-H?lshoff, Kafka and Mann. (Alma)

In-depth investigation of modern German culture and civilization from Bismarck to emergence of National Socialism. (Alma)

Continuation of German culture and civilization with emphasis on the present; in-depth consideration of current social-political problems and possible solutions; the place of a unified Germany in a new European political-economic order. (Alma)

Introduction to German literature through the study of form and genre. Stress on formal structuring of literature and the communicative process. Examples drawn from a wide range of periods, styles and milieux. Basic literary theory. (Alma)

The course, conducted in German, investigates the adoption of the genre “Kurzgeschichte” from American literature in postwar German literature and explores how West- and East-German writers, by means of this genre, come to terms with their pasts from 1950s through 1970s. (Alma)

Independent study on selected topics in German.

Concentration on areas of composition and style, both oral and written, which pose difficulty for advanced students; emphasis also given to advanced oral practice. (Germany)

Continued oral and written investigation into advanced grammar with attention to individual problems defined in previous study. Reading of contemporary culture and literary sources. Advanced oral practice. (Germany)

Extensive investigation into points of concern for advanced German students, stressing intensive and extensive reading, conversation and writing to allow mastery of stylistic difficulties and idiomatic expressions. Questions and abilities investigated beyond the normal range of German study. (Germany)

Study of literature and society surrounding the lifetime of Goethe, generally including the most significant authors and works from 1750-1825.

Investigation of the significant ideas affecting the individual and position in society, the alteration of expectations, social forces and basic cultural changes as seen in works of authors such as Lenz, B?chner, Hebbel, Heine, Hauptmann, Kafka, Brecht, Grass, B?ll, Hochhuth, Weiss and Maron. (Alma)

Intensive review combined with cultural exposure and a stay abroad. Intended for persons who already possess a good command of German, but especially for high school instructors (Germany); requires GRM major or minor; prior teaching experience.