German 340 - Conversation and Composition

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Colgate University

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Staff Language is more than morphology and syntax; it is a living entity. This course is designed to connect language learning with real-life situations in which German is used - the next best thing to total immersion. It is a course for the German literature major as well as anyone who wants to brush up on German for private or business use. Today, Colgate is in touch with the rest of the world through the "Infobahn." Teleconferences with students, journalists, and artists abroad, collaborative web projects with German students, interviews with Germans in the United States and in Germany, critique of German television programs, discussion of German news as presented in German news broadcasts and newspapers are central to the course. The selection of teaching material is geared to the interests of the participants and therefore varies from semester to semester. Prerequisit e: GERM 2 02 or equivalent

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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