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Reinforcement of written and spoken skills acquired in German 202 . Students will read newspapers, magazines, and short literary prose in addition to watching several films. Online radio and newscast will further enhance students' listening skills and provide a contemporary cultural context. Assignments include weekly written and oral reports. Prerequisite: German 202 or equivalent. 1.00 units, Lecture
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After Dutch landscape painting of the Golden Age (17th century) had introduced a new reverence for nature and paved the way for modern perceptions of landscape, it was particularly with the spread of English landscape gardens and modern aesthetics (Burke, Kant) since the late 18th century that a change in attitude toward landscape took shape. The perception of such phenomena as colossal mountains, thunder and lightning, evoking both terror and delight, transformed landscape into a projection screen for ideas about ourselves and society, power relationships, world views, and ideologies. In this course, we will map these ideas of landscape in German culture from the 18th century to the present in literature, philosophy, and the arts. Along with concepts such as the sublime and the beautiful as well as notions of landscape as places of memory and terror, we will cover figures and topics intersecting with landscape, including the solitary walker, social order, modern funereal traditions, and political landscapes. In short, this course provides a brief cultural history of landscape perception and, with it, the ways in which we understand ourselves as subjects vis-a-vis our environment. Although this class will be devoted primarily to German culture, we will also discuss other European and American traditions that have shaped our views on, and engagement with, our environment. Readings will include works by Goethe, Kant, Burke, Novalis, Shelley, Rousseau, Thoreau, Droste-Hulshoff, Raabe, Stifter, Fontane, Doblin, Grass Wohmann. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will concentrate on the techniques of translating and interpreting both German and English texts from a variety of fields (e.g. culture, literature, the arts, history, political, social and natural sciences, entertainment, and international relations, among others). Students will learn how to do bilingual reports, summaries and oral presentations. This course is meant to be of particular use to students wishing to develop high-level German language skills for application in a wide variety of contexts. Prerequisite: German 202 or equivalent. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Through close readings and comparative discussions of novellas and short prose fictions of major German authors, students will improve German comprehension and speaking skills. Frequent writing assignments will be required. Some grammar review will be offered. All work will be done in German. Prerequisite: German 202 or equivalent. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Through the discussion and interpretation of the memoirs, letters, diaries, and eyewitness testimonials of famous and eclectic German poets, artists, composers, architects, film directors, politicians, and critics, the class will examine the themes and conflicts that comprise the German Zeitgeist. We shall also experience and analyze selections from a major film, art work, or musical composition that played a role in the phenomenal transitions from the Kaiserreich through the fall of the Berlin Wall. Students will be asked to draw conclusions from the art forms and the texts in short essays and an on-line journal. Some grammar review will be offered. All work will be done in German. Prerequisite: German 202 or equivalent. Prerequisite: German 202 or equivalent. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment. 1.00 units min / 2.00 units max, Independent Study
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This seminar is required of all seniors majoring or minoring in German: Plan A, Plan B (German as primary language), and German studies minor. Over the term, students will work collaboratively on the various papers they are writing by way of integrating exercises in their major or minor, and the whole class will undertake a number of readings in common in order to provide informed criticism of one another's papers. Depending on enrollment, the class may also spend part of the semester considering a special topic, author, or genre in German studies. This course open to seniors only. 1.00 units, Independent Study
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Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment. 1.00 units, Independent Study
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Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment. 0.50 units min / 1.00 units max, Independent Study
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A comprehensive introduction to the basic vocabulary and grammatical rules of modern Hebrew will be systematically presented and reviewed. Designed to develop a basic ability to read, write, understand, and speak modern Hebrew, this course will also include exposure to appropriate cultural materials. (Also offered under the Middle Eastern studies and Jewish studies programs.) 1.00 units, Lecture
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