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1.00 Credits
An introduction to basic grammar and vocabulary as well as communication skills in German within its cultural contexts. Students will use a variety of authentic text and media resources to acquire and enhance linguistic skills. The first semester is designed for students with no knowledge of or with a weak background in German, the second for students with limited but residual previous exposure to German. Assignment by placement test. Four class hours per week plus Language Learning Center assignments.
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1.00 Credits
An accelerated review of basic German grammar through speaking, reading, writing, and other linguistically appropriate activities. The introduction of more advanced grammatical structures and a variety of authentic text and multimedia resources will enhance the students' linguistic skills and sociocultural awareness of the German speaking world. The development of functional skills and communicative ability is emphasized. Students also acquire the linguistic tools needed to continue learning German as it pertains to their fields of interest. Assignment by placement test. Three class hours per week plus Language Learning Center assignments.
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4.00 Credits
Introduces students to major trends in the development of various aspects of German culture, including literature, music, art, government, and economics from early times to the present. Emphasis on the last two centuries and on the German speaking areas (FRG, former GDR, Austria, Switzerland). Taught in English. Meets general academic requirement H (and W which applies to 221 only).
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4.00 Credits
Readings and discussion of selected masterpieces of German literature from the medieval period to the age of Naturalism. Concentration on major works of literature which have influenced the course of development of German literary history, thought, and culture. Introduction to the terminology as well as the methods and techniques of literary analysis. Emphasis on the development of a sense of appreciation of literature as art. Taught in English. Meets general academic requirement L (and W which applies to 252 only).
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4.00 Credits
Readings and discussion of selected masterpieces of German literature from the age of Naturalism to the present. Concentration on major works of literature which have influenced the course of development of German literary history, thought, and culture. Emphasis on genres, themes, traditions, reading sensitivity, and personal response. Taught in English. Meets general academic requirement L (and W which applies to 254 only). * These courses contain an additional language component for students pursuing a degree in German Language and Literature who will meet with the instructor for an additional session per week when the subject matter will be discussed in German.
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4.00 Credits
Exercises in spoken and written German designed to increase accuracy and freedom and facility of expression. Topics of contemporary interest will be selected for presentation and discussion. Prerequisite: GRM 204 Intermediate German II Meets general academic requirement W when offered as 302.
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4.00 Credits
Continuation of GRM 301, 302 German Conversation & Composition. Advanced exercises in spoken and written German, including the study of idiomatic expressions, review of persistent grammatical difficulties, and stylistic analysis. Prerequisite: GRM 301 or 302 German Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement W when offered as 304.
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4.00 Credits
Designed to broaden the student's command of oral and written German by emphasizing terms and expressions used in the German business environment. Prerequisite: GRM 301 or 302 German Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement W when offered as 311.
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4.00 Credits
A survey of German films from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari to contemporary works with special emphasis on the Golden Age of Weimar cinema and the socalled New German Cinema (Fassbinder, Herzog, Wenders, SandersBrahms, and less well known directors). Through a close analysis of these films, the student will gain an understanding and appreciation of cinematic techniques as well as the cultural, social, and political background which shaped these works. Taught in English. Meets general academic requirement A or H (and W which applies to 317 only).
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4.00 Credits
Reading, analysis, and discussion of selected major literary versions of the Faust theme with comparative and contrastive excursions into its expression in the aesthetic modes of film, music, and art. Taught in English. Meets general academic requirement L (and W which applies to 356 only).
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