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Introduction to the speaking, understanding, reading and writing of German. The text series presents the language in the context of everyday life in modern Germany, including many situations a visitor to Germany might encounter. Class sessions plus laboratory. Open to students with little or no prior German. Students receive credit for each individual semester after successful completion. To view information about the textbook used for Elementary German, Fokus Deutsch, visit the publisher's website. German 103 and 104 (Spring): Intermediate German With Lab.Further development of the four language skills through a thorough review of grammar, written and oral practice and the introduction of short literary texts by modern German authors. Off the air broadcasting, computer programs, videos, etc., enhance language learning. Class sessions plus laboratory. This course is a year sequence; students receive credit for each individual semester after successful completion. Prerequisite: German 101, 102 or the equivalent. To view information about the textbook used for Intermediate German, Kaleidoskop, visit the publisher's website. German 201: Advanced GermanThis course aims at improving students speaking and communication skills in German through many forms of oral expression: discussions, class presentations, stage readings, interviews, and performances of short scenes from plays and films. For this purpose, the students will watch films, German television and items on the Internet as well as read short plays, newspapers and magazines. There will also be short writing exercises and selective grammar reviews. Students enrolling in this course should have completed the equivalent of the intermediate level German either at their high school or at St. Lawrence. German 218: The New German FilmThe German film experienced a rebirth in the 1970s with a new generation of talented film directors, such as Schlondorf, Herzog and Fassbinder. The course examines the films of the last 20 years with the aim to acquaint students with the methods of analyzing and interpreting this art form. This course also studies the relationship between the visual and literary arts by introducing some of the literary texts. In addition the films contribute to an understanding of German history and culture. This course will require a substantial amount of reading and viewing of films outside of regular class meetings. All texts will be in English translation except for students who wish to receive credit towards the German major. For these students texts will be available in German. This course is also listed under LTRN218. Spring Semester Courses German 101(Fall) and 102: Elementary German With Lab. Introduction to the speaking, understanding, reading and writing of German. The text series presents the language in the context of everyday life in modern Germany, including many situations a visitor to Germany might encounter. Class sessions plus laboratory. Open to students with little or no prior German. Students receive credit for each individual semester after successful completion. To view information about the textbook used for Elementary German, Fokus Deutsch, visit the publisher's website. German 104: Popular Youth Literature and FilmFurther development of the four language skills through reading literature on the German bestseller list written by young authors for young readers. Enhanced vocabulary building and cultural literacy training through the creation of websites in small groups. Films portraying youth in Germany will provide further material for language development. Class sessions plus laboratory. Prerequisite: German 103 or equivalent. German 202: Advanced GermanThis course continues and expands the work in German 201. The teaching and learning material is organized around the theme of the Holocaust made accessible specifically for the young. The students will read short internationally acclaimed literary works and view films portraying this important event in German history. Emphasis will lie on discussions, oral presentations, creation of websites and brief writing exercises. Prerequisite none other than comprehension abilities in reading and listening. German 423 and 424: SeminarIntensive study of a specific topic: an author, a literary movement or an individual work. The topic changes each semester and is announced prior to registration. Open to seniors and advanced students. German 489 and 490: Independent StudyFor especially qualified students with permission of the instructor. German 497-498: Honors Students who wish to be considered for honors in German must register for German 497 in the fall or German 498 in the spring. A proposal for the honors project should be submitted to the department prior to the final examination period of the semester preceding the one in which the project is to be carried out. A grade point average of 3.5 in all major courses is required and a grade of 4.0 must be earned in the honors course for the student to be recommended for honors at graduation. The honors course carries one unit of academic credit and is taken in addition to the nine units that constitute the basic major. The following courses are offered on an occasional basis: German 217: 20th Century German LiteratureReadings from authors such as Mann, Kafka, Hesse, Brecht, Boll, Grass are presented. The course is designed to introduce students to German literature and culture through the study of a wide variety of well-known works. It also teaches the methods of analytical interpretation and critical evaluation of literature and its genres. German 218: The New German FilmThe German film experienced a rebirth in the 1970s with a new generation of talented film directors, such as Schlondorf, Herzog and Fassbinder. The course examines the films of the last 20 years with the aim to acquaint students with the methods of analyzing and interpreting this art form. This course also studies the relationship between the visual and literary arts by introducing some of the literary texts. In addition the films contribute to an understanding of German history and culture. This course will require a substantial amount of reading and viewing of films outside of regular class meetings. All texts will be in English translation except for students who wish to receive credit towards the German major. For these students texts will be available in German. This course is also listed under LTRN218. German 219: Vienna, Turn of the CenturyThe mood in Vienna around 1900 has been described as "a nervous splendor." The centuries-old Habsburg Empire was rapidly approaching its end, undermined by the ethnic turmoil that would soon contribute to the outbreak of World War I. But in this atmosphere of impending change, there was a flourishing of art, architecture, music, literature, psychology and philosophy that made Vienna one of the birthplaces of Modernism. The course will examine the new developments in all these fields and the connections among them. Attention will also be given to the ways Vienna today still reflects the revolutionary patterns of thought that emerged there a century ago. This course is also listed under LTRN219. German 247: Questions of National IdentityWhat is a nation? What are the ideological underpinnings of the imaginary construct nation? This course will examine the construction of German nationalism from 18th century idealism to 20th century National Socialism. Finally, it will look at the on-going debate on the question of national identity for the end of World War II to presnet-day post unification politics. This course will be taught in English. Also crosslisted with LTRN247. German 316: Love and Sex, Marriage and Divorce in German LiteratureReadings focus on prominent works from the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries that best represent morals, values and customs of their time and society. Recordings and films supplement readings. German 335: Reality and FantasyWhat is reality? If it consists only of those phenomena directly perceptible to the five senses, then to what realm do thought, emotion, dream, hallucination and artistic creativity belong? Is the only alternative to "living in the real world" insanity, or is it possible to break through the limits of mundane reality into a higher world? German romanticists, realists, naturalists, expressionists and contemporary writers have answered these questions in differing ways. This course examines the works of such authors with special attention to their relevance to our worldview today. German 337: The Individual and SocietyThe individual in conflict with his or her society is an important subject in German literature, as in most other literatures. Some authors have taken the side of society, stressing the rebel's need to mature and to conform to the expectations of the community. Others have portrayed the rebel as a hero and his society (often a veiled image of the author's own) as worthy of rejection if not destruction. This course examines the variation in the treatment of this theme over time, as well as the varying attitudes toward society of Swiss, Austrian and German authors. German 423 and 424: SeminarIntensive study of a specific topic: an author, a literary movement or an individual work. The topic changes each semester and is announced prior to registration. Open to seniors and advanced students. German 489 and 490: Independent StudyFor especially qualified students with permission of the instructor
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