Courses
Courses offered in the past four years.
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▹ indicates offered in the upcoming term[s]
GRMN 3101 - Elementary German ▲
Daily activities include four hours of classroom instruction, plus additional work in the language laboratory and computer center. Emphasis will be placed on the grammatical structures of German as well as on conversation and correct pronunciation. Reading comprehension skills are introduced through primary texts, including literature. Throughout the program, audio-visual presentations supplement regular classroom activities.
Required Text: Dollenmayer, David and Hansen, Thomas: Neue Horizonte: Introductory German 7th edition. Publisher: Heinle Cengage
Note: All students who have prior knowledge of German and want to be placed beyond the Elementary German level (101-102-103) are required to take an analytical placement examination involving all four skills. On the basis of the test results, students will be advised concerning their course selections.
LNGSummer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3102 - Elementary German ▲
Daily activities include four hours of classroom instruction, plus additional work in the language laboratory and computer center. Emphasis will be placed on the grammatical structures of German as well as on conversation and correct pronunciation. Reading comprehension skills are introduced through primary texts, including literature. Throughout the program, audio-visual presentations supplement regular classroom activities.
Required Text: Dollenmayer, David and Hansen, Thomas: Neue Horizonte: Introductory German 7th edition. Publisher: Heinle Cengage
Note: All students who have prior knowledge of German and want to be placed beyond the Elementary German level (101-102-103) are required to take an analytical placement examination involving all four skills. On the basis of the test results, students will be advised concerning their course selections.
EUR LNGSummer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3103 - Elementary German ▲
Daily activities include four hours of classroom instruction, plus additional work in the language laboratory and computer center. Emphasis will be placed on the grammatical structures of German as well as on conversation and correct pronunciation. Reading comprehension skills are introduced through primary texts, including literature. Throughout the program, audio-visual presentations supplement regular classroom activities.
Required Text: Dollenmayer, David and Hansen, Thomas: Neue Horizonte: Introductory German 7th edition. Publisher: Heinle Cengage
Note: All students who have prior knowledge of German and want to be placed beyond the Elementary German level (101-102-103) are required to take an analytical placement examination involving all four skills. On the basis of the test results, students will be advised concerning their course selections.
LNGSummer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3104 - Diction &Culture Singers&Coach ▲
The performance class focuses on all aspects of delivering an informed performance of German repertoire: diction, cultural competence including vocal style and literary interpretation, and acting on and for the German stage. The Performance Class carries one academic credit.
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3105 - Elementary German for Singers ▲
Daily activities include 3 hours of classroom instruction, plus additional work in the language laboratory and the computer center. Emphasis will be placed on the grammatical structures of German, conversational survival skills, diction, and pronunciation, as well as music vocabulary.
Required texts: )DiDonato, Clyde & Vansant: Deutsch, Na Klar! 5th edition (McGraw-Hill) with lab book and workbook; Recommended text: Barber, German for Musicians (Indiana University Press); Additional materials will be available.
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3106 - Elementary German for Singers ▲
Daily activities include 3 hours of classroom instruction, plus additional work in the language laboratory and the computer center. Emphasis will be placed on the grammatical structures of German, conversational survival skills, diction, and pronunciation, as well as music vocabulary.
Required texts: )DiDonato, Clyde & Vansant: Deutsch, Na Klar! 5th edition (McGraw-Hill) with lab book and workbook; Recommended text: Barber, German for Musicians (Indiana University Press); Additional materials will be available.
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3194 - Diction &Culture Singers&Coach ▲
The performance class focuses on all aspects of delivering an informed performance of German repertoire: diction, cultural competence including vocal style and literary interpretation, and acting on and for the German stage. The Performance Class carries one academic credit.
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3195 - Early Inter German for Singers ▲
GRMN 3196 - Early Inter German for Singers ▲
GRMN 3198 - Early Intermediate German ▲
The successful completion of this course corresponds to the equivalent of second and third semester German. The active use of all major points of basic grammar and vocabulary is stressed in order to bring students to a common working level in the four skills. During the second half, a greater emphasis will be placed on the development of writing skills and reading strategies with appropriate cultural and literary texts. Audio-visual materials supplement the four hours of daily classroom instruction. Listening comprehension and pronunciation practice require the use of the language laboratory.
Required texts: Moeller / Liedloff, A Concise German Review Grammar (Houghton Mifflin); Matecki, Dreimal Deutsch (Klett)
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3199 - Early Intermediate German ▲
The successful completion of this course corresponds to the equivalent of second and third semester German. The active use of all major points of basic grammar and vocabulary is stressed in order to bring students to a common working level in the four skills. During the second half, a greater emphasis will be placed on the development of writing skills and reading strategies with appropriate cultural and literary texts. Audio-visual materials supplement the four hours of daily classroom instruction. Listening comprehension and pronunciation practice require the use of the language laboratory.
Required texts: Moeller / Liedloff, A Concise German Review Grammar (Houghton Mifflin); Matecki, Dreimal Deutsch (Klett)
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3200 - Early Intermediate German ▲
The successful completion of this course corresponds to the equivalent of second and third semester German. The active use of all major points of basic grammar and vocabulary is stressed in order to bring students to a common working level in the four skills. During the second half, a greater emphasis will be placed on the development of writing skills and reading strategies with appropriate cultural and literary texts. Audio-visual materials supplement the four hours of daily classroom instruction. Listening comprehension and pronunciation practice require the use of the language laboratory.
Required texts: Moeller / Liedloff, A Concise German Review Grammar (Houghton Mifflin); Matecki, Dreimal Deutsch (Klett)
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3201 - Intermediate German ▲
This is an integrated program consisting of four hours of classroom instruction and some work in the language laboratory. To develop the four skills, students take three basic courses: Grammar Review, Composition and Conversation, German Culture and Life, plus one literature module for each half of the term.
Required texts: Rankin & Wells, Handbuch zur Deutschen Grammatik,5th Edition (Houghton & Mifflin); Heller & Ehrlich, Dichter, Denker, Erzähler (Waveland Press, 1989); Generation E (Klett)
LNGSummer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3202 - Intermediate German ▲
This is an integrated program consisting of four hours of classroom instruction and some work in the language laboratory. To develop the four skills, students take three basic courses: Grammar Review, Composition and Conversation, German Culture and Life, plus one literature module for each half of the term.
Required texts: Rankin & Wells, Handbuch zur Deutschen Grammatik,5th Edition (Houghton & Mifflin); Heller & Ehrlich, Dichter, Denker, Erzähler (Waveland Press, 1989); Generation E (Klett)
LNGSummer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3203 - Intermediate German ▲
This is an integrated program consisting of four hours of classroom instruction and some work in the language laboratory. To develop the four skills, students take three basic courses: Grammar Review, Composition and Conversation, German Culture and Life, plus one literature module for each half of the term.
Required texts: Rankin & Wells, Handbuch zur Deutschen Grammatik,5th Edition (Houghton & Mifflin); Heller & Ehrlich, Dichter, Denker, Erzähler (Waveland Press, 1989); Generation E (Klett)
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3204 - Diction &Culture Singers&Coach ▲
The performance class focuses on all aspects of delivering an informed performance of German repertoire: diction, cultural competence including vocal style and literary interpretation, and acting on and for the German stage. The Performance Class carries one academic credit.
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3205 - Inter German for Singers ▲
Intermediate German for Singers
Daily activities include two hours of grammar review, conversation, and composition practice to develop the four basic language skills. Pronunciation and diction are an integral part of this course, which also requires some activities in the language laboratory and the computer center.
Required texts: Wells, Handbuch der deutschen Grammatik, 3rd ed. (Houghton Mifflin); Irene Motyl-Mudretzkyj & Michaela Spainghaus: Anders Gedacht (Houghton Mifflin); Spaethling/Weber, Literatur Eins (W.W. Norton); Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Der Besuch der alten Dame (Houghton Mifflin).
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3206 - Inter German for Singers ▲
Intermediate German for Singers
Daily activities include two hours of grammar review, conversation, and composition practice to develop the four basic language skills. Pronunciation and diction are an integral part of this course, which also requires some activities in the language laboratory and the computer center.
Required texts: Wells, Handbuch der deutschen Grammatik, 3rd ed. (Houghton Mifflin); Irene Motyl-Mudretzkyj & Michaela Spainghaus: Anders Gedacht (Houghton Mifflin); Spaethling/Weber, Literatur Eins (W.W. Norton); Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Der Besuch der alten Dame (Houghton Mifflin).
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3301 - Advanced Grammar & Comm ▲
This course meets two hours per day to analyze and provide advanced grammatical structures, provide intensive written and oral language training, offer insights into German ways of perception, and teach strategies of communication and language learning. For this course, some additional language and computer laboratory work is required.
Required texts: Dreyer & Schmitt, Lehr- und Übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik – aktuell (2009)( Hueber Verlag); Büchner, Woyzeck (Suhrkamp/Insel); Handke, Publikumsbeschimpfung und andere Sprechstücke (Suhrkamp); Schnitzler, Anatol. Anatols Groessenwahn. Der gruene Kakadu.
(Reclam); Kafka, Best Short Stories. Die schoensten Erzaehlungen (Dover); Luscher, Landeskunde Deutschland 2010. Von der Wende bis heute. Für Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Daten - Texte – Aufgaben (Lehrmaterialien) (Verlag für Deutsch; Auflage: 5. aktual. (2010)).
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3302 - Modern German Literature ▲
This course will use short German prose to enrich cultural context, increase vocabulary, reinforce grammatical and communicative structures, and introduce methods of literary interpretation.
Required text: Required texts: Dreyer & Schmitt, Lehr- und Übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik – aktuell (2009)( Hueber Verlag); Büchner, Woyzeck (Suhrkamp/Insel); Handke, Publikumsbeschimpfung und andere Sprechstücke (Suhrkamp); Schnitzler, Anatol. Anatols Groessenwahn. Der gruene Kakadu.
(Reclam); Kafka, Best Short Stories. Die schoensten Erzaehlungen (Dover); Luscher, Landeskunde Deutschland 2010. Von der Wende bis heute. Für Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Daten - Texte – Aufgaben (Lehrmaterialien) (Verlag für Deutsch; Auflage: 5. aktual. (2010)).
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3303 - German Culture & Society ▲
This course introduces aspects of the German cultures – arranged in weekly themes – and some historical background to facilitate a better understanding of the German cultures and societies, as well as increase vocabulary and reinforce grammatical and communicative structures.
Required texts: Required texts: Dreyer & Schmitt, Lehr- und Übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik – aktuell (2009)( Hueber Verlag); Büchner, Woyzeck (Suhrkamp/Insel); Handke, Publikumsbeschimpfung und andere Sprechstücke (Suhrkamp); Schnitzler, Anatol. Anatols Groessenwahn. Der gruene Kakadu.
(Reclam); Kafka, Best Short Stories. Die schoensten Erzaehlungen (Dover); Luscher, Landeskunde Deutschland 2010. Von der Wende bis heute. Für Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Daten - Texte – Aufgaben (Lehrmaterialien) (Verlag für Deutsch; Auflage: 5. aktual. (2010)).
Note: Students at the third level are encouraged to take the examination Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsparache administered through the Goethe Institute in Boston for a small additional fee
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3304 - Diction &Culture Singers&Coach ▲
The performance class focuses on all aspects of delivering an informed performance of German repertoire: diction, cultural competence including vocal style and literary interpretation, and acting on and for the German stage. The Performance Class carries one academic credit.
LNGSummer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3305 - Adv German For Singers ▲
Advanced German for Singers
Advanced Grammar and Communication meets two hours per day to analyze and practice advanced grammatical structures, to provide intensive written and oral training, to offer insights into the German way of perception, and to develop communication and reading skills. Some additional work in the language and computer laboratories is required. (2 Units)
Required texts: Dreyer/Schmitt: Lehr- und übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik. Neubearbeitung. (2000 edition, Hueber Verlag)
Roetzer, Deutsche Literatur in Beispielen (CC Buchner Verlag)
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3306 - Adv German For Singers ▲
Advanced German for Singers
Advanced Grammar and Communication meets two hours per day to analyze and practice advanced grammatical structures, to provide intensive written and oral training, to offer insights into the German way of perception, and to develop communication and reading skills. Some additional work in the language and computer laboratories is required. (2 Units)
Required texts: Dreyer/Schmitt: Lehr- und übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik. Neubearbeitung. (2000 edition, Hueber Verlag)
Roetzer, Deutsche Literatur in Beispielen (CC Buchner Verlag)
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3401 - Stylistics ▲
Stylistics, Expository Writing, and Communication
This course meets for about two hours daily and forms the core of the 400 level program. It aims at strengthening the student's ability to write and speak German at an advanced level through development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills with an emphasis on advanced elements of communication and style. Attention will be paid to fine points of grammar, use of idioms, appropriate register. Classroom activities are enhanced by audio and video material as well as visitations by, and subsequent discussions with, German School guests and visitors. Lectures, films, and other cultural events of the German School will be incorporated into the course.
Required texts: Rug & Tomaszewski, Grammatik mit Sinn und Verstand (Klett)
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3404 - Diction &Culture Singers&Coach ▲
The performance class focuses on all aspects of delivering an informed performance of German repertoire: diction, cultural competence including vocal style and literary interpretation, and acting on and for the German stage. The Performance Class carries one academic credit.
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3405 - Adv German for Singers II ▲
Advanced German for Singers II
Stylistics, Expository Writing, and Communication meets two hours per day and aims at strengthening the student's ability to write and speak German at an advanced level.
Required text: to be announced.
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3406 - Adv German for Singers II ▲
Advanced German for Singers II
Stylistics, Expository Writing, and Communication meets two hours per day and aims at strengthening the student's ability to write and speak German at an advanced level.
Required text: to be announced.
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3410 - 20C & 21C German Literature ▲
20th Century Literature of the German Speaking Countries
Based on literary texts of various lengths the course explores issues of cultural and historical importance as reflected in literature from 1945 to the present. The course aims at extensive classroom discussions, creative writing assignments of increasing difficulty, and students' presentations on different literary topics. The course also incorporates audio-visual materials as they relate to an understanding of Germany from 1945 onward.
Required texts: Mayenburg, Eldorado / Turista /A ugenlicht / Der Hässliche (Henschel SCHAUSPIEL); Kehlmann, Ruhm. Ein Roman in neun Geschichten. (rororo).
Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3415 - Atlas of a Tropical Germany
Atlas of a Tropical Germany
How did Germany become an immigration country? How has global migration transformed German culture, society, and language over the past half-century? This course will use authentic source texts and artifacts to explore the unpredictable and puzzling itinerary of a nation on its way from ethnonationalism to transculturality. We will consider labor migration, xenophobia and Islamophobia, citizenship discourses, religious identity, institutional multiculturalism, the status of the nation-state, gender and the private sphere, multilinguality, literature, and popular culture.
Summer 2011
GRMN 3418 - Germany's Stories Past&Present ▲
Germany's Stories - Visions of Past & Present
The approach of the sixtieth anniversary marking the end of World War II is accompanied by vastly changing perceptions of how Germans experienced the Allied occupation and the early postwar years. The question of German guilt has been replaced with the term German suffering: a term that adheres to the expulsion from the Eastern outskirts of the former Third Reich, the area bombing of major German cities, as well as hunger and prostitution. This class illuminates various German stories that challenge simplified understandings of victims and perpetrators in Germany today. While the first part of this class provides students with historical and cultural background information, students will discuss contemporary issues at stake during the second part of the semester. These topics include (but are not limited to): the university tuition debate, the marketability of graduates on the international job market, the dietary and health movement, perceptions and depictions of foreigners, and the changing role of women in German society today. All readings and class discussions are in German.
The instructor will provide various texts and multimedia material on Blackboard.
Summer 2012
N.B. The course schedule will be available in May of 2012. Course descriptions and required texts are subject to change.
