| German Language and Literature
Courses
Courses with * fulfill General
Education requirements
(A-AP) = Arts - Applied
(A-TH) = Arts - Theoretical/Historical
(A-AR) = Analytical - Abstract
Reasoning
(A-QR) = Analytical - Quantitative
Reasoning
(CP) = Comparative Practices
(D-D) = Diversity - Domestic
(D-I) = Diversity - International
(D-L) = Diversity - Language
(ES) = Earlham Seminar
(IP) = Interpretive Practices
(SI) = Scientific Inquiry
(W) = Wellness
(AY) = Offered in
Alternative Year |
|
*GER 101 BASIC GERMAN I (5 credits)
Proficiency-oriented language course emphasizes the development of language skills. Incorporates the recently articulated national Standards for Language Learning: communication, cultures, comparisons, connections and communities. (D-L)
*GER 102 BASIC GERMAN II (5 credits)
A continuation of German 101.
Prerequisite: GER 101 or equivalent. (D-L)
*GER 103 SUPER GERMAN (10 credits)
Basic German I and Basic German
II offered as an intensive one-semester course. (D-L)
*GER 150 EARLHAM SEMINAR (4 credits)
Offered for first-year students
only. Topics vary. (ES)
*GER 201 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN (4 credits)
Students continue to develop communicative skills, to improve on their reading strategies and to explore the cultures of the German-speaking countries. Prerequisite: GER 102 or equivalent. (D-L)
GER 301 ADVANCED GERMAN (3 credits)
Develops a number of competencies, including knowing about text types and discourse genres, developing analytical and critical thinking skills, and using advanced grammatical structures to communicate in culturally appropriate contexts. Prerequisite: GER 201 or equivalent.
GER 302 ADVANCED GERMAN CONVERSATION
(1 credit)
Concentrates primarily on developing and using students' oral
skills to communicate in culturally appropriate contexts. Prerequisite:
GER 102 or equivalent.
GER 343 WOMEN IN GERMAN LITERATURE AND
CULTURE (3 credits)
Critical reading of representative works. Focuses on the contributions of women to the literary life and cultures of German-speaking countries. Also explores myths and misconceptions regarding women by addressing questions of image and reality. Prerequisite: GER 301 or consent of the instructor. Also listed as WMNS 343. (AY)
*GER 344 NEW VOICES: GERMAN JEWISH WRITERS (2 credits)
Examines what is was like to grow up Jewish in postwar Germany and Austria and what it is like to live there as a Jew today. This seven-week seminar studies the prose, poetry and essays of German Jewish writers who respond to the issues in a variety of ways. Also listed as JWST 344. Course also offered in English. (D-I) (AY)
*GER 345 NEW VOICES: GERMANS OF COLOR (2 credits)
Introduces students to texts written by Germans of African descent and by authors who have immigrated to the Federal Republic. Texts represent new and often unheard voices in German literature. Students explore issues that arise in a culturally diverse German society and examine how some of these issues are confronted. Also listed as AAAS 345. Course also offered in English. (D-I) (AY)
GER 407 TRANSLATION: THEORY AND PRACTICE (3 credits)
Students consider a range of issues in translation, which may include comparative stylistics, gender in translation and machine translation. In addition to readings, discussion and research on particular aspects of translation, students design and carry out individual and group translation projects.
GER 408 CONTEMPORARY GERMAN SPEAKING COUNTRIES (3
credits)
Explores cultural, socio-economic and political developments in Germany, Austria and Switzerland since 1945. Prerequisite: GER 301 or equivalent or consent of the instructor. (AY)
*GER 454 DRAMA AND DRAMATIC TRADITION (4 credits)
What is it about drama that makes it such an enduring art form? What are the essential characteristics of a dramatic work? To answer these questions, this course examines some significant works of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries that include dramatic forms such as tragedy, Sozialdrama, epic theater, theater of the absurd and the modern Hörspiel.
Discusses drama as an art form that both depends on and challenges tradition within German and Austrian cultural history. Prerequisite: GER 301 or consent of the instructor. (AY)
GER 455 GERMAN NARRATIVE (4
credits)
Using texts in both literary and historical contexts, explores the development of narrative techniques in German literature. While focusing primarily on literary texts and on the narrative, non-literary texts and other art forms may be used for both comparison and a clearer understanding of German literature and culture. Prerequisite: GER 301 or consent of the instructor. (AY)
GER 481 INTERNSHIPS, FIELD STUDIES AND OTHER FIELD EXPERIENCES
GER 482 SPECIAL TOPICS (3 credits)
Topics vary.
GER 483 TEACHING ASSISTANTS (1-3 credits)
Reserved for International
Teaching Assistants.
GER 484 FORD/KNIGHT RESEARCH PROJECT (1-4 credits)
Collaborative
research with faculty funded by the Ford/Knight Program.
GER 485 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-3 credits)
Intended for advanced students. An investigation of a specific topic conceived and planned by the student in consultation with a faculty adviser.
GER 488 SENIOR CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE (3 credits)
Designed to serve the broadest possible mix of interests of junior and senior majors. Topics vary.
Germany/Austria Program Courses
*ART 352 ART HISTORY (3 credits)
With special attention to Baroque and fin-de-siècle Vienna, this course introduces the
history of western art. Regular museum visits and excursions take advantage of the vast
architectural and artistic treasures of Vienna. (A-TH)
GER 301 GERMAN LANGUAGE (6 credits)
Intensive language course offered in Marburg and Berlin. In-class work is complemented by a number of course-related excursions.
GER 350 AUSTRIAN LITERATURE (3 credits)
Focuses primarily on works from the last decades of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. Examines both literary and non-literary texts in the context of the powerful political and social changes taking place in Austria and Europe at that time.
*GER 355 AUSTRIA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (3 credits)
Introduces the history of Austria and examines the European integration process after World War II. Examines the structure and role of the European Union, the challenges of EU enlargement and the relationship between Europe and the U.S. (D-I)
GER 360 CONTEMPORARY GERMAN CULTURE (2 credits)
Taught in Marburg and Berlin, this course allows students to examine issues confronting Germans as they move into the 21st century. Topics addressed may include immigration and population changes, Germany as a multicultural society, and Germany's role in Europe and in the European Union.
GER 362 ETHNOGRAPHIC PROJECT (1 credit)
Students examine in detail one aspect of German or Austrian culture in which they have a particular interest. Students are not expected to do extensive library research for the project but instead are encouraged to interact with Germans or Austrians and to develop good listening and observation skills. Learning to become effective participant observers is central to the success of the project. |
