A course intended
to give beginners a basic knowledge of the spoken and written language and
culture of the German-speaking countries. Credit will not be given
for
both German 1000 and 1002.
A course intended to give beginners a basic knowledge of spoken and
written
German with an emphasis on developing skills pertinent to business and
commerce. Credit will not be given for both German 1000 and 1002.
Prerequisites: German 2010 or by consent of the Head of the Department.
2012. German Reading and Aural
Comprehension for Business and Commerce
Is a course that focuses on active reading and listening skills needed
in a business and commerce setting. Students will learn how to collect
information and discern critical content in various communications media.
Prerequisites: German 1003 or by consent of
the Head of the Department.
A course that gives training in reading scholarly German. This course
is suitable
for senior undergraduate and graduate students with no previous knowledge
of German, for whom this work is recommended or required by other
departments or faculties, but may also be taken by students with some
previous knowledge of German.
NOTE: This course may not be used to satisfy the second language requirement.
NOTE: This course may not be used to satisfy the second
language requirement.
2510. Intermediate Composition and Conversation I (W).
Inactive course.
2511. Intermediate Composition and Conversation II (S).
Continuation of Intermediate Composition and Conversation I. This course includes a 4-week field school in Germany in August, which lengthens the time frame for the course by approximately two weeks.
Prerequisite: German 1001 or by consent of
the Head of the Department.
A study of the major cultural trends and movements of German-speaking
Europe to the beginnings of the modern age. Lectures are given in English.
This course qualifies as a research/writing course.
A study of the major cultural trends and movements of German-speaking Europe in the modern age. Lectures are given in English. This course qualifies as a research/writing course.
A study of the major myths of the Celtic and Germanic peoples as
embodied in the literary and artistic remains of the early history of
Northern Europe, and of the influence of these myths on later art and
literature. Lectures and readings in English.
Special topics in German Studies I. Topics to be studied will be
announced by
the Department.
3005. West to East: Aspects of the German Intellectual Influence on Russia.
(Cross-listed with Russian 3005 and History 3005). This course
examines the fluidity of ideas across geo-political borders, languages and
cultures, by exploring how the German intellectual discourse was received and
reinterpreted by Russians in their literary, artistic and cultural
dialogue. Ideas about the Romantic Hero become conflated with theories
involving the Will, the Nietzschean Superman and the Proletarian
Revolutionary, personified and embodied in what some scholars characterize
as political/cultural Gods (Lenin, Stalin, Hitler).
This course aims at a high level of accomplishment in German pronunciation, composition and translation through practice in the spoken language, written exercises and the reading of more advanced literary material.
Prerequisites: German 2010 and 2011 or German 2020 and 2021 or by consent of
the Head of the Department.
Prerequisite: German 3010 or by consent of
the Head of the Department.
3510. Advanced Composition and Conversation I (S).
The aims of this course are to increase accuracy and fluency in
written and spoken German with emphasis on culture. This course includes
a 4-week field school in Germany in August, which lengthens the time frame
for the course by approximately two weeks.
Prerequisite: German 2011 or by consent of the Head of the Department.
3511. Advanced Composition and Conversation II (S).
The aims of this course are to increase accuracy and fluency in
written and spoken German with emphasis on grammar review. This course
includesa 4-week field school in Germany in August, which lengthens the time frame
for the course by approximately two weeks.
Prerequisite: German 2011 or by consent of the Head of the Department.
A study of the chief periods of German literature based on works of representative authors. A general survey from 1805 to the present.
Prerequisites: One of German 2011, 2511, 3011 or the consent of the Head
of
the Department.
3902. Business Culture in the
German-Speaking World
This course familiarizes students for a work-term or internship in a
German
speaking environment. It covers business practices and culture in addition
to business etiquette and protocols.
Prerequisites:
German 2012 or the consent of the Head
of
the Department.
A study of the legend of Faust's pact with the devil from the
Middle Ages to the present in art, music and literature, and its influence
on various cultures in both Europe and America. Lectures and readings in
English.
3912. Modern German Literature in Translation
I (Pre-1945) (F).
A study of the works of some major modern German authors. Lectures and
readings in English. No prerequisites.
3913. Modern German Literature in Translation
II (Post-1945) (W).
A study of the works of some major modern German authors. Lectures
and readings in English.
4000. German Literature of the Eighteenth Century I (F).
A study of the historical and cultural background of the eighteenth century, of Enlightenment and Storm and Stress. Reading and discussion of representative works with emphasis on Lessing, Goethe and Schiller.
Prerequisites: German 3011 or the consent
of the Head
of
the Department.
4001. German Literature of the Eighteenth Century II (W).
A study of the historical and cultural background of the eighteenth century, of Storm and Stress and Classicism. Reading and discussion of representative works with emphasis on Goethe and Schiller.
Prerequisites: German 3011 or the
consent of the Head of the Department.
Specialized study of the more complex areas of German grammar, style,
and idiomatic usage, involving intensive practice in composition and oral
expression, and focusing on detailed work with contemporary cultural
materials such as newspapers, television, and film. Taught in German.
Prerequisites: German 3011 or the
consent of the Head of the Department.
Continuation of Advanced Stylistics I. Taught in German.
Prerequisite: German 4010 or the consent of
the Head of the Department
4100. German Literature of the 19th Century I (F).
A study of the leading exponents of nineteenth-century literature,
including the background of Romanticism and the young Germany movement.
Taught in German.
Prerequisite: German 3011 or the consent of the Head
of the Department.
4101. German Literature of the 19th Century II (W).
A study of the leading exponents of nineteenth-century literature,
including the background of Poetic Realism and Naturalism. Taught in
German.
Prerequisite: German 3011 or the consent of the Head
of the Department.
4200. German Literature of the Twentieth Century I (F).
The purpose of this course is to trace the important literary
movements up to 1945, using a number of representative authors. Reading
of selected dramas, novels, poems and short stories. Taught in German.
Prerequisite: German 3011 or the consent of the Head
of the Department.
4201. German Literature of the Twentieth Century II (W).
The purpose of this course is to trace the important post-1945
literary movements, using a number of representative authors. Reading of
selected dramas, novels, poems and short stories. Taught in Germany.
Prerequisite: German 3011 or the consent of the Head
of the Department.
4300. Middle High German Language and Literature I (F).
Inactive course.
4301. Middle High German Language and Literature II (W).
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