Courses taught in German and by German faculty

SPRING 2009

German 2B - Intensive German

Students who start in the 001B-002B sequence must complete 002B to receive credit for 001B.

For students who begin German in college. Designed to impart an active command of the language. Combines the study of grammar with intensive oral practice, writing, and readings in expository and literary prose. Normally followed by 3B, 004, 013, or 014.
1.5 credits.

Professor Simon. Tu/Th 11:20-12:35 PM

German 2B Drills

Senior Lecturer Elke Plaxton, Two Drill sessions

Drill A, MWF 9:30-10:20 AM
Drill B, MWF 10:30-11:20 AM

German 4 - Advanced Conversation and Composition

Emphasis on the development of communicative skills in speaking and writing. Selected readings of general interest include newspaper and magazine articles, radio and TV programs, films, as well as some literary texts. Recommended for students who plan to study in a German-speaking country.
May be counted toward the major and minor in German and the concentration in German Studies.
1 credit.

Staff. T/Th 2:40 - 3:55 PM

German 005A - German Conversation

A .5 credit conversation course, concentrating on the development of the students' speaking skills. Prerequiste: GERM 004 in a current or previous semester or the equivalent Placement Test score.
0.5 credit.

Senior Lecturer Elke Plaxton, Wed. 1:15-2:30 PM

German 14 - Introduction to German Studies

This introduction to the interdisciplinary field of German Studies will focus on the major social, political, historical, and philosophical events and debates in the postwar era. From the "Teilung," the "Wiederbewaffnung" in the Adenauer era, the sudent protest of 1968, women's emancipation and German terrorism in the 1970's, the impact of the Holocaust mini-series, the "Historikerstreit," the "Gastarbeiter-Problem," German-U.S. relations throughout the decades, to unification in 1989 and German-German differences today, we will read, look at, and discuss the visual, artistic, and literary tests that help us understand and analyze how German "culture" is defined and what it has become since 1945.
1 credit.

Professor Simon , Tu/Th 1:15-2:30 PM

German 091 - Special Topics: Mördergrube - Der neue deutsche Krimi

"The Germans," wrote George Bernard Shaw, "lack talent for two things: revolution and crime novels." In this class, we will dispel Shaw’s second assertion by focusing on the innovative ways traditional crime stories are reinterpreted today by German-speaking writers. The detectives and gumshoes found in the novels are as diverse as their creators and cast a critical eye on the social, economic, and psychological conditions at the core of crime and criminals in the affluent cities of Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Authors read include Horst Eckert, Wolf Haas, Ingrid Noll, Andreas Izquierdo, Doris Gercke, Petra Hammesfahr, Patricia Vohwinkel, Anne Chaplet and Jörg Fauser. We will also take a look at current crime shows on TV and successful film adaptations of crime stories. In German.
1 credit.

Professor Werlen, Tu/Th 9:55 - 11:10 AM