2005-2006 CATALOG
Placement of students with high school preparation in French: students with sufficient preparation in German may enter the second, third, or fourth semester course in that language, thus completing the foreign language requirement in fewer semesters. Students interested in taking placement tests should contact the Foreign Language departments. Language courses in the 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002 sequence must be taken in that order.
GER 1001 Basic German I 3 cr.
Offered each semester. A sequence of courses developing all four language skills: speaking, understanding, writing, and reading. Audio-visual material will be occasionally used.
GER 1002 Basic German 3 cr.
Offered each semester. Continuation of the development of all four language skills: speaking, understanding, writing, and reading. The course includes the presentation and discussion of cultural material such as magazines, films, records, and other audio-visual items.
GER 2001 Intermediate German I 3 cr.
Offered each semester. Continuation of the development of all four language skills: speaking, understanding, writing, and reading. The course includes the presentation and discussion of cultural material such as magazines, films, records, and other audio-visual items.
GER 2002 Intermediate German II 3 cr.
Offered each semester. Readings and exercises in German. Special emphasis on comprehension as well as oral and written expression in the language.
GER 3002 German Phonetics 3 cr.
Analysis of German phonetic principles with extensive practice and corrective drill in the language laboratory and with special reference to the teaching of German pronunciation to English-speaking students.
GER 3031 German Conversation 3 cr.
Prerequisite: GER 2002 or the consent of the department. Conversation, oral, discussions, interpretations, and reports; practicing the spoken languages.
GER 3041 Advanced German Grammar 3 cr.
An intensive course in German grammar designed especially for students who are concentrating in German or preparing to teach the language.
GER 3042 Advanced German Composition and Syntax 3 cr.
Prerequisite: GER 3041. Intensive practice to enable the advanced student to acquire correctness and fluency in both oral and written expression as well as the ability to understand lectures in German.
GER 3100 Readings in German Culture and Civilization 3 cr.
Prerequisite: GER 2002 or consent of department. Readings in German of selected works with discussion in English, analysis and cultural background. Recent cultural developments in the German speaking world will also be covered.
GER 3101 Survey of German Literature 3 cr.
A study of German literature from the nineteenth century to the present.
GER 3102 The German Novelle 3 cr.
Prerequisite: GER 3042. History and theory of this genre with extensive readings illustrative of its stages of development from Goethe to Thomas Mann.
GER 3106 German Lyric Poetry 3 cr.
Prerequisite: GER 3100 or 3101 or consent of department. A study of selected poems with emphasis on representative authors of the different literary periods.
GER 3145 Lessing and His Age 3 cr.
The history of the Enlightenment from Gottsched to Lessing with readings in various works of the Enlightenment; emphasis on Lessing’s dramas and theoretical works.
GER 3150 The Romantic Movement in Germany 3 cr.
A study of the Romantic writers in Germany from Novalis to Heine with emphasis on the cultural, philosophical, and political background of the Romantic Movement.
GER 3155 German Realism 3 cr.
Prerequisite: GER 2042. Poetic realism, political literature, Biedermeier, and the dramas of Grabbe, Grillparzer, and Hebbel, including a study of the philosophical and historical background of the period.
GER 3165 20th Century Literature: Impressionism and
Subsequent Trends 0 cr.
A study of the characteristics of these movements, emphasizing representative writers such as George, Hofmannsthal, Rilke, Schnitzler, Hesse, Mann, Durrenmatt, and others.
GER 3180 German Literature Since 1945 3 cr.
A study of contemporary trends in East and West German literature with extensive readings of representative works.
GER 3191 Independent Work 1 cr
.Prerequisite: consent of department. Readings, conferences, and papers under the direction of a member of the faculty. The course allows the student to correlate and supplement the work covered in the departmental courses. Each course may be repeated, but combined credit may not exceed six semester hours.
GER 3192 Independent Work 1 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. Readings, conferences, and papers under the direction of a member of the faculty. The course allows the student to correlate and supplement the work covered in the departmental courses. Each course may be repeated, but combined credit may not exceed six semester hours.
GER 3193 Independent Work 1 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. Readings, conferences, and papers under the direction of a member of the faculty. The course allows the student to correlate and supplement the work covered in the departmental courses. Each course may be repeated, but combined credit may not exceed six semester hours.
GER 3199 Independent Work for Honors Students 3 cr.
Preparation of an honors essay under the direction of a member of the German faculty.
GER 3402 Masterpieces of German Literature in Translation 3 cr.
(Open to all students including German and German Education majors for degree credit as an elective.) German works in translation are chosen each time for reading, analysis, and discussion.
