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Students registered in any of the language courses (114, 117, 214, 217, 314, 317) should plan to attend weekly oral tutorials as scheduled in the Registration Guide. A multi-media laboratory is also available on a library basis.
Students with a background in German (including those who speak the language at home) are not allowed to take German language courses for credit until they have contacted the department to arrange for an interview/placement test prior to registering.
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSES
GERM 114.3
(Formerly 115.6)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
Elementary German I
1/2(4L-1T)
This beginner-level course will cover all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) in a communicative setting with emphasis on inter-cultural understanding. Basic grammar terminology and application will be introduced.
Note: Students who have completed German 20 (Grade 11 German) in the past five years or have completed German 30 (Grade 12 German), regardless of when it was taken, may not take this course for credit. Students who have some background in German or who have taken any other courses in German, must present themselves to the Department. Native speakers of German are not allowed to register in this course. Students with credit for GERM 115 may not take this course for credit.
GERM 117.3
(Formerly 115)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
Elementary German II
1/2(4L-1T)
Prerequisite(s): GERM 114 or permission of the department.
The subsequent course to GERM 114, this advanced beginner-level course will continue to cover all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) in a communicative setting with emphasis on inter-cultural understanding.
Note: Students who have completed German 30 in the past five years may not take this course for credit. Students with some high school German, and students with some background in German must present themselves to the Department. Native speakers of German are not allowed to register in this course. Students with credit for German 115 may not take this course for credit.
GERM 202.3
(Formerly 200)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
Intermediate German I: Emphasis on Literature and Culture
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): GERM 114 and 117 or permission of the department.
A continuation of exposure to contemporary culture and everyday life, and an introduction to contemporary literature. Designed to strengthen communicative competency stressing oral expression. Recommended as a course to be taken concurrently with GERM 214, 217, 314, and 317.
Note: Native speakers of German are not allowed to register in this course. Students with credit for German 200 may not take this course for credit.
GERM 204.3
(Formerly 200)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
Intermediate German II: Emphasis on Literature and Culture
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): GERM 202 or permission of the department.
Further exposure to contemporary German culture, literature and everyday life. Designed to enhance communicative competency both orally and in writing. Recommended as a course to be taken concurrently with GERM 214, 217, 314, and 317.
Note: Native speakers of German are not allowed to register in this course. Students with credit for German 200 may not take this course for credit.
GERM 212.6
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
German Culture and Thought (in English)
1&2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of 30 credit units at the university.
Surveys cultural events, emphasizing the important epochs in Central European Literature. Deals with major developments in philosophy, religion, art, architecture and music.
Note: This course cannot be used to fulfill the language requirement. It may be used to fulfill the humanities requirements or as an elective under Requirement 7.
GERM 214.3
(Formerly 215)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
Intermediate German I: Communicative and Grammatical Skills
1/2(3L-1T)
Prerequisite(s): GERM 114 and 117 or permission of the department.
This intermediate-level course focuses on increased competency in oral and written communication and cultures. Students read and discuss a variety of texts, learn more about issues and problems of contemporary life in German-speaking countries and consolidate and expand their knowledge and mastery of grammar.
Note: Native speakers of German are not allowed to register in this course. Students with credit for German 215 may not take this course for credit.
GERM 217.3
(Formerly 215)
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
Intermediate German II: Communicative and Grammatical Skills
1/2(3L-1T)
Prerequisite(s): GERM 214.
The subsequent course to GERM 214 concentrates on increased competency in oral and written communication. Students read and discuss a variety of texts, learn more about issues and problems of contemporary life in German-speaking countries and expand their knowledge and mastery of grammar.
Note: Native speakers of German are not allowed to register in this course. Students with credit for German 215 may not take this course for credit.
GERM 231.6
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
German Literature Before 1700
1&2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): GERM 214, 217.
The reading, and discussion, of literary texts, and introductions to the history of German literature and the history of the German language.
GERM 241.6
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
German Literature in the Age of Goethe
1&2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): GERM 214, 217.
Historical and cultural perspective of the time and of such movements as the Enlightenment, Storm and Stress, and of Classicism through the reading and discussion of representative works of Lessing, Goethe, and Schiller.
GERM 251.6
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session»
German Literature in the 19th Century
1&2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): GERM 214, 217.
The literature of Romanticism and Realism.