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.
1/2(3L-1T)
Prerequisite(s): GERM 217 or permission of the department..
This advanced-level course aims at developing post-intermediate proficiency in oral and written communication and culture. Grammar review and expansion, and a wider vocabulary will be studied, interlinked with literary texts reflecting German culture.
Note: Students with credit for GERM 315 may not take this course for credit.
1/2(3L-1T)
Prerequisite(s): GERM 314 or permission of the department.
The subsequent course to GERM 314 concentrates on broadening vocabulary and useful complex grammar structures while reading literary texts reflecting German culture.
Note: Students with credit for GERM 315 may not take this course for credit.
3L-1S
Prerequisite(s): GERM 317 or permission of the department.
Study and discussion of Austrian, German and Swiss texts by women, published after 1945, to expand students’ literary analytic abilities, cultural and socio-historical perspectives, critical thinking, communicative and writing abilities. Possible topics include: sexism, anti-Semitism, racism, generation conflicts, Germany’s Nazi past, the divided country, religion, the economy, environment, gender and identity. Course language: English; readings, seminars and student work in German.
Note: Students with credit for GERM 265, may not take this course for credit.
3L-1S
Prerequisite(s): GERM 317 or permission of the department.
An investigation of twentieth-century German language literary and film responses to the Holocaust. Possible topics included: victims and oppressors; gender; stereotypes; resistance by individuals and groups; the role and appropriateness of literature as a medium to response to the historical, cultural and psychological complexities of the Holocaust. Course language: English; readings, seminars and student work in German.
Note: Students with credit for GERM 266, may not take this course for credit.