18 courses with the subject GER, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
GER 110German Language and Intercultural Communication I
This course is designed to promote intercultural competence through language study. Students will learn to appreciate the diversity of cultures present in a language-speaking region (including their own). They will investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the products, practices, and perspectives of the cultures studied, and will interact meaningfully with members of that culture. Basic proficiency in all four areas of verbal communication will be developed, in addition to some non-verbal forms of cultural communication.
GER 111 or placement by exam. All GER 2xx courses will use authentic materials (short stories, novellas, and videos; pieces of journalism; advertisements; song lyrics and poems, etc. ) to complete the introduction of grammatical structures begun in GER 110 / GER 111 , while also reviewing and practicing earlier elements. This course focuses on how change (whether social, political, environmental, artistic, etc. ) is always based in historic developments in German-speaking cultures. In regular rotation with other 200-level classes. Hours: 3
GER 111 or placement by exam. All GER 2xx courses will use authentic materials to complete the introduction of grammatical structures begun in SPA 110 / SPA 111 , while also reviewing and practicing earlier elements. This course focuses on the presence in German-speaking cultures of media of all kind (social, news, internet, print, radio, television, etc. ). In regular rotation with other 200-level classes. Hours: 3
GER 111 or placement by exam. All GER 2xx courses will use authentic materials (this one in particular web sources, long and short films, videos; advertisements; song lyrics and poems, used in the media) to complete the introduction of grammatical structures begun in GER 110 / GER 111 , while also reviewing and practicing earlier elements. This course concentrates on the presence of memory in German-language cultural expression. In regular rotation with other 200-level classes. Hours: 3
One course at 200-level, or instructor permission. This course offers students the opportunity to practice their writing in a number of different styles and formats, such as: investigative and imaginative news reports; dialogues; book, movie, and music reviews; opinion essays; poetry; short stories; and advertisements. Students will have the opportunity to share and receive feedback on some of their writing from other students living abroad and from other members of German-speaking cultures. Hours: 3
One course at 200-level, or instructor permission. The course focuses on the German Bases of Conceptualizing and Forming the World. In their efforts to explore and understand these issues, students will be interacting with texts and contemporary sources in the target language. Hours: 3
GER 341German-language Film
Students will view and discuss feature-length films and some shorter videos in German. The objectives of the course are to develop students’ linguistic skills; their understanding of German-speaking societies and some of their relevant contemporary issues; as well as to practice the critical thinking necessary to reflect on and evaluate the films. In their process of development, students will experience linguistic and cultural differences (e.g. humor) and have opportunities to discuss their findings with members of German- speaking cultures. Three credits.
Two prior courses at 200-level, or instructor permission. Students will view and discuss materials and interact with German speakers on the topic (e. g. Holocaust survivor; German Jews and Muslims). The objectives of the course are to develop and apply students’ linguistic skills in a circumscribed cultural and textual context; their understanding of German-speaking social and cultural characteristics and related contemporary events. Students will practice the critical thinking necessary to reflect on and evaluate the materials and interact meaningfully across cultural differences Hours: 3
Two courses at 200-level, or instructor permission. Students will be in an immersion program of language instruction and interactive internship experiences. Hours: 3
Two prior courses at 200-level, or instructor permission. Germany’s economy and politics is based on worldwide trade and aid. Students study business-oriented vocabulary and terminology as applicable in daily transactions in business and government. Stress on actual cases involving telephone communication, correspondence, interviews, oral and written reports and agreements. Terminology units tailored to interest of student: export-import documents, telecommunications /engineering, furniture, textiles, etc. Hours: 3
GER 401 or by placement exam. Continuation of the study of business-oriented vocabulary and terminology as applicable in daily transactions in business and government. Stress on actual cases involving telephone communication, correspondence, interviews, oral and written reports and agreements. Different forms of business communications in different German speaking countries. Hours: 3
GER 499Senior Honors Thesis
Intensive study of a particular topic or project appropriate to the major, culminating in an honors thesis, project, etc. Oral examination.
