6 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 101Beginning German I3
For students who have had little or no exposure to German. This course introduces the student to spoken German through in-class conversational drills and recreations of everyday situations. Credit(s): 3
A continuation of GER 101 , this course builds on the basic speech patterns acquired in the preceding semester and is intended to help the student make the transition from passive familiarity to active use of the language. Credit(s): 3
This course is intended to help the student acquire the ability to speak fluent German. Emphasis will be laid on idiomatic expressions, the art of translation and the more sophisticated elements of written and spoken German. Credit(s): 3
Emphasis is laid on perfecting the student’s ability to think and converse in German with ease. Language books are supplemented by readings in German literature, culture and civilization. Credit(s): 3
GER 31120th Century Literature and Civilization I3
A systematic survey of German literature and culture from the turn of the century to Expressionism, the Weimar Republic through the collapse of the Third Reich. Among the authors studied are: Kafka, Mann, Werfel, Kaiser, Toll, early Brecht, Rilke, Stefan George and Benn. Credit(s): 3
GER 31220th Century Literature and Civilization II3
A continuation of GER 311 , this course resumes with the first major works of POW and repatriation literature. Subsequently, it will examine the novels of Boll and Grass, the plays of Weiss, Handke, Frisch and Durrenmatt. The course concludes with an explication of the poetry of Benn, Sachs, Enzensberger and Celan. Credit(s): 3