Spring 2018 Class Schedule: Department of German

Spring 2018 Class Schedule

Course	Title	Instructor	Day/Time
101-2-20	Beginning German	Paluch	MTThF 3-3:30
101-2-20 Beginning German The Beginning German sequence offers students a systematic introduction to German language and culture emphasizing the four modalities: speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing. The first quarter (101-1) offers a systematic review of basic German words, phrases with a cultural focus on Germany, an introduction of simple grammar items, and short interview practice at the end of the quarter. The second quarter (101-2) includes a variety of writing assignments, cultural presentations, reading poems by Goethe, the visit of a Mystery Guest, as well as intensive work with the strong and irregular verbs. In the third quarter (101-3), students will read and discuss short stories and plays by Grimm, Brecht and Kafka! The highlight will be an in-class skit performance which culminates in the almost famous Evening O' Skits featuring the best student selected skits from first and second-year German. Prerequisite in German for 101-1: None or one year of high-school German. Prerequisite in German for 101-2: 101-1 or placement exam results. Prerequisite in German for 101-3: 101-2 or placement exam results.
101-20	Beginning German	Meuser	MTWF 9-9:50
101-20 Beginning German The Beginning German sequence offers students a systematic introduction to German language and culture emphasizing the four modalities: speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing. The first quarter (101-1) offers a systematic review of basic German words, phrases with a cultural focus on Germany, an introduction of simple grammar items, and short interview practice at the end of the quarter. The second quarter (101-2) includes a variety of writing assignments, cultural presentations, reading poems by Goethe, the visit of a Mystery Guest, as well as intensive work with the strong and irregular verbs. In the third quarter (101-3), students will read and discuss short stories and plays by Grimm, Brecht and Kafka! The highlight will be an in-class skit performance which culminates in the almost famous Evening O' Skits featuring the best student selected skits from first and second-year German. Prerequisite in German for 101-1: None or one year of high-school German. Prerequisite in German for 101-2: 101-1 or placement exam results. Prerequisite in German for 101-3: 101-2 or placement exam results.
101-21	Beginning German	Meuser	MTWF 10-10:50
101-21 Beginning German The Beginning German sequence offers students a systematic introduction to German language and culture emphasizing the four modalities: speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing. The first quarter (101-1) offers a systematic review of basic German words, phrases with a cultural focus on Germany, an introduction of simple grammar items, and short interview practice at the end of the quarter. The second quarter (101-2) includes a variety of writing assignments, cultural presentations, reading poems by Goethe, the visit of a Mystery Guest, as well as intensive work with the strong and irregular verbs. In the third quarter (101-3), students will read and discuss short stories and plays by Grimm, Brecht and Kafka! The highlight will be an in-class skit performance which culminates in the almost famous Evening O' Skits featuring the best student selected skits from first and second-year German. Prerequisite in German for 101-1: None or one year of high-school German. Prerequisite in German for 101-2: 101-1 or placement exam results. Prerequisite in German for 101-3: 101-2 or placement exam results.
101-22	Beginning German	Tevebring	MTWF 12-12:50
101-22 Beginning German The Beginning German sequence offers students a systematic introduction to German language and culture emphasizing the four modalities: speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing. The first quarter (101-1) offers a systematic review of basic German words, phrases with a cultural focus on Germany, an introduction of simple grammar items, and short interview practice at the end of the quarter. The second quarter (101-2) includes a variety of writing assignments, cultural presentations, reading poems by Goethe, the visit of a Mystery Guest, as well as intensive work with the strong and irregular verbs. In the third quarter (101-3), students will read and discuss short stories and plays by Grimm, Brecht and Kafka! The highlight will be an in-class skit performance which culminates in the almost famous Evening O' Skits featuring the best student selected skits from first and second-year German. Prerequisite in German for 101-1: None or one year of high-school German. Prerequisite in German for 101-2: 101-1 or placement exam results. Prerequisite in German for 101-3: 101-2 or placement exam results.
101-23	Beginning German	Tevebring	MTWF 2-2:50
101-23 Beginning German The Beginning German sequence offers students a systematic introduction to German language and culture emphasizing the four modalities: speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing. The first quarter (101-1) offers a systematic review of basic German words, phrases with a cultural focus on Germany, an introduction of simple grammar items, and short interview practice at the end of the quarter. The second quarter (101-2) includes a variety of writing assignments, cultural presentations, reading poems by Goethe, the visit of a Mystery Guest, as well as intensive work with the strong and irregular verbs. In the third quarter (101-3), students will read and discuss short stories and plays by Grimm, Brecht and Kafka! The highlight will be an in-class skit performance which culminates in the almost famous Evening O' Skits featuring the best student selected skits from first and second-year German. Prerequisite in German for 101-1: None or one year of high-school German. Prerequisite in German for 101-2: 101-1 or placement exam results. Prerequisite in German for 101-3: 101-2 or placement exam results.
101-25	Beginning German	Paluch	MTThF 4-4:50
101-25 Beginning German The Beginning German sequence offers students a systematic introduction to German language and culture emphasizing the four modalities: speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing. The first quarter (101-1) offers a systematic review of basic German words, phrases with a cultural focus on Germany, an introduction of simple grammar items, and short interview practice at the end of the quarter. The second quarter (101-2) includes a variety of writing assignments, cultural presentations, reading poems by Goethe, the visit of a Mystery Guest, as well as intensive work with the strong and irregular verbs. In the third quarter (101-3), students will read and discuss short stories and plays by Grimm, Brecht and Kafka! The highlight will be an in-class skit performance which culminates in the almost famous Evening O' Skits featuring the best student selected skits from first and second-year German. Prerequisite in German for 101-1: None or one year of high-school German. Prerequisite in German for 101-2: 101-1 or placement exam results. Prerequisite in German for 101-3: 101-2 or placement exam results.
102-21	Intermediate German	Ryder	MTWF 9-9:50
102-21 Intermediate German The Intermediate German sequence offers students a systematic review of German language and culture to increase linguistic proficiency and cultural literacy. The pedagogy used fosters learning in the four modalities: speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing. Each quarter has a specific focus: In the Fall Quarter (102-1) students concentrate on speaking and communication and on the history of the GDR and the 20th anniversary of Germanyʼs reunification, in the Winter Quarter (102-2) on writing and on contemporary German culture, and in the Spring Quarter (102-3) on reading, theatre, and performance and on 20th -century literature by German-speaking authors. Prerequisite in German for 102-1: 101-3 or placement exam results Prerequisite in German for 102-2: 102-1 or placement exam results. Prerequisite in German for 102-3: 102-2 or placement exam results.
102-22	Intermediate German	Kerlova	MTWF 11-11:50
102-22 Intermediate German The Intermediate German sequence offers students a systematic review of German language and culture to increase linguistic proficiency and cultural literacy. The pedagogy used fosters learning in the four modalities: speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing. Each quarter has a specific focus: In the Fall Quarter (102-1) students concentrate on speaking and communication and on the history of the GDR and the 20th anniversary of Germanyʼs reunification, in the Winter Quarter (102-2) on writing and on contemporary German culture, and in the Spring Quarter (102-3) on reading, theatre, and performance and on 20th -century literature by German-speaking authors. Prerequisite in German for 102-1: 101-3 or placement exam results Prerequisite in German for 102-2: 102-1 or placement exam results. Prerequisite in German for 102-3: 102-2 or placement exam results.
102-24	Intermediate German	Meuser	MTWF 2-2:50
102-24 Intermediate German The Intermediate German sequence offers students a systematic review of German language and culture to increase linguistic proficiency and cultural literacy. The pedagogy used fosters learning in the four modalities: speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing. Each quarter has a specific focus: In the Fall Quarter (102-1) students concentrate on speaking and communication and on the history of the GDR and the 20th anniversary of Germanyʼs reunification, in the Winter Quarter (102-2) on writing and on contemporary German culture, and in the Spring Quarter (102-3) on reading, theatre, and performance and on 20th -century literature by German-speaking authors. Prerequisite in German for 102-1: 101-3 or placement exam results Prerequisite in German for 102-2: 102-1 or placement exam results. Prerequisite in German for 102-3: 102-2 or placement exam results.
115	Intensive Beginning German through Musical Journeys in Vienna	Zeller	MWF 12-12:50
115 Intensive Beginning German through Musical Journeys in Vienna The fascinating musical and cultural history of the metropolis Vienna serves as the basis for this Intensive Beginning German course which provides musically interested students with the option to acquire German language skills through an intensive immersion in the topic in an interdisciplinary context. The goals of the course include the contextualized development of speaking, writing, reading, and listening skills in German and the acquisition of a basic general and musical vocabulary as well as a solid grammatical basis. Activities will draw on the lives and works of composers between 1750 and 1950 including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johann Strauß, and Alban Berg. Students will read short biographies, letters, poetry and prose, watch relevant films and videos, study paintings and maps of Vienna, learn about important institutions and historical facts about the city, and explore current cultural events. Prerequisite in German: None or one year of high-school German.
213	Politics, History, and Culture in 21st-Century Germany	Ryder	MWF 1-1:50
213 Politics, History, and Culture in 21st-Century Germany This course is specifically designed for students who would like to prepare for studying abroad and/or would like to deepen their cultural and linguistic knowledge regarding integration and multicultural life in Germany. The topics covered in the course will focus partly on topics covered in the German integration course (Integrationskurs), a program developed in Germany specifically for immigrants. Topics will include a brief history of Germany in the 20th century and how it affects life in the 21st century, the meaning of democracy, Germany as a welfare state, life in unified Germany and Europe, political and educational structures, religious and intercultural integration and social networks. With this course, students will be prepared for the final examination, the “Life Germany” test, an examination written for immigrants in Germany. Prerequisite in German: One 200-level course in German or permission of the DUS. This course counts for Distribution Area III.
222	German History 1789-1989	Stokes	MW(F) 11-12:20
222 German History 1789-1989 The country that we now know as Germany has undergone a remarkable number of geographic, political and cultural transformations over the past two centuries. This course offers a general introduction to some aspects of the history of modern Germany from the late 18th century to today, examining the contested development of German national identity; the lengthy struggles for unification; political, military and imperial ambitions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; the history of Germany in the two World Wars; and the gradual integration of a divided Germany into new European and international frameworks following the Second World War. Prerequisites: None. This course counts for Distribution Area IV.
234-2	Jews and Germans: An Intercultural History II	Fenves	MW(F) 11-11:50
234-2 Jews and Germans: An Intercultural History II This course examines a series of German-Jewish writers, thinkers, and scientists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, each of whom, in his or her own way, created transformative projects, programs, and perspectives from which the modern world can be seen. The class will consider the extent to which the specific experience of German Jewry, with its extraordinary cultural as well as scientific advancement and its abysmal political impotence, played an important part in the creation of global modernity. The course is divided into four sections: the first section examines writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who are seeking innovative forms of writing and action in response to a political and social environment in which the traditional rabbinate has lost its authority, while a newly racialized movement declaring itself “anti-Semitic” has formed political parties in both the new German and the old Austrian Empires; the second section concerns the re-assertion of Jewish messianism in the thought of Hermann Cohen, Martin Buber, and Franz Rosenzweig; the third section concentrates on a radical transformation of literary and critical modes of reflection in the writings of Franz Kafka and Walter Benjamin; and the fourth section highlights two revolutionary scientists, Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein, who changed the way the modern world conceives of mind and matter alike. Prerequisites: None. This course counts for Distribution Area IV, Area V, and Area VI.
245	Special Topics in German Literature and Culture	Zeller	MWF 10-10:50
245 Special Topics in German Literature and Culture This course is a cultural studies course highlighting a major author, a prominent theme in German literature or culture, a movement, or a literary genre. Topics in this rubric may include: German Architecture in Chicago, a course exploring the unique history of Chicago in the context of German-American architectural connections- particular emphasis is placed on the Bauhaus School and movement that influenced architectural development in Chicago and its residences Weimar, Dessau, and Berlin; Stories through Songs, explores stories through music and the stories behind the music, studying intersections between narratives and musical expression while exploring the mysterious language of music in the context of German culture. Highlights will be a discussion of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Schiller's poetry, selected renditions of Goethe’s poetry by Schubert and other composers. Please consult Caesar for current topic. Prerequisite in German: One 200-level course in German or permission of the DUS. This course counts for Distribution Area VI. The course may be repeated for credit with different topics.
309-2	Advanced Business German: Marketing and Management	Lys	TTh 2-3:20
309-2 Advanced Business German: Marketing and Management This advanced Business German course focuses on management and marketing practices in Germany (Betriebswirtschaft). In addition to acquiring a rich Business German vocabulary, students will also develop nuanced cross-cultural knowledge by encouraging students to think critically about cultural differences and how they relate to business practices. Topics to be discussed, among others, are German corporate structures and business culture, intercultural competence, marketing and advertising, career and everyday life. Important vocabulary and relevant grammar structures will be practiced throughout the class. The course prepares students to work in international work environments. This course is a companion course to German 309-1; both courses together will prepare students to work in international work environments. Prerequisite in German: Three 200-level courses in German or permission of the DUS.
322	German Contributions to World Literature	Weber	MW 12:30-1:50
322 German Contributions to World Literature Courses taught under this heading are oriented to the origin and consequences of major works of modern German literature. Topics may include: Nietzsche’s Will to Power as Eternal Return, a course that will illuminate the three different directions of Nietzsche’s thought – language, eternal return, will to power, by focusing on their mutual interdependence, and above all, on the way his practice of writing provides the indispensable context for understanding the concepts it articulates. The literary dimension of Nietzsche’s writing – evident in Thus Spoke Zarathustra, but prevalent throughout – consists in the priority of the “how” of his writing over the “what” of its “content.” Readings and discussions in class will center around a brief résumé of Nietzsche’s conception of language and rhetoric; a discussion of his conception of “eternal return”; and an interpretation of his efforts to think what he calls “the will to power”. Please consult Caesar for current topic. German 322 may be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisites: None. This course counts for Distribution Area VI.
326	German Cultural Studies	Kohli	TBD
326 German Cultural Studies Courses taught under this heading explore key concepts, major figures, and cultural and literary themes in German studies and interdisciplinary fields such as political science, media studies, music, and art. Topics may include: Racism in modern Germany, a seminar that explores the ways in which the contested category of race has shaped modern German history. While considerations of race in Germany generally focus on Nazism and the Holocaust, the aim of this course is to situate racial categories like ‘Aryan’ and ‘Jew’ within a longer and contextual narrative. The course will examine German relationships with and fantasies of Africans, Jews, Slavs, Turks, Gypsies, Aryans and the many other categories of peoples who shaped modern Germany. While the seminar itself focuses on German history, the course is intended to raise larger questions about the roles of race and racism in the modern world at large. Please consult Caesar for current topic. German 326 may be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisites: None.
327	Expressionism	Behrs	TTh 12:30-1:50
327 Expressionism This course will look at the rise and fall of German Expressionism in literature, visual art, and film from the late nineteenth century to the ascent of the Third Reich. We will discuss how the artistic innovations of Expressionism reflected distinctive political, philosophical, and social ideas and conditions of Germany in the years just before and in the wake of the First World War, looking closely at the aesthetics and poetics of this short-lived but influential movement. We will also consider certain themes and issues that Expressionist art particularly addressed, including: urbanization and cosmopolitanism; capitalism and inequality; war and trauma; portrayals of extreme states such as violence, ecstasy, and mental illness; sexuality, desire, and the representation of women; horror and the occult; the role of ethnic and cultural minorities and the appeal of the exotic. Prerequisite in German: Three 200-level courses in German (at least one in literature) or permission of the DUS. This course counts for Distribution Area VI.
405	Basic Issues in Foreign Language Teaching: Theory and Practical Applications (1)	Lys	W 3-5:50
405 Basic Issues in Foreign Language Teaching: Theory and Practical Applications (1) This course focuses on basic principles of second language acquisition and language teaching methodology. It introduces students to the major trends and theories in language teaching. The critical reflection of pedagogical practices is emphasized.
441	Studies in Communication and Culture (1)	von Braun	M 3-5:50
441 Studies in Communication and Culture (1) Content varies. Samples; feminist literature, media studies, the history of literary journals, and other specific topics representative of current research interests. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Sample TOpics: Trauma; Nietzsche.