Winter 2020 Class Schedule: Department of German

Winter 2020 Class Schedule

Course	Title	Instructor	Day/Time
101-1-26	Beginning German	Paluch	MTThF 4-4:50
101-1-26 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.
101-2-21	Beginning German	Cao	MTWF 11-11:50
101-2-21 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.
101-2-22	Beginning German	Meuser	MTWF 1-1:50
101-2-22 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.
101-2-23	Beginning German	Paluch	MTWF 2-2:50
101-2-23 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.
101-2-24	Beginning German	Zeller	MTWF 3-3:50
101-2-24 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.
101-3-20	Beginning German	Meuser	MTWF 9-9:50
101-3-20 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.
102-2-21	Beginning German	Kerlova	MTWF 10-10:50
102-2-21 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.
102-2-22	Intermediate German	Ryder	MTWF 12-12:50
102-2-22 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.
102-2-23	Intermediate German	Ryder	MTWF 1-1:50
102-2-23 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.
211-0	German Culture Through Film	Zeller	MWF 11-11:50
211-0 German Culture Through Film This course is an introduction to German culture through the lens of German film. Students will be exposed to aspects of German history, society, politics, and aesthetic movements by analyzing nine significant German films made between 1920 and 2015. By studying selected elements of film, including genre, contexts, actors, directors, production and reception, film history, in addition to central thematic and formal elements of film, students will also learn the basics of film analysis. This course is taught entirely in German and emphasizes developing cultural knowledge and German language skills. Prerequisite in German: One 200-level course in German or permission of the DUS. This course counts for Distribution Area VI.
221-2	Introduction to Literature: 1900-1945	Behrs	TTh 2-3:20
221-2 Introduction to Literature: 1900-1945 This course, designed for majors and non-majors, introduces students to the historical dimension of a literary era, the first half of the 20^th century marked by a)the demise of the German Empire in the course of the First World War, b) a short-lived democratic experiment, the Weimar Republic (1918-1933), and c) the Rise and Fall of the “Third Reich.” Furthermore, the course is to improve the students’ writing skills in terms of style and expression by way of three shorter essays. A secondary, yet strong emphasis is on making the students able and comfortable to conduct a discussion on fairly sophisticated issues in German. By keeping the number of students in the class relatively small, there will be ample opportunity to practice the close reading of literary texts and the analysis of complex works of art in a foreign language. Prerequisite in German: One 200-level course in German or permission of the DUS. This course counts for Distribution Area VI.
228-0	The German Film	Behrs	MWF 12-12:50
228-0 The German Film Courses under this rubric offer in-depth study of German films and their cultural background. Topics vary and may include: Cinema and the City, a course which will draw on a wide range of classic and lesser-known films from the Weimar period onward. Students will be introduced to major German cities and analyze both how space and social relationships are imagined in the German metropolis and in terms of the relationship between a German and an “extra-territorial” city. How does urban space influence how one thinks about forms of national, gendered, ethnic, sexual, and class identity? How does the perception of social relations in the urban space and in cinematic form organize the view of political and social networks? Approaches to these questions will include: formal and aesthetic analysis, examinations of the historical background and cultural specifics of both the films and the cities under consideration, and the close reading and interpretation of a brief selection of classical texts on modernity, mass society, production and reception histories, and theories of space. Please consult Caesar for current topic. German 228 may be repeated for credit with different topics. Prerequisites: None. This course counts for Distribution Area VI.
309-2	Advanced Business German: Marketing and Management	Ryder	MWF 10-10:50
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.
322-0	German Contributions to World Literature	Weber	MW 9:30-10:50
322-0 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.
345-0	Topics in German Literature and Culture	Weitzman	TTh 12:30-1:50
345-0 Topics in German Literature and Culture This course rubric applies to courses that represent an in-depth study of topics in German literature and/or pivotal periods in German culture. Topics in this rubric may include: Culture Theory, Culture Critique and Politics in Germany since 1918, a course will delve into the debate of culture theory and political and social history by first examining some representative authors in the discussion of “culture” in social and political theory in the German-speaking context after 1918. The second part of the course, will analyze some major perspectives of thinkers on the “cultural turn”, including Jan Assmann, Jürgen Habermas, and Niklas Luhmann. In order to understand the connection between culture theory and political and social history, the analyses will be embedded in readings on the relations between culture, society, and politics in the history of Germany after 1945. Please consult Caesar for current topic. 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 IV and Area VI.
398-0	Undergraduate Seminar (1–3 units)	Behrs and Lys	T TH 11-12:20
398-0 Undergraduate Seminar (1–3 units) This is a course where students will do advanced work through supervised reading, research, and discussion. Topics in this rubric vary and may include special invitations for research seminars in connection with a week abroad in Germany. Please consult Caesar for current topic. 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.
403-0		Weitzman	T 2-4:50
403-0
441-0	Studies in Communication and Culture	Weber	W 2-4:50
441-0 Studies in Communication and Culture 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.