Intermediate oral proficiency in German required. Designed to develop oral proficiency through intensive phonetic training, and by exposing students to advanced and superior linguistic functions. This course prepares students for the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI).
Examine one important period in German history and understand its Zeitgeist as an interaction among politics, economics, social aspects, philosophical developments and the arts.
Study the political and social systems of Germany; interpret current events from the complex interaction of German history, today's society and Germany's role in the world.
Examine surface-culture phenomena of deep culture in both the U.S. and Germany. Explore the ramifications of immigration on German culture and the impact of German-American culture on the U.S.
Prerequisite:
GER 202 or equivalent. Learn about many aspects of German, especially language history dialects and sociolects. Study specific professional vocabulary and terminology of a field determined by the student's interest.
Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
Variable topics include analysis and discussion of literary topics, genres and periods from the Middle Ages to present, including how literature reflects personal and social issues.
Prerequisite:
GER 202 or equivalent. Study thematically related literary, historical, cultural and contemporary texts. Develop, express and critique textual interpretation and analysis in a research paper. In German and English. Repeatable, under different subtitles.