Description of German Courses Offered - Spring 2012
Information subject to change or error. For most accurate information, please see current SDSU online class schedule.
GERMAN 100B: SECOND COURSE IN GERMAN (5 units)
Sec 1: MW 10-10:50 and TTH 9:30-10:45 in PSFA-113
Sec 2 (suppressed): MW 11-11:50 and TTH 11-12:15
Instructor: Guzman
Prerequisites: German 100A or 2 years of high school German. Not open to students who have completed four years of high school German unless the fourth course was completed five or more years ago.
German 100B expands upon the language and cultural competency acquired in 100A.
Texts: Terrell, Kontakte, 6th ed. (McGraw-Hill), workbook (accessed through Quia)
GERMAN 202: READINGS IN GERMAN (3 units)
TuTh 9:30-10:45 in AH-2111
Instructor: Wauchope
Prerequisites: German 100B or 3 years of high school German or equivalent
Reading strategies and language structures which aid reading comprehension will be introduced and practiced. A variety of texts, both literary and expository, will be read. German 202 satisfies the CAL three-semester language requirement for graduation. May be taken concurrently with German 205B (both courses are prerequisites for upper division classes taught in German).
Texts: Wells & Morewege, Mitlesen Mitteilen, 3rd ed. (McGraw-Hill); additional materials will be available on Blackboard or in class
GERMAN 205B: FOURTH COURSE IN GERMAN (4 units)
MW 2-3:50 in EBA-443
Instructor: Rebien
Prerequisites: German 205A or equivalent
Intermediate language skills, with emphasis on listening, speaking and writing, are practiced in the context of the cultures of those countries in which German is spoken. May be taken concurrently with German 202 (both courses are prerequisites for upper division classes taught in German).
Texts: Augustyn & Euba, Stationen: ein Kursbuch für die Mittelstufe (Heinle, Second Edition); workbook (accessed through Quia)
GERMAN 300: READINGS IN CONTEMPORARY GERMAN CULTURE (3 units)
MWF 12-12:50 in NE-278B
Instructor: Rebien
Prerequisites: German 202 and 205B. Not open to students who hold a degree from a secondary or post-secondary school in which the primary language of instruction is German.
Development of advanced proficiency in reading comprehension and oral communication. A novel and many short readings, both fiction and non-fiction, will explore topics of current cultural relevance, including ethnic and religious diversity, East and West German identities, Germany in the EU, and contemporary literature, music, and art. Students will take a midterm and final exam and give an oral presentation. Course conducted in German.
Texts: Baumgarten und Borbein, Abenteuer Alltag (Langenscheidt 2008); Brussig, Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee (Fischer Taschenbuch 2004); additional materials will be made available on Blackboard.
GERMAN 320: GERMAN FILM (3 units)
W 2-5:40 in EBA-408
Instructor: Wauchope
Prerequisites: For non-majors, completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations of Learning II.C., Humanities is required.
Introduction to issues and themes of contemporary Germany -- including diverse identities in German society, dealing with the German past, and universal life themes set in a German context -- as presented in various genres of recent German film. Also, introduction and practice of methods of critical analysis of film. Taught in English.
Texts: Bordwell & Thompson, Film Art (9th ed.); additional readings available on Blackboard.
GERMAN 430: MODERN GERMAN CIVILIZATION: “Berlin: Memorializing the Past’ (3 units)
TuTh 12:30-1:45 in SSW-2650
Instructor: Wauchope
Prerequisites: German 202 and 205B
German 430 provides an introduction to a topic of German civilization with emphasis on artistic and intellectual achievements, while building on language skills. This semester will focus on contemporary Germany’s official and unofficial retelling and memorializing of its past from the time of Frederick the Great and attempts to bring the various historical configurations of Berlin into an integrated vision for the city today. Students will take a midterm and a final exam and write a short research paper in German. Course is conducted in German. May be repeated with new title and content for a maximum of 6 units.
Texts: Ladd, The Ghosts of Berlin (Univ of Chicago Press 1997); Hain, Vielleicht ist es sogar schön (Piper 2005); additional materials will be made available on Blackboard.
GERMAN 495: GERMAN INTERNSHIP (3 units)
Academic work designed with faculty approval to complement experiential learning in the form of concurrent paid or unpaid professional experience or community service. See German adviser, Professor Wauchope.
GERMAN 499: SPECIAL STUDY (1-3 units)
Prerequisites: Fifteen units of upper division German with an average grade of B (3.0) or better and consent of department chair.
Individual study of a topic agreed upon by the student and a faculty member. Maximum credit of 6 units in 499 allowed. Students may not do a special study in lieu of a course which is being offered this academic semester.
For more information on German courses, please contact the German undergraduate advisor,
Dr. Mary Wauchope, mwauchop@mail.sdsu.edu or (619) 594-4235