Description of German Courses 

Offered Spring 2003

(all information subject to change without notice)

LOWER DIVISION COURSES:

GERMAN 100A: FIRST COURSE IN GERMAN  (5 units)

MW 9-9:50 and TTH 9:30-10:45 and 1 hour a week in the language laboratory or
MW 11-11:50 and TTH 11-12:15 and 1 hour a week in the language laboratory

AH-2116

Instructor: STAFF

Prerequisites: none

German 100A is an elementary language acquisition course which introduces all language skills, with an emphasis on speaking and listening, practiced in the context of the cultures of those countries where German is spoken.  By the end of the semester students will be able to carry out basic everyday tasks in a German-speaking environment, ask and answer questions, provide concrete descriptions, and function in basic school or work-related situations.  Students will be able to understand spoken German on simple everyday topics and participate in a range of short conversations in common daily settings.  They will know how to read short texts for instructional and directional purposes, begin to understand main ideas in simple texts relating to basic personal needs, compose lists and write simple texts about autobiographical information and daily life.  Course conducted in German.

Texts:            Terrell, Kontakte, 4th ed. (McGraw-Hill)

            Terrell, Kontakte Arbeitsbuch, 4th ed. (McGraw-Hill)

            Audiocassette or CD to accompany textbook (McGraw-Hill)  [Audio tapes, computer software and the Blickkontakte video are available for use in the LARC laboratory.]

NOTE:  Only students with fewer than 3 years of high school German may complete German 100A for graduation credit unless the third course was completed 5 or more years ago.

GERMAN 100B: SECOND COURSE IN GERMAN  (5 units)

MW 10-10:50 and TTH 9:30-10:45 and 1 hour a week in the language laboratory or

MW 12-12:50 and TTH 12:30-1:45 and 1 hour a week in the language laboratory

AH-3150

Instructor: Brayton

Prerequisites: German 100A or 2 years of high school German

German 100B expands upon the language and cultural competency acquired in German 100A.  Course conducted in German.

Texts:            Terrell, Kontakte, 4th ed. (McGraw-Hill)

            Terrell, Kontakte Arbeitsbuch, 4th ed. (McGraw-Hill)

            Audiocassette or CD to accompany textbook (McGraw-Hill)  [Audio tapes, computer software and the Blickkontakte video are available for use in the LARC laboratory.]

NOTE:  Only students with fewer than 4 years of high school German may complete German 100B for graduation credit unless the fourth course was completed 5 or more years ago.

GERMAN 205A: THIRD COURSE IN GERMAN  (4 units)

MTWTH 12-12:50 and 1 hour a week in the language laboratory

SH-138

Instructor: Guzman

Prerequisite: German 100B or 3 years of high school German

German 205A is a third-semester language acquisition course, which provides students with the opportunity to advance their proficiency in German to the intermediate level.  Appropriate strategies for reading, writing, speaking and listening are introduced and practiced in the context of the cultures of those countries in which German is spoken.  A variety of short texts, both literary and expository, will be read; basic grammatical structures will be reviewed and new structures introduced; and intermediate-level writing and discussion tasks will be assigned.  Readings, writings, discussions and multi-media supplements will focus on carrying out basic tasks and discussions and becoming acquainted with the cultures of German-speaking regions.  Grades will be based on participation, writing assignments, presentations, homework and tests.  Course conducted in German. 

Texts: Moeller, Liedloff, Adolph and Mabee, Kaleidoskop, 6th ed. (Houghton Mifflin)

            Moeller, Kaleidoskop Workbook/Lab Manual, 6th ed. (Houghton Mifflin)

GERMAN 205B: FOURTH COURSE IN GERMAN (4 units)

MTWTH 11-11:50 and 1 hour a week in the language laboratory

AH-3137

Instructor: Lovrien-Meuwese

Prerequisite: German 205A or equivalent

German 205B is a fourth-semester language acquisition course which builds on the language and cultural competency acquired in German 205A, providing students with the opportunity to advance their proficiency in German to the intermediate-high level.  Grades will be based on participation, writing assignments, presentations, homework and tests.  Course conducted in German.

Texts: Moeller, Liedloff, Adolph and Mabee, Kaleidoskop, 6th ed. (Houghton Mifflin)

            Moeller, Kaleidoskop Workbook/Lab Manual, 6th ed. (Houghton Mifflin)

UPPER DIVISION COURSES:

GERMAN 301: GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION  (3 units)

MWF 11-11:50 and one hour of laboratory

AH-3150

Instructor: Guzman

Prerequisites: German 200 and 205B

In German 301 students will work at developing advanced skills in speaking, understanding, reading and writing German.  Advanced grammatical structures and stylistics of German will be practiced.  (It is expected that students already have a command of basic German grammar and vocabulary.)  Special emphasis will be given to the writing of formal texts, for example: biographies, descriptions, narratives, reports, summaries, arguments, persuasive texts, and analyses of film and/or literature.  In addition, students will write an informal journal.  Short reading selections and a variety of audio-visual materials, including one feature-length film, will provide topics for writing and discussion.  These topics will include various aspects of the cultures of those countries where German is spoken.  Course conducted in German.

Satisfies International Business requirement for German.

Text:   Wells, Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik

            Readings will be handed out in class.

GERMAN 420: Modern German Civilization: “Berlin Stories 1918-2002” (3 units)

MWF 1:00-1:50

AH-3150

Instructor: Brayton

Prerequisite: German 200 and 205B

This course is the story of the city of Berlin in the modern era.  The course will utilize literary, journalistic and visual texts such as films and paintings, to tell the changing stories of Berlin between 1918 and the new millennium.  These cultural images of Berlin reflect the many fascinating social and political changes Berlin has undergone in the last century.  This survey will begin at the end of the First World War, as Berlin enters the so-called ‘Golden 20s.’  The rise of Hitler to power in 1933 ushered in the next phase in Berlin culture, one dominated by the concept of Berlin as a modern and Nazi metropolis.  The structural devastation of the Second World War left Berlin a shadow of its former self and its cultural traditions in shambles.  Finally, in the second half of the twentieth century the Berlin Wall was the center point for culture.  Now, after unification, the cultural make-up of the city, as well as its architectural sites, are being reconstructed.  During the semester, works of literature will be read and the work of artists such as Georg Grosz and Käthe Kollwitz, as well as the films Olympia (L. Riefenstahl) and Berlin – Symphonie einer Großstadt (W. Ruttmann), will be analyzed.  Finally, students will become acquainted with political texts such as the Berlin-Bonn debate.  Course conducted in German.

Satisfies International Business requirement for German.

Texts:               Keun, Das kunstseidene Mädchen

               Schneider, Der Mauerspringer

               For list of additional readings, see instructor.

GERMAN 499: SPECIAL STUDY  (1-3 units)

Prerequisites: Fifteen units of upper division German with an average 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 six units in 499 allowed.  Students may not do a special study in lieu of a course which is being offered this academic year.

GERMAN 501: TRANSLATION (3 units)

Instructor: Lovrien-Meuwese

TuTh 2-3:15

AH-2134

Prerequisite: German 301 or permission of instructor

Theoretical grounding in the strategies for translation and the linguistic and cultural obstacles to translation will be presented and the practical problems of translation (literary and nonliterary) will be discussed.  The focus of the course will be on gaining practical experience in the translation of a variety of texts from German to English.  A small number of texts will also be translated from English to German.  In addition to texts assigned by the instructor, each student must individually select a longer text for their final project, which will be translated from German into English.  Course conducted in German.

Texts: Baddock and Vrobel, Translation Skills German-English: Ein abwechslungsreiches Trainingsprogramm

               Pocket Oxford Duden Dictionary

GERMAN 499: SPECIAL STUDY (1-3 units)
Prerequisites:Fifteen units of upper division German with an average 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 six units in 499 allowed.Students may not do a special study in lieu of a course which is being offered this academic year.
 
  



Courses which partially satisfy the interdisciplinary requirement of the

German major with an Emphasis in German Studies

(See class schedule for most accurate, up-to-date information)

 

Economics 330: Comparative Economic Systems
MWF 9-9:50 or MW 2-3:15
 
Geography 336: Europe
MWF 2-2:50
 

Hist 440: The Holocaust and Western Civilization

MWF 2-2:50 or T 4-6:40 or TH 4-6:40

 

Humanities 404: The Modern European Heritagee
TTH 12:30-1:45
 

Philosophy 414: Nineteenth Century European Philosophy

M 7-9:40

 

Political Science 356: Governments of Continental Europe

M 7-9:40 or TTH 12:30-1:45