GRMN 215
Conversation and Composition

001 MWF 12 pm - 1 pm Gordana Grozdanic
gordana@sas.upenn.edu
Office hours: Mondays 10:00 am - 11:30 am and Wednesdays 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

002 MWF 1 pm - 2 pm Claudia Lynn
cblynn@sas.upenn.edu
Office hours: Thursdays 9:00 am - 11:00 am and by appointment

Prerequisite(s): GRMN 104 or the equivalent.

Required for the major, also carries credit for the minor in German. Offers students the opportunity to improve significantly written and spoken discourse strategies and to raise language competence to an academic register. Students work across literary genres and media as they interpret and analyze cultural, political, and historical moments in German-speaking countries. Special attention is given to the development of an academic discourse style during in-class discussions and in written compositions. The course concludes with an in-class presentation of the collaborative creative project and the final paper.

updated 09-2009