GRMN 101

Elementary German I. Introduction to the basic elements of spoken and written German, with a particular emphasis placed on the acquisition of communication skills. Readings and discussion focus on cultural differences.

001

MTWRF

11-12

J. Moser

002

MTWRF

12-1

M. Ryan

GRMN 102

Elementary German II. A continuation of GRMN 101. The student’s expression and comprehension are enhanced through the study of literature and social themes.

001

MTWRF

11-12

M. Elliott-Peters

002

MTWRF

12-1

C. Schnader

003

MTWRF

1-2

Staff

GRMN 103

Intermediate German I. Modern German texts of moderate difficulty, an integrated grammar view, targeted study of vocabulary, and wide-ranging activities and projects to advance the student’s command of the language with regard to reading, writing, and speaking skills.

001

MTRF

11-12

S. Kulkarni

002

MTRF

12-1

C. Frei

GRMN 104

Intermediate German II. Literary and non-literary texts of moderate difficulty.  Continued practice in active communication.  This course is designed to further develop and refine integrative skills of reading, writing, and speaking in German, as well as to prepare students for the Proficiency Examination in German and for advanced-level German courses. If the student is pursuing German to fulfill his or her proficiency requirement, credit for this course is not given until the proficiency exam is passed.

001

MTRF

11-12

B. Ozel

002

MTRF

12-1

A. Taylor

003

MTRF

1-2

S. Habibovic

GRMN 180

German in Residence. This is a 1/2 credit course for students living in the Modern Language House.

301

TBA

C. Schnader

GRMN
215

Conversation and Composition. Prereq. 104 or equiv. Emphasizes conversational and writing skills in German. Contemporary topics of interest will be selected for discussions, debates, presentations, and role-playing situations. WWW exercises. Active role in critiquing one another's writing exercises.

001

MWF 10-11

C. Dombrowski

GRMN 221

Advanced Grammar and Stylistics. This course is designed to help the student develop a more sophisticated writing style in German. This is achieved by means of the study and discussion of the fine points of German syntax (e.g. correct usage of tenses, punctuation, experimentation with word order, etc.), by a variety of exercises in finding synonyms, similes, analogies, and rhetorical strategies, and by exposure to numerous idioms. Emphasis is also placed on determining the appropriate usage of language in a specific situation. The ultimate objective of this course is therefore to encourage an active and imaginative use of the German language. Students should be prepared to undertake an active role in critiquing one another's writing.

001

TR 12-1:30

F. Brévart

GRMN 220

German Business World II. This course is intended as a continuation of Business German I (GRMN 219), but may be taken without having participated in GRMN 219. Prerequisites are a very good working knowledge of grammar and an awareness of German stylistics. Its principal goal is to prepare the student for the internationally recognized Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf and ultimately for a job with a German speaking firm in an increasingly global workplace. This content-based course emphasizes vocabulary from business and technical sources and its application by means of oral and written presentations on themes pertaining to German-American economic relations.
Distribution I: Society, FLAC

001

TR 9-10:30

F. Brévart

GRMN 227

Business German for Daily Situations in the Profession. This new course is designed to facilitate the acquisition of oral communicative skills in a professional setting. It presents routine situations in and around the workplace and offers a wide range of topics: applying for a position; job interview; responsibilities at the workplace; conversation on the phone in all its aspects. Special sessions discuss cultural differences between the German and American way of doing business; participation at a conference in all its facets; the language of negotiation (the agenda; making changes and resisting proposals; expressing opinions and objections; reacting to objections; evading or delaying the issue; finding common ground; bargaining; trade-offs; making concessions; etc.)

680

T 4:30-6:45

F. Brévart

GRMN 216

Introduction to Literature. Develops students' basic skills of literary interpretation. Exposure to various reading techniques (e.g. close reading, reading for plot, etc.) and to literary terminology and its application. Readings will include selections from prose, drama and lyric poetry.
General Requirement III: Arts & Letters

001

TR 10:30-12

K. Otto, Jr.

GRMN 269

Introduction to German Studies. In this course, we examine and explore over a thousand years of cultural history of the German-speaking lands with an eye toward clarifying the key cultural knowledge shared by German speakers. From the Germanic tribes to the Holy Roman Empire and into the twentieth century, we examine what makes the German nations -- and peoples -- what they are today. We will pay attention both to mainstream tendencies as well as oppositional political and cultural movements. A special emphasis will be placed on cultural achievements such as literature, music, and architecture as well as on a basic understanding of the politics, economics and cultural formations of Switzerland, Austria and Germany in the 20th and 21st centuries. Speaking knowledge of German is required, but the course will include exercises for improving language skills and learning to discuss difficult cultural concepts in the target language, German.
FLAC

001

MWF 12-1

Staff

GRMN 355

Jugendliteratur. This course takes a critical look at Jugendliteratur and investigates its power and function in German speaking countries. Topics of discussion include: Austrian, West and East German perspectives on the Third Reich and the Holocaust; the fascination with Native Americans; the coming of age; and post-unification reality.
FLAC

001 

TR 10:30-12 

E. Muller

GRMN 383 

German Political Landscape. This course will provide an overview of the emergence and development of political parties in Germany since the 19th century. We will start with Robert Michels' classical study "Die Soziologie des Parteiwesens," first published in 1910. The course will cover the Weimar Republic, Nationalsocialism, the founding of political parties in West and East Germany after 1945, the emergence of the Green party and the Republikaner in the 1980s, and the development after unification.
FLAC

001

TR 3-4:30 

S. Roth

GRMN 532

German Literature 18th Century to Present. A continuation of GRMN 531, this course examines literary developments from the Enlightenment to the present.

301

MWF 10-11

S. Richter

DTCH 230

Anne Frank and other Dutch Holocaust Literature. This course explores the ways in which the Holocaust and the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands and Belgium have been reflected in Dutch and Flemish literature. After a historical overview of the Jewish presence in the Low Countries, the focus shifts to the writings, person and phenomenon of Anne Frank, and concludes with consideration of other Dutch authors who also often gave very personal accounts of life in The Netherlands or Belgium during the Holocaust.

401

MWF 10-11 

R. Naborn

GRMN  255

Mann Hesse Kafka. Based on considerations of the cultural tradition and the intellectual currents of the twentieth century, the course presents a survey of the achievements of Mann, Hesse, and Kafka. The extensive study of representative work focuses on the problems of the artist in the modern age.
General Requirement III: Arts & Letters

001

MWF 11-12

H. Daemmrich

GRMN 256

The Devil's Pact in Literature, Music and Film. For centuries the pact with the devil has signified humankind's desire to surpass the limits of hman knowledge and power. From the age of Martin Luther to the epoch of Mick Jagger, from Marlowe and Goethe to key Hollywood films, the legend of the devil's pact continue to be useful for exploring our fascination with forbidden powers.
General Requirement III: Arts & Letters

401

MW 12-1 (Lecture)

S. Richter

402, 403, 404

F 12-1 (Recitation)

Staff

GRMN 425

Women in Jewish Literature. This course will introduce undergraduate and graduate students of literature, women's studies, and Jewish studies to the long tradition of women as readers, writers, and subjects in Jewish literature. All texts will be in translation from Yiddish and Hebrew, or in English. Through a variety of genres -- devotional literature, memoir, fiction, and poetry -- we will study women's roles and selves, the relations of women and men, and the interaction between Jewish texts and women's lives. The legacy of women in Yiddish devotional literature will serve as background for our reading of modern Jewish fiction and poetry from the past century.
Distribution III: Arts & Letters

401

TR 1:30-3

K. Hellerstein

GRMN 581

20th Century German Jewish Thought: Cohen, Buber, Rosenzweig. Intensive reading in three of the major figures of modern Jewish thought; their cultural context and their interactions with Christian thought.

401

M 3-6

Z. Braiterman

GRMN 516

Teaching Methods. This course examines major foreign language methodologies, introduces resources available to foreign language teachers, and addresses current issues and concerns of foreign language teaching and learning such as second language acquisition theory and application of technology.

301

TR 9-10:30

C. Frei

GRMN 532

German Literature from the 18th Century to the Present. . A continuation of GRMN 531, this course examines literary developments from the Enlightenment to the present.

301

MWF 10-11 

S. Richter 

GRMN 581 

20th Century German Jewish Thought: Cohen, Buber, Rosenzweig. Intensive reading in three of the major figures of modern Jewish thought; their cultural context and their interactions with Christian thought.

401

M 3-6

Z. Braiterman

GRMN 653

Baroque. Lectures on the concept of "Baroque" in literature and the social and intellectual backgrounds of German Baroque literature; reading and discussion of poetry, dramas, and novels.

301

T 2-4

 K. Otto, Jr.

GRMN 660

German Literature Since 1945. Main trends in prose, drama and poetry in East and West. Discussions of the differences in the production and reception of literature on both sides of the wall until the present. Readings include Böll, Grass, Weiss, Wolf, Müller, Handke, Frisch, Dürrenmatt, Enzensberger.

301

M 2-4

H. Daemmrich

GRMN 674

Modernity: Style over Fashion. This course will look at the tempestuous relationship between modern design and fashion culture. We will examine the proposition that design can embody universal principles of functionality and beauty without descending into popular taste. The course readings will revolve around the question: What defines modern style? Our historical survey will cover 18th century aesthetic theory (Herder, Kant, Hegel), the foundations of art history as a discipline (Riegl, Wölfflin) as well as modernist architecture from Los to Corbusier. Class assignments will couple theoretical treatises with diverse fashion statements culled from the last 250 years.

401 

 W 2-4

D. Purdy

GRMN
676

The Trouble with Gender.  The course will focus first on a close reading of texts by Sigmund Freud, and expand the perspective to include more recent psychoanalytic criticism on gender by Luce Irigaray, Julia Kristeva, Helen Cixous, and others. It will reflect on the status of gender in debates in political theory and ethnicity by Judith Butler, Gayatri Spivak, Slavoj Zizek, and others, and finally reflect on recent queer theory. In addition to essays by various critics, we will also consider recent movies like The Crying Game. The course fulfills the requirements of one Humanities theory course for the Women’s Studies Certificate for graduate students. Open to undergraduate students by permission only.

401

R 2-4 

L. Weissberg

GRMN 679

Northern Renaissance Art: The Age of Albrecht Dürer. Investigation of the art of painting and graphics in pre-Reformation Germany, focusing particular attention on the contributions of Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). Consideration of the shifting scholarly approaches to the artist over the span of the twentieth century, with particular attention to recent essays on his art. Attention to important followers and contemporaries in both Nuremberg and Augsburg, particular among painter-printmakers, such as Altdorfer, Burgkmair, Cranach, and the Holbein family. Topics will include: relations with Italian art and theory, religious content, status of the artist, rise of portraiture, and general issues of the functions of art, especially prints. Principal requirement is extensive research paper; German highly desirable but not required.

401

M 2-5

L. Silver

GRMN 102

Elementary German II. A continuation of GRMN 101. The student’s expression and comprehension are enhanced through the study of literature and social themes.

680

MW 6:30-8:45 

 L. Sundberg

GRMN 104

Intermediate German II. Literary and non-literary texts of moderate difficulty.  Continued practice in active communication.  This course is designed to further develop and refine integrative skills of reading, writing, and speaking in German, as well as to prepare students for the Proficiency Examination in German and for advanced-level German courses. If the student is pursuing German to fulfill his or her proficiency requirement, credit for this course is not given until the proficiency exam is passed.

680

MW 6:30-8:45 

Staff

GRMN 227

Business German for Daily Situations in the Profession. This new course is designed to facilitate the acquisition of oral communicative skills in a professional setting. It presents routine situations in and around the workplace and offers a wide range of topics: applying for a position; job interview; responsibilities at the workplace; conversation on the phone in all its aspects. Special sessions discuss cultural differences between the German and American way of doing business; participation at a conference in all its facets; the language of negotiation (the agenda; making changes and resisting proposals; expressing opinions and objections; reacting to objections; evading or delaying the issue; finding common ground; bargaining; trade-offs; making concessions; etc.)

680

T 4:30-6:45

F. Brévart

GRMN 402

Beginning Yiddish II. In this course, you can continue to develop basic reading, writing, and speaking skills. Discover the treasures of Yiddish culture: songs, literature, folklore, and films. Prerequisite: GRMN 401/JWST 032 or equivalent.

401

TR 10:30-12 

 A. Botwinik

GRMN 404 

Intermediate Yiddish II. Second semester intermediate Yiddish language reinforces and further develops Yiddish language skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing through grammar exercises and broader examination of Yiddish cultural material, including Yiddish literature, music, and film.

401

TR 10:30-12

  K. Hellerstein

DTCH 102

Elementary Dutch II. A continuation of DTCH 101 covering the core Dutch grammar and vocabulary with the goal of providing the corner stone for developing overall linguistic proficiency in Dutch.

401

MWF 12-1

 R. Naborn

DTCH 104

Intermediate Dutch II. A fourth semester Dutch language course and a continuation of DTCH 102.

401

MWF 11-12

  R. Naborn

DTCH 230

Anne Frank and other Dutch Holocaust Literature. This course explores the ways in which the Holocaust and the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands and Belgium have been reflected in Dutch and Flemish literature. After a historical overview of the Jewish presence in the Low Countries, the focus shifts to the writings, person and phenomenon of Anne Frank, and concludes with consideration of other Dutch authors who also often gave very personal accounts of life in The Netherlands or Belgium during the Holocaust.

401

MWF 10-11 

 R. Naborn

DTCH 463

Society, Art & Devotion. This course provides a general and occasionally particular historical survey of the Low Countries (to be defined and explained in class) from 1300-1600 (or precisely to that moment when Philip II decided to rule his territories from Madrid rather than from Brussels), enhanced and deepened by the concurrent study of the art historical legacy of the place and period and the unique forms of religious devotion that also marked it.

401

TR 10:30 - 12

 E. Peters

 L. Silver

 E.A. Matter

DTCH 399

Independent study. 

000

 TBA

 R. Naborn

DTCH 502

Elementary Dutch II. A continuation of DTCH 501 covering the core Dutch grammar and vocabulary with the goal of providing the corner stone for developing overall linguistic proficiency in Dutch. 

401

MWF 12-1

 R. Naborn

DTCH 504

Intermediate Dutch II. A fourth semester Dutch language course and a continuation of DTCH 503.

401

MWF 11-12

 R. Naborn

DTCH 999

Independent study 

000

TBA 

Staff

SCND 102

Elementary Swedish II. This course is a continuation of SCND 101.

401

MWF 11-12

A. Jenner

SCND 104

Intermediate Swedish II. This course is a continuation of SCND 103.

401

MWF 1-2

A. Jenner

SCND 106

Advanced Swedish II.

401

TBA

A. Jenner

SCND 399

Independent Study

000

TBA

Staff

SCND 502

Elementary Swedish II. This course is a continuation of SCND 501

401

MWF 11-12

A. Jenner

SCND 504

Intermediate Swedish II. This course is a continuation of SCND 503. 

401

MWF 1-2

A. Jenner

SCND 506

Advanced Swedish II.

401

TBA

A. Jenner