Fall 2008 Course Guide

• Advising
• Programs in German
• Freshman Seminars
• German Language Courses
• Business German
• Literature and Culture Courses- Taught in German
• Literature and Culture Courses- Taught in English
• Graduate Seminars
• CGS Courses
• Yiddish Courses
• Dutch Courses
• Swedish Courses

 

Programs in German

• Major in German: Choose from a wide variety of courses in language, business German language, culture, literature, and history. You can be confident that you will leave our program fluent in the language and at ease in the cultures and traditions of the German speaking countries
• Major in German Studies: This versatile program offers you fluency in the language, culture, and literature, in addition to enabling you to select five courses related to your German interests in other School of Arts and Science departments. An efficient way to double major and to prepare for graduate school or an international career.
• Double Major in German and Your Major of Choice: You are already in the Wharton School, International Relations, Computer Science, History, or Political Science. If you want to make yourself really competitive, then consider adding German as a double major. This could be just the edge you need.
• Minor in German: You have satisfied your language requirement, but elect to keep up your German with some advanced language courses. To obtain a minor only requires 6 credits beyond GRMN 104 and most of your courses satisfy other college requirements.
• Certificate in German Language Study: Students can receive a Certificate by completing 3 courses taught in German in addition to passing proficiency. Students must receive a minimum of a B+ average in the three courses, and may not take the courses on a pass/fail basis.
• Study abroad programs in Germany: The above mentioned options can readily be combined with Penn’s study abroad programs in Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich. Do not forget these programs afford you Penn credit for the courses that you take. You will satisfy courses in your major, double major or minor as you become more fluent in the Germanic language via total immersion in one of three of Europe’s most exciting cities.
• European Studies Minor: European Studies at Penn is an interdisciplinary minor and an ideal addition to the study of many disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. It supplements majors in history, political science, sociology, and art history as well as in French, German, English, Spanish, Italian and Slavic languages. It is designed to give students access to
  • an understanding of Europe as a historical and cultural entity and its world leadership in business, politics, and culture; a great variety of countries, cultures, and languages whose interaction with each other and the United States is an essential part of transatlantic culture; the institutions of a new Europe -- Union, Council on Europe, European Court -- reflecting the largest experiment in building a global system of governance in history. The minor in European Studies is designed to intensify interdisciplinary studies by integrating the humanities and social sciences and prepare students to live and work in Europe .
  • For more information, please visit: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/europeanstudies/
    
  
  

Freshman Seminars

GRMN 003 (COML 003) Censored!
Distribution Course in History and Tradition - Class of 2009 and prior
All readings and lectures in English.
401 TR 1:30 - 3:00 pm B. Wiggin
Censored! The Book and Censorship Since Gutenberg
Although its pages may appear innocuous enough, bound innocently between non-descript covers, the book has frequently become the locus of intense suspicion, legal legislation, and various cultural struggles. But what causes a book to blow its cover? In this course we will consider a range of specific censorship cases in the west since the invention of the printed book to the present day. We will consider the role of various censorship authorities (both religious and secular) and grapple with the timely question about whether censorship is ever justified in building a better society. Case studies will focus on many well-known figures (such as Martin Luther, John Milton, Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, Goethe, Karl Marx, and Salman Rushdie) as well as lesser-known authors, particularly Anonymous (who may have chosen to conceal her identity to avoid pursuit by the Censor).

GRMN 008 Superstition & Erudition: Daily Life in the Middle Ages
Cross-Cultural Analysis Course - Class of 2010 and after
All readings and lectures in English. No knowledge of German is required.
301 TR 10:30 am - 12 pm F. Brevart
Individuals in medieval times lived basically the same way we do today: they ate, drank, needed shelter, worked in a variety of ways to earn a living, and planned their lives around religious holidays. They talked about the weather and had sex, they had to deal with cold, hunger, illness, epidemics and natural catastrophes. Those fortunate few who could afford the luxury, went to local monastic schools and learned how to read and write. And fewer still managed to obtain some form of higher education in cathedral schools and nascent universities and became teachers themselves. Those eager to learn about other people and foreign customs traveled to distant places and brought back with them much knowledge and new ideas. The similarities, we will all agree, are striking. But what is of interest to us are the differences, the “alterity” (keyword) of the ways in which they carried out these actions and fulfilled their goals.
This course concentrates on two very broad aspects of daily life in the Middle Ages (12 th – 16 th centuries). The first part, Erudition, focuses on the world in and around the University. Taking Paris and Bologna as our paradigms, we will discuss the evolution of the medieval university from early cathedral schools, the organization, administration, financing, and maintenance of such an institution, the curriculum and degrees offered at the various faculties, and the specific qualifications needed to study or to teach at the university. We will familiarize ourselves with the modes of learning and lecturing, with the production of the instruments of knowledge, i.e. the making of a manuscript; we will explore the regimented daily life of the medieval student, his economic and social condition, his limited, but at times outrageous distractions, and the causes of frequent conflicts between town and gown. Finally, we will investigate the role of the medieval University in European history.
The second part, Superstition, revolves around astrology, medicine and pharmacy. Taking the German Volkskalender, the medieval predecessor of the modern Farmer’s Almanac, as our point of departure, we will gain insights into the ubiquitous role of astrology in the daily life of medieval individuals, for example in activities and decisions concerning farming; slaughtering of animals; personal hygiene; marrying; escaping from jail; conception of a male child; appropriate days to let blood; etc.
Medicine, frequently referred to as astromedicine because of its inextricable dependence on astrology, encompasses a multitude of characteristics. The course will explore the precarious state of medieval medicine and pharmacology, the specific diseases of women (e.g. suffocation of the womb) and their treatments, the use of so-called wonderdrugs by professional physicians and medical charlatans alike produced from exotic plants, precious stones, animal parts, blood or human excrements, and the medieval rationality behind these forms of therapy. Special topics are also planned on the astrological causes and magical treatments of the Black Death; embryology, the seven-chambered uterus and the causes of homosexuality / lesbianism; sex as therapy, etc.

GRMN 011 Bad Taste
All readings and lectures in English.
301 MW 2:00 - 3:30 pm C. MacLeod
“Beauty is not a quality inherent in things: it only exists in the mind of the beholder” (David Hume).
Most of us can recognize bad taste as soon as we see it: Harlequin romances, Elvis on black velvet, lawn ornaments. But bad taste also has a history, and kitsch has been identified as a peculiarly modern invention related to capitalism and consumerism. Beginning with a discussion of taste in the eighteenth century (Hume, Kant), we will investigate under what conditions good taste can go bad, for example when it is the object of mass reproduction, and, on the other hand, why bad taste in recent times has increasingly been recuperated as an art form. Categories such as the cute, the sentimental, the miniature, kitsch, and camp will be explored. We will also ask what forms of ideological work have been done by this brand of aesthetics, for example in the connection between politics and kitsch, femininity and the low-brow, or camp and queer identity.
Readings by, among others, Hume, Kant, Byron, Baudelaire, Sacher-Masoch, Thomas Mann, Nabokov, Benjamin, Greenberg, Sontag.

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German Language Courses

GRMN 101 (GRMN 501) Elementary German I
001 MTWRF 11 am - 12 pm M. Handelman
002 MTWRF 12 - 1 pm K. Sincavage
003 MWF 1 - 2 pm TR 1:30 - 2:30 pm K. Malczyk
Designed for the beginning student with no previous knowledge of German. German 101, as the first course in the first-year series, focuses on the development of language competence in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. By the end of the semester, students will be able to engage in simple conversations about familiar things, know greetings and everyday expressions, they will be able to count and tell time, and negate sentences in day-to-day contexts. Furthermore, students will be able to speak about events that happened in the immediate past and express plans for the future. In addition, students will have developed reading strategies that allow them to glean information from simple newspaper and magazine articles and short literary texts. Because cultural knowledge is one of the foci of German 101, students will learn much about practical life in Germany and will explore German-speaking cultures on the Internet.


GRMN 102 (GRMN 502) Elementary German II
001 MTWRF 11 am - 12 pm S. Schlichting-Artur
002 MTWRF 12 - 1 pm S. Schlichting-Artur
This course is a continuation of GRMN 101 and is designed to strengthen and expand students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing competence and to deepen an understanding of German-speaking cultures. By the end of the course, students will be able to handle a variety of day-to-day needs in a German-speaking setting and engage in simple conversations about personally significant topics. Students can expect to be able to order food and beverages, purchase things, and to be familiar with the German university system, the Arts, media, and current social topics. Students will begin to be able to talk about the past and the future, make comparisons, describe people and things in increasing detail, make travel plans that include other European countries, and make reservations in hotels and youth hostels. By the end of the course students will be able to talk about their studies and about their dreams for the future. In addition, students will develop reading strategies that should allow them to understand the general meaning of articles, and short literary texts. Furthermore, students will feel more able to understand information when hearing German speakers talking about familiar topics. Cultural knowledge remains among one of the foci of German 102, and students will continue to be exposed to authentic materials.

GRMN 103 (GRMN 503) Intermediate German I
001 MTRF 11 am - 12 pm D. James
002 MTRF 12 - 1 pm D. James
003 MF 1 - 2 pm, TR 1:30 - 2:30 am A. Kiehne
This course is designed to improve students’ writing and speaking competence, to increase vocabulary, to deepen grammar usage, and to help develop effective reading and listening strategies in German across literary genres and media as students interpret and analyze cultural, political, and historical moments in German-speaking countries and compare them with their own cultural practices. This course is organized around content- based modules and prepares students well for GRMN 104 and a minor or major in German.

GRMN 104 (GRMN 504) Intermediate German II
001 MTRF 11 am - 12 pm C. Lynn
002 MTRF 12 - 1 pm C. Lynn
Expands students’ writing and speaking competence in German, increases vocabulary, and helps students practice effective reading and listening strategies. Our in-class discussions are based on weekly readings of literary and non-literary texts to facilitate exchange of information, ideas, reactions, and opinions. In addition, the readings provide cultural and historical background information. The review of grammar will not be the primary focus of the course. Students will, however, expand and deepen their knowledge of grammar through specific grammar exercises. Students will conclude the basic-language program at PENN by reading an authentic literary text: Thomas Brussig Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee offering the opportunity to practice and deepen reading knowledge and to sensitize cultural and historical awareness of German-speaking countries.

GRMN 106 Accelerated Elementary German
001 MWF 10 - 11 am, TR 10:30 am - 12 pm M. Adley
This course is intensive and is intended for dedicated, highly self-motivated students who will take responsibility for their learning and creation of meaning with their peers.
An intensive two credit course in which two semesters of elementary German (GRMN 101 & 102) are completed in one.  Introduction to the basic elements of spoken and written German, with emphasis placed on the acquisition of communication skills.  Readings and discussions focus on cultural differences. Expression and comprehension are then expanded through the study of literature and social themes .

GRMN 180 German in Residence
001 TBA M. Handelman
The German House is a half-credit course with concentrations in German conversation, film, and culture. Though many students enroll for credit, others often come to select events. All interested parties are invited, and you do not have to actually live in the house to enroll for credit. Students from all different levels of language proficiency are welcome. Beginners learn from more advanced students, and all enjoy a relaxed environment for maintaining or improving their German language skills.

GRMN 215 Conversation and Composition
Prerequisite(s): GRMN 104 or the equivalent.
001 TR 1:30 - 3 pm C. Frei
002 TR 10:30 am - 12 pm G. Grozdanic
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.


GRMN 221 Advanced Grammar & Stylistics
001 TR 1:30 - 3 pm F. Brevart
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.

 Business German

GRMN 219 German Business World
Distribution Course in Society - Class of 2009 and prior
Foreign Languages Across Curriculum (FLAC)
Prerequisite(s): GRMN 215 or equivalent. No previous knowledge of economics or business required. Course taught in German.
001 MWF 1 - 2 pm D. James
This course offers you insights into the dynamics of Business German, while taking a macro approach.  Examples of various course topics include: economic geography and its diversity, the changing role of the European Union, and the economic importance of national transportation and tourism.  In addition, the course emphasizes the development of students’ discourse competencies, Business German vocabulary and grammar.  Course assignments include oral presentations on current events, class discussions, role-play, and collaborative group work.  Class time will be utilized to practice speaking, answering questions, reviewing exercises and holding group discussions on various topics.  Class participation is a key component of this course.

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Literature and Culture Courses Taught in English

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Literature and Culture Courses Taught in German

GRMN 269 Introduction to German Culture
Distribution Course in Arts & Letters - Class of 2009 and prior; Cross-Cultural Analysis Course - Class of 2010 and after
Foreign Languages Across Curriculum (FLAC)
Prerequisite(s): GRMN 104 or equivalent. All readings and lectures in German.
001 TR 12 - 1:30 pm E. Jarosinski
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 Holy Roman Empire in the Middle Ages to 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. 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 Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in the 20th century. The language of instruction, readings, and discussion is – with few exceptions – German.

GRMN 375 German Literature after 1945
Distribution Course in Arts & Letters - Class of 2009 and prior
Prerequisite(s): GRMN 215 or equivalent. All readings and lectures in German.
001 TR 1:30 - 3 pm E. Jarosinski
In this course you will be introduced to the major writers and themes of German literature from 1945 to the present. We will focus on the ways in which writers have engaged with key events following World War II both in terms of theme and style. Significant events and developments we will examine include the rise of a new commercial culture, domestic terrorism, social and political movements, changing gender roles, multiculturalism, and Germany’s troubled relationship to its past. In addition, we will ask how definitions of culture and approaches to studying literature have changed in this period.


GRMN 377 Germany and the European Union
Distribution Course in Society - Class of 2009 and prior
Prerequisite(s): GRMN 215 or equivalent. All readings and lectures in German.
001 TR 10:30 am - 12 pm S. Shields
Ein mühevoller Weg zieht sich von Churchills Forderung, die Europäer sollten sich zusammenschließen, bis hin zum heutigen Europa der 27 EU Staaten Wie ist es dazu gekommen, wie wird es weitergehen?
In January 1999, a single monetary system united Germany, a core nation, with 10 other European states. Since January 2002, Euro bank notes and coins have gone into circulation in 12 European countries. The European Union is now stronger than ever before, and on May 1, 2004 ten more countries joined the EU - the largest-ever expansion. In 2007, two more became members. Is the EU benefiting from this enlargement or does the arrival of so many new members drain money from the EU budget and slow down the EU decision-making?
This course will provide an overview of the political and economic developments towards integration in post-war Europe, focusing on Germany’s key role. Studying content-rich reading materials, it explores historic-political, social, economic and cultural issues that are urgent for Germany as well as the European community. Accompanying activities will help students to improve the level of complexity of their language skills.

GRMN 399 Independent Study
000 TBA Staff
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.

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Graduate Seminars

GRMN 516 Teaching Methods
301 TR 9 - 10:30 am C. Frei
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.

GRMN 531 German Literature to the 18th Century
Undergraduates need permission from instructor.
Taught in German.
301 TR 10:30 am - 12 pm B. Wiggin
This seminar explores key chapters in the history of German literature since the beginnings. Our discussion of canonical works and authors ranging from the early medieval period to the early Enlightenment is intended to provide a firm grounding in German literary history. It is a discussion framed by questions to which we will constantly return: What is “die Literatur” anyway? What is “German” literature? How has its history been written? Which literary histories and other handbooks are essential to the work of “Germanisten”? How does literary history differ from cultural history? Can methods from new cultural histories help us in our investigations of literary history? Assignments differ for undergraduate and graduate students; they include several short papers and oral presentations as well as a final project.

GRMN 534 (COML 501 / ENGL 571 / ROML 512 / CLST 511 / SLAV 500) History of Literary Theory
Undergraduates need permission from instructor.
401 W 12 - 3 pm S. Kaul
Over the last three decades, the fields of literary and cultural studies have been reconfigured by a variety of theoretical and methodological developments. Bracing—and—often confrontational—dialogues between theoretical and political positions as varied as Deconstruction, New Historicism, Cultural Materialism, Feminism, Queer Theory, Minority Discourse Theory, Colonial and Post-colonial Studies and Cultural Studies have, in particular, altered disciplinary agendas and intellectual priorities for students embarking on the /professional /study of literature. In this course, we will study key texts, statements and debates that define these issues, and will work towards a broad knowledge of the complex rewriting of the project of literary studies in process today. The reading list will keep in mind the Examination List in Comparative Literature—we will not work towards complete coverage but will ask how crucial contemporary theorists engage with the longer history and institutional practices of literary criticism.
There will be no examinations. Students will make one class presentation, which will then be reworked into a paper (1200-1500 words) to be submitted one week after the presentation. A second paper will be an annotated bibliography on a theoretical issue or issues that a student wishes to explore further. The bibliography will be developed in consultation with the instructor; it will typically include three or four books and six to eight articles or their equivalent. The annotated bibliography will be prefaced by a five or six page introduction; the whole will add up to between 5000 and 6000 words of prose. Students will prepare “position notes” each week, which will either be posted on a weblog or circulated in class.


GRMN 540 (ARTH 560 / COML 539 / ENGL 588 / JWST 540)
Memory, Trauma, Culture
Undergraduates need permission from instructor.
All readings and lectures in English.
401 T 3 - 5 pm L. Weissberg
In recent years, studies of memory (both individual and cultural) have rivaled those of history, and have produced alternative narratives of events. At the same time, research has also focused on the rupture of narrative, the inability to find appropriate forms of telling, and the experience of a loss of words. The notion of trauma (Greek for “wound”) may stand for such a rupture. Many kinds of narratives, most prominently the recollections of Holocaust survivors, are instances in which memories are invoked not only to come to terms with traumatic events, but also to inscribe trauma in various ways.
In this seminar, we will read theoretical work on memory and trauma, discuss their implication for the study of literature, art, and culture, read select examples from Holocaust survivors’ autobiographies (i.e. Primo Levi, Eli Wiesel), and discuss visual art (i.e. Boltanski, Kiefer) and film (i.e. Resnais, Lanzmann, Spielberg).

GRMN 554 (RELS 500) Theories of Religion
All readings and lectures in English.
401 W 2 - 5 pm S. Dunning
A study of the various ways of interpreting religion as a phenomenon in human life. Analysis of the presuppositions involved in psychological, sociological, and phenomenological approaches. Authors include James, Weber, Freud, Otto, Eliade, and contemporary writers.


GRMN 580 (COML 582 / PHIL 480) Topics Aesthetics
401 W 2 - 5 pm P. Guyer


GRMN 632 Romanticism
301 M 4 - 6 pm C. MacLeod
The course focuses both on the timely impact and the lasting contribution of Romanticism. Lectures cover the philosophical, intellectual, social, and political currents of the age. Authors: Schlegel, Wackenroder, Tieck, Brentano, Arnim, Novalis, Hoffmann, Kleist, Eichendorff.


GRMN 668 Women in Weimar Classicism - canceled for Fall 2008, will be offered in Spring 2009 instead
301 R 1 - 3 pm S. Richter


GRMN 674 Topics in Aesthetic Theory: Hermeneutics and Critical Theory
401 R 2 - 4 pm G. Hindrichs
Hermeneutics and Critical Theory are the two ways of thinking that have had the strongest influence on German conceptions of culture and art in the 20th century.  As their names indicate, hermeneutics centers on the concept of understanding while critical theory emphasizes the concept of critique.  Since the former often tends to affirm tradition, whereas the latter sees its goal in questioning and negating the given, both have been conceived -- and have conceived themselves -- as oppositions. However, besides other similarities, hermeneutics and critical theory meet in their accentuation of the importance of art:  they merge in the claim that art and its interpretation constitute the guideline of theory.  In this class, we will discuss central texts of both conceptions (Dilthey, Heidegger, Gadamer; Horkheimer, Marcuse, Adorno) and some attempts to overcome the schism in aesthetics (Bubner, Menke).   Readings and discussion in German.

GRMN 990 Masters Thesis
000 TBA Staff
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.

GRMN 995 Dissertation
000 TBA Staff
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.

GRMN 999 Independent Study
000 TBA Staff
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.

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CGS Courses

GRMN 101 (GRMN 501) Elementary German I
Non-CGS students need permission from CGS.
601 MW 6:30 - 8:45 pm E. Dixon
Introduction to the basic elements of spoken and written German, with emphasis placed on the acquisition of communication skills. Readings and discussion focus on cultural differences.

GRMN 103 (GRMN 503) Intermediate German I
Non-CGS students need permission from CGS.
601 MW 6:30 - 8:15 pm A. Taylor
Modern German texts of moderate difficulty and an integrated grammar review advance the student's command of the language.


GRMN 259-601 (CINE 201 / ENGL 291) Hollywood Diva
Becoming Women: Social Mobility and the Hollywood Diva
Distribution Course in Arts & Letters - Class of 2009 and prior
Lecture: W 5:30 - 8:30 pm T. Nothstein
Screening: M 5:30 - 8:30 pm

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Yiddish Courses

YDSH 101 (JWST 031 / YDSH 501) Beginning Yiddish I
Four Semesters Fulfills the Language Requirement.
401 TR 12 - 1:30 pm K. Hellerstein
Yiddish is a 1000-year-old language with a rich cultural heritage. YDSH 101, the first in the Beginning Yiddish language series, introduces the student who has no previous knowledge of the language to the skills of reading, writing, and speaking Yiddish. Starting with the alphabet, students study grammar, enriched by cultural materials such as song, literature, folklore, and film, as well as the course on-line Blackboard site, to acquire basic competency. By the end of the first semester, students will be able to engage in simple conversations in the present tense, know common greetings and expressions, and read simple texts, including literature, newspapers, songs, and letters. Students are encouraged to continue with YDSH 102/ JWST 032/ YDSH 501 in the Spring. Four semesters of Yiddish fulfill the Penn Language Requirement.


YDSH 103 (JWST 033 / YDSH 503) Intermediate Yiddish I
Four Semesters Fulfills the Language Requirement. Prerequisite: YDSH 102 / JWST 032 or permission of the instructor.
401 TR 12 - 1:30 pm A. Botwinik
A continuation of YDSH 102 / JWST 032, Beginning Yiddish II, this course develops the skills of reading, writing, and speaking Yiddish on the intermediate level through the study of grammar and cultural materials, such as literature, newspapers, films, songs, radio programs.

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Dutch Courses & Studies

DTCH 101 (DTCH 501) Elementary Dutch I - canceled
401 TR 4:30 - 6 pm R. Naborn
A first semester language course covering the core Dutch grammar and vocabulary with the goal of providing the corner stone for developing overall linguistic proficiency in Dutch.

DTCH 103 (DTCH 503) Intermediate Dutch I
401 TR 4:30 - 6 pm R. Naborn
Prerequisite(s): Dutch 102 or equivalent.
A third semester Dutch language course. The emphasis lies on vocabulary expansion through the use of audio-taped materials and readings. Grammar is expanded beyond the basics and focuses on compound sentences, features of text coherence and idiomatic language usage.

DTCH 399 Independent Study
000 TBA R. Naborn
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.


DTCH 999 Independent Study
000 TBA R. Naborn
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.

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Swedish Courses

SCND 101 (SCND 501) Elementary Swedish I - canceled
401 MWF 11 am - 12 pm K. Williams
This is a two-semester course designed to teach beginning skills in Swedish reading comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, listening comprehension, writing, and conversation. Swedish social development will also be examined in relation to its cultural milieu. A trip to Gloria Dei Old Swedes Church in Philadelphia for their Luciafest will be included on a December weekend, a visit to a Swedish film during the Philadelphia Film festival will take place in late April, and other events as announced.


SCND 103 (SCND 503) Intermediate Swedish I
401 MWF 11 am - 12 pm K. Williams


SCND 399 Independent Study
000 TBA K. Williams
See department for section numbers. Permission needed from department.