Language Courses Reading & Composition Freshman Seminar Courses Taught in English Courses Taught in German Dutch Yiddish Graduate LANGUAGE COURSES Please note that all sections of German 1 through German 4 will still meet five hours per week.   However, at each level we are introducing sections that will meet three days per week, rather than five days per week.  German 1 1. (5) Elementary German I. Euba in charge. Fall/Spring. Five units; classes meet three or five times a week. All four foreign language skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) are addressed to help students acquire communicative competence in the German language while being sensitized to the links between language and culture. German 1 is for students with no prior knowledge of German. German 2 2. (5) Elementary German II. Euba in charge. Fall/Spring. Five units; classes meet three or five times a week. Prerequisite: G1 or equivalent.   In German 2, students will continue to develop communicative competence in the German language and expand their sensitivity towards the relationship between language and culture.   While all language skills will be addressed, additional emphasis will be on the various styles of written and spoken German. Prerequisite: G1 or equivalent. German 1G/2G 1G/2G. (0) Reading German for Graduates (S/U) . TBA Fall/Spring. Taken on S/U basis. Prepares graduate students from other disciplines to take their German reading exam. One year of German should be taken before 1G; 1G or consent of instructor for 2G. Students who will take 2G should enroll in it at the beginning of the semester; 2G will begin approximately the eighth week of instruction. All students interested in the G courses should attend the first meeting of the semester. German 3 3. (5) Intermediate German I. Topics in German Language and Cultural History. Euba in charge. Fall/Spring. Five units; classes meet three or five times a week. While continuing to expand students' communicative competence in German, this content-driven course will provide insights into postwar German history and cultural trends. Primary focus will be on the development of literacy skills (critical reading and writing), vocabulary expansion, and a thorough review of structural concepts. You will be guided towards expressing yourself on more abstract topics, such as language and power in society, multiculturalism, rebellion and protest, and social justice and towards drawing connections between texts and contexts, using a variety of text genres (journalistic, historical, short story, poetry, drama, advertising, film). German 4 4. (5) Intermediate German II. Topics in German Language and Culture. Euba in charge. Fall/Spring. Five units; classes meet three or five times a week. In this fourth-semester German language course you will work on strengthening your interpretative abilities as well as your written and oral forms of expression.   While continuing the development of communicative competence and literacy skills, students will discuss a variety of texts and films and try to find innovative ways in which to engage with familiar presuppositions about who we are, about what determines our values and actions and about the function and power of language. READING AND COMPOSITION (Readings and discussions in English.) R5B. (4) Reading and Composition. Fulfills the second half of the University's Reading & Composition Requirement (equivalent to English 1B, Comp. Lit. 1 B, etc.). Section 1: TBA Section 2: TBA Section 3: TBA Section 4: TBA Section 5: TBA Section 6: TBA Section 7: Cancelled! Section 8: TBA back to top COURSES TAUGHT IN GERMAN 100. (3) Introduction to Reading Culture - Tang This course is intended to acquaint students with selected works from German cultural history and to familiarize them with various methods of interpretation and analysis. Required for all German majors. Fulfills the L&S requirement in Arts and Literature or International Studies. Taught in German. Students with native fluency in German are not eligible to enroll. 101. (3) Advanced German Conversation, Composition and Style - Kooiker Focusing on five central themes, this advanced-level language course will help students improve and expand on spoken and written language functions utilizing a variety of works from different genres in journalism, broadcasting, literature, fine arts, and cinema. The final goal is to enable students to participate in the academic discourse, written and spoken to linguistic and stylistic level appropriate for advanced students of German in upper division courses. Fulfills the L&S breadth requirement in Arts and Literature or International Studies. Taught in German. Students with native fluency in German are not eligible to enroll. 102A. (3) Cabaret Performance - Euba The analysis, discussion, adaptation and public performance of authentic texts from German Kabarett (i.e., comedic skits, political and social satire, parody, humorous poetry, etc.) will advance students'? language and interpersonal skills, while providing unique access to a significant dimension of German popular culture. Additional emphasis is put on aspects and practice of creative writing and German pronunciation and enunciation. Students must be available for evening rehearsals and performances on 4/19 and 4/25, 2010. Fulfills the L&S breadth requirement in Arts and Literature or International Studies. Taught in German. Taught in German. Students with native fluency are not eligible to enroll. 110. (3)Literature of the Middle Ages- Tennant TBA 123 (3) 1800-Present - Schuler This course focuses on the social, political, and historical background to German literature since the French Revolution and puts an additional emphasis on philosophical and aesthetic trends. We will read, analyze and discuss selected texts by Goethe, Tieck, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Fontane, Storm, Thomas Mann, Brecht, Grass, and Herta Mueller. Taught in German. back to top COURSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH 24. sec.001(1). Freshman Seminar - Kramsch This seminar will examine the works of authors for whom the questions of language and cultural identity have played a key role in the development of their distinctive voices. We will read two literary autobiographies of authors who write in a language that is not their native language: Elias Canetti's The Tongue Set Free (Bulgarian writing in German) and Eva Hoffman's Lost in Translation (Pole writing in English) and one autobiography by American teacher of French Alice Kaplan writing in English: French Lessons. We will also read selections from such bilingual authors as J.P Sartre, N.Sarraute, Jacques Derrida, Shirley Geok-lin Lim, A. Kilito, and Nancy Huston, who view language as an act of identity and writing as giving voice to that identity. Through close textual analysis, we will examine the writer's use of language within the text, placing that analysis within the social, political, and cultural forces that have shaped the author's linguistic choices. Students will write their own autobiographical narratives, using English or languages other than English, or a combination of their native and non-native languages. All readings will be in English, or English translation. 24. sec.002 (1). Freshman Seminar - Tang This seminar discusses two main works by Friedrich Nietzsche Ð "The Gay Science" and "Beyond Good and Evil." We will try to understand Nietzsche's reflections on the human condition, and more importantly to learn what it means to philosophize. C109. (4). Language and Power- Kramsch Multidisciplinary explorations into the origins, nature, and exercise of language as social symbolic power, drawing on readings taken from anthropology, social and cultural theory, and critical discourse analysis. Topics include language and myth, the meaning of meaning, the economy of verbal exchanges, perspective and ideology in language, institutional discourse, gender and discourse, and linguistic imperialism. Cross-listed with Letters and Science C180T section 1. Fulfills the L & S breadth requirement in Social and Behavioral Sciences or Arts and Literature. Taught in English. 157B. (4). Marx, Nietzsche, Freud- Beals The so-called Frankfurt School of Critical Theory was a unique assembly of German intellectuals known for their analytical critique of modern mass culture, society, and politics. Their interest in the cultural and political life around them has produced major theoretical work that still resonates today. This course will focus on the critical thought of three figures associated with the Frankfurt School. Taught in English. 160A. (4) Facism and Propaganda- Schuering "Germany's History and Culture in the 20th Century". This course offers and introdution to the history and culture of 20th century Germany. It aims at a systematic account of German history in that period, and it intends to provide a betterr understanding of today's German culture and politics. The story of Germany since World War I is a dramatic one, comprising revolution, total war, genocide, Allied occupation, a division into two states on opposing sides of the Cold War, and most recently an unexpected unification. Taught in English. 172. (3) German Dialects - Shannon In this course we will examine questions of variation within the German language. Among other things we will consider the differences between language and dialect, the division of German dialects and the history of German dialect study, various linguistic features (phonological, morphological, syntactic, and lexical) characteristic of the major German dialect areas, and issues involving the use of dialect versus standard language in contemporary society. Our study of these topics will involve the use of dialect maps as well as actual dialect texts, both written and recorded. Of particular interest will be examining typological traits and variation within Continental West Germanic. Besides undergraduate students, interested graduate students are also welcome. In addition to regular readings and homework assignments, grades will be based on active participation and an exam or paper . Readings will include (portions of): S. Barbour & P. Stevenson, Variation in German, H. Löffler, Probleme der Dialektologie, and C. Russ, The dialects of modern German; and various articles and excerpts which will be available in the form of a course reader. Class materials (including PowerPoint presentations) will be posted on bSpace. 173. (3). The Phonetics and Phonology of Modern German- Shannon This course is designed for students who want to improve their pronunciation and gain an understanding of the sound structure of modern standard German. The course will focus on basic principles of phonetics, the phonological system of German—compared and contrasted with English—sound and symbol mapping, and phonetic transcription. We will practice the production of sounds as well as learn to discriminate between sounds. In addition, we will consider briefly variation in German. By the end of the semester you will be familiar with the sound structure of German and how these sounds relate to various German varieties. There are no prerequisites for this class and no prior experience with linguistics is presupposed. However, an advanced knowledge of German (at least German 4 level) is expected. Lectures will be conducted in German or English, as the class prefers. Grades are based on the regular homework assignments, a midterm, and a final, plus class participation. Readings will include: Christopher Hall, Modern German pronunciation: An introduction for speakers of English. back to top GRADUATE COURSES 201E. (4) - Kudszus 20th Century. 204. (2) Compact Seminar - Lehmann "German Theatre since 1968" - This compact seminar will offer an introductory survey of German theatre since 1968. It is divided in four parts and organized according to concepts rather than chronology. The first part will provide an understanding of the division of the German theatre landscape until the fall of the Wall, as well as the specific German cultural tradition in which theatre was and still is considered an educational institution of the highest social and intellectual importance. In the second part, we will discuss contemporary postdramatic practices of German theatre (RenŽ Pollesch and others) where text and performance cannot be separated and theatre provides a satirical denunciation of basic concepts of "capitalist" everyday reality. The third part will be devoted to the study of some important authors: Peter Handke, Botho Strau§, and, since the1990s, Dea Loher and Falk Richter. We will analyze their dramaturgy, the construction of dramatic characters, the use of language, and "ideological"positions. Part 4 will be devoted to the so-called German "Regietheater"(director's theatre), which is often more or less identified with 'postdramatic' theatre in the discourse of theatre criticism. We will discuss Einar Schleef, Michael Thalheimer, and Nicolas Steman. This part will also recall the high point of the Berlin SchaubŸhne, in particular the work of directors Peter Stein and Klaus Michael GrŸber, and will assess the sociopolitical changes since the 1970s. The compact seminar will explore the shifting ethics and aesthetics of German theatre during the past fifty years. All sessions will be amply illustrated by video clips from performances. The seminar will be given in German. If taken for credit (2 units), a paper (in English or German) will be due at the end of spring semester. Open to graduate students and German majors. No prerequisites. Professor Hans-Thies Lehmann taught at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main until his retirement in 2010. He is the leading authority in contemporary German theater and performance arts. His book ÒPostdramatisches TheaterÓ has been translated into many languages and counts as a key to understanding present-day experimental theater that uses performance and new media. This class will be held on Fridays beginning on February 11 to March 4, 2011. 205. (4) Studies in Medieval Literature. Tennant "The German Experience of the Crusades" 207. (4) Reading the German Literary Text- Kudszus TBA 214. (4) Studies in the 20th Century- Dewulf "Minor Literatures" - Austrian and German-Swiss literature in its cultural and political context. 268. (4). Aspects of Literary and Cultural History - Tang (Law and Literature)- Law and Literature has emerged as one of the most vibrant interdisciplinary fields during the past two decades. This research seminar probes the potential of this field for German literary studies by reading some key texts of modern German literature from the 18th to the 20th century. Readings include Goethe, Schiller, Hegel, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Kleist, Buechner, Wagner, Kafka, Brecht, Benjamin, Carl Schmitt and Peter Weiss. 282. (4). Old Saxon- Rauch Introduction to a heterogeneous language which is one of the most provocative of the major Germanic dialects in terms of language indentification and language origin. Reading of the Latin prose and verse prefaces that serve as the keystone to the literary and the ethnographic setting of the Heliand and the Genesis manuscripts, including the 2006 Leipzig find. Study of the isogrammar shared by Old Saxon with Old Frisian and Old English to the North and with Old High German to the South. No prerequisites. PEDAGOGY 350. (3) Seminar in Foreign Language Pedagogy: Teaching College German (I)- Euba Focusing on the theory and practice of foreign language pedagogy, this course is designed to provide graduate students in German with knowledge and tools for their careers as teachers in the language classroom and beyond. While emphasizing critical reflection on pedagogical practices--one's own and that of others-- students will also be introduced to the field of Second Language Acquisition research and its relationship to pedagogy. This, along with the development of practices that promote continuing professional growth, should provide a basis for the ability to stay theoretically informed and to participate in the professional discourse of a rapidly developing field. Included in this course is a significant practical component, addressing the day-to-day challenges of planning for and teaching the simultaneously offered elementary German language courses. back to top DUTCH 1. (5) Elementary Dutch- Hollander Dutch language course for beginners. Focus of the course is on acquiring basic communicative competence in the language, i.e., developing the ability to appropriatly use the language (spoken as well as written) in authentic situations. 2. (5) Elementary Dutch- Hollander Prerequisite: Dutch 1 or consent of instructor. In this course you reinforce and expand your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary and increase fluency through oral and written exercises. Focus of this course is on developing communicative competence in the language, i.e. developing the ability to appropriately use the language (spoken as well as written) in authentic situations. Activities to develop oral communicative competence include dialogues and group discussions, and listening to songs, conversations and interviews. You are encouraged to build confidence and skill by actively participatingin classroom activities and interacting with others. Authentic readings are drawn from a variety of genres (ads, newspaper articles, short stories) and are designed to increase vocabulary and to reinforce grammatical knowledge. Writing assignments include expressing an opinion, and writing personal letters and business letters. The course meets five hours per week. In addition to classroom instruction, one hour at the language lab is required. 125. (3) Advanced Dutch- Hollander This course is designed to improve both the oral and written style of the student in Dutch, employing a variety of sources ranging from the newspaper to the essay to the creative forms (poetry, short story). The art of correspondence, both formal and informal, will be taught as well as the widely-varying spoken styles. 140. (3) Topics in Dutch Literature- Hollander "Beyond the Tulips, Prostitutes and the Pot: Great Books in Dutch Literature" - We will apply literary theory, use close reading exercises as well as adhere to the tenets of the Greak Books' curriculum. What is the contemporary relevance of these Dutch texts, to what degree are they inexhaustible, can they be read on many levels and what great ideas or issues do these books tackle? Readings and teaching is in English but Dutch majors and minors can read and write about these works in Dutch. 179. (4) Dutch Culture and Society- Dewulf "The Dutch Golden Age" - This class is about the study of Dutch 17th century art and culture, the Dutch colonial expansion in Southeast Asia, South Africa and the Americas. YIDDISH 102. (5) Intermediate Yiddish for Students- Chaver Further intensive study of Yiddish for advanced students, building on the foundation established in Yiddish 101, or equivalent knowledge. Advanced grammar and introduction to the reading of original texts. back to top