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German (GRMN) 1 German (GRMN) 1 GRMN 2130 Introduction to German Culture from the Beginnings to 1918 GERMAN (GRMN) (C) 3 cr Language of instruction: English. An introduction to the culture of the GRMN 1120 Beginning German (A) 6 cr German-speaking countries from the Romans to the end of World War I; (Lab required) Three hours of lectures, plus one hour of language lab or analyzes literature and other cultural forms and their relation to the rise conversation class per week. The course is intended for students with of the German Nation in the 19th century and its first "fall" in the 20th little or no previous knowledge of German. Basic grammar is included, but century. emphasis is placed on the development of broad reading and speaking Attributes: Humanities, Recommended Intro Courses, Written English skills. Satisfactory completion of this course enables students to Requirement proceed to GRMN 2100 or GRMN 2103. Students may not hold credit for GRMN 2140 Exploring German Literature (B) 3 cr GRMN 1120 and any of: GRMN 1123 or GRMN 1125 or the former GRMN Language of instruction: German. In this intermediate course, we will 1121. Students with Grade 12 German or its equivalent may not normally read and discuss a number of works belonging to different literary genres take the course for credit. Not open to students who have previously by major German-speaking authors, such as Kafka, Mann, Brecht, Böll, obtained credit for GRMN 2100 or GRMN 2103 or GRMN 2105 or the Grass, Jelinek, Wolf, and others. Activities and assignments in this former GRMN 2101. course will focus on the development of reading competency in different Equiv To: GRMN 1121 literary genres, the expansion of students' German vocabulary, and the Mutually Exclusive: GRMN 1123, GRMN 1125 development of German written and oral expression. Attributes: Humanities, Recommended Intro Courses PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated. GRMN 1300 Masterpieces of German Literature in English Translation Prerequisite: [a grade of "C" or better in GRMN 2100 or GRMN 2105 or (C) 3 cr GRMN 3200 or GRMN 3201 or the former GRMN 2101] or written consent Language of instruction: English. The course introduces students to of department head. representative works (prose, poetry, and drama) by German-speaking Attributes: Humanities, Recommended Intro Courses writers such as Goethe, Kleist, Thomas Mann, Kafka, and Rilke, with an GRMN 2480 Special Topics in German (B) 3 cr emphasis on the ages of Classicism, Romanticism, and Modernism. Language of instruction: German. Topics dealing with German literature Stresses the development of English reading and writing skills. The and culture. Course content will vary from year to year depending on the course is designed for students who have little or no prior knowledge of interests and needs of students and staff. The course content may vary. German literature. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic Attributes: Humanities, Recommended Intro Courses, Written English subtitle is different. Requirement PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated. GRMN 1310 Love in German Culture in English Translation (C) 3 cr Prerequisite: [a grade of "C" or better in GRMN 2100 or GRMN 2105 or Language of instruction: English. An introduction to the discourse and GRMN 3200 or GRMN 3201 or the former GRMN 2101] or written consent meaning of love through German culture from the Middle Ages to the of department head. present; analyzes the expression of different concepts of love (spiritual, Attributes: Humanities courtly, erotic, romantic, sexual, free, same-sex, familial, virtual) in GRMN 2500 Special Topics in German in English Translation (C) 3 cr literature and other cultural forms. Stresses the development of English Language of instruction: English. Topics dealing with German literature reading and writing skills. The course is designed for students who have and culture. Course content will vary from term to term depending on the little or no prior knowledge of German culture. interests and needs of students and staff. The course content may vary. Attributes: Humanities, Recommended Intro Courses, Written English Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic Requirement subtitle is different. GRMN 2100 Intermediate German (A) 6 cr Attributes: Humanities, Recommended Intro Courses, Written English Grammar review, exercises, development of practical oral skills, Requirement conversation and modern usage. Introduction to German poetry GRMN 2510 German Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm to Hollywood and prose. Students may not hold credit for GRMN 2100 and any of: (C) 3 cr GRMN 2103 or GRMN 2105 or the former GRMN 2101. Language of instruction: English. Study of the German fairy tales PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated. with a specific emphasis on the "folk fairy tales" collected by the Prerequisite: [German 40S] or [a grade of “C” or better in GRMN 1120 or Brothers Grimm and their adaptations in the 20th and 21st centuries GRMN 1125 or the former GRMN 1121] or written consent of department in film (Disney, DEFA, among others), literature, and music. The course head. familiarizes students with the historical, cultural, and national contexts Equiv To: GRMN 2101 of the original fairy tales, and trains students in different approaches Mutually Exclusive: GRMN 2103, GRMN 2105 to understanding those fairy tales (gender, psycho-analysis, child Attributes: Humanities, Recommended Intro Courses developmental psychology, horror, and others). GRMN 2120 Introduction to German Culture from 1918 to the Present Attributes: Humanities, Recommended Intro Courses, Written English (C) 3 cr Requirement Language of instruction: English. An introduction to the culture of contemporary German-speaking countries; analyzes literature and other cultural forms since the end of World War I, including the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich and the Holocaust, divided Germany, Re- Unification, and the European Union. Attributes: Humanities, Recommended Intro Courses, Written English Requirement %B 21, 2021 2 German (GRMN) GRMN 3200 Deutsche Sprachpraxis 1 (A) 6 cr GRMN 3250 German Romanticism (B) 3 cr Modern German usage through conversation, writing and practical Language of instruction: German. Study of selected fairy tales, novellas, exercises; study of contemporary fictional and non-fictional texts and letters, poetry and other texts by authors such as Novalis, Tieck, E.T.A. films. Emphasis on vocabulary and structural and stylistic problems. Hoffmann, and Kleist; topics discussed include the relationship between Students may not hold credit for both GRMN 3200 and GRMN 3201. Enlightenment and Romanticism, the role of women, the discovery of PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated. the uncanny, the role of the fantastic, and romantic vampires, advanced Prerequisite: a grade of "C" or better in GRMN 2100 or GRMN 2105 or the language practise. former GRMN 2101 or written consent of department head. PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated. Equiv To: GRMN 3201 Prerequisite: [a grade of "C" or better in GRMN 2140 or GRMN 3200 or Attributes: Humanities GRMN 3201] or written consent of department head. GRMN 3220 Deutsche Sprachpraxis 2 (A) 3 cr Attributes: Humanities Advanced work on various aspects of the German language, involving GRMN 3260 Representations of the Holocaust (B) 3 cr intensive practice in writing and conversational skills; translation of Language of instruction: German. This course will focus on the literary literary and non-literary materials from and into German; and exercise in rendering, including film versions and German memorial culture, of the stylistic and structural analysis of literary and non-literary German in a Holocaust experience by authors from the German-speaking countries, variety of registers and contexts. such as Anna Seghers, Jurek Becker, Paul Celan, Max Frisch, Peter Weiss, PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated. Ruth Klüger, W.G. Sebald, and others. Students may not hold credit for Prerequisite: a grade of "C" or better in GRMN 3200 or GRMN 3201. both GRMN 3260 and GRMN 3262. Attributes: Humanities PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated. GRMN 3230 Business German (A) 3 cr Prerequisite: [a grade of "C" or better in GRMN 2140 or GRMN 3200 or An introduction to the contemporary terminology and usage of German GRMN 3201] or written consent of department head. in the workplace. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills will Equiv To: GRMN 3262 be developed through a variety of activities. This course also aims at Attributes: Humanities developing cross-cultural awareness. The course prepares the student for GRMN 3262 Representations of the Holocaust in English Translation the business exam Zertifikat für den Beruf. Students may not hold credit (C) 3 cr for both GRMN 3230 and GRMN 3211. Language of instruction: English. This course will focus on the literary PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated. rendering, including film versions and German memorial culture, of the Prerequisite: [a grade of "C" or better in GRMN 2100 or GRMN 2105 or Holocaust experience by authors from the German-speaking countries, GRMN 3200 or GRMN 3201 or the former GRMN 2101] or written consent such as Anna Seghers, Jurek Becker, Paul Celan, Max Frisch, Peter Weiss, of department head. Ruth Klüger, W.G. Sebald, and others. Students may not hold credit for Mutually Exclusive: GRMN 3211 both GRMN 3262 and GRMN 3260. Attributes: Humanities PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated. GRMN 3232 Introduction to German Translation (A) 3 cr Prerequisite: [a grade of "C" or better in a minimum of 24 credit hours of Language of instruction: German. An introduction to the art of translation university level coursework] or written consent of department head. (German to English) with a focus on translation principles, language Equiv To: GRMN 3260 analysis, and hands-on translation of texts from a variety of fields.
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