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Selected Undergraduate Course Descriptions

Spring Semester 2006

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEW GERMAN MAJOR AS OF FALL 2005

Note: Students currently registered as declared majors will have the option of continuing the old major or switching to the new, more flexible requirements. The course German 676 will be the only senior seminar offered as of fall 2005. It will serve as the capstone seminar for all majors.

Undergraduate Course Descriptions

(For Graduate Course Descriptions click here)


101: First Semester German, 4cr.
Lecturer, Lec 1, MTWRF 8:50
Lecturer, Lec 2, MTWRF 9:55
Lecturer, Lec 3, MTWRF 11:00
Lecturer, Lec 4, MTWRF 12:05
Lecturer, Lec 5, MTWRF 2:25

Prerequisites: Open to Freshmen.
This course is also offered for graduate students as German 401.

Presumes no knowledge of the German language. In the course students learn basic vocabulary around topics such as classroom objects, daily routines, descriptions of people and objects, simple narration in present time, etc. Currently German 101 covers material presented in the textbook VORSPRUNG from Kapitel 1 to Kapitel 6.

Required Textbooks:

  • Vorsprung - An Introduction to the German Language and Culture for Communication. UPDATED EDITION! New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002.
  • Vorsprung Arbeitsbuch,  ISBN: 0618142517

Recommended Textbooks:

  • Cecile Zorach and Charlotte Melin. English Grammar for Students of German. Olvia & Hill Press (latest edition). ISBN 0934034311.
  • Vorsprung CD-Rom 1.0, ISBN: 0618152946

 

102: Second Semester German, 4cr.
Lecturer, Lec 1 MTWRF,9:55  
Lecturer, Lec 2 MTWRF,11:00
Lecturer, Lec 3 MTWRF,12:05
Lecturer, Lec 4 MTWRF,2:25 
Lecturer, Lec 5 MTWRF,7-8:20PM

Prerequisites: German 101 or appropriate score on placement exam.
This course is also offered for graduate students as German 402.

German 102 continues the learning begun in German 101. Students learn to narrate using past time markers, to express wishes and conditional ideas, to expand on their ability to describe, and to understand and produce extended texts on everyday topics. Currently German 102 covers material presented in the textbook VORSPRUNG from Kapitel 7 to Kapitel 12.

Textbooks:

  • Vorsprung - An Introduction to the German Language and Culture for Communication. UPDATED EDITION! New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002.
  • Arbeitsbuch to Accompany Vorsprung - An Introduction to the German Language and Culture for Communication. Lovik, Thomas A., J. Douglas Guy & Monika Chavez., Updated Edition. New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. ISBN 0-618-14251-7

112: Second Semester Dutch, 4 cr.
Lecturer, Lec 1, MTWR 12:05

Prerequisites: Dutch 111 or consent of instructor.

One of the advantages of studying at the UW is being able to take courses in Dutch. Although the study of Dutch linguistics and literature has steadily expanded at major American universities in recent years, many universities do not offer this language. Since Dutch is a Germanic language--linguistically related to both German and English-and since Dutch culture and  literature have always had close ties to both German and English-speaking cultures, Dutch is a logical choice as an additional language for American students of German language, literature and culture. See our website at http://german.lss.wisc.edu/dutch. Note that 112 does NOT meet on Fridays.

Required Textbooks:

  • Code Nederlands / Tekstboek / deel 2 / druk 2. Kalsbeek, A. van. Meulenhoff Educatief. ISBN: 9028011234
  • Code Nederlands / Oefenboek / deel 2 / druk 2. Kalsbeek, A. van. Meulenhoff Educatief. ISBN: 9028024573
  • Code Nederlands / deel Tekstboek 1 / druk 2 Kuiken, F., Meulenhoff Educatief ISBN: 9028012249.
  • Code Nederlands / Oefenboek / deel 1 / druk 2 Kuiken, F., Meulenhoff Educatief ISBN: 9028024883.

Recommended Textbooks:

  • Kramers vertaalwoordenboek, Dutch-English. ISBN:0785975330.
  • Kramers vertaalwoordenboek, English-Dutch. ISBN:0785975349.
  • Kramers handwoordenboek / Engels-Nederlands Nederlands Engels, ed. H. Coenen  ISBN 90 274 7614 4

203: Third Semester German, 4 cr.
Lecturer, Lec 1, MTWF, 9:55 
Lecturer, Lec 2, MTWF, 12:05
Lecturer, Lec 3, MTWF,  2:25 

Prerequisites: German 102 or appropriate score on placement exam.
This course is also offered for graduate students as German 403.

Required Textbooks:

  • Moeller, Liedloff, Adolph & Mabee: Kaleidoskop textbook. Houghton Mifflin, 6th edition, ISBN 0618142495.
  • Moeller, Liedloff, Adolph & Mabee: Kaleidoskop, workbook. Houghton Mifflin, 6th edition ISBN 0618142517.

Recommended Textbooks:

  • Cecile Zorach and Charlotte Melin. English Grammar for Students of German. Olvia & Hill Press (latest edition). ISBN 0934034311

204:Fourth Semester German, 4 cr.
Lecturer, Lec 1, MTWF, 9:55,  
Lecturer, Lec 2, MTWF,1:20,
Lecturer, Lec 3, MW, 7-8:40pm,

Prerequisites: German 203 or appropriate score on placement exam.
This course is also offered for graduate students as German 404.

Required Textbooks:

  • Moeller, Liedloff, Adolph & Mabee: Kaleidoskop textbook. Houghton Mifflin, 6th edition, ISBN 0618142495.
  • Moeller, Liedloff, Adolph & Mabee: Kaleidoskop, workbook. Houghton Mifflin, 6th edition ISBN 0618142517.

Recommended Textbooks:

  • Cecile Zorach and Charlotte Melin. English Grammar for Students of German. Olvia & Hill Press (latest edition). ISBN 0934034311.

214: Fourth Semerster Dutch, 4 cr.
Taylor, Lec 1, MTWF, 12:05  

Prerequisites: Dutch 213 or consent of instructor.
See description for Second Semester Dutch - German 112.
Note that 214 does NOT meet on Thursdays.

Required Textbooks:

  • Carol Fehringer: Reference Grammar of Dutch: With Exercises and Key.  Cambridge:Cambridge University Press, 1999.  ISBN: 0521645212
  • Code Nederlands / Tekstboek / deel 2 / druk 2. Kalsbeek, A. van. Meulenhoff Educatief. ISBN: 9028011234
  • Code Nederlands / Oefenboek / deel 2 / druk 2. Kalsbeek, A. van. Meulenhoff Educatief. ISBN: 9028024573

Recommended Textbooks:

  • Kramers handwoordenboek / Engels-Nederlands Nederlands Engels, ed. H. Coenen  ISBN 90 274 7614 4

221: Introduction to German Literature and Culture I, 3 cr.
Prerequisites: German 204 or 273 with a grade of A or B, or German 215 or 225, or placement at 5th semester level and consent of instructor.

Love, Lec 1, MWF, 9:55

This course introduces students to the study and interpretation of German literature and cultural topics. Readings will include representative works of twentieth century prose, lyric poetry, and drama, as well as autobiographical writings and essays; the visual arts and film will be among the cultural topics studied.  Besides daily participation in class discussion, the course work will include three short papers, two exams, and an oral presentation. The course is conducted in German.

Required textbooks:

  • Bertolt Brecht, Der gute Mensch von Sezuan (Suhrkamp 73)  ISBN 3_518_10073_4
  • Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Die Physiker (Diogenes 23047). ISBN 3_257_23047_8.
  • Andreas Lixl_Purcell, ed., Stimmen eines Jahrhunderts, 1888_1990 (Holt, Rinehart, 1990) ISBN 0-03-049182-7
  • Eva Kolinsky and Wilfried van der Will, ed., The Cambridge Companion to Modern German Culture (Cambridge University Press, 1998; rpt. 2000). ISBN 0_521_56870_6.
  • A xeroxed course reader to be purchased from the instructor.

Calomino, Lec 2, MWF, 11:00          

The goal of this course is to introduce students to the study and interpretation of German literature and cultural topics.  Readings will include representative works of twentieth-century prose, lyric poetry, and drama by Mann, Kafka, Brecht, Böll, Rilke, Frisch, Wolf, Celan, and Braun.  Also to be included for discussion are essays on cultural topics (arts and politics) as well as letters and selections from historical and autobiographical writings. Regular attendance and participation are expected.  Class discussion will be conducted in German.  In addition to mid-semester and final examinations, a short interpretive paper and oral presentation are required.

Required Textbooks:

  • Karka, Brecht, Böll: Erzählungen. (Norton)
  • Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger / Mario und der Zauberer (Fischer)
  • Franz Kafka, Das Urteil (Fischer)
  • Bertolt Brecht, Mutter Courage (Suhrkamp)
  • Max Frisch, Andorra (Suhrkamp)
  • Andreas Lixl-Purcell, Stimmen eines Jahrhunderts, 1888-1990 (Holt, Rinehart)
  • Volker Braun, Unvollendete Geschichte (Suhrkamp)

Recommended Textbooks:

  • H. Kinder/W. Hilgemann, ed. dtv-Atlas zur Weltgeschichte, Band 2.  (DTV)

222: Introduction to German Literature and Culture II, 3 cr.
Mödersheim, Lec 1, MWF, 9:55

Prerequisites: German 221 or consent of instructor.

In diesem Kurs lesen und diskutieren wir Texte aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, und ordnen sie in ihren historischen und gesellschaftlichen Kontext ein. Literarische Texte umfassen Lyrik, Dramen und Prosa von Autoren wie Heinrich von Kleist, Georg Büchner, Heinrich Heine u.a. Dazu werden wir kurze philosophische Texte diskutieren und uns mit der bildenden Kunst und der Musik des 19. Jahrhunderts vertraut machen.

Texte:

  • Heinrich von Kleist, Die Verlobung von St. Domingo
  • E.T.A. Hoffmann, Der Sandmann
  • Georg Büchner, Woyzeck
  • Anette von Droste-Hülshoff: Die Judenbuche

225: Composition and Conversation I, 3 cr.
James, Lec 1, MWF, 8:50
Lecturer, Lec 2, MWF, 11:00
Lecturer, Lec 3, MWF, 1:20

Prerequisites: German 204 or 273 or appropriate score on placement exam.

The aim of German 225 is to develop the students' ability to speak and write in German on everyday matters and current events through daily oral work (in-class discussions and presentations) and weekly essays.  A systematic grammar review is an integral part of the course.  The final grade is based equally on the following 5 components: class participation, essays, grammar quizzes, in-class exams, and the final exam.  Course language is German.

Required Textbooks:

  • Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik. Ed. J. Rankin, L. Wells. Houghton Mifflin / Fourth Edition
  • Course reader at Bob's Copy Shop.

226: Composition and Conversation II, 3 cr.
Lecturer, Lec 1, MWF, 11:00
Lecturer, Lec 2, MWF, 1:20

Prerequisites: German 225.

This course, a requirement for all German majors, continues and strengthens the skills practiced in 225.  In-class work will include student presentations, discussion of readings, informal conversation, and grammar and vocabulary exercises. Written work will include frequent grammar and vocabulary exercises and short essays.  Course language is German.

Required Textbooks:

  • Rankin, Jamie and Larry Wells.  Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik.  Houghton Mifflin.  4th edition.
  • Turneaure, Brigitte M.  Der treffende Ausdruck: Texte, Themen, Übungen.   W. W. Norton.  2nd edition.

Recommended:

  • Harper Collins German Dictionary.  Concise Edition.  2nd revised & updated paperback edition.  HarperResource.   ASIN 0062760580.
  • German Grammar.  Spark Charts.  ISBN 1586639137.

278: Topics in German Culture: The German Immigration Experience, 3 cr
Kluge, Lec 1, MWF, 11:00

Prerequisites: Open to Freshmen.  Does not fulfill foreign language requirement and cannot be applied towards German major.  Repeatable for credit with different topic.

This course offers a survey of the immigration experience of Europeans from German-speaking lands. Who were they and why did they come to America? What kind of life and what problems and disappointments did they encounter? Historical, sociological, linguistic, and cultural aspects will be considered, in order both to gain insight into the
greatest movement of peoples in modern times and to view the development of this country from a unique perspective.  Lecture, readings, and discussion. Exams, one paper, and a final.

No German required. Counts as an elective toward the German major.

Required Textbooks:

  • Hansen, Marcus Lee. The Atlantic Migration 1607-1860: A History of the Continuing
    Settlement of the United States, 1607-1860    .  Simon Publications, Inc. 2001. ISBN: 1931313296. 
  • Course Reader

325: Topic - Dutch Literature: Nederlandstalige literatuur: 2e W.O.-heden, 3 cr.
Taylor, Lec 1, MWF 2:25
Discussion T 11:00 (currently scheduled and available for 1 extra credit)

Prerequisites: Four semesters Dutch or consent of instructor. 

This course offers readings and discussion of an array of post-WWII Dutch-language fiction that represents a number of major writers of the period, and that investigate a range of themes that were current in the Low Countries: WWII and memories thereof, the aftermath in Europe of the Colonial period, identity and relationships between ethnic groups/subcultures, the appropriate role of law in society, whether and how one recovers from tragic events. These texts represent a range of literary styles and approaches, from tightly constructed to much more expansive, from historical fiction to the detective novel. These works each in their own ways both conceal from, and reveal to, the reader their own concerns. We will discuss both what these issues are and how each author constructs the work to achieve the desired effects.

This course is intended for students who will read the novels and participate in a discussion each week in Dutch. Thus, the prerequisite is German 214 or 314, or consent instructor.

Required Textbooks:

  • Harry Mulisch: De Aanslag.  De Bezige Bij, 2005.  ISBN: 9023418182
  • Cees Nooteboom: Het volgende verhaal.  Atlas, 2000.  ISBN: 9029535520
  • H.M. van den Brink: Over het water.  Amstel Uitgevers, 2003.  ISBN: 9029072970
  • Abdelkader Benali: Bruiloft aan zee.  Poema pocket, 2005.  ISBN: 9025419011
  • Arthur Japin: De zwarte met het witte hart.  Arbeiderspers, 2004.  ISBN: 9029522887
  • Renate Dorrestein: Een hart van steen.  Contact, 2002.  ISBN: 902541110X
  • Helga Ruebsamen: Het lied en de waarheid.  Contact, 2003.  ISBN: 902541480X
  • Janwillem van de Wetering: Hard Rain (Paperback).  Publisher: Soho Crime; Reprint edition  (October, 1997) ISBN: 1569471045

Literature in Translation 326: Dutch Literature in Translation: WWII-present, 3 cr.
Taylor, Lec 1, MWF 2:25

Prerequisites: At least one intermediate level course in literature or consent of instructor.

This course offers readings and discussion of an array of post-WWII Dutch-language fiction that represents a number of major writers of the period, and that investigate a range of themes that were current in the Low Countries: WWII and memories thereof, the aftermath in Europe of the Colonial period, identity and relationships between ethnic groups/subcultures, the appropriate role of law in society, whether and how one recovers from tragic events. These texts represent a range of literary styles and approaches, from tightly constructed to much more expansive, from historical fiction to the detective novel. These works each in their own ways both conceal from, and reveal to, the reader their own concerns. We will discuss both what these issues are and how each author constructs the work to achieve the desired effects.

All readings, discussions, and written assignments, will be in English.

Required Textbooks:

  • Harry Mulisch: The Assault .  Pantheon: 1986.  ISBN: 0394744209
  • Cees Nooteboom: The Following Story.  Harcourt  1994.  ISBN: 0151000980
  • Hans van den Brink : On the Water.  Faber and Faber Ltd: 2002.  ISBN: 0571209246
  • Abdelkader Benali:Wedding By the Sea.  Orion Pub Co:2000.  ISBN: 0753809532
  • Arthur Japin: The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi : A Novel.  Vintage:2002.  ISBN: 0375718893
  • Renate Dorrestein, Hester Velmans (Translator): A Heart of Stone.  Penguin :2001.  ISBN: 014200023X
  • Helga Ruebsamen, Paul Vincent (Translator): The Song and the Truth.  Vintage: 2002.  ISBN: 0375702776
  • Janwillem van de Wetering: Hard Rain.  Soho Crime:1997.  ISBN: 1569471045

337: Advanced Composition and Conversation, 3cr.
Macha, Lec 1, MWF 2:25

Prerequisites: German 226 and one of 222, 274, 284, or consent of instructor; may be repeated once only for credit.

Der mündliche und schriftliche Sprachgebrauch soll durch gezielte Übungen für Fortgeschrittene weiter verbessert werden. Dabei ist die Wiederholung grammatischen Problembereiche ebenso wichtig wie die Ausweitung des vorhandenen Wortschatzes. Im Sinne eines handlungsorientierten Unterrichts wird großes Gewicht auf die kreative Teilnahme der Kursmitglieder gelegt. Sie sollen sich – vorbeireitet und unvorbereitet – mit ihren Äußerungen einbringen, die gemeinsame Diskussion und Arbeiten sollen die Kompetenz im Verfassen von Texten verbessern. Dazu gibt es Stilübungen, die auf Texttypen bezogen sind. Inhaltlich wird der Kurs verschiedene Schwerpunkte haben. Einen davon bildet der Komplex „Sprache und Witz“, weitere Themen werden durch Texte eingeführt werden, die ich zur Verfügung stellen werde.

Arbeitsbuch:

  • Deutsch als Fremdsprache für die Mittelstufe. By Michaela Perlmann-Palme and Susanne Schwalb. Max Hueber Verlag. ISBN 3-19-001600 3.

352: Topics in German Linguistics: Pennsylvania German Language and Culture, 3cr.
Louden, Lec 1, TR 1:00-2:15            

Prerequisites: German 351 or Consent of Instructor.

Pennsylvania German, better known as Pennsylvania Dutch, is currently spoken by over 200,000 people in the United States and Canada and is one of the very few minority languages in North America to thrive alongside English and French. In this course we will explore the linguistic and cultural situation of various Pennsylvania Dutch-speaking groups from both contemporary and historical perspectives. We will begin by considering the beginnings of Pennsylvania Dutch during the eighteenth century, and then move more or less chronologically up to the present. All important areas of Pennsylvania Dutch folklife will be considered, including vernacular architecture, folklore, religion, political culture, tourism, and, of course, language and literature. Each component of the course will be complemented by short Pennsylvania Dutch texts.

Required Textbooks:

  • Pennsylvania German Dictionary, Eugene S. Stine (ISBN: 0911122613; 1996),
  • A course reader

362: Topics in German Literature: Komik, Humor, und Gesellschaft, 3 cr.
Gross, Lec 1, MW 4:00-5:15

Prerequisites: German 222 or 274 or 284 or consent of instructor.

Deutsche Literatur ist nicht nur ernst! Im Gegenteil: es gibt eine Menge komischer Texte. Darunter sind Komödien, Satiren, Parodien, absurde Dialoge, scherzhafte Verse, Bildergeschichten des 19. Jahrhunderts (also frühe „cartoons“) – Texte, die witzig, bissig, amüsant sind oder auch schwarzen Humor zeigen. In diesem Kurs lesen und diskutieren wir Texte vom 18. bis zum 21. Jahrhundert, die nicht nur unterhaltsam sind, sondern deren Komik auch eine gesellschaftliche Dimension hat. Zum Beispiel werden Könige kritisiert oder Reiche – aber auch politische Dummheit, Doppelmoral, soziale Ignoranz oder auch sprachliche Klischees.  Wir lesen einige etwas längere Texte und mehrere kürzere: dabei sind „kanonische“ und bekannte Autoren, aber auch relativ unbekannte „Juwelen“: Büchner, Wilhelm Busch (der Autor von „Max und Moritz“), Morgenstern, Erich Kästner, Ringelnatz, Eugen Roth, Kurt Tucholsky, Karl Valentin, Bertolt Brecht, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Herta Müller, Bernd Schirmer, Loriot, Fanny Müller.

Aktive mündliche Mitarbeit ist ein Muss; außer einer Zwischenprüfung wird jeder Teilnehmer eine Textpräsentation machen und eine 5-10seitige Arbeit schreiben. Kurssprache ist deutsch.  Es wird einen Kursreader mit Texten geben. Außerdem brauchen Sie folgende Bücher, die im University Bookstore bestellt sind:

Required Textbooks:

  • Erich Kästner, Drei Männer im Schnee. dtv   ISBN 3-423-11008-2 (or ISBN 3-423-25162-X)
  • Bernd Schirmer, Schlehweins Giraffe. 2000: Edition Schwarzdruck.  ISBN 3-935194-04-8
  • Wilhelm Busch, Ausgewählte Werke. Ed. Gerd Ueding. 2004: Nikol.  ISBN 3-933203-83-X

372: Wiener Moderne, 3 cr.
Mödersheim, Lec 1, MWF 12:05

Prerequisites:  German 222 or 274 or 284 or consent of instructor.

Wien war um 1900 das kulturelle Zentrum der multi-ethnischen österreichisch-ungarischen K.u.K.- Monarchie, die sich aufgrund nationaler, wirtschaftlicher und gesellschaftlicher Spannungen und Krisen in der Dekadenz befand. Motive und Themen der modernen Strömungen in Dichtung und Kunst der Jahrhundertwende waren die Krise der Sprache und des Bewußtseins, das komplexe Innenleben des Individuums, Zerfall, Dekadenz und Tod. In diesem Seminar beschäftigen wir uns mit literarischen, philosophischen und ästhetischen Fragen, dem Zusammenspiel von Musik und Theater, Kunst und Literatur, Philosophie und Wissenschaft, Kunst und Architektur in der Wiener Moderne.

Webseite: http://palimpsest.lss.wisc.edu/~moeders/gr372/

Required Textbooks:

  • Die Wiener Moderne. Literatur, Kunst und Musik zwischen 1890 und 1910.
    Ed. Gotthart Wunberg. Stuttgart 1981 (Reclam 7742) ISBN: 3150077427.
  • Hugo von Hofmannsthal: Der Brief des Lord Chandos: Schriften zur
    Literatur, Kultur und Geschichte. (Reclam 18034) ISBN: 3150180341.
  • Robert Musil: Drei Frauen. Rowohlt. ISBN: 3499100649.
  • Arthur Schnitzler: Lieutenant Gustl. Ed. Fliedl/ Polt-Heinzl. (Reclam
    18156) ISBN: 315018156-9

Recommended Textbooks:

  • Carl E. Schorske, Fin-de-siècle Vienna. Politics and Culture. New York
    1961.
  • Allan Janik, Stephen Toulmin, Wittgenstein's Vienna. New York 1973.
    Dagmar Lorenz: Wiener Moderne. Metzler. 1995 ISBN: 3476102904

560: Identifying the New Europe, 3 cr.
Mani, Sem 1, TR, 11:00-12:15

Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

Is there a new Europe?  If so, is it a product with a brand name, packaged and wrapped in national flags of members of the European Union, a package that can be marketed, sold and then bought with Euros?  Or is it a work in progress, an idea undergoing development, a socio-cultural and political phenomenon, the unfolding of which we witness today?  If a new Europe does exist, is its identification possible in verbal and visual aesthetic expressions of Europeans with ancestral links to Europe, and of immigrants and 'newer' Europeans who have changed the face of Europe both literally and figuratively?  In other words, given that Europe has been renovating and remodeling itself--more so in the latter half of the 20th century--how have literature and cinema by and about the new 'insiders' documented this renovation, or perhaps even caused it?

Varied and at times polarized perceptions of Europe within the European community, and the irreconcilability of geography and history within the new Europe motivate the course, Identifying the New Europe.  This course is an exploration of the idea of Europe.  In this course, we will be reading/ viewing and critically examining theoretical, literary, journalistic, and cinematic depictions of Europe.  The texts selected for this course will give us an opportunity to extrapolate critical perceptions of Europe among European and non-European authors, thinkers, and film-makers.  The primary focus of the course will be Europe in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Course Requirements: 

  • Class Participation (Preparation and Discussion on readings): 30%
  • One Presentation: 10%
  • Two critical essays (8 pages each): 30%
  • Final paper (12-15 pages): 30%

Required Textbooks:

  • Course Reader
  • Brussig, Thomas.  Heros Like Us.  NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000.  ISBN: 0374527601
  • Enzensberger, Hans Magnus.  Europe, Europe.  Forays into a Continent.  NY: Pantheon, 1990.  ISBN: 0679731598
  • Pamuk, Orhan.  Snow.  NY: Vintage, 2005.  ISBN: 0375706860
  • Phillips, Caryl.  The European Tribe.  Winchester, MA: Faber and Faber, 1987.  ISBN: 0571198031

651: Introduction to Middle High German, 3 cr.
Calomino, Lec 1, MWF 9:55               

Prerequisites: Advanced knowledge of German

This course will introduce students to Middle High German grammar and vocabulary with the goals of fluency and accuracy in reading medieval texts.  Lectures and discussions will cover topics in phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon.  During the course of the semester students will read Das Nibelungenlied and a representative selection from various genres of Middle High German literature.  Class time will be devoted to translation and to discussion of grammatical/lexical topics.  Participants will write mid-semester and final examinations. 

Required Textbooks:

  • Weinhold/Ehrismann/Moser, Kleine mittelhochdeutsche Grammatik. (Braumüller)
  • Lexer, Mittelhochdeutsches Taschenwörterbuch.  (Hirzel)
  • Weddige, Mittelhochdeutsch.  Eine Einführung.  (C.H. Beck)
  • Bartsch/De Boor, ed. Das Nibelungenlied.  (Brockhaus)

Recommended Textbooks:

  • Hennig, Kleines Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (Niemeyer)
  • Paul/Wiehl/Grosse, Mittelhochdeutsche Grammatik. (Niemeyer)
  • Saran/Nagel, Das Übersetzen aus dem Mittelhochdeutschen. (Niemeyer)

676: Senior Seminar: Das andere Deutschland, 3 cr.
Mani, Sem 1, T 3:30-6:00

Prerequisites: German 337 and 2 additional advanced German courses or consent of instructor.

Was ist Deutsch?  Wie definiert man deutsche Identität am Anfang des 21. Jahrhunderts?  Was für Faktoren beeinflussen deutsche Nationalidentität in einem multikulturellen, multiethnischen, multireligiosen Deutschland?  In dem SeminarDas andere Deutschland werden wir diese Fragen gründlich diskutieren.  Wir werden zusammen literarische, literaturhistorische, philosophische, soziologische, und journalistische Texte lesen; und diese Texte kritisch behandlen.  Wir werden mit Fragen deutscher Identität nach dem 2. Weltkrieg anfangen, und dann auf die durch Migration verursachten Veränderungen in der deutschen Gesellschaft fokussieren.  Wir werden Kurzgeschichten, Gedichte, aber auch Romane von AutorInnen wie Sten Nadolny, Emine Sevgi Özdamar, and Feridun Zaimoglu u.a. lesen und diskutieren, um die Position und die Rolle der türkisch-deutschen Literatur besser zu verstehen. Die Kurssprache ist Deutsch. 

Anforderungen:

  • Aktive Teilnahme (Lesen und Diskutieren): 40%
  • Referat: 10%
  • Mid-term paper (8 Seiten)  25%
  • Final Paper (12-15 Seiten): 25%

Required Textbooks:

  • Course Reader
  • Nadolny, Sten.  Selim, oder die Gabe der Rede.  München: Piper, 1990.  ISBN: 3492207308
  • Özdamar, Emine Sevgi.  Seltsame Sterne starren zur Erde.  Köln: Kiepenheuer und Witsch, 2003. ISBN: 3462032127
  • Zaimoglu, Feridun.  Abschaum.  Die wahre Geschichte von Ertan Ongun.  Berlin: Rotbuch, 2003. ISBN: 3434545093

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