| GRMN 101-01 |
German in Everyday Life
Instructor: Kamaal Haque
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the German language and culture of daily life. It focuses on the acquisition of language skills, such as speaking, reading, writing, and listening and does so while also learning about aspects of every-day cultures in German-speaking countries. Classes are small and emphasize communication. After successfully completing German 101 and 102, students are expected to have reached a basic level of intercultural and cross-cultural competence, that is, to be able to communicate with members of German-speaking cultures with an awareness of differences in language and culture.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 309 |
| GRMN 102-01 |
German in Everyday Life
Instructor: Michael Poe
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the German language and culture of daily life. It focuses on the acquisition of language skills, such as speaking, reading, writing, and listening and does so while also learning about aspects of every-day cultures in German-speaking countries. Classes are small and emphasize communication. After successfully completing German 101 and 102, students are expected to have reached a basic level of intercultural and cross-cultural competence, that is, to be able to communicate with members of German-speaking cultures with an awareness of differences in language and culture. Classes meet five times a week. Prerequisite: 101 or the equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 214 |
| GRMN 102-02 |
German in Everyday Life
Instructor: Michael Poe
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the German language and culture of daily life. It focuses on the acquisition of language skills, such as speaking, reading, writing, and listening and does so while also learning about aspects of every-day cultures in German-speaking countries. Classes are small and emphasize communication. After successfully completing German 101 and 102, students are expected to have reached a basic level of intercultural and cross-cultural competence, that is, to be able to communicate with members of German-speaking cultures with an awareness of differences in language and culture. Classes meet five times a week. Prerequisite: 101 or the equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
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08:30 AM-09:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 214 |
| GRMN 201-01 |
Intermediate German I: Contemporary German Cultures
Instructor: Sarah McGaughey
Course Description:
What did the Brothers Grimm do besides collecting fairy tales? How do narratives inform national identity? Why do Germans return their empty bottles to the store? Students approach such questions, which touch on language, culture, economics, geography, history, and more, through a variety of media in this course. At the same time, students review grammatical structures, expand their knowledge of stylistic forms, and practice various registers of written and spoken German. German 201 aims to develop students skills to understand and reflect upon German-language culture at a basic intermediate level. Classes meet four days a week. Prerequisite: 102 or 103, or permission of the instructor. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MW
KADE SEM
08:30 AM-09:20 AM, F
KADE SEM
02:50 PM-03:40 PM, T
KADE SEM |
| GRMN 202-01 |
Intermediate German II: Mediated German Cultures
Instructor: Kamaal Haque
Course Description:
What was occupied Vienna like in post-WWII Central Europe? How does a film convey fear? Is German academic writing different from how I write papers at Dickinson? Posing these or similar questions, this course builds students basic intermediate level of cultural and linguistic skill and explores the challenges of understanding and communicating with various media in colloquial, academic, and professional contexts. As it does so, students will acquire a better understanding of contemporary and historical issues, anxieties, and desires in the German-speaking world. There will be a special focus on writing in different modes, as this is a writing in the discipline (WiD) course. Prerequisite: 201, or permission of the instructor.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWR
BOSLER 309 |
| GRMN 215-01 |
German Environments
Instructor: Antje Pfannkuchen
Course Description:
Note: Part of the Sustainability and Energy Transition in Germany Mosaic Known for their contemporary environmentalism, German-speaking cultures have a long cultural history that speaks to complex understandings and relationships with nature. At times ideological, political, religious, spiritual, and critical, it is a turbulent history. This course will focus on the environment in German-speaking cultures while posing questions about how cultures relationship to the environment is informed by and informs contemporary German-speaking cultures. Topics might include understanding the significant role of nature in Romanticism that continues to influence concepts today, the industrialization of Central Europe, 20th and 21st century environmentalism, or the ways in which media (i.e. literature, film, music) underscore or contradict certain assumptions about nature. This course may be taught in German or in English.Prerequisite: GRMN 202 if offered in German, or permission of the instructor. No prerequisite, if offered in English.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
DENNY 204 |
| GRMN 250-01 |
The Holocaust
Instructor: Karl Qualls
Course Description:
Cross-listed with HIST 376-01 and JDST 316-01.
The course explores the causes of the Shoah/Holocaust, including anti-Semitism, the eugenics movement, the growth of the modern state, and the effects of war. Themes will also explore perpetrator motivation, gendered responses, bystanders and rescuers, and the place of the Holocaust among other genocides. Students will approach the Holocaust through its historiography, which will equip them to interpret facts and understand how and why scholars have shifted interpretations over time.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
DENNY 303 |
| GRMN 400-01 |
Seminar and Workshop in Translation
Instructor: Sarah McGaughey
Course Description:
In the course, students will practice translating and produce a translation portfolio. The class meets twice a week, typically once for a translation workshop and again for a discussion of a theoretical text or a lecture and discussion with an invited speaker. During the first half of the semester, the workshop focuses on translation techniques and issues as well as practice in different genres. Students are given the knowledge to be aware of strategies they employ and the choices they make in translation. During the second half of the semester, students work on developing their own translation portfolio, using materials from the first half of the semester, and adding independent work. Portfolios will be peer reviewed at various stages of development and work of class will include reporting on progress and discussing problems encountered during translation.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
KADE SEM |
| GRMN 500-01 |
German Energy and Sustainability Research
Instructor: Antje Pfannkuchen
Course Description:
Permission of instructor required. Part of the Sustainability and Energy Transition in Germany Mosaic.
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01:30 PM-04:30 PM, W
KADE SEM |
