Courses

Transnational narratives about exile, migration and integration in the German-speaking countries.

Transnational narratives about exile, migration and integration in the German-speaking countries.

Reading and discussion of selected works against the background of literary, social, and political developments in twentieth-century Germany with special emphasis on plays and novels dealing with the First World War and Nazism.

Reading and discussion of selected literary works from West, East, and the United Germany, as well as from Austria and Switzerland.

Reading and discussion of selected literary works from West, East, and the United Germany, as well as from Austria and Switzerland.

Reading and discussion of translated works from the German-speaking countries from the Middle Ages to 1900.

Screening, discussion, and critical analysis of German cinema from the silent era to the 21st century.

Literature, film and ideology in the Third Reich.

Fostering of the ability to discuss controversial issues, express ideas clearly in writing and write essays on selected topics in German. Ongoing grammar review and expansion.

Emphasis on the study of oral communication skills and strategies. Fluency in many situations, communicative competence in important areas of cultural life, ability to participate in discussions of current as well as controversial issues to express ideas clearly in spoken word.

Emphasis on the study of oral communication skills and strategies. Fluency in many situations, communicative competence in important areas of cultural life, ability to participate in discussions of current as well as controversial issues to express ideas clearly in spoken word.

Theory, methodology, and practice of translation from German into English.