German Courses (GER)


The following foreign language instruction courses, numbered 5000-9999, are offered for graduate credit. Courses numbered 5000-6999 which are offered for undergraduate credit only may be found in the undergraduate bulletin, as well as all other undergraduate courses (numbered 0900-4999). Courses in the following list numbered 5000-6999 may be taken for undergraduate credit unless specifically restricted to graduate students as indicated by individual course limitations. For interpretation of numbering system, signs and abbreviations, see University Courses.

For courses on German culture and literature taught in English go to: German in English Translation Courses (GER).

5000 German Practicum. Cr. 3 (Max. 9)

Prereq: consent of graduate adviser. Offered for S and U grades only. No Ph.D. degree credit. Controlled application of active language skills for students electing a Ph.D. minor in German, or German as a graduate reading language. (T)

5100 Advanced Composition and Conversation. Cr. 3

Prereq: GER 3100 or 3200 or equiv. Emphasizes improvement of student's oral and written command of German. Detailed study of modern German syntax. (B)

5300 Children's Literature and Culture. (GER 7300) Cr. 3-4

Historical, cultural and critical aspects of German children's literature; includes works for young children and adolescents. (I)

5390 The Third Reich and Holocaust. (GER 7390) Cr. 3-4

Survey of major literary and filmic representations of the Third Reich and the Holocaust; theories of Holocaust aesthetics, representation and reception. (I)

5650 Romanticism. (GER 7650) Cr. 3-4 (Max. 8)

German Romantic literature and thought in a European context. Survey of Romanticism as a period is linked to studies of specific writers, genres, and cultural developments. (I)

5670 Literature in the Age of Industrial Revolution.
(GER 7670) Cr. 3-4 (Max. 8)

Nineteenth-century literary and cultural texts emanating from the period of rising industrialization in the German-speaking world. (I)

5720 Enlightenment and Sturm und Drang. (GER 7720)
Cr. 3-4 (Max. 8)

Lessing, the Storm and Stress movement, Goethe, Schiller; literary and cultural achievements. (I)

5730 The Classical Age. (GER 7730) Cr. 3-4 (Max. 8)

Goethe, Schiller, and the literary background of Weimar and German Classicism. (I)

5750 (ENG 5750) Theories of Second Language Acquisition. (CLA 5750) (FRE 5750) (ITA 5750) (LIN 5750) (N E 5750) (SPA 5750) Cr. 3

Investigation of theories in second language acquisition. Review of research in development of second language competence: acquisition of phonology, lexicon, semantics, syntax, discourse, and pragmatics. (B)

5770 (GER 5770) Modernism. (GER 7770) Cr. 3-4 (Max. 8)

Fin-de-siecle Germany and Austria, modernism and the metropolis, modernism and the new media (film, radio), art and politics of the Weimar Republic. (I)

5780 Texts and Contexts Since 1945. (GER 7780)
Cr. 3-4 (Max. 8)

Recent and contemporary literary and cultural works in context of the political, social and intellectual developments since 1945. (I)

5790 Topics in German Studies. (GER 7790) Cr. 1-4 (Max. 12)

Special topics in German studies, focusing on culture, literature, language, or area studies. Topics to be announced in Schedule of classes. (I)

5800 Literature and Cultures of Minorities. (GER 7800) Cr. 3-4

Focuses on literature by and about marginalized groups and on their cultures in postwar Germany. (I)

5810 (FRE 5810) Teaching Foreign Languages: Receptive Skills. (CLA 5810) (CLA 7810) (FRE 7810) (GER 7810) (ITA 5810) (ITA 7810) (LED 5810) (LED 7810) (N E 5810)
(N E 7810) (SPA 5810) (SPA 7810) Cr. 3

Prereq: GER 5850 or consent of instructor. Latest research on acquisition of reading and listening skills in a foreign language. Difference between receptive and productive language use; how methods of foreign language teaching treat the instruction of the receptive skills. (B)

5820 (FRE 5820) Teaching Foreign Languages: Productive Skills. (CLA 5820) (CLA 7820) (FRE 7820) (GER 7820) (ITA 5820) (ITA 7820) (LED 5820) (LED 7820) (N E 5820)
(N E 7820) (SPA 5820) (SPA 7820) Cr. 3

Prereq: GER 5850 or consent of instructor. Current research on acquisition of speaking and writing skills in a foreign language. Difference between productive and receptive language use; how various methods of foreign language teaching treat the instruction of productive skills. (B)

5830 Technology in the Foreign Language Classroom.
(CLA 5830) (CLA 7830) (FRE 5830) (FRE 7830)
(GER 7830) (ITA 5830) (ITA 7830) (LED 5830) (LED 7830) (N E 5830) (N E 7830) (SPA 5830) (SPA 7830) Cr. 3

Prereq: GER 5850 or consent of instructor. Types of current technology; review of research on effectiveness of language classroom technologies; evaluation of technologies; development of activities for use in classroom. (B)

5850 Foreign Language Instruction. (CLA 5850) (CLA 7850) (FRE 5850) (FRE 7850) (GER 7850) (ITA 5850) (ITA 7850) (LED 5850) (LED 7850) (N E 5850) (N E 7850) (SPA 5850) (SPA 7850) Cr. 3

Theoretical basis of second language teaching models; historical overview of methodologies; current trends in teaching of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and culture. Implications of methodology on materials, classroom techniques, and testing. (B)

5860 Foreign Language Testing. (CLA 5860) (CLA 7860)
(FRE 5860) (FRE 7860) (GER 7860) (ITA 5860) (ITA 7860) (LED 5860) (LED 7860) (N E 5860) (N E 7860) (SPA 5860) (SPA 7860) Cr. 3

Means of assessing students' knowledge of a foreign language. Topics include: ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview; testing of reading, writing speaking and listening skills; means of testing grammar and culture; testing as it relates to program goals. (Y)

5990 Directed Study. Cr. 1-4 (Max. 8)

Undergrad. prereq: written consent of German chairperson; grad. prereq: written consent of German graduate adviser and chairperson. (T)

6100 Critical Approaches to German Studies. Cr. 3-4

Prereq: consent of major adviser required for undergraduates. Major critical approaches to German literature and cultural texts, and the questions and problems that drive contemporary German studies. (B)

7300 (GER 5300) Children's Literature and Culture. Cr. 3-4

Historical, cultural and critical aspects of German children's literature; includes works for young children and adolescents. (I)

7390 (GER 5390) The Third Reich and Holocaust. Cr. 3-4

Survey of major literary and filmic representations of the Third Reich and the Holocaust; theories of Holocaust aesthetics, representation and reception. (I)

7650 (GER 5650) Romanticism. Cr. 3-4 (Max. 8)

German Romantic literature and thought in a European context. Romanticism as a period linked to studies of specific writers, genres, cultural developments. (I)

7670 (GER 5670) Literature in the Age of Industrial
Revolution. Cr. 3-4 (Max. 8)

Nineteenth century literary and cultural texts emanating from the period of rising industrialization in the German-speaking world. (I)

7720 (GER 5720) Enlightenment and Sturm und Drang.
Cr. 3-4 (Max. 8)

Lessing, Storm and Stress Movement, Goethe, Schiller; literary and cultural achievements. (I)

7730 (GER 5730) The Classical Age. Cr. 3-4 (Max. 8)

Goethe, Schiller, and the literary background of Weimar and German Classicism. (I)

7770 (GER 5770) Modernism. Cr. 3-4 (Max. 8)

Fin-de-siecle Germany and Austria, modernism and the metropolis, modernism and new media (film, radio), art and politics of the Weimar Republic. (I)

7780 (GER 5780) Texts and Contexts Since 1945.
Cr. 3-4 (Max. 8)

Recent and contemporary literary and cultural works in context of the political, social and intellectual developments since 1945. (I)

7790 (GER 5790) Topics in German Studies. Cr. 1-4 (Max. 12)

Special topics in German studies, focusing on culture, literature, language, or area studies. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes. (I)

7800 (GER 5800) Literatures and Cultures of Minorities.
Cr. 3-4

Focuses on literature by and about marginalized groups and on their cultures in postwar Germany. (I)

7810 (FRE 5810) Teaching Foreign Languages: Receptive Skills. (CLA 5810) (CLA 7810) (FRE 7810) (GER 5810) (ITA 5810) (ITA 7810) (LED 5810) (LED 7810) (N E 5810)
(N E 7810) (SPA 5810) (SPA 7810) Cr. 3

Prereq: GER 7850 or consent of instructor. Latest research on acquisition of reading and listening skills in a foreign language. Difference between receptive and productive language use; how methods of foreign language teaching treat the instruction of the receptive skills. (B)

7820 (FRE 5820) Teaching Foreign Languages: Productive Skills. (CLA 5820) (CLA 7820) (FRE 7820) (GER 5820) (ITA 5820) (ITA 7820) (LED 5820) (LED 7820) (N E 5820)
(N E 7820) (SPA 5820) (SPA 7820) Cr. 3

Prereq: GER 7850 or consent of instructor. Current research on acquisition of speaking and writing skills in a foreign language. Difference between productive and receptive language use; how various methods of foreign language teaching treat the instruction of productive skills. (B)

7830 (GER 5830) Technology in the Foreign Language
Classroom. (CLA 5830) (CLA 7830) (FRE 5830)
(FRE 7830) (ITA 5830) (ITA 7830) (LED 5830) (LED 7830) (N E 5830) (N E 7830) (SPA 5830) (SPA 7830) Cr. 3

Prereq: GER 7850 or consent of instructor. Types of current technology; review of research on effectiveness of language classroom technologies; evaluation of technologies; development of activities for use in classroom. (B)

7850 (GER 5850) Foreign Language Instruction. (CLA 5850) (CLA 7850) (FRE 5850) (FRE 7850) (ITA 5850) (ITA 7850) (LED 5850) (LED 7850) (N E 5850) (N E 7850) (SPA 5850) (SPA 7850) Cr. 3

Theoretical basis of second language teaching models; historical overview of methodologies; current trends in teaching of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and culture. Implications of methodology on materials, classroom techniques, and testing. (B)

7860 (GER 5860) Foreign Language Testing. (CLA 5860)
(CLA 7860) (FRE 5860) (FRE 7860) (ITA 5860) (ITA 7860) (LED 5860) (LED 7860) (N E 5860) (N E 7860) (SPA 5860) (SPA 7860) Cr. 3

Prereq: GER 7750 or consent of instructor. Means of assessing students' knowledge of a foreign language. Topics include: ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview; testing of reading, writing speaking and listening skills; means of testing grammar and culture; testing as it relates to program goals. (Y)

7996 Research Project. Cr. 1-4 (Max. 12)

Prereq: written consent of graduate adviser and chairperson. (T)

7999 Master's Essay Direction. Cr. 1-3 (3 req.)

Prereq: consent of graduate adviser. (T)

8680 Seminar in German Studies. Cr. 4 (Max. 16)

Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes . (I)

8999 Master's Thesis Research and Direction. Cr. 1-8 (8 req.)

Prereq: consent of adviser. (T)

9990 Pre-Doctoral Candidacy Research. Cr. 1-8 (Max. 10)

Prereq: consent of department. For Ph.D. program applicants. Offered for S and U grades only. Research in preparation for doctoral dissertation. (T)

9991 Doctoral Candidate Status I: Dissertation Research and Direction. Cr. 7.5

Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; Ph.D. candidate in department. Required in academic-year semester following advancement to Ph.D. candidacy. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)

9992 Doctoral Candidate Status II: Dissertation Research and Direction. Cr. 7.5

Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; GER 9991. Required in academic-year semester following GER 9991. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)

9993 Doctoral Candidate Status III: Dissertation Research and Direction. Cr. 7.5

Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; GER 9992. Required in academic-year semester following GER 9992. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)

9994 Doctoral Candidate Status IV: Dissertation Research and Direction. Cr. 7.5

Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; GER 9993. Required in academic-year semester following GER 9993. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)

9995 Candidate Maintenance Status: Doctoral Dissertation Research and Direction. Cr. 0

Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; completion of 30 credits in GER 9999, or 9991-9994. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)

9999 Doctoral Dissertation Research and Direction.
Cr. 1-16 (30 req.)

Prereq: consent of graduate adviser. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)