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Contemporary Issues in German Business and Politics


Course Description

Builds detailed, specialized knowledge of cutting-edge issues in contemporary German/European public and corporate life. Current events and student-teacher consensus will determine thematic foci. Intended to foster competence in reading "newspaper" German and development of a good formal written style with emphasis on rhetoric and idioms. Taught in German.


Athena Title

Contemp Business and Politics


Prerequisite

GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Student Learning Outcomes

  • Students will demonstrate knowledge on a variety of topics in German society and current events, politics, the economy, international affairs, technology, and culture that are of general interest to the German public today.
  • Students will navigate a variety of German online news sources to investigate current events topics in Germany.
  • Students will demonstrate confidence, clarity, and fluency in spoken German.
  • Students will illustrate skills in written German and demonstrate a critical understanding of current events topics.
  • Students will comprehend and utilize high-frequency verbs and nouns and technical terms relevant to recent developments in politics, the economy, business, international affairs, society, culture, and technology in Germany.
  • Students will lead in-depth discussions on the current events topic researched as a final project for the class.

Topical Outline

  • Parliamentary democracy German political parties Globalization vs. German national and regional interests Globalization and German culture Germany's media reporting of domestic and global current events Migration in Germany and political responses German youth culture Major German companies and international mergers

General Education Core

CORE IV: World Languages and Global Culture

Syllabus