Contemporary Issues in German Business and Politics
GRMN 4810
3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
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
