Course Description
Intensive readings in modern German literature and culture, composition, and conversation. Additional language laboratory work may be required. Not open to native speakers.
Athena Title
Intermediate German Honors
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in GRMN 2001, GRMN 2001E, GRMN 2002
Prerequisite
(GRMN 1002 or GRMN 1110) and permission of Honors
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Provides accelerated coverage of 2nd year German for Honors students. The course continues the development of the four language skills in a cultural context. It reviews and expands upon the basic grammar covered in first-year German courses. By the end of the course students should have increased their ability to communicate about topics of general interest orally and in writing; gained greater competence in German grammar; broadened their active and passive vocabulary; learned to read texts of various genres; and enhanced their knowledge of cultural issues.
Topical Outline
1. Geography 2. Leisure activities 3. Children's literature and fairy tales 4. Film 5. Postwar history and literature 6. Germany and America
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global CultureSyllabus