Beginning and Intermediate German
We are offering three levels of language courses for beginning and intermediate learners of German: German 101 for complete beginners, German 102 if you have taken German 101 already or have some experience learning German, German 202 for intermediate learners, i.e. if you have taken German 102 or 201 or took German in High School for a few years. Note: You can take German 201 and 202 in either order.
If you are not sure, which one you should take, check out our placement guide here.
In all our courses, we are working with the textbook series Impuls Deutsch, as well as authentic sources from music, websites, and videos. In GER 202, you will read a short book, Inge Scholl’s Die weiße Rose, about a resistance group in the Third Reich, to prepare you for more extensive readings in the upper-level courses.
Of course there will also be a project again! In the past, project themes have included political parties in Germany, regions of the German-speaking world, the situation of refugees in Germany and the US, and adaptations of well-known German fairy tales.
GER0101 Beginning German 1
MWF 11am
GER0102 Beginning German 2
MWF 10am, 12pm, 1pm
GER0201 Intermediate German 2
MWF 10am, 11am
GER 1001 German Writing
MWF 10:00-10:50am
Dr. Viktoria Harms
GER 1106 Cultural History from the Germanic Tribes to the Enlightenment
TuTh 11-12:15pm
Prof. von Dirke
GER 1501 World of Witches
MWF 1pm, 3pm
GER 1502 Indo-European Folktales
MW 12p, Recitation F 12pm, 1pm, 2pm
Prof. Kurash
GER 1530 Culture of the Weimar Republic
MW 3pm
Prof. Kurash
GER 1542 Marx and Marxism
MW 3pm
Prof. von Dirke
GER 1548/FMST 1293 New German Cinema
Tu/Th 2:30pm
Dr. Riddle
GER 1615 Outsiders on the Margins
Tu/Th 11am
Prof. Batista