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Intermediate German (102-3-21)

Instructors

Domenic Joseph DeSocio

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-319: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 9:00AM - 9:50AM

Overview of class

This is the third quarter of a three-quarter sequence of Intermediate German. Students will continue to increase their proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing German. We will read and work with Nora Krug's graphic novel "Heimat" (Belonging). In conjunction with the novel, we will watch the film "Die weiße Rosa" about resistance during the Third Reich. Students will also have several opportunities to speak with native German speakers throughout the quarter.

Topics covered include German social justice movements, the political history of Germany, memory culture and remembrance of the Holocaust, and the American-German relationship.

Registration Requirements

German 102-2 or equivalent (placement test)

Learning Objectives

Continued development of all language skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening), higher proficiency in grammar and syntax, expansion of vocabulary, and well as an insight into modern German history and culture.

Teaching Method

Seminar

Evaluation Method

Attendance
Class participation
Group work
Homework
Presentations
Quizzes
Readings
Writing assignments

Class Materials (Required)

Tracksdorf, Coleman, Kaupp, Rarick (2021). Impuls Deutsch 2: Intercultural, Interdisciplinary, Interactive ("MACHEN" Course book). Stuttgart, Germany: Ernst Klett Sprachen. ISBN 978-3-12-605303-7

Tracksdorf, Coleman, Kaupp, Rarick (2021). Impuls Deutsch 2: Intercultural, Interdisciplinary, Interactive ("LERNEN" + „ZEIGEN" Digital Workbook). Stuttgart, Germany: Ernst Klett Sprachen. ISBN 978-3-12-605307-5

Krug, Nora. Heimat. Penguin Books, 2019. Chapters 1-3. No purchase necessary, sponsored by the German department)