Intermediate German (102-3-23)
Instructors
Denise Marie Meuser
8474918292
1880 Campus Drive, Kresge Hall, Rm 3319
Office Hours: TW 10:00-11:00AM and by appointment
Meeting Info
Kresge Centennial Hall 2-319: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 2:00PM - 2:50PM
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)