German Courses [001-120]

[001-120] [121-179]

GERM 001. German I. 4 crs. Designed to teach students to communicate in German by focusing on useful vocabulary and everyday situations. Students will acquire skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing German while gaining insight into the culture of German-speaking countries. No prerequisite.

GERM 002. German II. 4 crs. Reinforces the range of skills practiced in German 001, while focusing on expanding the student’s vocabulary and fluency. The emphasis is on active participation as a means of expanding speaking, listening, reading and writing skills introduced in German 001. Students are prepared to handle real situations in foreign culture. Prerequisite: GERM 001 or equivalent. 

GERM 003. German I. 3 crs. Advances study of the German language with an audiovisual approach. Literary readers are studied. Prerequisite: GERM 002 or equivalent.

GERM 004. German II. 3 crs. Advanced course in which the student reads the most recent German prose. Composition and speaking are emphasized. Prerequisite: GERM 003 or equivalent.

GERM 005. German for Music Students. 3 crs. Emphasis on pronunciation of German. Intensive study of German “Lieder” texts and the 19th-century tradition from which they come. 

GERM 010. Scientific German. 3 crs. Reading course for science majors and for those pursuing the professional courses in medicine and dentistry. Prerequisite: GERM 003 or equivalent.

GERM 011. Business German. 3 crs. Focuses on the German market economy, the structure of German corporations, banking system, in addition to promoting the mastery of German business terminology.

GERM 012. Intensive German I. 8 crs. Intensive. Video-format approach to learning German based on the Dartmouth Intensive Language Model. No prerequisite.

GERM 013. Intensive German II. 6 crs. Continuation of GERM 006. Prerequisite: GERM 006.

GERM 014. Introduction to Humanities I is the first part of a two-semester core course for freshmen designed to enhance their understanding of great and enduring themes of humanistic inquiry. Students read literary and philosophical works of major historical significance and value from a contemporary viewpoint. Students explore themes such as cultural collision and resolution, concentrating on various aspects of the epic tradition.

GERM 015. Introduction to Humanities II is the second part of a two-semester core course for freshmen In this course students study the relationship of the self to the other, with all its attendant considerations, and concentrate on generic distinctions between comedy and tragedy in drama, autobiography, and fiction. Prerequisite is Humanities I.

GERM 020. Simultaneous Interpretation I. Introduces students to the basic techniques of escort, consecutive, and particularly simultaneous interpretation. Prerequisite: 3 semesters of a foreign language or the equivalent.

GERM 021. Simultaneous Interpretation II. Focuses on more advanced techniques of simultaneous and consecutive interpretation. Prerequisite: Simultaneous Interpretation I or the equivalent.

GERM 084, 085. Directed Readings for Sophomores. 1 cr. each.

GERM 088, 089. Directed Readings for Juniors. 1 cr. each.

GERM 092, 093. Senior Departmental Honors. 3 crs. each.

GERM 100. Individual and Society. 3 crs. Centers around the success or failure of the individual coming to terms with society, as presented by selected German writers. Divisional Studies A. Open to all students. No knowledge of German required.

GERM 101. Literature of Love. 3 crs. Explores the concept of “love” in the Western world. It begins with a representative work from the Age of Courtly Love and ends with a contemporary work about a child who is denied love, The Bluest Eye. Divisional Studies A. Open to all students. No knowledge of German required. 

GERM 107. Women in Literature. 3 crs. An introduction to the role of women in the humanities. Investigates women as writers and their contributions to the disciplines of philosophy. German, Russian, classics, English and the Romance languages. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the course, it will be team-taught by faculty from the departments in the Humanities Division. (See also CLAS 107; ENGL 107; FREN 107; and HUM 108).

GERM 109. Northern Myths and Legends. 3 crs. A survey of the great myths, epics and romances in Icelandic, Welsh, German, French and English medieval literature. Divisional Studies A. Open to all students. No knowledge of German required.

GERM 111. Classic Films in English. 3 crs. Acquaints students with 14 classic German and Soviet films, the historical eras they depict, and their importance to the history of film-making. Divisional Studies A. Open to all students. No knowledge of German required.

GERM 112. Scandinavian Films and Dramas. 3 crs. A multi- media course surveying the dramas of Ibsen and Strindberg and the films of Igmar Bergman. No prerequisites. Open to all students.

GERM 114. The Film and the Novel. 3 crs. Discussion of a select number of novels (or novellas) in comparison with their film versions, emphasizing the virtues and the limitations of each art form. No prerequisites. Open to all students.

GERM 115. Marxism and Literature. 3 crs. An introduction to Marxist interpretations of literature, and the arts in general from Marx and Engels to the present. No prerequisites. Open to all students.

GERM 116. Freud, Jung and Literature, 3 crs. Explores the trends in 20th-century criticism to interpret literature from a psychoanalytical point of view. No prerequisites. Open to all students.

GERM 117. Folklore and Fairytale. 3 crs. An exploration of the rich German tradition of folklore and fairytales. No prerequisites. Open to all students.

GERM 118. The Holocaust in Film and Literature. 3 crs. A study of the attempts of writers and filmmakers to reflect on the horrors of the Nazi holocaust. No prerequisites. Open to all students.

GERM 119. The Third Reich Through Films. 3 crs. Explores a wide variety of classical films about the Third Reich. The films selected will offer different points of focus. No prerequisites. Open to all students.

GERM 120. Exile Literature. 3 crs. Analyzes the works of German authors in exile. Emphasis will be placed on the German writers in the United States and Brazil. Reading knowledge of German required.