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German Language and Culture Courses
Ger 1120: Elementary German I |
Multiple Sessions |
Introduction to German. Oral comprehension, speaking, reading, and
writing are stressed.
May not be taken by native speakers. Students with
more than two years of high school German or the equivalent should consult
the department for placement. May not be taken concurrently with GER 1110,
1111, 1121, or 2220.
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Ger 1121: Elementary German II |
Multiple Sessions |
Introduction to German. Oral comprehension, speaking, reading, and
writing are stressed.
Prerequisite: Ger 1110 or 1120. May not be taken by
native speakers. May not be taken concurrently with GER 1110, 1111, 1121,
or 2220.
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Ger 2220: Readings & Conversation |
Multiple Sessions |
Serves as final semester of the language requirement and as the
transition to upper-level study. Contemporary reading matter, including
films, slides, and recordings, serves as the basis for discussion.
Prerequisite:
Ger 1121. May not be taken by native speakers. May not be taken concurrently
with GER 1110, 1120,and/or 1121.
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GER 3400: Composition and Conversation |
Prof. Birgit Maier-Katkin
Office: Diffenbaugh 316A
Phone: 644-8300
Email: bmaierkatkin@fsu.edu |
This course is designed for students who have completed GER 2220 or the equivalent. The purpose is to bring the students language skills from the intermediate level to the beginning advanced level.
The course will give students an opportunity to develop their ability to write and converse in German at a beginning advanced level on topics of general interest. A student entering the advanced level can narrate and describe events in the present, future, and past (e.g., talk about past events, discuss plans, retell a story). In addition, students can express opinions (e.g., have an argument, participate in a discussion) as well as ask and answer questions and initiate, continue, and close a conversation. A student at the beginning advanced level can speak and write with enough grammatical accuracy that errors do not interfere with comprehension and do not contain mistakes made by beginners.
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GER3440 - Business German |
Prof. Wolfgang Adolph
Office: Diffenbaugh 316
Phone: 644-8192
Email: weadolph@fsu.edu |
 
This course will introduce the intermediate-level student to German of the business world (speaking and writing). The student will gain a basic understanding of German business practices and the economic and social structures of business in the Federal Republic of Germany. In addition, the student will practice basic correspondence and speaking skills needed in business, e.g., letters, resumes, interviews. - This is a workshop, and we will look at the latest information available on-line, and see how a country like Germany is dealing with financially hard times. -- Prerequisite: GER 2220 or the equivalent. |
GER 3502: German Studies |
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GET 3524: German Cinema |
Prof. Christian Weber
Office: Diffenbaugh 316C
Phone: 645-7842
Email: cweber@fsu.edu |
The Haunted Screen: Imagining the Other in German Cinema
This course is designed as an introduction to German Cinema. By focusing on one of its most striking features, the demonic figure, the course introduces to the important German technical contributions to the history of film as well as to the most acclaimed German directors and actors.
We will trace the many occurrences of the demonic in films of the Expressionist period and its resurfacing in films of the postwar era and of today. We will further explore the significance of the demonic imagination in German films within the context of its own culture and in that of other ethnicities and nations.
This course is taught in English! |
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GEW 4592/5595: Poetry & Short Prose |
Prof. Christian Weber
Office: Diffenbaugh 316C
Phone: 645-7842
Email: cweber@fsu.edu |
The Magic Spell of Poetry: Introduction to the Analysis and Interpretation of German Lyric and Shorter Prose
This course introduces you to the analysis and interpretation of German poetry. The term “introduction” has two components here: First, we will survey the basic terminology and concepts of literary analysis. Second, we will trace the crucial developmental stages and transitional phases of German poetry from the Baroque to Romanticism with some digressions into the twentieth century.
My hope is to ignite in you a fascination (or at least appreciation) for the aesthetic beauty and intellectual as well as emotional depth of poetry. You will become familiar with some of the most brilliant creations in German literature. For this reason, most class meetings will be devoted to a single poem or short prose text, which will give us time for nuanced interpretations and in-depth discussions.
This course is particularly designed for the needs of undergraduate students. Extra readings, requirements and meetings for graduate students will be assigned.
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GEW 4591/5595: Ethnicity in Film & Literature |
Prof. Birgit Maier-Katkin
Office: Diffenbaugh 316A
Phone: 644-8300
Email: bmaierkatkin@fsu.edu |
Fremdheit, Fremdsein, the Experience and Expression of Ethnicity
This course presents students with works of German literature and film in which ethnicity is expressed, reflected, and constructed in German culture. Issues of identity, Fremdheit (alienness), Fremdsein  (foreignness), stereotypes, nationhood, integration, borderland, and commodofication will be raised. We will read German literature and view films to address questions such as: What is meant by ethnic (or minority) literature? How do ethnic works express the experience of Fremdheit and Fremdsein? What does it mean to be the other, to be different? How do terms like grenzenlos (borderless), Grenzland (borderland), and Grenzübergänge (border crossings) play a part in literature, film, and critical inquiry.
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