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Course Web address: http://www2.uncwil.edu/people/burtr/GER311.htm
Required Texts:
Rückblick: Texte und Bilder nach 1945, Andreas Lixl-Purcell.
Concise German Review Grammar, Moeller/Liedloff, 2nd Edition.
Heimat, A Film by Edgar Reitz (to be available)
Deutsche Geschichte von 1949 bis zur Gegenwart, CD by Jörge Schäfer (to be available)
Schau ins Land, audio materials available in the Foreign Language Lab.
Other reading materials will be made available through the World Wide Web and/or
handouts.
Course Statement:
This course builds upon an intermediate knowledge of German grammar, vocabulary and spoken ability. It is assumed that you have taken the equivalent of two years of college German. The course will review and expand upon your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary with a focus on developing your ability to speak and write in German. Thus all classroom activities, discussions, written assignments and oral presentations will be conducted in German.The content of the course focuses on the cultural, social, political and historical aspects of Germany in the twentieth century, more specifically, post World War II to the present day. In addition to material provided by texts, lectures, supplemental readings, internet sources and computer CD material, we will view the film Heimat by Edgar Reitz in its entirety during the course of the semester. This 11 hour film follows the fate of a fictional village in Germany from 1919 to 1980. This much acclaimed film offers a unique artistic and personal vision of this period of German history.
Course requirements:
Participation and Attendance: Language ability increases with use and thus your daily participation is necessary to achieve the goals of the course. Since we meet only twice a week it is essential that you attend all meetings. More than 3 absences will affect your grade.
Essays: Five short essays on topics related to the text and film will be required. These are to be approximately one to two pages typed in German. The essays will serve as a means to improve your written German. Native German speakers are not required to do these essays.
Language Lab work: There are 6 assignments which require you to work with Schau ins Land, a monthly radio program issued on audio cassette. You choose one of the news reports, interviews or cultural reports as an assignment. Transcripts of the tapes with glossary and notes are available in the lab. You have approximately two weeks per assignment. After completion of an assignment you will take a short quiz on the material. The language lab located in Morton 209.
Final paper: A final paper in German will be required of all students. (Native German
speakers will write 10 pages, all others 5). Evaluation will be based primarily on
content, not grammatical syntax. Thus you may present me with first drafts for feedback.
Also you will present a short presentation of your topic in class. The paper is due at the
time scheduled for the final exam: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 from 11:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m.
Grade Breakdown:
Honor Code: Students enrolled in this course must respect and abide by the Academic Honor Code of UNCW. This
may be found in the Undergraduate Catalogue 1997/99 on page 70.
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Raymond L. Burt, burtr@uncwil.edu
Last updated 8/18/98