GER Courses for Fall 2026
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GER 101 01 - Beginning German I
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Course: |
GER 101 - 01 |
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Title: |
Beginning German I |
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Credit Hours: |
1 |
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Description: |
An introduction to contemporary German with emphasis on communicative fluency. Extensive practice in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Videos and Web-based activities introduce the student to topics from contemporary culture in German-speaking countries. Three periods. |
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Prerequisite(s): |
None. |
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Notes: |
The department strongly urges all participants to sign up for both semesters in order to achieve the full introduction to the language that both semesters provide. |
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Instructors: |
Thomas Nolden |
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Meeting Time(s): |
Founders 128 Classroom - TF 9:55 AM - 11:10 AM
Founders 128 Classroom - W 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM |
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GER 101 02 - Beginning German I
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Course: |
GER 101 - 02 |
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Title: |
Beginning German I |
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Credit Hours: |
1 |
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Description: |
An introduction to contemporary German with emphasis on communicative fluency. Extensive practice in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Videos and Web-based activities introduce the student to topics from contemporary culture in German-speaking countries. Three periods. |
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Prerequisite(s): |
None. |
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Notes: |
The department strongly urges all participants to sign up for both semesters in order to achieve the full introduction to the language that both semesters provide. |
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Instructors: |
Thomas Nolden |
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Meeting Time(s): |
Founders 128 Classroom - TF 11:20 AM - 12:35 PM
Founders 128 Classroom - W 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM |
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GER 201 01 - Intermediate German I
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Course: |
GER 201 - 01 |
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Title: |
Intermediate German I |
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Credit Hours: |
1 |
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Description: |
Strengthening and expanding of all language skills with special emphasis on idiomatic usage. Thorough grammar review, written, oral, and aural practice. Readings on contemporary cultural topics. Three periods. |
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Prerequisite(s): |
GER 102 or permission of the instructor. |
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Notes: |
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Distribution(s): |
Foreign Language |
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Instructors: |
Curtis Swope |
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Meeting Time(s): |
Founders 227 Seminar Room - MR 9:55 AM - 11:10 AM
Founders 227 Seminar Room - W 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM |
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GER 201 02 - Intermediate German I
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Course: |
GER 201 - 02 |
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Title: |
Intermediate German I |
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Credit Hours: |
1 |
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Description: |
Strengthening and expanding of all language skills with special emphasis on idiomatic usage. Thorough grammar review, written, oral, and aural practice. Readings on contemporary cultural topics. Three periods. |
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Prerequisite(s): |
GER 102 or permission of the instructor. |
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Notes: |
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Distribution(s): |
Foreign Language |
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Instructors: |
Anjeana Hans |
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Meeting Time(s): |
Jewett Arts Center 352 Classroom - MR 11:20 AM - 12:35 PM
Jewett Arts Center 352 Classroom - W 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM |
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GER 286 01 - Fantasy Factories: Film and Propaganda in Nazi Germany and Beyond (in English)
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Course: |
GER 286 - 01 |
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Title: |
Fantasy Factories: Film and Propaganda in Nazi Germany and Beyond (in English) |
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Credit Hours: |
1 |
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Description: |
This course examines the cinematic output of Nazi Germany as a test case for the development of film as propaganda. We consider the cinematic medium as entertainment and as a cultural event with the potential to influence a population. We trace the forebears of Nazi film, including WWI propaganda produced in Britain, France and Germany and Soviet films made to serve the revolutionary agenda. We examine the ways in which Goebbels' Ministry of Propaganda deployed both overtly propagandist films and films that couched Nazi ideals in narratives from melodrama to fantasy, and examine whether films could exceed their official aims and become subversive. And we consider post-WWII developments: the continuing careers of producers of propaganda and the ways that modern media shapes new forms of propaganda. |
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Prerequisite(s): |
None. |
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Notes: |
For interested students there will be an opportunity for conversation and readings in German. |
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Distribution(s): |
Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video
Language and Literature |
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Cross Listed Courses: |
CAMS 286 01 - Fantasy Factories: Film and Propaganda in Nazi Germany and Beyond (in English)
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Instructors: |
Anjeana Hans |
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Meeting Time(s): |
Collins Cinema - MR 9:55 AM - 11:10 AM |
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