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Course Description for Spring 2009
GERMAN German 102-3: Intermediate German
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German
102-3: Intermediate German :
| section: 20 | |||
| Instructor: John E. Paluch | Expected enrollment: 15 | ||
| Office Address: 2-545 Kresge Hall Evanston Campus | |||
| Phone: 847-491-8081 | Email: paluch@northwestern.edu | ||
| Office Hours: | Instructor home page | ||
| section: 21 | |||
| Instructor: Katrin Voelkner | Expected enrollment: 15 | ||
| Office Address: Kresge Hall 2-570 Evanston Campus | |||
| Phone: 847 491-3342 | Email: k-voelkner@northwestern.edu | ||
| Office Hours: | Instructor home page | ||
| section: 22 | |||
| Instructor: Martina Kerlova | Expected enrollment: 15 | ||
| Office Address: Kresge Hall 2-515 Evanston Campus | |||
| Phone: 491-3342 | Email: m-kerlova@northwestern.edu | ||
| Office Hours: | Instructor home page | ||
| section: 23 | |||
| Instructor: Martina Kerlova | Expected enrollment: 15 | ||
| Office Address: Kresge Hall 2-515 Evanston Campus | |||
| Phone: 491-3342 | Email: m-kerlova@northwestern.edu | ||
| Office Hours: | Instructor home page | ||
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is the third quarter of a three quarter sequence of Intermediate German. Our primary goal is the continued development of proficiency and refinement of all German language skills. This quarter, special emphasis will be given to reading and performing skills. A key-feature will be the production of skits by students, culminating in the popular Evening of Skits at the end of the quarter.
THEME: The theme for the quarter is History and the Present. We will discuss life in the modern city, approaches to history in the German-speaking countries, and multiculturalism.
READINGS: Excerpts from a Brecht play and we will read Kafka’s Die Verwandlung (The Metamorphosis).
MULTIMEDIA: Students will again engage with the web-based video series Drehort: Neubrandenburg and its fascinating perspective on daily life in Post-Wende Germany. The program includes interactive multimedia software to enhance listening comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. Important grammar points will be reviewed, and students will be able to practice them through the web-based, interactive grammar Intermatik.
PREREQUISITES: 102-2 or equivalent. P/N not permitted.
TEACHING METHOD: A variety of teaching techniques are used. Classroom activities are designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice new material in communicative situations including role-plays, group-based tasks, and discussions.
EVALUATION METHOD: Final grades are based on: 1) Attendance and participation 2) Four unit tests 3) Writing assignments based on Drehort Neubrandenburg and reading text 4) Intermatik Assignments 5) Skit preparation and performance.
READING: Excerpts from Brecht’s Furcht und Elend im Dritten Reich; Kafka: Die Verwandlung.
Lys, Franziska. Intermatik. Web-based interactive grammar. Evanston: Northwestern University, 1999.
Lys, Franziska and Anthony, Bill. Drehort Neubrandenburg Interaktiv. Web-based multimedia program. Evanston: Northwestern University, 2003.
[Course Descriptions for Spring 2009] [Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences] [GERMAN German]