German: Language, Literature, Culture (including courses in English)

• CAS LG 111: First-Semester German
  For beginners or according to placement test results. Introduction to grammar, vocabulary, structure of German, emphasizing the four basic skills: speaking, writing, listening, and reading. (If CAS LG 112 or a more advanced college-level course has been completed, this course may not be taken for credit.)
• CAS LG 112: Second-Semester German
  Continues study and practice of the basic skills of speaking, writing, and reading German. Conversational dialogues, reading of short texts, grammar sessions, compositions. Conducted in German. (If a more advanced college-level course has been completed, this course may not be taken for credit.)
• CAS LG 211: Third-Semester German
  Further development of communicative skills acquired in the first year, emphasizing both production (speaking, writing) and comprehension (listening, reading). Grammar review. Reading and discussion of selected short stories, poetry, and plays as well as nonliterary texts. Conducted in German.
• CAS LG 212: Fourth-Semester German
  Continued development of communicative skills and strategies for functioning socially in German-language contexts. Students learn to understand literary and nonliterary texts. Conducted in German.
• CAS LG 250: Masterpieces of German Literature (in English translation)
  Introduction to the major works of German literature, emphasizing methods of close reading and the art of critical writing. Essays, plays, fairy tales, poetry, prose by Luther, Goethe, Grimm brothers, Heine, Nietzsche, Kafka, Thomas Mann, Rilke, Hesse, Christa Wolf. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS LG 280: Topics in German Culture (in English translation)
  Topic for Spring 2010: Art and Society in the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany through the lens of literature, architecture, theatre, film, painting, diaries, and memoirs. Attention to the political and economic turbulence of the age; Germany's transformation into a fascist state; and experiences of Nazism. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS LG 282: Marx, Nietzsche, Freud (in English translation)
  Study of the three radical and influential German thinkers. Marx's German Ideology, Communist Manifesto, Grundrisse, Capital; Nietzsche's Beyond Good/Evil, Genealogy of Morals; Freud's Outline, Introductory Lectures, Civilization and Its Discontents. Cannot be taken for credit by students who have completed CAS LG 475. Also offered as CAS XL 470 B1. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS LG 283: The Faust Tradition
  Comparative study of the Faust theme, 1500 to present: Marlowe, Goethe, Mann, Gertrude Stein, Jan Svankmajer, others. Transmission and adaptation of literary themes within and between national traditions. Emphasis on close reading and research, use of theory and criticism. Meets with CAS XL 351. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS LG 287: German Cinema (in English translation)
  Meets with CAS LG 464. History of German cinema, with in-depth exploration of a major period (Weimar, Third Reich, New German Cinema). Basics of film terminology and theory, analysis of film as film. Examination of the cultural and political conditions of production. Weekly screenings. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS LG 303: Composition and Conversation I
  Increased sophistication in speaking German through simulation and role playing as well as in writing German through regular compositions and journal entries. Grammar review; practice in pronunciation, comprehension, conversation, vocabulary, and written expression. Discussion of contemporary topics, conducted in German.
• CAS LG 304: Composition and Conversation II
  Increased sophistication in speaking German through simulation and role playing as well as in writing German through regular compositions and journal entries. Grammar review; practice in pronunciation, comprehension, conversation, vocabulary, and written expression. Discussion of contemporary topics, conducted in German.
• CAS LG 310: Translation Workshop
  Advanced German language training. Pleasures and frustrations of different languages' and cultures' incommensurability are investigated through systematic practice in translating between German and English. Translation as technical skill, creative performance. Variety of subject areas and genres: literature, media, politics, humor.
• CAS LG 325: Modern German History and Culture through Film
  Presentation of cultural differences between East and West Germany leading to reunification and beyond. Screenings of works by Fassbinder, Herzog, Schlöndorff, Sanders-Brahms, Dörrie, Wenders, and Tykwer. Texts on film art in different historical contexts. Discussions and essays in German.
• CAS LG 345: German for Business and Economics
  Introduction to the language of business and to the German economy within the context of European integration and globalization. Includes online research, group projects, skits, and panel discussions.
• CAS LG 350: Introduction to German Literature
  Masterpieces of German literature representing major eras and genres from the eighteenth century to the present. Practical introduction to methods of close reading and literary interpretation; class discussion. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS LG 401: Senior Independent Work
  
• CAS LG 402: Senior Independent Work
  
• CAS LG 403: Fourth-Year German: Vocabulary and Idiom
  Advanced study of German idiomatic usage and subtleties of grammar in cultural context, aiming to increase students' range and accuracy of expression in speech and writing. Texts from contemporary media, popular music, literature, film. Frequent short essays.
• CAS LG 404: Fourth-Year German: Style and Syntax
  Advanced study of German idiomatic usage and subtleties of grammar in cultural context, aiming to increase students’ range and accuracy of expression in speech and writing. Texts from contemporary media, popular music, literature, film. Frequent short essays. (Does not presuppose LG 403.)
• CAS LG 452: The Age of Reason and Revolution
  Study of representative writers of the Sturm und Drang movement as well as selected works by Goethe, Schiller, Kleist, Hölderlin. Influence of classicism in music and the arts. Transformations in politics and cultural landscapes. Training in interpretation, history of culture.

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