GRMN 3015. Language: Engineering and Science. (3 hours) MWF (9:05 - 9:55 am), Dr. Katie Chapman Prerequisite: GRMN 2002 or GRMN 2110 Advanced study of Germany and the German language from an engineering and science perspective. Topics include the German auto industry, modern architecture, sustainability, bio-ethics in Germany, and environmental policy. This course increases student's ability to effectively communicate in a business and academic environment in Germany through systematic grammar review and targeted communicative practices. ***GRMN 3010 and 3015 are equivalent courses, so students may seek credit in only one of the two courses. GRMN 3020. Language: Culture and Society II. (3 hours) MWF (11:15am - 12:05pm), Dr.Brigitte Rossbacher Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 This content-based course will enhance students' knowledge of contemporary German culture and imporve language skills through discussion and conversation, working with texts of various genres, essay-writing, vocabulary expansion and grammar refinement. Materials include German TV series Türkisch für Anfänger and the award-winning novel Tschick as well as web-based readings and feature films. GRMN/LING 3770. Heritage German. (3 hours) TR (11:00am-12:15pm), Dr. Joshua Bousquette Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 Over the course of the semester, we will concern ourselves with the topic of heritage languages, or languages acquired naturally in a community or nation where they are not the dominant language. First, we will focus on the social circumstances surrounding a heritage community, including how language use is affected by immigration, migration, social institutions, and community structures. Second, since heritage languages, by definition, exist in a bi- or multi-lingual setting, we will study inter- and intra-speaker variation within these communities. Focusing primarily on the German-American experience, we will engage broadly with the methodologies, theories (and assumptions) associated with heritage languages, with an eye towards an empirical study of the subject. GRMN 3820. German Film. (3 hours) MWF (2:30pm-3:20pm), Dr. Berna Gueneli Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 The history of German film and its political, social, and cultural contexts. Includes expressionism, Nazi film, post-war "Heimatfilm," new German cinema, the post-wall comedy wave, and the contemporary state of German film-making GRMN 4001/6001. Advanced German Composition and Conversation. (3 hours) TR (12:30pm-1:45pm), Dr. Inge DiBella Prerequisite: GRMN 3020 This course will be refining your command of spoken and written German. The focus will be on developing a more sophisticated range of vocabulary and expressions, and obtaining more ease in dealing with the finer points of German grammar. A significant part of class time is spent on developing speaking skills. This course is structured around movies which illuminate aspects of current German culture and society, paying particular attention to recent changes resulting from the massive integration effort under way, but which also highlight themes such as tolerance, identity, integrity, and self-realization. GRMN 4015. Magic, Monsters, and the Occult in German Literature. (3 hours) MWF (10:10am-11:00pm), Dr. Heide Crawford Prerequisite: GRMN 3010 or GRMN 3015 Texts that address themes from occult science and philosophy such as magic, alchemy, and secret societies by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Schiller, E.T.A. Hoffman, Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, Gustav Meyrink and excerpts from works by Paracelsus and other occult scientists and philosophers. RUSS 4040. Tolstoy on Page and Screen. (3 hours) TR (2:00pm-3:15pm), Dr. Charles Byrd Taught in English. No prerequisites required. So real that you can almost smell them, the fictional characters of Leo Tolstoy's greatest two novels have captivated generations both inside Russia and out. Close reading and discussion of War and Peace and Anna Karenina, enlivened by screenings and analysis of selected film adaptations. Estimated to have cost more than 700,000,000 in today's dollars, Sergei Bondarchuk's panoramic, academy-award winning War and Peace (1967) remains the single most expensive movie in world cinema history. Anna Karentina has been filmed more than 20 times. What, precisely, in Tolstoy's works has proven so attractive to filmmakers? All readings will be in English, and the films will either be in English or have English subtitles. RUSS 4520. Contemporary Russian Culture. (3 hours) MWF (9:05am-9:55am), Dr. Olga Thomason Prerequisite: RUSS 3002 Survey of major trends in modern Russian society and culture. Discussion of key notions and beliefs that shape these trends. Comparison and analysis of Russians' worldviews and self-perceptions. The course provides an overview of the political and social dynamics of modern Russia, combined with advanced language study.
