GERST 2000 - Germany: Intercultural Context

(ALC-AS) (CA-AG, LA-AG) Satisfies Option 1.

Fall, Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: GERST 1220 + placement result or GERST 1230. A content-based language course on the intermediate level.

Fall: G. Matthias Phelps; Spring: D. McBride.

Students examine important aspects of present-day German culture while expanding and strengthening their reading, writing, and speaking skills in German. Materials for each topic are selected from a variety of sources (fiction, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet). Units address a variety of topics including studying at a German university, modern literature, Germany online, and Germany at the turn of the century. Oral and written work and individual and group presentations emphasize accurate and idiomatic expression in German. Successful completion of the course enables students to continue with more advanced courses in language, literature, and culture.