Course Schedule
GER 101 – Beginning German I
Introduction to German language and culture, developing basic communication skills for learners with no prior knowledge of German (not including GER courses offered in English for General Education).
Introduction to German language and culture, developing basic communication skills for learners with no prior knowledge of German (not including GER courses offered in English for General Education).
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 8 / 30
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- Section: 002
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days: MoTuWeTh
- Time: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 2 / 0
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- Section: 003
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days: MoTuWeTh
- Time: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 7 / 30
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- Section: 004
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 6 / 30
GER 102 – Beginning German II
Introduction to German language and culture, extending basic communication skills (second semester).
Introduction to German language and culture, extending basic communication skills (second semester).
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days: MoTuWeTh
- Time: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 10 / 30
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- Section: 002
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days: MoTuWeTh
- Time: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 10 / 30
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- Section: 003
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 6 / 30
GER 114 – How to Learn a Foreign Language
The goal of the course is to provide students with important tools to help them become successful foreign language learners. Students will become familiar with basic elements of language such as parts of speech and the pronunciation of new sounds as a means of enabling them to anticipate and effectively deal with problems in pronunciation, vocabulary building, and sentence formation that often come up in foreign language study. They will also learn about the intertwining of culture and language, such as how expressions of politeness and body language differ across cultures. They will also be exposed to different language teaching and learning styles, typical mistakes language learners make, and strategies for making language learning more effective. This information will be presented in the context of the wide variety of languages taught at the University of Arizona
The goal of the course is to provide students with important tools to help them become successful foreign language learners. Students will become familiar with basic elements of language such as parts of speech and the pronunciation of new sounds as a means of enabling them to anticipate and effectively deal with problems in pronunciation, vocabulary building, and sentence formation that often come up in foreign language study. They will also learn about the intertwining of culture and language, such as how expressions of politeness and body language differ across cultures. They will also be exposed to different language teaching and learning styles, typical mistakes language learners make, and strategies for making language learning more effective. This information will be presented in the context of the wide variety of languages taught at the University of Arizona
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days: MoWe
- Time: 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 35 / 35
GER 150B1 – Becoming Transcultural: Maximizing Study Abroad
This course helps students prepare for challenges of intercultural communication during study, work, and travel abroad and in their home country. Using perspectives and methods from various disciplines, we analyze differences in verbal and nonverbal behavior, communication style preferences, intercultural relationships, conflict resolution styles, and adaption to life in culturally different environments(including in education, tourism, business, and healthcare contexts).
This course helps students prepare for challenges of intercultural communication during study, work, and travel abroad and in their home country. Using perspectives and methods from various disciplines, we analyze differences in verbal and nonverbal behavior, communication style preferences, intercultural relationships, conflict resolution styles, and adaption to life in culturally different environments(including in education, tourism, business, and healthcare contexts).
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Ecke, Peter M
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Aug 21 - Oct 11
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 153 / 165
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- Section: 201
- Instructor: Ecke, Peter M
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Aug 21 - Oct 11
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 153 / 165
GER 160C1 – German Speaking World
This course will introduce the history and culture of the German-speaking world from the Middle Ages to the present. There will be reading about the historical events and developments that have shaped this part of Europe, and some literary and other cultural texts that reflect those developments. No knowledge of German is required, and all readings, lectures, and discussions will be in English.
This course will introduce the history and culture of the German-speaking world from the Middle Ages to the present. There will be reading about the historical events and developments that have shaped this part of Europe, and some literary and other cultural texts that reflect those developments. No knowledge of German is required, and all readings, lectures, and discussions will be in English.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Oduro-Opuni, Obenewaa
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 2 / 51
GER 160D1 – Eroticism and Love in the Middle Ages
Courtly love was a discovery of the High Middle Ages and became the dominant theme in literature, the arts, philosophy, and even in religion. This course will examine the concept of love as discussed by medieval poets from the 11th through the 15th centuries and cover the wide spectrum of European history culture seen through the lenses of the theme of "love."
Courtly love was a discovery of the High Middle Ages and became the dominant theme in literature, the arts, philosophy, and even in religion. This course will examine the concept of love as discussed by medieval poets from the 11th through the 15th centuries and cover the wide spectrum of European history culture seen through the lenses of the theme of "love."
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Classen, Albrecht
- Days: MoWe
- Time: 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 8 / 100
GER 160D2 – Gesundheit!: Health and Well-Being in German-Speaking Cultures
This course brings together perspectives on health and well-being from the humanities, medicine, social sciences, and education to investigate representations of pain and healing in German-speaking texts (e.g., literature, film, art, other media). Throughout the course, students will reflect on systemic questions of power, identity, and language/talk, and how these have influenced values and practices around health and well-being in German-speaking texts and US-American cultural contexts. Taught in English.
This course brings together perspectives on health and well-being from the humanities, medicine, social sciences, and education to investigate representations of pain and healing in German-speaking texts (e.g., literature, film, art, other media). Throughout the course, students will reflect on systemic questions of power, identity, and language/talk, and how these have influenced values and practices around health and well-being in German-speaking texts and US-American cultural contexts. Taught in English.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: McGregor, Janice
- Days: MoWe
- Time: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 6 / 25
GER 201 – Intermediate German I
Introduction to German language and culture, refining communication skills (third semester).
Introduction to German language and culture, refining communication skills (third semester).
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days: MoTuWeTh
- Time: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 9 / 25
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- Section: 002
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days: MoTuWeTh
- Time: 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 3 / 25
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- Section: 103
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Aug 21 - Oct 11
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 18 / 30
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- Section: 104
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Aug 21 - Oct 11
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 18 / 30
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- Section: 203
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Aug 21 - Oct 11
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 18 / 30
GER 202 – Intermediate German II
Topic-based practice of communication skills in German (listening, reading, speaking, writing), systematic review of German grammar (fourth semester).
Topic-based practice of communication skills in German (listening, reading, speaking, writing), systematic review of German grammar (fourth semester).
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days: MoTuWeTh
- Time: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 6 / 30
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- Section: 103
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Oct 12 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 18 / 30
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- Section: 104
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Oct 12 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 18 / 30
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- Section: 203
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Oct 12 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 18 / 30
GER 246 – German Culture, Science and Technology
This course explores shifting attitudes towards science, technology, nature, and the environment in the German-speaking world, through a range of cultural works (e.g., media documents, literary texts, films). In addition to examining the ways in which technological and ecological ethics have changed over history, the course will also consider what roles cultural works have played in public debates around scientific discoveries and technological advances.
This course explores shifting attitudes towards science, technology, nature, and the environment in the German-speaking world, through a range of cultural works (e.g., media documents, literary texts, films). In addition to examining the ways in which technological and ecological ethics have changed over history, the course will also consider what roles cultural works have played in public debates around scientific discoveries and technological advances.
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Citera, Barbara W
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Aug 21 - Oct 11
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 16 / 60
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- Section: 102
- Instructor: Citera, Barbara W
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Aug 21 - Oct 11
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 16 / 60
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- Section: 103
- Instructor: Citera, Barbara W
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Aug 21 - Oct 11
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 16 / 60
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- Section: 201
- Instructor: Citera, Barbara W
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Aug 21 - Oct 11
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 16 / 60
GER 273 – Wicked Tales and Strange Encounters: German Romanticism and Beyond
The 19th century introduces us to the strange figures with which we have become fascinated: We only need to turn on the TV to find these same fairy tales and magical events, mythical creatures and hybrid monsters, ghosts and other undead. These motifs, their contexts, and their development in the past and present will guide us in our exploration of 19th-century literature, art, and music of the German-speaking countries from romanticism to the cusp of modernism. Taught in English.
The 19th century introduces us to the strange figures with which we have become fascinated: We only need to turn on the TV to find these same fairy tales and magical events, mythical creatures and hybrid monsters, ghosts and other undead. These motifs, their contexts, and their development in the past and present will guide us in our exploration of 19th-century literature, art, and music of the German-speaking countries from romanticism to the cusp of modernism. Taught in English.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Jacobs, Joela M
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 31 / 150
GER 276 – Crisis and Rebellion: Germany and Beyond
What innovations can a moment of extreme crisis bring to a society? From the radicals and reactionaries of Weimar Berlin to the student movements of the 1960s and the fall of the Berlin Wall, German society has born witness to unprecedented traumatic and regenerative moments of social crisis and creative rebellion. Focusing on the economic, aesthetic, moral, and political transformations of one particular moment of crisis, this course explores how deep collective uncertainty can lead to booms of creativity across boundaries in music, literature, fine arts, pop culture, architecture, and film. Taught in English
What innovations can a moment of extreme crisis bring to a society? From the radicals and reactionaries of Weimar Berlin to the student movements of the 1960s and the fall of the Berlin Wall, German society has born witness to unprecedented traumatic and regenerative moments of social crisis and creative rebellion. Focusing on the economic, aesthetic, moral, and political transformations of one particular moment of crisis, this course explores how deep collective uncertainty can lead to booms of creativity across boundaries in music, literature, fine arts, pop culture, architecture, and film. Taught in English
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Citera, Barbara W
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Oct 12 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 8 / 100
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- Section: 102
- Instructor: Citera, Barbara W
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Oct 12 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 8 / 100
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- Section: 103
- Instructor: Citera, Barbara W
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Oct 12 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 8 / 100
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- Section: 201
- Instructor: Citera, Barbara W
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Oct 12 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 8 / 100
GER 303 – German through Contemporary Media
German 303 is an intermediate/advanced course designed to foster students' language abilities through contemporary cultural works, e.g. short stories, podcasts, music, and digital texts. The course emphasizes the development of literacy and intercultural awareness. This course is not open to native or near-native speakers of German. Taught in German.
German 303 is an intermediate/advanced course designed to foster students' language abilities through contemporary cultural works, e.g. short stories, podcasts, music, and digital texts. The course emphasizes the development of literacy and intercultural awareness. This course is not open to native or near-native speakers of German. Taught in German.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days: MoWeFr
- Time: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 12 / 25
GER 310 – Present Day German: Its Structure and Uses
Overview of current topics in the analysis of German, including phonetics/phonology, morphology, syntax, the lexicon, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. Taught in German.
Overview of current topics in the analysis of German, including phonetics/phonology, morphology, syntax, the lexicon, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. Taught in German.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 13 / 25
GER 325 – German Cinema
This course provides a historical overview from the 1920s to the present, with a focus on genres and movements such as expressionism, film noir, propaganda, New German Cinema, the Berlin School, by filmmakers such as Lang, Murnau, Riefenstahl, Ade and Akin. Films will be analyzed and discussed as aesthetic works and historical cultural products, and social issues such as gender, class, race, ethnicity and national identity will be explored. This course may be applied toward the major or minor.
This course provides a historical overview from the 1920s to the present, with a focus on genres and movements such as expressionism, film noir, propaganda, New German Cinema, the Berlin School, by filmmakers such as Lang, Murnau, Riefenstahl, Ade and Akin. Films will be analyzed and discussed as aesthetic works and historical cultural products, and social issues such as gender, class, race, ethnicity and national identity will be explored. This course may be applied toward the major or minor.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days: MoWe
- Time: 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 36 / 50
GER 371 – Contemporary German Culture
This course introduces students to topics that shape contemporary Germany. We will examine a broad range of topics addressed in films, literature, public debates and consider Germany's role in a global setting. Taught in English.
This course introduces students to topics that shape contemporary Germany. We will examine a broad range of topics addressed in films, literature, public debates and consider Germany's role in a global setting. Taught in English.
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Citera, Barbara W
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Oct 12 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 16 / 150
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- Section: 102
- Instructor: Citera, Barbara W
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Oct 12 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 16 / 150
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- Section: 103
- Instructor: Citera, Barbara W
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Oct 12 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 16 / 150
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- Section: 201
- Instructor: Citera, Barbara W
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Oct 12 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 16 / 150
GER 420 – Topics in German Culture
This course highlights a particular topic in German culture of the present and/or past, featuring works from literature, visual culture, and other cultural artifacts. Taught in German.
This course highlights a particular topic in German culture of the present and/or past, featuring works from literature, visual culture, and other cultural artifacts. Taught in German.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: McGregor, Janice
- Days: MoWe
- Time: 03:00 PM - 04:15 PM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 11 / 20
GER 498H – Honors Thesis
An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
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- Section: 040
- Instructor: Warner, Chantelle
- Days:
- Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 0 / 0
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- Section: 042
- Instructor: Kosta, Barbara
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 1
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- Section: 043
- Instructor: Jacobs, Joela M
- Days:
- Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 0 / 0
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- Section: 049
- Instructor: Ecke, Peter M
- Days:
- Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
- Dates: Aug 21 - Dec 6
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 0 / 0
GER 101 – Beginning German I
Introduction to German language and culture, developing basic communication skills for learners with no prior knowledge of German (not including GER courses offered in English for General Education).
Introduction to German language and culture, developing basic communication skills for learners with no prior knowledge of German (not including GER courses offered in English for General Education).
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Alfred, Olapeju Oseyemi
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: May 15 - Jun 30
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 35 / 60
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- Section: 102
- Instructor: Alfred, Olapeju Oseyemi
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: May 15 - Jun 30
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 35 / 60
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- Section: 201
- Instructor: Alfred, Olapeju Oseyemi
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: May 15 - Jun 30
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 35 / 60
GER 102 – Beginning German II
Introduction to German language and culture, extending basic communication skills (second semester).
Introduction to German language and culture, extending basic communication skills (second semester).
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Warner, Chantelle
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jul 3 - Aug 18
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 39 / 60
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Carter, Elizabeth Margaret
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jul 3 - Aug 18
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 39 / 60
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- Section: 102
- Instructor: Warner, Chantelle
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jul 3 - Aug 18
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 39 / 60
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- Section: 102
- Instructor: Carter, Elizabeth Margaret
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jul 3 - Aug 18
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 39 / 60
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- Section: 201
- Instructor: Warner, Chantelle
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jul 3 - Aug 18
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 39 / 60
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- Section: 201
- Instructor: Carter, Elizabeth Margaret
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jul 3 - Aug 18
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 39 / 60
GER 114 – How to Learn a Foreign Language
The goal of the course is to provide students with important tools to help them become successful foreign language learners. Students will become familiar with basic elements of language such as parts of speech and the pronunciation of new sounds as a means of enabling them to anticipate and effectively deal with problems in pronunciation, vocabulary building, and sentence formation that often come up in foreign language study. They will also learn about the intertwining of culture and language, such as how expressions of politeness and body language differ across cultures. They will also be exposed to different language teaching and learning styles, typical mistakes language learners make, and strategies for making language learning more effective. This information will be presented in the context of the wide variety of languages taught at the University of Arizona
The goal of the course is to provide students with important tools to help them become successful foreign language learners. Students will become familiar with basic elements of language such as parts of speech and the pronunciation of new sounds as a means of enabling them to anticipate and effectively deal with problems in pronunciation, vocabulary building, and sentence formation that often come up in foreign language study. They will also learn about the intertwining of culture and language, such as how expressions of politeness and body language differ across cultures. They will also be exposed to different language teaching and learning styles, typical mistakes language learners make, and strategies for making language learning more effective. This information will be presented in the context of the wide variety of languages taught at the University of Arizona
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Balke, Joey Donald
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jul 10 - Aug 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 12 / 25
GER 150A1 – Becoming Multilingual: Learning and Maintaining Two or More Languages
This course explores the human ability to acquire and maintain two, three, or more languages over a lifetime (i.e., the ability to become multilingual). It examines the factors that contribute to successful language learning and maintenance and that counteract language forgetting and loss. It discusses ways (methods, approaches, and strategies) through which languages can be taught in child-and adulthood, in family and school settings, and demonstrates the importance of multilingual and multicultural skills in a variety of professions. At the end of the course, participants will have gained insights that will help them make informed decisions with respect to their own language learning and use while in college, in their professional careers, and in their (future) families.
This course explores the human ability to acquire and maintain two, three, or more languages over a lifetime (i.e., the ability to become multilingual). It examines the factors that contribute to successful language learning and maintenance and that counteract language forgetting and loss. It discusses ways (methods, approaches, and strategies) through which languages can be taught in child-and adulthood, in family and school settings, and demonstrates the importance of multilingual and multicultural skills in a variety of professions. At the end of the course, participants will have gained insights that will help them make informed decisions with respect to their own language learning and use while in college, in their professional careers, and in their (future) families.
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- Section: 131
- Instructor: Ecke, Peter M
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: May 15 - Jun 3
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 11 / 16
GER 150B1 – Becoming Transcultural: Maximizing Study Abroad
This course helps students prepare for challenges of intercultural communication during study, work, and travel abroad and in their home country. Using perspectives and methods from various disciplines, we analyze differences in verbal and nonverbal behavior, communication style preferences, intercultural relationships, conflict resolution styles, and adaption to life in culturally different environments(including in education, tourism, business, and healthcare contexts).
This course helps students prepare for challenges of intercultural communication during study, work, and travel abroad and in their home country. Using perspectives and methods from various disciplines, we analyze differences in verbal and nonverbal behavior, communication style preferences, intercultural relationships, conflict resolution styles, and adaption to life in culturally different environments(including in education, tourism, business, and healthcare contexts).
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- Section: 131
- Instructor: Ecke, Peter M
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: May 15 - Jun 3
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 8 / 16
GER 201 – Intermediate German I
Introduction to German language and culture, refining communication skills (third semester).
Introduction to German language and culture, refining communication skills (third semester).
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Carter, Elizabeth Margaret
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: May 15 - Jun 30
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 4 / 60
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- Section: 102
- Instructor: Carter, Elizabeth Margaret
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: May 15 - Jun 30
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 4 / 60
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- Section: 201
- Instructor: Carter, Elizabeth Margaret
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: May 15 - Jun 30
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 4 / 60
GER 202 – Intermediate German II
Topic-based practice of communication skills in German (listening, reading, speaking, writing), systematic review of German grammar (fourth semester).
Topic-based practice of communication skills in German (listening, reading, speaking, writing), systematic review of German grammar (fourth semester).
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Gornicki, Wojtek
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jul 3 - Aug 18
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 8 / 60
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- Section: 102
- Instructor: Gornicki, Wojtek
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jul 3 - Aug 18
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 8 / 60
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- Section: 201
- Instructor: Gornicki, Wojtek
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jul 3 - Aug 18
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 8 / 60
GER 273 – Wicked Tales and Strange Encounters: German Romanticism and Beyond
The 19th century introduces us to the strange figures with which we have become fascinated: We only need to turn on the TV to find these same fairy tales and magical events, mythical creatures and hybrid monsters, ghosts and other undead. These motifs, their contexts, and their development in the past and present will guide us in our exploration of 19th-century literature, art, and music of the German-speaking countries from romanticism to the cusp of modernism. Taught in English.
The 19th century introduces us to the strange figures with which we have become fascinated: We only need to turn on the TV to find these same fairy tales and magical events, mythical creatures and hybrid monsters, ghosts and other undead. These motifs, their contexts, and their development in the past and present will guide us in our exploration of 19th-century literature, art, and music of the German-speaking countries from romanticism to the cusp of modernism. Taught in English.
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Meissgeier, Sina
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jun 5 - Jul 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 5 / 50
GER 312 – War, Death, and the Hero: Medieval Epics: Beowulf, Nibelungenlied, and Rolandslied
Introduce students to at least three of the most important European/German heroic epics and to challenge them in their thinking about war and death, and the role of the hero.
Introduce students to at least three of the most important European/German heroic epics and to challenge them in their thinking about war and death, and the role of the hero.
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Classen, Albrecht
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jul 10 - Aug 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 30
GER 325 – German Cinema
This course provides a historical overview from the 1920s to the present, with a focus on genres and movements such as expressionism, film noir, propaganda, New German Cinema, the Berlin School, by filmmakers such as Lang, Murnau, Riefenstahl, Ade and Akin. Films will be analyzed and discussed as aesthetic works and historical cultural products, and social issues such as gender, class, race, ethnicity and national identity will be explored. This course may be applied toward the major or minor.
This course provides a historical overview from the 1920s to the present, with a focus on genres and movements such as expressionism, film noir, propaganda, New German Cinema, the Berlin School, by filmmakers such as Lang, Murnau, Riefenstahl, Ade and Akin. Films will be analyzed and discussed as aesthetic works and historical cultural products, and social issues such as gender, class, race, ethnicity and national identity will be explored. This course may be applied toward the major or minor.
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Kosta, Barbara
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- Dates: Jun 5 - Jul 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 8 / 38
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- Section: 102
- Instructor: Kosta, Barbara
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- Dates: Jun 5 - Jul 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 8 / 38
GER 371 – Contemporary German Culture
This course introduces students to topics that shape contemporary Germany. We will examine a broad range of topics addressed in films, literature, public debates and consider Germany's role in a global setting. Taught in English.
This course introduces students to topics that shape contemporary Germany. We will examine a broad range of topics addressed in films, literature, public debates and consider Germany's role in a global setting. Taught in English.
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Meissgeier, Sina
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- Dates: Jun 5 - Jul 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 10 / 50
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- Section: 201
- Instructor: Meissgeier, Sina
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- Dates: Jun 5 - Jul 6
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 10 / 50