Course Schedule

GER 508 – Approaches to German Studies

GER 511 – Communication & Miscommunication in Middle, High & Later German Literatures

Explores the way German writers have dealt with basic issues of human communications.

GER 534 – Literacy through Literature

Cross Listed · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

Exploration of the concept of literacy in the field of second language acquisition and the role that literature can play in the acquisition and teaching of literacy in a foreign or second language. Includes a critical review of theoretical readings from the fields of applied linguistics, second language acquisition theory, education, pedagogy and stylistics and the development of teaching practices, reflecting these theories.

GER 575 – Advanced German Usage

Taught in German.

GER 579 – Second/Foreign Language Teaching and Learning

Cross Listed · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

This class is intended to prepare students to teach a second/foreign language. It will provide students with the essential foundations in language teaching methodology and theory, pedagogical grammar, curriculum and materials development, classroom management, and formal and informal assessment techniques. In addition, students will gain practical knowledge through video practicum components, which allow them to watch and reflect on actual classroom teaching. Students will complete this program with the pedagogical knowledge and practical understanding necessary to be confident and effective language teachers.

GER 594B – L2 Acquisition and Teaching

Cross Listed · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.

GER 596Y – Proseminar in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching

Cross Listed

The purpose of the Proseminar is to provide incoming SLAT major and minor students with a forum in which they can acquire knowledge about current major issues in the field of Applied Linguistics and methods applied to investigate them, critically engage with research and scholarship, and develop a stance in relation to these major issues. Please register through the SLAT Program Coordinator.