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GERM   101 INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN  LANGUAGE & CULTU Credits 5.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION GROUP I (second semester must be completed)
Introductory German with emphasis on speaking and reading.  The course
is supplemented by language laboratory work.
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM ML*254   Kuijk, Joanna                  *CURRENT ENR: 7
002 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM ML*251   Gaug, Christa                  *CURRENT ENR: 12
003 MWF     11:00AM-11:50AM RH*320   Kecht, Maria-Regina            *CURRENT ENR: 9
004 MWF     01:00PM-01:50PM RH*111   Spuler, Richard                *CURRENT ENR: 15

GERM   114 BEGINNING GERMAN FOR ENGINEERING AND SCI Credits 5.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Continuation of introduction German for students in engineering or the
sciences.  Focus on communicative competence, cultural awareness,
and engineering/science-related content.  Multimedia integration.
Prereq- Germ 113 or Germ 101 or consent of instructor.
Enrollment is limited to 20.
001 MWF     02:00PM-02:50PM RH*109   Paarmann, Hendrikje            *CURRENT ENR: 7

GERM   201 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Credits 4.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Improves and reinforces communication skills (speaking, understanding,
reading, and writing German), increases familiarity with German culture.
Course emphasizes the functional use of German through a variety of
texts and audiovisual materials.
001 MWF     11:00AM-11:50AM FL*412   Weissenberger, Klaus           *CURRENT ENR: 4
002 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM RH*317   Spuler, Richard                *CURRENT ENR: 4
003 MWF     01:00PM-01:50PM PL*118   Bledsoe, Robert                *CURRENT ENR: 6

GERM   305 COMPOSITION & CONVERSATION               Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
A variety of reading materials (for example current German newspapers
and video films) serve as the basis for discussions and compositions.
001 MWF     11:00AM-11:50AM PL*119   Spuler, Richard                *CURRENT ENR: 12

GERM   372 EAST-GERMAN WRITERS  THEN AND NOW        Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
A study of East-German writers before and after the "Wende". Authors
will include Hermann Kant, Christa Wolf, Monika Maron, Volker Braun and
others.  Readings and discussions in German.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM RH*239   Eifler, Margaret               *CURRENT ENR: 4

GERM   378 NEW GERMAN CINEMA                        Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Since the sixties Germany build a very distinct auteur cinema with
independent filmmakers such as Fassbinder, Herzog, Wenders, Adlon,
Sander, Brueckner, Trotta and others.  Film critical readings and class
discussions will be in English.  All films will subtitled in English.
German majors may read and write in German.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:20PM RH*105   Eifler, Margaret               *CURRENT ENR: 4

GERM   391 THE TEXT OF OPERA                        Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
The course will focus on the interplay between German literary texts and
opera, by exploring the adaptation of texts to opera libretti and the
use of opera in German literature.  Texts considered will include works
from Schiller, Goethe, Buchner, Wagner, Hofmannsthal and Mann.  Operas
will include works by Verdi, Massenet, Gounod, Berg, Wagner and
Strauss.
001 MWF     11:00AM-11:50AM FL*528   Bledsoe, Robert                *CURRENT ENR: 5

GERM   401 INDEPENDENT WORK IN GERMAN LITERATURE    Credits 1.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Qualified students work on projects of their choice under the
supervision of individual instructors with approval of the
Undergraduate Advisor.  Honors theses are encouraged.
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GERM   403 SPECIAL TOPICS: HONORS THESIS            Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Qualified students work on research projects of their choice under the
supervision of individual instructors.  Work must address significant
topics and lead to a substantial honors essay.
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

GERM   500 GRADUATE RESEARCH                        Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Graduate research and thesis in partial fulfillment for the degree of
Master of Arts.
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GERM   511 TEACHING GERMAN: PRAXIS AND THEORY       Credits 1.00  Fall 99
Practical and theoretical considerations of foreign language teaching
methodologies, instructional planning and evaluation, textbook
evaluation and use, testing methods and design, course planning, etc.
Peer instruction observations required.
With approval of the Graduate Advisor.
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GERM   512 GRADUATE RESEARCH                        Credits 3.00  Fall 99
With approval of the Graduate Advisor.
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

GERM   600 GRADUATE RESEARCH                        Credits 3.00  Fall 99
With the approval of the Graduate Advisor.
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GERM   800 GRADUATE RESEARCH                        Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Graduate research and dissertation in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
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