CRN |
14400 |
Distribution |
B/D |
Course
No. |
GER 202 |
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Title |
Intermediate
German II |
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Professor |
Susan Bernofsky |
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Schedule |
Mon Tu Th 11:30 am - 12:50 pm OLIN 303 |
A continuation
of GER 201, this course is designed to develop listening comprehension and
speaking proficiency, as well as reading and writing skills. Instruction
includes grammar drills, review of readings, communication practice, guided
composition, and language lab exercises. Readings furnish insights into many
aspects of German civilization and culture, conveying what life is like in the
German-speaking countries today. Indivisible.
CRN |
14013 |
Distribution |
B/D |
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Course
No. |
GER 206 |
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Title |
German
Immersion |
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Professor |
Franz Kempf |
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Schedule |
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Tues |
Wed |
Thur |
Fri |
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9:00 – 10:00 |
LC 210 |
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LC 210 |
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LC 210 |
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11:00 – 12:00 |
LC 210 |
LC 210 |
LC 210 |
LC 210 |
LC 210 |
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2:00 – 3:00 |
LC 210 |
LC 210 |
LC 210 |
LC 210 |
LC 210 |
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4:00 – 5:00 |
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LC 210 |
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LC 210 |
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12
credits. Intensive study of a foreign language helps to
create a highly effective and exciting learning environment for those who wish
to achieve a high degree of proficiency in the shortest possible time. German
immersion is designed to enable students with little or no previous experience
in German to complete two years of college German within five months (spring
semester at Bard, plus June in Germany for 4 additional credits). To achieve
this goal, students take fifteen class hours per week during the semester at
Bard, and twenty hours per week during June at Collegium Palatinum, the
German language institute of Schiller International University in Heidelberg.
Each participant will be able to enroll concurrently in one other course at
Bard. This will allow the student to pursue a more balanced study program or to
fulfill certain requirements (e.g., Freshman Seminar). Beginning with
elementary pronunciation, students are plunged into daily intensive usage of
German, with practice in all four language skills (speaking, listening‑comprehension,
reading, writing). The communicative approach actively involves the student in
a variety of activities including structured practice, role playing, linguistic
games, student‑to‑student give‑and‑take, teacher‑to‑student
give‑and‑take (and vice versa), response to listening‑comprehension
exercises, and invention of creative oral and/or written exchanges. Emphasis
will be placed on linguistic accuracy and cultural authenticity.
As the course progresses, the transition is made
from learning the language for everyday communication to the consideration of
literary and cultural values through the reading of classical and modern texts
(e.g., Goethe, Eichendorff, Kafka, Brecht) which are representative for the
thought and forms of the age in which they were written. The last month of the program will be spent
in Germany. Participants will study at Collegium Palatinum, in
Heidelberg for four weeks. Last year's
participants raved about the Collegium's effective teaching aids and
methods. Course days are Monday through Friday, leaving students most evenings
and weekends free for independent study, research, leisure, and excursions. The
Collegium Palatinum offers a complete program of information, cultural
activities, and excursions. In July and August, after the completion of the
program, participants may travel in Europe on their own or return to the U.S.
immediately. To cover the costs of the program, financial aid will be made
available.
CRN |
14401 |
Distribution |
D |
Course
No. |
GER 415 |
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Title |
Kreatives
Schreiben |
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Professor |
Susan Bernofsky |
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Schedule |
Mon Wed 3:10 pm - 4:30 pm LC 210 |
What is writing?
How many different sorts of things can be made with words? In this class, students will be introduced
to writings in German in a number of different genres and forms (including
poetry, essayistic and narrative prose, experimental fiction, literary and art
criticism and philosophy) and will be asked to experiment with many sorts of
writing themselves. This course is
intended not only to build vocabulary and reinforce grammar skills, but to
deepen students' understanding and mastery of the expressive potential of the
German language. The course will be
conducted in German and will involve workshop-style discussion of student work. Frequent short writing assignments.
CRN |
14459 |
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Course
No. |
GER T300 |
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Title |
German
Theater Production Tutorial |
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Professor |
Stephanie Kufner |
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Schedule |
To be arranged. |
For students with an interest in the conception,
practice and production of a bilingual theater play within the German Studies
Program, based on works by Brecht, Kafka or other authors of interest to
participants. This tutorial is open to anybody from the Bard Community and
involves scripting, acting, stage management, and music, with students choosing
which of these elements they want to focus on. Some German language skills
preferred but not a prerequisite. (2 or
4 credits)