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COURSE DESCRIPTIONSGR 301 German for the Professional Environment (4 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): GR 201; and 310 (recommended)This course serves as an introduction to the professional cultureof Germanophone countries and societies. Students will preparefor a successful professional experience abroad or in amultinational organization in the U.S. Topics and learningoutcomes will include creating a resume or curriculum vita in thesecond language, proficiency in basic professionalcorrespondence, familiarity with different types of enterprises,organizational structures, marketing, banking and finance,accounting, the employment market, insurance, daily activities inan office, economics, transportation, information technologyapplications, etiquette in a variety of professional situations,shipping and customs, etc. Interactive work with visual mediaand IT applications is emphasized, and the course will be taughtprimarily in the target language.GR 302 German Phonetics and Pronunciation (1 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): GR 102 or permission of instructorExercises in the pronunciation of standard German throughlearning the International Phonetic Alphabet, linking of writtenGerman (graphemes) and spoken sounds (phonemes), practice ofdifficult phonemes, practice of intonation, etc.GR 310 Studies in German Literature (4 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): GR 201A course dealing with particular periods, movements orindividual authors as announced in the schedule. Taught inGerman or English.GR 311 German Composition (3 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): GR 201Concise exercises in writing. Examples: summary, close reading,developing and arguing of a thesis, transitions, culturalizedconclusions, business correspondence, email, grammar incontext, etc.GR 320 Germanophone Literatures and Cultures (3 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): GR 201; and 310 (recommended)Study, discuss and write on cultural production (literature, film,historiography, intellectual movements, particular contributions,etc.) from countries that use German as an everyday medium ofcommunication.GR 350 Internship in German (1-5 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): GR 201; and 310 (recommended)Assist students in arranging internship opportunities withmultinational companies both in the U. S. and abroad. Studentsmay take internships during the semester as well as during thesummer.GR 401 Translation Studies in German (3 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): GR 201; and 310 (recommended)Study the theory of translation. Put the theory into practicethrough translation GRom and into German of literary, business,technical and academic texts.GR 402 Germanophone Intellectual History (3 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): GR 201; and 310 (recommended)Study, discuss and write on such periods and movements as theMiddle Ages, Reformation, Marxism and Socialism, Romanticism,Realism, Modernism, Feminism, Expressionism, etc.GR 410 Germanophone Literatures in English Translation (3 SH)Study, discuss and write on translations into English of suchcanonical writers as Goethe, Schiller, von Hoffmannsthal, Kleist,Kafka, Brecht, Hesse, Rilke, Thomas Mann, Dürrenmatt, StefanZweig, etc.GR 411 Germanophone Women Writers and Filmakers (3 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): GR 201; and 310 (recommended)Study, discuss and write on the important contributions toculture by such women as Hildegard von Bingen, Fanny Lewald,Clara Schumann, Claire von Glümer, Anna Seghers, Christa Wolf,Leni Riefenstahl, Helke Sander, Margarethe von Trotta, MonikaTreut, Hannah Arendt, etc.GR 420 Germanophone Visual Arts, Music, Architecture (3 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): GR 201; and 310 (recommended)Study, discuss and write on the visual arts, music, architecture,artists, composers, styles, etc., that have come out of Germany,Austria and Switzerland. Examine the role these have played inthe formation of culture.GR 421 Germanophone Cinema (3 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): GR 201; and 310 (recommended)Study, discuss and write on the history of film in Germany, majorfilm producers, influential movements, famous performers,significant films, documentaries and lesser-known films producedin Germanophone countries and societies.GR 470/79 Special Topics in German (2-4 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): GR 310Study, discuss and write on topics of particular interest tostudents in advanced standing. Examples of topics: Austrianculture, focus on a single writer or filmmaker, advancedgrammar, German Feminism, Expressionism in visual media andliterature, Fascism and the Holocaust, etc.GR 490 Senior Research Project (4 SH)Students preparing a thesis take this course in their finalsemester of the year in which they are scheduled to graduate.The course will cover development of a written proposal inconsultation with the faculty member of the student’s choice,weekly meetings with the thesis advisor to assess progress,develop thesis focus and explore challenges and issues ofresearch methods. Submission of the thesis to the advisor in thepenultimate week of classes is required.Page | 102Lake Erie College | 2012 - 2013 Undergraduate Catalog | Student Handbook | Student Athlete Handbook