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Majors and Courses of InstructionModern Foreign LanguagesGerman Courses 110, 111. Beginning German (Wolber)An introductory course emphasizing four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.Consideration of the cultural and historic background of the areas where the language is spoken,and readings designed to introduce students to German culture and literature. The aim is to preparestudents to speak and comprehend with some facility and to read texts of moderate difficulty.Emphasis is on class participation and active use of the language. F, S.225. Continuing German (Wolber)An intermediate course that includes an intensive review of Beginning German. Conversationalpractice, vocabulary building, practice in writing short compositions. Readings and discussionof selected prose and poetry to prepare the student to read German literature and contemporarymagazines and newspapers. Prerequisite: 111 or equivalent. F.254. Conversation-Composition (Wolber)Continuation of GERM 225. The course is designed to enhance the students’ ability to understandGerman (listening and reading skills) and to express themselves in German (speaking and writingskills). Translation and interpretation skills will also be addressed. The course focuses on advancedGerman grammar, its practical applications, and the use of idiomatic expressions. Gradually morecomplex short stories will introduce the students to German literature. Prerequisite: GERM 225 orequivalent. S.300.1. Landmark Films of the German Language (Staff)(Every third year. Not offered 2011-2012)This advanced German course investigates the artistic qualities as well as the cultural and historicalcontexts of some of the noted movies made in Germany from the 1930s to the present. The filmsmight have English subtitles, but course lectures and required papers will be in German. Studentswill screen several films from the Golden Age of German Cinema (1919-1933), films made duringand shortly after WWII, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), the New GermanCinema (1965-1985), and those made in the last 25 years. Prerequisite: German 254 or equivalent.352. The German-Speaking Countries (Wolber)(Every third year. Not offered 2011-2012)The course is a revision and expansion of GERM 352: German for Business. It provides asystematic overview of the German-speaking countries, especially Austria, Germany, andSwitzerland. Their geography, infrastructure, and economy will be discussed, as was done in thepast, followed by a presentation of their political systems. Additional topics to be explored willinclude education, religion, culture, the media, the environment, and sports. Particular attentionwill be paid to the role the countries play within the European Union. Students are expected toproduce a lengthy research project in German. Prerequisite: GERM 254 or equivalent. S.355. Advanced Readings in Nonfiction (Wolber)(Every third year. Not offered 2011-2012)Comprehensive review of applied grammar and reading of texts representative of present-dayGerman nonfiction. Each student has the opportunity to read materials in his or her majorfield of interest. Especially recommended for students anticipating graduate study and research.Prerequisite: 254. S.189