Major works of German literature across time, genres, and movements. May not be applied to a major in German. Conversation correlated with contemporary readings in everyday situations. Practical vocabulary in reading, speaking, and writing is stressed. Oral reports and expository writing are aimed at increasing fluency through vocabulary expansion and selective grammar review.
Attention is given to individual students' pronunciation, word choice, and syntax.
May be repeated once for credit when topics vary. A study of selected syntactic characteristics of the language, with special attention given to advanced grammatical categories and stylistic differentiation of literary and nonliterary language. Application of language skills in relevant situations is stressed. May be repeated once for credit when topics vary. Selected works from the medieval period to 1700 are studied as examples of central movements in German culture and literary history.