This first-year seminar emphasizes careful reading of works by major authors in order to develop students' skills at textual analysis. Topics in German Literature and Civilization. An examination of selected contributions of German culture to the Western tradition. For students with no knowledge of German. Introduction to basic grammar and vocabulary of contemporary idiomatic German with equal emphasis on speaking, writing, reading and aural comprehension.
Laboratory exercises, simple readings, short compositions, conversational drills.
Intermediate German I. Review of basic grammar and development of vocabulary. Reading of short stories. Development of oral communicative skills through individual and group assignments. Presentation of and practice with more sophisticated grammatical principles and vocabulary. Introduction to the civilization of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland through literary and journalistic texts.