Vocabulary building through reading and discussion of short texts. Four credit hours. German Language and Culture in Konstanz, Germany Intensive language and culture study at the Humboldt-Gymnasium in Konstanz, Southern Germany. Daily language instruction by director, reading and discussion of texts relevant to the cultural environment, and participation in regular German Gymnasium classes. Excursions to historical landmarks, such as the St. Gallen monastery in Switzerland and the Romanesque churches on the island Reichenau in the Lake of Constance, are an integral part of the program.
Students live with German families.
Three credit hours. Designed to develop skills in literary analysis and close reading of texts and to introduce writings of major authors representative of their periods. Continued practice in conversation. Four credit hours. The Crisis of Modernity Philosophical and literary texts, film, and art from the late 19th and early 20th centuries as related to the threatened concept of the subject or the self.