Online German courses and German courses with online components

FALL 2007: See course offerings here.
Any online components are in WebCT Vista. You must be enrolled to access online course materials.

FALL 2006: All online components are in WebCT. You must be enrolled to access these courses.

German 101 01/02 - First-Semester German (4 units / Jorth)
German 101 03/04 - First-Semester German (4 units / Wakefield)
German 102 01/02 - Second-Semester German (4 units / Jorth)
German 201 01/02 - Third-Semester German (4 units / Goulding)
German 202 01/02 - Fourth-Semester German (4 units / Goulding)

German 198 01/02 - German for Reading Knowledge II(3 units / Goulding)

This course is the second in a two-course sequence in which students gain proficiency in understanding and translating written German texts. Students will learn to identify and understand intermediate to advanced grammatical structures of German in context, recognize and understand an expanding range of vocabulary and idioms, use German language reference tools, and to translate German texts of intermediate to advanced difficulty into fluent and comprehensible English prose. This course is particularly well-suited for graduate students or those who intend to enter graduate school, as graduate programs in many disciplines require candidates to be able to read in another language. The productive proficiencies of speaking and writing German are not goals of this course. Prequisite: German for Reading Knowledge I or permission of the instructor. This course does not fulfill any of the requirements of the major or minor in German.

German 211 01 - Conversational German (3 units / Goulding)

This course is designed to help students strengthen and expand their conversational skills in German. To broaden and improve their capacity to converse in German, the course focuses on the particular subset of language skills fundamental to conversation: expanding and personalizing active vocabulary knowledge in common areas of conversation, improving listening comprehension skills, improving the ability to engage in spontaneous oral discussion on basic themes and to respond appropriately in context-specific conversational settings, and improving grammatical accuracy.

German 301 01 - Composition and Conversation (3 units / Goulding)

The primary goals of this course are the development of your productive skills in German: writing and speaking. The starting point of our speaking and writing activities will be the very short texts included in each chapter of the course textbook Der treffende Ausdruck. The course also is designed to improve your skills in areas that support oral and written language competency: namely, grammar, vocabulary, and the ability to use them appropriately in context. Class discussion, oral presentations, essays, weekly interactive online grammar activities, and a personalized vocabulary notebook are all features of this course.

German 398 01 - Business German (3 units / Jorth)

Communication within a business environment has its specialized vocabulary, practices and patterns in each culture. In this course, you will learn to be able to function in German within a business context. You will learn and practice standard communication forms (phone, e-mail, letters, job applications, etc.), as well as receive grammatical practice to support your communication while also becoming acquainted with the cultural specificity of the German business environment in comparison the business practices in the United States. Specific topics covered include: written business communication, oral communication in a German business setting, structure and organization of German companies, the German economy, German business and the EU, environmental issues in German business, and internships, job applications and résumés.

German 465 01 - Nineteenth-Century German Literature (3 units / Goulding)

The nineteenth century was a period of drastic historical, social, political, scientific, and ideological change in Europe. The course will examine literary texts and other media published between 1815 and 1898 and will explore how each illuminates important aspects of the times in which they were composed. Among other topics, our investigation of the century will touch upon issues of gender and class, social codes, the changing role of religion, political movements and trends, and industrialization.

SPRING 2006: All online components are in WebCT. You must be enrolled to access these courses.

German 101 01/02 - First-Semester German (4 units / Jorth)
German 101 03/04 - First-Semester German (4 units / Goulding)
German 102 01/02 - Second-Semester German (4 units / Goulding)
German 198 01/02 - German for Reading Knowledge (3 units / Goulding)

This course is the first in a two-course sequence in which students gain proficiency in understanding and translating written German texts. Students will learn to identify and understand basic grammatical structures of German in context, recognize and understand a basic range of vocabulary and idioms, use German language reference tools, and to translate German texts of elementary to intermediate difficulty into fluent and comprehensible English prose. This course is particularly well-suited for graduate students or those who intend to enter graduate school, as graduate programs in many disciplines require candidates to be able to read in another language. The productive proficiencies of speaking and writing German are not goals of this course. No previous knowledge of German is required. This course does not fulfill any of the requirements of the major or minor in German.

German 198 03 - German Pronunciation Workshop (1 unit / Wakefield / Goulding)

This course is designed to help English-speaking learners acquire a better pronunciation of German. Students will learn to identify the sounds of German, acquire background knowledge essential to properly articulating those sounds, and actively practice the sounds that present the most difficulties. Students will also learn techniques for self-evaluation and improvement of pronunciation.

German 212 01 - Conversational German (3 units / Goulding)

This course is designed to help students strengthen and expand their conversational skills in German. To broaden and improve their capacity to converse in German, the course focuses on the particular subset of language skills fundamental to conversation: expanding and personalizing active vocabulary knowledge in common areas of conversation, improving listening comprehension skills, improving the ability to engage in spontaneous oral discussion on basic themes and to respond appropriately in context-specific conversational settings, and improving grammatical accuracy.

FALL 2005: All courses are in WebCT. You must be enrolled to access the course.

German 101 01 - First-Semester German (Section 1: Goulding)
German 101 02 - First-Semester German (Section 2: Jorth)
German 102 - Second-Semester German (Goulding)
German 211 - Conversational German (Goulding)
German 100B - Modern German Linguistics (Goulding)

The course Modern German Linguistics has three primary components: 1) Students will learn about the historical development of the German language to the present and about the relationship between German and English. 2) Students will learn about, discuss, and analyze issues affecting modern German, such as dialects, linguistic variation, the relationship between language and culture, and the position of German relative to other modern languages. 3) Students will hone their pronunciation skills, focusing particularly on sounds that are difficult for native speakers of English.

SPRING 2005:

German 001 01 - First-Semester German (Section 1: Goulding)
German 001 02 - First-Semester German (Section 2: Jorth)
German 002 - Second-Semester German (Jorth)
German 003 - Third-Semester German (Goulding)
German 004 - Fourth-Semester German (Goulding)
German 020B - Conversational German (Goulding)
German 100B - German Composition and Conversation: Deutsche Krimis (Goulding)

In this course, students will watch and analyze episodes of German television Krimis, read and analyze a German novel and some shorter writings from and about the Krimi genre, and explore and solve brief crime and problem-solving scenarios. They will also participate in an online whodunit (Mord in Mainz) for the duration of the course, in which you will play the role of a suspect in a murder mystery and, at the same time, the role of a detective who is trying to solve the case. As a result of these activities, students will become familiar with the Krimi genre in German culture as well as various other aspects of German life and culture. The Krimis also provide the basis for work on a wide range of intermediate to advanced language skills.

German 198C - German Film (Jorth)

PAST COURSES:

German 020A - German Conversation (Fall 2004)
German 100C - German Composition and Conversation (Fall 2004)
German 240 - 19th-Century German Literature (Spring 2002)

The nineteenth century was a period of drastic historical, social, political, scientific, and ideological change in Europe. The course will examine literary texts and other media published between 1815 and 1898 and will explore how each illuminates important aspects of the times in which they were composed. Among other topics, our investigation of the century will touch upon issues of gender and class, social codes, the changing role of religion, political movements and trends, and industrialization.

German 140B - Introduction to German Literature (Spring 2000)
German 298C - The Faust Tradition from Marlowe to Mann (Fall 1999)
German 002 - Second-Semester German (Spring 1999)
German 200A - German Cinema: From Caligari to Hitler (Spring 1999)
German 250 - Twentieth-Century Literature Before World War II (Spring 1999)

GERMAN 125: German Culture & Civilization: Technology and Culture
TRACS # 14975 – TR 2:00 – 3:15pm
Instructor: Prof. Magda Mueller

Learn about technology in German society from the 19th century to the present from an interdisciplinary perspective. In
addition to examining representations of technology in literary texts by E.T.A. Hoffmann, Bertolt Brecht, Thomas Mann, &
others, the course will also explore early 20th-century films and theoretical texts by Freud, Brecht, Benjamin, Horkheimer, and
Adorno, as well as other great thinkers of the past century.

From the basis of these cultural documents and materials, such topics as robotics, electricity, mass communication,
advertisement, engineering, transportation, & engineering will become focal points of discussion.  In addition, questions of
modernity and modernism and constructions of gender will also be explored.  In addition, students will learn about the advent of the Volkswagen & about German companies on the cutting edge of technology today.
 

GERMAN 200B: New German Cinema
TRACS # 15361 – W 5:00 – 7:50pm
Instructor: Prof. Magda Mueller
Applies toward Cinema Studies Minor & MA in International Languages
no prerequisites

Students will explore and analyze representative films of the post-war era to the present, many of which are unavailable on
video. The course will examine the New German and feminist cinema and their cultural and social signifi-cance. Film aesthetics
and theory from Kluge to contemporary feminist film theory will also be explored.

See online course materials: http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/german200a.htm
For more information, e-mail: mmueller@csuchico.edu
 

GERMAN 298C: The Faust Tradition from Marlowe to Mann
TRACS # 15373   /  FOREIGN LANGUAGES 100 – TRACS # 15512 – MW 2:00-3:15
Fulfills General Education requirement [to get Area C2 GE credit, sign up for FLNG 100]
Instructor: Prof. Christine Manteghi
Course Website

The legendary Faust, a man who sells his soul to the devil to achieve his worldly aspirations, has been a subject of literature
repeatedly since the 16th century. The Faust motif has been an inspiration for a number of acclaimed writers, and has been the
main focus of masterpieces of world literature by Marlowe, Goethe, Heine, Mann, and others.

Who was the real Faust (yes, he really existed!) and why has he fascinated writers and thinkers for centuries?  What facets of
the Faustian being allow him to remain relevant through 400 years of historical and social transformation?  This course will
explore literary masterpieces from the 16th to the 20th century and will examine continuities and changes in the representation
of Faust over time. Exploring the Faust motif through the ages leads to some enticing revelations about humankind and the
status of humanity on the brink of the 21st century.