St. Cloud State University
General Education Goal Area 6
Humanities & Fine Arts
Academic Affairs Use Only:
Response Date:
Effective Date:
1.
Proposal Number:
Prepared by: Isolde Mueller
Phone: 308-4142
Email: immueller@stcloudstate.edu
2.
Requesting Unit: Foreign Languages and Literature
3.
Department, Course Number, Title: GER 201. Intermediate German I
4.
New Course
5.
Will this course be flagged as a diversity course?
Already Designated as Diversity
6.
Will this course also satisfy another General Education Goal Area?
If “Yes” specify which goal area.
GE8
Existing Course
No
Diversity Proposal Accompanying This Form
No
Yes
7.
Course bulletin description, including credits and semesters to be offered:
GER 201. Intermediate German I. Review and extend the skills of
listening, reading, speaking, and writing for purposes of communication.
Linguistic and cultural awareness. Prereq.: 102. 4 Cr. F.
8.
Indicate the clientele for whom this course is designed. Is the course for general education only, or
does it fulfill general education and other program needs for this or another department? Obtain
signatures from any affected departments.
Gen Ed students and students wishing to expand on high school language
learning or build on German 101 and 102. The course is also often used by
students in degree programs under 45 credits, where students can use one
year of foreign language in place of a minor. Students in certain degree
programs such as International Relations or Honors use the course to fulfill
their one-year language requirement. It is also designed for students
planning study abroad in German-speaking countries.
9.
Indicate any changes that must be made in offerings or resources in your department or other
departments by offering this course.
None
10.
For new courses or courses not yet approved for General Education, indicate any other SCSU departments
12/11/2009
or units offering instruction that relates to the content of the proposed course.
11.
Courses designated as General Education are included in the assessment plan for the Goal Area(s)
for which they are approved. Courses for which assessment is not included in the annual GE
assessment report for two years will be removed from the General Education Program.
The Requesting Unit understands and recognizes the above conditions.
12/11/2009
12.
Provide a concise explanation of how the following goal is a “significant focus” of the proposed course.
Goal Area 6: Humanities & Fine Arts
Expand appreciation and critical understanding of changing modes of human expression and systems of
thought in the arts and humanities, and develop abilities in the creation and performance of meaning.
Our courses teach students how to communicate and create meaning in a
new language with an awareness of different genres and varying audiences.
German 201 and 202 stress communicative language learning, with language as
a means to negotiate and create and perform meaning. On the basis of that
premise, our activities in and outside the classroom promote understanding
of what it means to express oneself in German, what collective cultural
values shape creative and intellectual ideas. Students develop an
understanding of the intersections between the individual and collective
ideas by exploring texts from such diverse fields as music, religion,
philosophy, literature, architecture and the visual arts.
13. In order for a course to be designated as fulfilling Goal Area 6, it must address at least 5 of the 7 student learning
outcomes (SLOs) below. Check the SLOs below that are focused on in the proposed general education course.
1. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
2. Describe and appreciate works in the arts and humanities as expressions of individual and collective values
within an intellectual, cultural, historical and social context.
3. Interpret and respond critically to works from various cultures in the arts and humanities.
4. Explore intellectually the ideas expressed in works in the arts and humanities.
5. Engage in creative processes or interpretive performance.
6. Articulate an informed personal response to works in the arts and humanities.
7. Analyze the diverse means of communication in the arts and humanities.
14.
Discuss how each Student Learning Outcome checked above is achieved in this course. (Note: Although
descriptions of typical assignments or types of assignments may be part of this discussion, it is not
appropriate to submit copies of actual assignments.)
1.
Students explore a variety of genres (autobiography, personal
narratives, short stories, poems, songs) and media (film, social media) that
serve as cultural representations and expressions of human experiences in
the arts and humanities.
2.
In class discussion and essays, students explore works in the art and
the humanities, which offer insight into the experiences of various groups
and individuals in German-speaking countries and let students develop an
12/11/2009
appreciation for the tension between individual and collective values.
Examples include people with migrant backgrounds, German-Jewish writings.
3.
Through class discussion and essays, students interact with artwork
from the various cultures represented in German-speaking countries today,
such as Austrian, East German, German-Jewish, German-Turkish, Swiss artists
and thinkers.
4.
Students explore intellectually ideas such as interpersonal relations,
private and public, diversity, cultural conventions as represented in the
writings by German-speaking writers and thinkers.
5.
Students explore the meaning of works of art and in the humanities by
creating role plays or other performative interpretations.
6.
Students discuss and write about works in the arts such as
expressionist paintings, romantic fairy tales and music, contemporary
German-Turkish writers to explore aspects of their own cultural identities
in relation to others and the textual representations.
7.
Students explore diverse means of communication by using four
modalities (listening, writing, speaking and reading) and by analyzing
various genres and various media (electronic media and print media).
15.
List or attach the Course Outline (adequately described and including percentage of time to be allocated
to each topic). Curriculum Committees may request additional information. Topics larger than 20% need
to be broken down further. Indicate in your course outline where the Student Learning Outcomes
checked above are being met.
I. Development of Linguistic System (Area 6 Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 7) (50%)
Understanding and developing a new linguistic system as a means of
communication and vehicle to create and negotiate meaning (grammar,
vocabulary acquisition)
•
Verb system (subject/verb agreement, separable prefix verbs, irregular
verb conjugations)10%
•
Tense system (present tense, present perfect, simple past, past
perfect) 10%
•
Mood (indicative, subjunctive) 10%
•
Agency (passive, active) 5%
•
Case system (nominative, dative, accusative) 10%
•
Grammatical gender 5%
II. Humanities and Fine Arts (Area 6) 25%
12/11/2009
- Group cultural presentation on a city in a German-speaking country.
(Learning Outcome 5) (10%)
- Reading, listening and writing activities dealing with appropriate
culturally authentic material such as news reporting, advertising, cultural
reviews, films, literary texts etc. Topics include, but are not limited to,
cultural events, artistic movements, introductory texts to German
philosophers, and cultural trends.(Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7)
(15%)
III. Global Perspectives (Area 8) (25%)
- Reading and listening activities from German-speaking newspapers about
topics such as economy, cultural trends in a global comparison, political
issues. These texts form the basis for in-class discussions and writing
assignments. (SLO 1, 2, 3, 4). (10%)
- Written and oral analysis of service project at Apollo High School where
they serve as reading tutors for English language learners. This topic
lends itself to such global issues as migration, literacy, etc. (SLO 1, 3,
5). (15 %).
12/11/2009
St. Cloud State University
General Education Transmittal Form
Academic Affairs Use Only:
Response Date:
Effective Date:
Proposal Number
Department: Foreign Languages and Literature
Course or Course(s): GER 201. Intermediate German I
Mike Hasbrouck
Department or Unit Chair Signature
2-15-10
Date
Department forward to Academic Affairs for publication and electronically to Chair of General Education Committee, Chair
of College Curriculum Committee, College Dean
Recommendation of General Education Committee:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
Chairperson
Committee
Signature
Date
Recommendation of University Curriculum Committee:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
Chairperson
Committee
Signature
Date
Recommendation of Faculty Association:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
FA Senate
Signature
Date
Action of Academic Vice President:
Approve
Disapprove
Signature
Entered in Curriculum Data File
12/11/2009
Remarks:
Date