Request for New Course
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
DIVISION OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
REQUEST FOR NEW COURSE
DEPARTMENT: ____________WORLD LANGUAGES ___________________________COLLEGE: ARTS & SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: _______ R. WESTON-GIL _______________________
CONTACT EMAIL:
CONTACT PHONE:
7-0130
RWESTON3@EMICH.EDU
A. Rationale/Justification for the Course
Current assessment requirements place study of literature and culture at a higher level of language proficiency than
previously. This course replaces GERN 341, Survey of German Literature, which is an introductory literature course
geared at the 300-level. Students need a more rigorous GERN 441, Survey of German Literature from 800Enlightenment at the end of their course of study in the 400 level in order to achieve the goal of the proficiency level of
Advanced Low in ACTFL Standards 1.3, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, and 5.2.
Upgrading the German Program to comply with ACTFL/NCATE standards, we have already added one course at the
300 level which competes for students with the currently-listed GERN 341 Survey of Literature course. GERN 366 has
yet to be taught as a course, though it is required for those, seeking teacher certification.
B. Course Information
1. Subject Code and Course Number:
2. Course Title:
3. Credit Hours:
GERN 441
Survey of German Literature 800-Enlightenment
3
4. Catalog Description (Limit to approximately 50 words.):
This course is an introduction to representative works from the earliest period of German literature and culture through
the Enlightenment. This includes a close analysis of literary texts, an introduction to scholarly terminology, and
developing critical thinking skills in German. Students will also gain exposure to developments in literary criticism.
5. Prerequisites: (List by Subject Code, Number and Title.) Students MUST complete prerequisites before they can take this course.
GERN 343 German Composition on Cultures and Civilization
GERN 366 Cultures of German-Speaking Europe
GERN 344 Principles of German Phonetics and Conversation
6. Co-requisites: (List by Subject Code, Number and Title.) Students MUST take co-requisites at the same time as they are taking this course.
7. Concurrent Prerequisites: (List by Subject Code, Number and Title.) Students MUST take concurrent prerequisites EITHER before or at
the same time as they are taking this course.
8. Equivalent Courses: (List by Subject Code, Number and Title) Students may not earn credit for both a course and its equivalent.
Miller, New Course
Sept. 05
New Course Form
9. Course Restrictions:
a. Academic/Class Level (Check all those who will be allowed to take the course for credit within their academic program.):
Undergraduate
Graduate
Freshperson
Certificate
x
x
Sophomore
x
Masters
Junior
x
Specialist
Senior
x
Doctoral
Note: Only 400-level undergraduate courses can be taken by graduate students for credit within their graduate program. Only
Certificate and Masters students may take these courses. If this is a 400-level course to be offered for graduate credit, attach Approval
Form for 400-level Course for Graduate Credit.
Note: Only 500-level graduate courses can be taken by undergraduate students.
b. Will only students in certain majors/programs be allowed to take this course?
Yes
No
x
If yes, list the majors/programs
c. Will Departmental Permission be Required?
Yes
x
No
(Note: Department permission requires the department to enter authorization for every student registering.)
d. Is admission to a specific College Required? NO
College of Business
Yes
No
X
College of Education
Yes
No
X
10. Will the course be offered as part of the General Education Program?
Yes
No
X
If yes, attach Request for Inclusion of a Course in the General Education Program: Education for Participation in the Global Community form.
Note: All new courses proposed for inclusion in this program will be reviewed by the General Education Advisory Committee. If this course
is NOT approved for inclusion in the General Education program, will it still be offered? Yes
No
C. Relationship to Existing Courses
Within the Department:
11. Will this course will be a requirement or restricted elective in any existing program(s)? Yes x
No
If yes, list the programs and attach a copy of the programs that clearly shows the place the new course will have in the curriculum.
Program German Language and Literature Minor
Program German Language and Literature Major
Program German Language and Literature Major – Secondary Teacher Ed
Required X Restricted Elective
Required X Restricted Elective
Required X Restricted Elective
Program German Language and Literature Major – K-12 Teacher Cert.
Program Business German minor
Program
Required X Restricted Elective
Required Restricted Elective X
Required Restricted Elective
12. Will this course replace an existing course? Yes X
No
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NOTE: Complete #13 only if the answer to #12 is “Yes.” Complete #14 only if the answers to #12 and #13b are both
“Yes.”
13. (Complete only if the answer to #12 is “Yes.”)
a. Subject Code, Number and Title of course to be replaced:
GERN 341 Survey of German Literature
b. Will the course to be replaced be deleted?
Yes
X
No
14. (Complete only if the answers to #12 and #13b are both “Yes.”) If the replaced course is to be deleted, it is not necessary to submit
a Request for Graduate and Undergraduate Course Deletion.
a. When is the last time it will be offered?
Term
b. Is the course to be deleted required by programs in other departments?
Contact the Course and Program Development Office if necessary.
Yes
Winter
Year
2009
No
x
c. If yes, do the affected departments support this change?
Yes
No
If yes, attach letters of support. If no, attach letters from the affected department explaining the lack of support, if available.
Outside the Department: The following information must be provided. Contact the Course and Program Development office for
assistance if necessary.
15. Are there similar courses offered in other University Departments?
If yes, list courses by Subject Code, Number and Title
Yes
No
NO
16. If similar courses exist, do the departments in which they are offered support the proposed course?
Yes
No
If yes, attach letters of support from the affected departments. If no, attach letters from the affected department explaining the lack of support,
if available.
D. Course Requirements
17. Attach a detailed Sample Course Syllabus including:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Course goals, objectives and/or expected student outcomes
Outline of the content to be covered
Student assignments including presentations, research papers, exams, etc.
Method of evaluation
Grading scale (if a graduate course, include graduate grading scale)
Special requirements
Bibliography, supplemental reading list
Other pertinent information.
NOTE: COURSES BEING PROPOSED FOR INCLUSION IN THE EDUCATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE GLOBAL
COMMUNITY PROGRAM MUST USE THE SYLLABUS TEMPLATE PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL EDUCATION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE TEMPLATE IS ATTACHED TO THE REQUEST FOR INCLUSION OF A COURSE IN THE
GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM: EDUCATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY FORM.
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E. Cost Analysis (Complete only if the course cannot be implemented without additional University resources.
Fill in Estimated
Resources for the sponsoring department(s). Attach separate estimates for other affected departments.)
Estimated Resources:
Year One
Year Two
Year Three
Faculty / Staff
$_________
$_________
$_________
SS&M
$_________
$_________
$_________
Equipment
$_________
$_________
$_________
Total
$_________
$_________
$_________
F. Action of the Department/College
1. Department
Vote of department faculty:
For __________
Against __________
(Enter the number of votes cast in each category.)
Department Head Signature
Abstentions __________
Date
2. College/Graduate School
A. College
College Dean Signature
Date
B. Graduate School (if Graduate Course)
Graduate Dean Signature
Date
G. Approval
Associate Vice-President for Academic Programming Signature
Date
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SYLLABUS - GERMAN441
SURVEY OF GERMAN LITERATURE:
VON DEN ANFÄNGEN
BIS ZUR AUFKLÄRUNG
Fall 2010
Hours of Instruction:
ROOM:
Instructor:
INSTRUCTOR CONTACT INFORMATION
Office:
Phone:
E-Mail:
Office Hours:
R E Q U IR E D T E X T & W E B R E S O U R C E S
1) Clay, Gudrun, 1000 Jahre Deutsche Literatur: Von den Anfängen bis zur Aufklärung, 2nd Edition.
Newburyport, MA: Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co., 2008.
ISBN 978-1-58510-287-7
or
ISBN 10: 1-58510-287-3
NOTE: This is a new edition
2) Course Packet
3) World Wide Web access
RECOMMENDED TEXTS
1) Fulbrook, Mary. A Concise History of Germany, 2nd Edition. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories,
London: University College
Paperback: ISBN-10: 0521540712, Hardback: ISBN-10: 0521833205
2) Waterman, John T. A History of the German Language, Rev. Ed.
(Waveland Press, 1976)
ISBN: 0-88133-590-8
3) Unabridged German Dictionary. Harper Collins: (1999) or later edition (Hardcover).
OR German Dictionary. Harper Collins: (1998) or later edition (Paperback).
A. C O U R SE
O B J E C T IV E S A N D M E T H O D S
Readings are from Gudrun Clay, 1000 JAHRE DEUTSCHE LITERATUR: Von den Anfängen bis zur
Aufklärung, 2nd Ed. in addition to occasional assignments from the World Wide Web and the Webcaucus.
You can expect this course to expand all your linguistic abilities in German as well as your awareness of
the culture, politics, and history of the German-speaking world. You will read representative works from
the earliest beginnings of German literature and culture up through the period of the 17th-18th century
Enlightenment. Specifically, you will continue to develop your proficiency in all four language
modalities: reading, writing, listening, and speaking, with special focus on reading, writing, and
interpretive/analytical skills.
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In honing these skills you will, in addition, greatly increase your vocabulary through the critical reading
of cultural, historical, and literary texts. These skills may additionally be enhanced via supplemental
media, e.g. films, songs, and a wealth of current Internet resources. You will expand your speaking and
writing proficiency through class participation, e.g. topical discussions, group and partner work, reports,
and writing assignments such as Webcaucus entries - all designed to enhance your knowledge and
understanding of the problematics of language, culture and literature. You will become sensitive to some
of the major issues and problems of life in the German-speaking world from the time periods spanning
120 B.C. through the 18th century. Through reports and your active, weekly participation in the
Webcaucus you will work toward these goals, while at the same time deepen your knowledge and
understanding of Central European cultural history. Films, video and period music will supplement
instruction when appropriate. [Please note: through the presentation projects, this course offers the
opportunity for student teacher candidates to complete the official ACTFL/NCATE standard
requirements for teacher certification, namely, Assessment #2, CIVILIZATION, CULTURES,
LITERATURES, AND LANGUAGE. If you are planning to become a German teacher then your
presentation must follow the rubric for this assessment and it must be uploaded to LiveText].
You will use the Webcaucus (http://webcaucus.emich.edu) because updates in daily assignments will be
posted there, as well as regular assignments which may require online participation. The Webcaucus is
also used as an information source for links which relate to the study of German language, literature, and
culture in general, and to the required readings of this course in particular. The title of the Webcaucus for
this course is: GERN441_551_SURVEY LITERATURE FALL 2010
B.
OUTCOMES
Following successful completion of this course you will better understand the ties between culture and
literature. You will know the major literary periods and cultural traditions, including a general
understanding of the interconnectedness of literature, musical traditions and the visual arts and how these
relate from a historical perspective. You will demonstrate knowledge through active discussion, oral
presentations, written assignments (some online), and through formulating ideas, making comparisons,
and applying interpretive and analytical skills on exams. These outcomes are outlined here below. You
will . . . :
1. Read, understand, and discuss German literary texts of varying lengths and genres.
2. Articulate ideas using essential vocabulary to analyze, interpret and compare literary texts.
3. Trace the origins of the modern German-speaking world.
4. Identify the contributions of major writers, thinkers, artists, and cultural icons, the roles they play, and
references made to them in the German-speaking world from 800 – the Enlightenment.
5. Demonstrate a heightened language proficiency in relation to understanding, reading, interpreting, and
discussing literary texts.
6. Demonstrate increased understanding of cultural and historical knowledge of German and other European
cultures.
C. C O U R SE
R E Q U IR E M E N T S
Attendance (10%)
This course consists of 2 regular class meetings per week. Given the goals of the course it is imperative
that you attend all classes. You are allowed 2 unexcused absences with no questions asked. Beginning
with the 3rd and each successive unexcused absence, your grade will be lowered on half step, i.e. an “A”
will become and “A-“and so on. With the 5th unexcused absence you will receive an automatic E for the
course. Excused absences include: documented illness, death in the immediate family, participation in a
university-sponsored event, etc. If you know in advance that you will miss a class please notify me via
email or telephone during my office hours.
Participation (05%)
Reading and understanding literature in a foreign language requires continuous and consistent
preparation. You must come to class with the assigned readings completed. Active participation i.e.
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partner work, group and class discussion are also vital components of the class. Be fair to yourself and
your classmates and come to class prepared! Expect to interact and participate on a regular basis. You will
earn from 0 to 10 participation points per day.
Homework (15%)
You are responsible for the readings and for the written homework assigned regardless of whether you are
in class. Late homework will be accepted for credit only in the instance of an excused absence or
otherwise according to my discretion. It is important that homework is completed for the assigned date.
Homework assignments include: regular readings in the textbook by Gudrun Clay, occasional online
readings, along with Webcaucus responses or written assignments (Webcaucus and written assignments
will be graded based on punctuality, effort, and content. You will earn from 0 to 10 points per
assignment. Reduced points will be given for late Webcaucus postings).
WEBCAUCUS: <http://webcaucus.emich.edu> will be used in this course to update you on assignments
and guide you in reading comprehension via providing you with targeted questions and pertinent
vocabulary, both which serve as a starting point for discussion. If you have used the Webcaucus before,
simply go to the website above and follow the instructions for login.
This conference is named: GERN441_551_SURVEY LITERATURE FALL 2010
IF YOU HAVEN’T USED THE WEB-CAUCUS BEFORE:
You must have an active emich.edu email address in order to access the Webcaucus. You can logon by
going to the emich.edu homepage and clicking on the Webcaucus link, OR simply enter:
<http://webcaucus.emich.edu>. *If you are using Webcaucus for the first time, just enter your
my.emich.edu username and password (the same as for your email) in the Caucus login box, and follow
the prompts.
Reports (20%)
You will also give two (2) major reports (approx. 15 minutes) based on readings and your selection of
topics from the list of possible themes. Reports must be delivered on the date for which you have signed
up. The reports comprise a significant proportion of your grade and require class time. You should
consider that you have a responsibility not only to yourself but to your classmates. Be prepared! You will
be evaluated based on a rubric which you will receive when we discuss the requirements for the
presentation. In addition, you must prepare a one-page hand-out for the class which outlines your
information as well as documents your research.
Your sources must include at least two references from each of the following categories:
1) a book
2) a scholarly journal
3) a scholarly online source (i.e. no Blogs, not Wikipedia!)
You need a minimum of 6 sources.
You have reserve items available to you, plus we have reference librarians who are happy to assist you.
We will spend one class hour in Halle Library where you will be shown how to go about conducting your
research.
3 Exams (50%)
The Mid-term Exam consists of short-answer/ essay questions and vocabulary based on readings and
discussions up to that point in the semester. Questions will center around the content of the literary works
– the who, what, where, when, etc–of the text, vocabulary, and definitions of literary terms. You will be
required to interpret, analyze, and compare literary texts as well as discuss the cultural, historical and
political situations out of which these texts arose. The third exam will be written during the regularlyscheduled Finals hour on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 from 3:30-5:00 p.m.
D. E V A L U A T I O N
SU M M A R Y
-Attendance
-Homework (+ Webcaucus)
= 10%
= 15%
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-Participation
-Reports
-Exams
= 05%
= 20%
= 50%
A . G R A D IN G S C A L E
A
=
94-100
A=
90-93
B+
=
87-89
B
=
83-86
B=
80-82
C+
=
77-79
C
=
73-76
C=
70-72
D+
=
67-69
D
=
63-66
D=
60-62
E
=
59 and below
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ADDENDA
-ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
OFFICE OF STUDENT JUDICIAL SERVICE:
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY, INCLUDING ALL FORMS OF CHEATING AND/OR PLAGIARISM, WILL NOT BE
TOLERATED IN THIS CLASS. PENALTIES FOR AN ACT OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY MAY RANGE FROM
RECEIVING A FAILING GRADE FOR A PARTICULAR ASSIGNMENT TO RECEIVING A FAILING GRADE FOR THE
ENTIRE COURSE. IN ADDITION, YOU MAY BE REFERRED TO THE OFFICE OF STUDENT JUDICIAL SERVICES
FOR DISCIPLINE THAT CAN RESULT IN EITHER A SUSPENSION OR PERMANENT DISMISSAL. THE STUDENT
CONDUCT CODE CONTAINS DETAILED DEFINITIONS OF WHAT CONSTITUTES ACADEMIC DISHONESTY, BUT
IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT WHETHER SOMETHING YOU ARE DOING WOULD BE CONSIDERED ACADEMIC
DISHONESTY, CONSULT WITH THE INSTRUCTOR.
-CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT ISSUES
OFFICE OF STUDENT JUDICIAL SERVICES:
STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ABIDE BY THE STUDENT CONDUCT CODE AND ASSIST IN CREATING AN
ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING AND PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY. INCIVILITY AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND MAY
RESULT IN A REQUEST TO LEAVE CLASS AND REFERRAL TO THE OFFICE OF STUDENT JUDICIAL SERVICES
(SJS) FOR DISCIPLINE. EXAMPLE OF INAPPROPRIATE CLASSROOM CONDUCT INCLUDE REPEATEDLY
ARRIVING LATE TO CLASS, USING A CELLULAR PHONE, OR TALKING WHILE OTHER ARE SPEAKING. YOU
MAY ACCESS THE CODE ONLINE AT WWW.EMICH.EDU/SIS
-STUDENT AND EXCHANGE VISITOR STATEMENT (SEVIS)
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT:
THE STUDENT EXCHANGE VISITOR INFORMATION SYSTEM (SEVIS) REQUIRES F AND J STUDENTS
REPORT TO THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, 244 STUDENT CENTER, WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE
EVENT:
CHANGES IN YOUR NAME, LOCAL ADDRESS, MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY, OR SOURCE OF FUNDING.
CHANGES IN YOUR DEGREE-COMPLETION DATE.
CHANGES IN YOUR DEGREE LEVEL (EX. BACHELORS TO MASTERS).
INTENT TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER SCHOOL.
PRIOR PERMISSION FROM OIS IS NEEDED FOR THE FOLLOWING:
DROPPING ALL COURSES AS WELL AS CARRYING OR DROPPING BELOW MINIMUM CREDIT HOURS.
EMPLOYMENT ON OR OFF-CAMPUS.
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REGISTERING FOR MORE THAN ONE ONLINE COURSE PER TERM (F-VISA ONLY)
ENDORSING I-20 OR DS-2019 FOR RE-ENTRY INTO THE USA.
FAILURE TO REPORT MAY RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF YOUR SEVIS RECORD AND EVEN ARREST AND
DEPORTATION. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, CONTACT THE OIS AT 487-3116, NOT YOUR
INSTRUCTOR.
-SPECIAL NEEDS ACCOMMODATIONS
IF YOU WISH TO BE ACCOMMODATED FOR YOUR DISABILITY, EMU BOARD OF REGENTS POLICY #8.3
REQUIRES THAT YOU FIRST REGISTER WITH THE ACCESS SERVICES OFFICE (ASO) IN ROOM 203 KING
HALL. YOU MAY CONTACT ASO BY TELEPHONE AT 487-2470. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER WITH ASO PROMPTLY AS YOU WILL ONLY BE ACCOMMODATED FROM THE
DATE YOU REGISTER WITH THEM FORWARD. NO RETROACTIVE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
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Announcements for German Majors and for German Major and
Minor Teacher Candidates
You must collect and save samples of your German assignments and work (tests, quizzes, journals,
reports, papers etc.) of this class for your future senior portfolio.
New Assessment Guidelines based on National College Accreditation for Teacher Education (NCATE)
and American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), require that foreign language
students at EMU fulfill the following:
1) A. All students in GERN343 must complete the online STAMP Test (reading, writing, speaking) at a
designated time in November (free of charge) in Alexander computer lab
B. All students at end of GERN 344 or beginning 400-level must complete the online
STAMP TEST at a designated time (free of charge)
2) German majors and teacher candidates: Establish an online portfolio with LIVE.TEXT (students pay for
set-up through COE; for training session contact Amy…………….) to upload samples of assignments,
papers, quizzes, etc. from all levels of courses
3) German majors and teacher candidates: Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)
A. Diagnostic interview at end of 300/beginning 400-level (recommended for all students)
B. Exit interview before student teaching (major and minor teacher candidates) or end of 400-level courses
(through ACTFL, fee paid by students)
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SYLLABUS - SEMESTERPLAN Fall 2010
WOCHE 1
4. SEPT. Do.
Einleitung in den Kurs; Selections from Clay, KAPITEL I, DAS GERMANENTUM.
HOMEWORK:
KAPITEL I, DAS GERMANENTUM.
Clay, pp. 3-6, Geschichte und Kultur + pp. 6-7 Fragen zur Geschichte und Kultur;
Clay, pp. 7-9, Sprache + p. 10, Fragen zur Sprache.
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WOCHE 2
9. SEPT Di.
KAPITEL I, DAS GERMANENTUM.
Clay, pp. 3-6, Geschichte und Kultur + pp. 6-7, Fragen zur Geschichte und Kultur;
Clay, pp. 7-9, Sprache + p. 10, Fragen zur Sprache.
HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp. 10-16, Literatur – Merseburger Zaubersprüche, Ulfilas’ Bibelübersetzung,
Edda, Thorgeirs Vaterrache + pp. 21-24, Fragen zur Literatur.
11. SEPT. Do.
Clay, pp. 10-16, Literatur – Merseburger Zaubersprüche, Ulfilas’ Bibelübersetzung,
Edda, Thorgeirs Vaterrache + pp. 21-24, Fragen zur Literatur.
HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp. 16-21, Das Nibelungenlied + pp. 24-26, Fragen zum Nibelungenlied.
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WOCHE 3
16. SEPT. Di.
Clay, pp. 16-21, Das Nibelungenlied + pp. 24-26, Fragen zum Nibelungenlied.
HOMEWORK:
KAPITEL II, FRÜHES MITTELALTER (800-1050).
Clay, pp. 31-35, Geschichte und Kultur + pp. 35-36, Fragen zur Geschichte und Kultur;
Clay, pp. 36-38, Sprache + pp. 39, Fragen zur Sprache.
18. SEPT. Do.
KAPITEL II, FRÜHES MITTELALTER (800-1050).
Clay, pp. 31-35, Geschichte und Kultur + pp. 35-36, Fragen zur Geschichte und Kultur.
Clay, pp. 36-38, Sprache + pp. 39, Fragen zur Sprache.
HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp. 39-43, Literatur – St. Galler Vaterunser, Wessobrunnergebet, Muspilli,
Hildebrandslied (also Hand-Out for Hildebrandslied), Heliand, Roswitha von Gandersheim, Nokter der
Deutsche + pp. 43-45, Fragen zur Literatur.
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WOCHE 4
23. SEPT. Di.
Clay, pp. 39-43, Literatur – St. Galler Vaterunser, Wessobrunnergebet, Muspilli, Hildebrandslied (also
Hand-Out for Hildebrandslied), Heliand, Roswitha von Gandersheim, Nokter der Deutsche + pp. 43-45,
Fragen zur Literatur.
HOMEWORK:
Review for EXAM I, KAPITEL I+II
25. SEPT. Do.
EXAM I, KAPITEL I+II
HOMEWORK:
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KAPITEL III, HOHES MITTELALTER ODER DAS CHRISTLICH-RITTERLICHE MITTELALTER
(1050-1300).
Clay, pp. 51-56, Geschichte und Kultur + pp. 56-57, Fragen zur Geschichte und Kultur.
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WOCHE 5
30. SEPT. Di.
KAPITEL III, HOHES MITTELALTER ODER DAS CHRISTLICH-RITTERLICHE
MITTELALTER (1050-1300).
Clay, pp. 51-56, Geschichte und Kultur + pp. 56-57, Fragen zur Geschichte und Kultur.
HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp. 57-58, Sprache + pp. 59, Fragen zur Sprache;
Clay, pp. 60- 62, Literatur – Heldenepos + Höfischesepos (Rolandslied + Parzival) +
pp. 68-69 Fragen zur Literatur, pp. 68-69, Fragen zu Rolandslied + Parzival.
2. OKT. Do.
Clay, pp. 57-58, Sprache + pp. 59, Fragen zur Sprache;
Clay, pp. 60-62, Literatur – Heldenepos + Höfischesepos (Rolandslied + Parzival) +
pp. 68-69, Fragen zur Literatur, pp. 68-69, Fragen zu Rolandslied + Parzival.
HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp. 62-64, Literatur – Tristan und Isolde, Der arme Heinrich +
pp. 69-70, Fragen zur Literatur, Tristan und Isolde, Der arme Heinrich (including p. 70, Übungen zur
Sprache + Nacherzählung).
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WOCHE 6
7. OKT. Di.
Clay, pp. 62-64, Literatur – Tristan und Isolde, Der arme Heinrich +
pp. 69-70, Fragen zur Literatur, Tristan und Isolde, Der arme Heinrich (including p. 70, Übungen zur
Sprache + Nacherzählung).
HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp.64-68, Lyrik (Walter von der Vogelweide) + Mystik (Meister Eckhart) + 70-71, Fragen zu Lyrik
+ Mystik.
9. OKT. Do.
Clay, pp.64-68, Lyrik (Walter von der Vogelweide) + Mystik (Meister Eckhart) +
pp. 70-71, Fragen zu Lyrik + Mystik.
HOMEWORK:
KAPITEL IV, SPÄTES MITTELALTER (1300-1500).
Clay, pp. 77-80, Geschichte und Kultur + pp. 80-82, Fragen zur Geschichte und Kultur.
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WOCHE 7
14. OKT. Di.
KAPITEL IV, SPÄTES MITTELALTER (1300-1500).
Clay, pp. 77-80, Geschichte und Kultur + pp. 80-82, Fragen zur Geschichte und Kultur.
HOMEWORK:
Hans Sachs – See: http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/autoren/sachs.htm
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16. OKT. Do.
Hans Sachs – See: http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/autoren/sachs.htm
HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp. 82-85, Sprache + pp. 85-86, Fragen zur Sprache.
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WOCHE 8
21. OKT. Di.
Clay, pp. 82-85, Sprache + pp. 85-86, Fragen zur Sprache.
HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp. 86-88, Literatur – Meier Helmbrecht + Der Ackermann aus Böhmen +
pp. 97-98, Fragen zur Literatur (Helmbrecht + Ackermann).
http://www.manfredhiebl.de/helmbrecht.htm
http://www.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/helios/fachinfo/www/kunst/digi/henfflin/cpg76.html
http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/tepl/ackerman/ackerman.htm
23. OKT. Do.
Clay, pp. 86-88, Literatur – Meier Helmbrecht + Der Ackermann aus Böhmen +
pp. 97-98, Fragen zur Literatur (Helmbrecht + Ackermann).
HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp. 88-94, Literatur – Das Volkslied + Volksschwänke (Hans Sachs – Der heilige Georg . . . . + Von
einem laut schreienden Mönch) + pp. 98-99, Fragen zur Literatur.
_________________________________________
WOCHE 9
28. OKT. Di.
Clay, pp. 88-94, Literatur – Das Volkslied + Volksschwänke (Hans Sachs – Der heilige Georg . . . . + Von
einem laut schreienden Mönch) + pp. 98-99, Fragen zur Literatur.
HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp. 94-97, Literatur – Hans Sachs – Der Fahrende Schüler im Paradies, Oswold von Wolkenstein +
pp. 100-101, Fragen zur Literatur.
30. OKT. Do.
Clay, pp. 94-97, Literatur – Hans Sachs – Der Fahrende Schüler im Paradies, Oswold von
Wolkenstein + pp. 100-101, Fragen zur Literatur.
HOMEWORK:
EXAM II, KAPITEL III+IV, TAKE-HOME
KAPITEL V, DAS ZEITALTER DER REFORMATION (1500-1600).
Clay, pp. 109-111, Geschichte und Kultur (Die römisch-katholische kirche … Der Humanismus,
Rebellion gegen die Kirche) + p. 115 , Fragen zur Geschichte und Kultur.
_________________________________________
WOCHE 10
4. NOV. Di.
KAPITEL V, DAS ZEITALTER DER REFORMATION (1500-1600).
Clay, pp. 109-111, Geschichte und Kultur (Die römisch-katholische kirche … Der Humanismus,
Rebellion gegen die Kirche) + p. 115 , Fragen zur Geschichte und Kultur.
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HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp. 111-115, Geschichte und Kultur + p. 115 , Fragen zur Geschichte und Kultur.
6. NOV. Do.
Clay, pp. 111-115, Geschichte und Kultur + p. 115-116, Fragen zur Geschichte und Kultur.
HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp. 117-118, Sprache + pp. 118-119, Fragen zur Sprache;
pp. 119-125, Literatur – (Erasmus von Rotterdam, Martin Luther) + pp. 129-131, Fragen zur Literatur.
_________________________________________
WOCHE 11
11. NOV. Di.
Clay, pp. 117-118, Sprache + pp. 118-119, Fragen zur Sprache;
pp. 119-125, Literatur – (Erasmus von Rotterdam, Martin Luther) + pp. 129-131, Fragen zur Literatur.
HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp. 125-129, Literatur – Volksbücher, Till Eulenspiegel + pp. 132, Fragen zur Literatur.
13. NOV. Do.
Clay, pp. 125-129, Literatur – Volksbücher, Till Eulenspiegel + pp. 132, Fragen zur Literatur.
HOMEWORK:
KAPITEL VI, DAS ZEITALTER DES DREISSIGJÄHRIGEN KRIEGES UND DAS BAROCK (16001700).
Clay, pp. 139-145, Geschichte und Kultur + pp. 145-146, Fragen zur Geschichte und Kultur.
_________________________________________
WOCHE 12
18. NOV. Di.
KAPITEL VI, DAS ZEITALTER DES DREISSIGJÄHRIGEN KRIEGES UND DAS BAROCK (16001700).
Clay, pp. 139-145, Geschichte und Kultur + pp. 145-146, Fragen zur Geschichte und Kultur.
HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp. 147-149, Sprache + p. 149, Fragen zur Sprache;
pp. 150-153, Literatur – Grimmelshausen, Simplizissimus + p. 159, Fragen zur Literatur –
(Grimmelshausen, Simplizissimus).
20. NOV. Do.
Clay, pp. 147-149, Sprache + p. 149, Fragen zur Sprache; pp. 150-153, Literatur – Grimmelshausen,
Simplizissimus + p. 159, Fragen zur Literatur – (Grimmelshausen, Simplizissimus).
HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp. 154-158, Literatur – Martin Opitz, Andreas Gryphius, Hofmannswaldau, Spee, Gerhardt,
Volkslied + pp. 159-160, Fragen zur Literatur.
________________________________________
WOCHE 13
25. NOV. Di.
Clay, pp. 154-158, Literatur – Martin Opitz, Andreas Gryphius, Hofmannswaldau, Spee, Gerhardt,
Volkslied + pp. 159-160, Fragen zur Literatur.
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HOMEWORK:
KAPITEL VII, DIE AUFKLÄRUNG.
Clay, pp. 165-171, Geschichte und Kultur + pp. 172-173, Fragen zur Geschichte und Kultur.
27. NOV. Do. – KEIN UNTERRICHT – THANKSGIVING!
________________________________________
WOCHE 14
2. DEZ. Di.
KAPITEL VII, DIE AUFKLÄRUNG.
Clay, pp. 165-171, Geschichte und Kultur + pp. 172-173, Fragen zur Geschichte und Kultur.
HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp. 174-177, Sprache + p. 177, Fragen zur Sprache.
4. DEZ. Do.
Clay, pp. 174-177, Sprache + p. 177, Fragen zur Sprache.
HOMEWORK:
Clay, pp. 184-190, Literatur – Gotthold Ephraim Lessing – Nathan der Weise +
pp. 193-194, Fragen zur Literatur (Lessing).
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WOCHE 15
9. DEZ. Di.
Letzter Unterrichtstag
Clay, pp. 184-190, Literatur – Gotthold Ephraim Lessing – Nathan der Weise + pp. 193-194, Fragen zur
Literatur (Lessing).
HOMEWORK
PREPARE FOR EXAM III, KAPITEL V-VII
11. DEZ. Do.
PREPARE FOR EXAM III, KAPITEL V-VII [letzter Unterrichtstag]
WOCHE 16
FINAL EXAM PERIOD – EXAM III, KAPITEL V+VII
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Bibliography & Reading List / Reference Source for
GERN 441
Anthologies and Reference Sources
Baldick, Chris. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms. Oxford University Press.
Oxford, 1990.
Forster, Leonard, The Penguin Book of German Verse. 1985.
Fulbrook, Mary. A Concise History of Germany, 2nd Edition. Series: Cambridge Concise
Histories, London: University College.
Garland, Henry & Mary, Eds. The Oxford Companion to German Literature, 3rd Edition by Mary
Garland. Oxford University Press. Oxford, 1997.
Gibbs, Marion E and Sydney M. Johnson, Eds. Medieval German Literature: A Companion.
Routledge. London, 2002.
Merrifield, Doris Fulda. Praktische Anleitung zur Interpretation von Dichtung, Revised Ed.
University Press of America, Lanham. 1982.
Rothmann, Kurt, Ed. Kleine Geschichte der deutschen Literatur. Reklam. Stuttgart, 1997.
Rothmann, Kurt, Ed. Die deutsche Literatur: Ausgewählte Texte. Reclam.
Watanabe-O’Kelly, Helen, Ed. The Cambridge History of German Literature. Cambridge, 1997.
Waterman, John T. A History of the German Language, Rev. Ed. Waveland Press, (1976)
Wellbery, David E. Editor in Chief, A New History of German Literature. Belknap, Cambridge, 2004.
Required Readings from the following:
Literary Periods and Historical Background
http://www.pohlw.de/literatur/epochen/
http://germanistik.net/
http://www.sewanee.edu/german/Literatur/move.html
http://www.lehrer.uni-karlsruhe.de/~za874/homepage/index2.htm
http://www.obuch.de/
Poetic Terminology
http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/ger341/poetics.htm
The following include required readings from primary sources as well as suggestions for alternate
readings for class projects and research for both undergraduate and graduate students:
Combined Sources for Two-Semester Sequence
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Germanic/ Medieval
Hildebrandslied
Das Nibelungenlied: Teil 1
Wolfram von Eschenbach: Parzival
Gottfried von Straßurg: Tristan
Walter von der Vogelweide: Selected poetry
Heinrich von Morungen, Reinmar von Hagenau, Friedrich von Husen and others: Selected examples of
Minnesang
Music: Hildegard von Bingen
Renaissance, Reformation
Johannes von Tepl: Der Ackermann aus Böhmen
Hans Sachs: Two Fastnachtspiele or Schwänke
Art: Several paintings AND sketches or prints of Albrecht Dürer
Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Lüneburg: Selected poetry
Martin Luther: Von der Freiheit eines Christenmenschen, Sendebrief vom Dolmetschen, An den Christlichen
Adel deutscher Nation, Vom ehelichen Leben
Music: Martin Luther
Baroque
Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen: Simplicissimus
Andreas Gryphius: Selected poetry (on line or on reserve in The Penguin Book of German Verse)
Andreas Gryphius: Selected Poetry
Margaretha Susanna von Kuntsch: Selected poetry
Angelus Silesius: Selected Poetry (Online or on reserve in The Penguin Book of German Verse)
Paul Gerhardt: Selected Poetry (On reserve in The Penguin Book of German Verse)
Paul Fleming: Selected poetry (Online or on reserve in The Penguin Book of German Verse)
Martin Opitz: Das Buch von der deutschen Poeterei (Excerpts)
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg Concertos AND several chorales including "Wachet auf…"and
"Jesus bleibet meine Freude" AND organ music
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Aufklärung
Johann Christoff Gottsched: Versuch einer critischen Dichtkunst, excerpts
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock: Selected Poetry (On line or on reserve in The Penguin Book of German Verse)
Gotthold Ephriam Lessing: Nathan der Weise, Emilie Gallotti or Minna von Barnhelm
Gotthold Ephriam Lessing: Hamburgische Dramaturgie, 17. Literaturbrief
Johann Gottfried Herder: Abhandlung über den Ursprung der Sprache
Immanuel Kant: Was ist Aufklärung?
Susanna Elisabeth Ziedler: Selected poetry
Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Emanuel Schickaneder, Die Zauberflöte
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Request for New Course
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
DIVISION OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
REQUEST FOR NEW COURSE
DEPARTMENT: ____________WORLD LANGUAGES ___________________________COLLEGE: ARTS & SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: _______ R. WESTON-GIL _______________________
CONTACT EMAIL:
CONTACT PHONE:
7-0130
RWESTON3@EMICH.EDU
A. Rationale/Justification for the Course
Current assessment requirements place study of literature and culture at a higher level of language proficiency than
previously. This course replaces GERN 342, Survey of German Literature, which is an introductory literature course
geared at the 300-level. Students need a more rigorous GERN 442, Survey of German Literature from Enlightenment –
1945 at the end of their course of study in the 400 level in order to achieve the goal of the proficiency level of
Advanced Low in ACTFL Standards 1.3, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, and 5.2.
Upgrading the German Program to comply with ACTFL/NCATE standards, we have already added one course at the
300 level which competes for students with the currently-listed GERN 342 Survey of Literature course. GERN 366 has
yet to be taught as a course, though it is required for those, seeking teacher certification. Finally, if taught at the 400
level, then students can have an alternative course to GERN 492 in which to complete the NCATE Assessment #2.
B. Course Information
1. Subject Code and Course Number:
2. Course Title:
3. Credit Hours:
GERN 442
Survey of German Literature Enlightenment to 1945
3
4. Catalog Description (Limit to approximately 50 words.):
This course begins with the Sturm und Drang period (1767-1790) and traces the development of German literature up
through 1945. Representative literary texts will be analyzed against the backdrop of their socio-historical context and in
light of contemporary criticism and cultural movements of the time.
5. Prerequisites: (List by Subject Code, Number and Title.) Students MUST complete prerequisites before they can take this course.
GERN 343 German Composition on Cultures and Civilization
GERN 344 Principles of German Phonetics and Conversation
GERN 366 Cultures of German-Speaking Europe
GERN 441 Survey of German Literature 800-Enlightenment
6. Co-requisites: (List by Subject Code, Number and Title.) Students MUST take co-requisites at the same time as they are taking this course.
7. Concurrent Prerequisites: (List by Subject Code, Number and Title.) Students MUST take concurrent prerequisites EITHER before or at
the same time as they are taking this course.
Miller, New Course
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8. Equivalent Courses: (List by Subject Code, Number and Title) Students may not earn credit for both a course and its equivalent.
9. Course Restrictions:
a. Academic/Class Level (Check all those who will be allowed to take the course for credit within their academic program.):
Undergraduate
Graduate
Freshperson
Certificate
x
x
Sophomore
x
Masters
Junior
x
Specialist
Senior
x
Doctoral
Note: Only 400-level undergraduate courses can be taken by graduate students for credit within their graduate program. Only
Certificate and Masters students may take these courses. If this is a 400-level course to be offered for graduate credit, attach Approval
Form for 400-level Course for Graduate Credit.
Note: Only 500-level graduate courses can be taken by undergraduate students.
b. Will only students in certain majors/programs be allowed to take this course?
Yes
No
x
If yes, list the majors/programs
c. Will Departmental Permission be Required?
Yes
x
No
(Note: Department permission requires the department to enter authorization for every student registering.)
d. Is admission to a specific College Required?
College of Business
Yes
No
x
College of Education
Yes
No
x
10. Will the course be offered as part of the General Education Program?
Yes
X
No
If yes, attach Request for Inclusion of a Course in the General Education Program: Education for Participation in the Global Community form.
Note: All new courses proposed for inclusion in this program will be reviewed by the General Education Advisory Committee. If this course
is NOT approved for inclusion in the General Education program, will it still be offered? Yes
No
C. Relationship to Existing Courses
Within the Department:
11. Will this course will be a requirement or restricted elective in any existing program(s)? Yes X
No
If yes, list the programs and attach a copy of the programs that clearly shows the place the new course will have in the curriculum.
Program German Language and Literature Minor
Required X Restricted Elective
Program German Language and Literature Major
Required X Restricted Elective
Program German Language and Literature Major – Secondary Teacher Ed
Required X Restricted Elective
Program German Language and Literature Major – K-12 Teacher Cert.
Required X Restricted Elective
Program Business German minor
Required Restricted Elective X
Program
Required Restricted Elective
12. Will this course replace an existing course? Yes
X
No
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NOTE: Complete #13 only if the answer to #12 is “Yes.” Complete #14 only if the answers to #12 and #13b are both “Yes.”
13. (Complete only if the answer to #12 is “Yes.”)
a. Subject Code, Number and Title of course to be replaced:
GERN 342 Survey of German Literature
b. Will the course to be replaced be deleted?
Yes
X
No
14. (Complete only if the answers to #12 and #13b are both “Yes.”) If the replaced course is to be deleted, it is not necessary to submit
a Request for Graduate and Undergraduate Course Deletion.
a. When is the last time it will be offered?
Term
b. Is the course to be deleted required by programs in other departments?
Contact the Course and Program Development Office if necessary.
Yes
Fall
Year
2008
No
X
c. If yes, do the affected departments support this change?
Yes
No
If yes, attach letters of support. If no, attach letters from the affected department explaining the lack of support, if available.
Outside the Department: The following information must be provided. Contact the Course and Program Development office for
assistance if necessary.
15. Are there similar courses offered in other University Departments?
If yes, list courses by Subject Code, Number and Title
Yes
No
X
16. If similar courses exist, do the departments in which they are offered support the proposed course?
Yes
No
If yes, attach letters of support from the affected departments. If no, attach letters from the affected department explaining the lack of support,
if available.
D. Course Requirements
17. Attach a detailed Sample Course Syllabus including:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Course goals, objectives and/or expected student outcomes
Outline of the content to be covered
Student assignments including presentations, research papers, exams, etc.
Method of evaluation
Grading scale (if a graduate course, include graduate grading scale)
Special requirements
Bibliography, supplemental reading list
Other pertinent information.
NOTE: COURSES BEING PROPOSED FOR INCLUSION IN THE EDUCATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE GLOBAL
COMMUNITY PROGRAM MUST USE THE SYLLABUS TEMPLATE PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL EDUCATION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE TEMPLATE IS ATTACHED TO THE REQUEST FOR INCLUSION OF A COURSE IN THE
GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM: EDUCATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY FORM.
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E. Cost Analysis (Complete only if the course cannot be implemented without additional University resources.
Fill in Estimated
Resources for the sponsoring department(s). Attach separate estimates for other affected departments.)
Estimated Resources:
Year One
Year Two
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Equipment
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Date
G. Approval
Associate Vice-President for Academic Programming Signature
Date
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Syllabus - GERMAN 442
Survey of German Literatur:
Aufklärung bis 1965
Winter 2011
Instructor:
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office:
Phone:
E-Mail:
Office Hours:
Class hours:
ROOM:
TEXTS AND REQUIRED MATERIALS
1) Deutsche Literatur im Kontext 1750-2000, 1st Edition, Maierhofer, Waltraud and Astrid Klocke, © 2009
ISBN-13: 978-1-58510-263-1
2) Webcaucus: http://webcaucus.emich.edu
Title for this course: GERN442_542_SurveyLiterature_WINTER_2011
3) LiveText (Teacher Candidates only)
4) WORLD WIDE WEB LINKS – Required Readings from:
Literary Periods and Historical Background
http://www.pohlw.de/literatur/epochen/
http://germanistik.net/ !!
http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/ger341/litbew.htm
http://referateguru.heim.at/2609.htm
http://www.sewanee.edu/german/Literatur/move.html
http://www.lehrer.uni-karlsruhe.de/~za874/homepage/index2.htm
http://www.obuch.de/
Poetic Terminology
http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/ger341/poetics.htm
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES
Students are responsible for assignments from the above required texts as listed on the given day during the semester.
This course begins with the Sturm und Drang period (1767-1790) and traces the development of German literature up
through 1945. Representative literary texts will be analyzed against the backdrop of their socio-historical context and in
light of contemporary criticism and cultural movements of the time.You can expect this course to expand your
knowledge and awareness of literary history and socio-historical aspects of the German-speaking world through
representative literary and filmic representations of literature from the Enlightenment to the early 20th century.
Specifically, you will continue to develop your proficiency in all four language skills: reading, writing, listening, and
speaking. You will expand your speaking and writing proficiency through class participation, e.g. topical discussions,
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group and partner work, reports, and writing assignments such as Webcaucus entries. You will become sensitive to some
of the major issues and problems of the contemporary life and times of German-speaking peoples from the time period
out of which these literary representations arose. The reports and your active, weekly participation in homework
assignments and Webaucus postings will help meet these goals, while at the same time deepen your knowledge and
understanding of Central European cultural history.
You will frequently use the Webcaucus (webcaucus.emich.edu) because updates in daily assignments will be posted
there, as well as regular assignments which require online participation. The Webcaucus is also used as an information
source for links which relate to the study of German language, literature, and culture in general. The title of the
Webcaucus for this course is: GERN442_542_SurveyLiterature_WINTER_2011
You will analyze literary texts and their filmic representations which represent literary periods from the Enlightenment
up to 1945. Related supplementary readings and films will be assigned for outside class work. These can serve as the
basis for written reviews on the Webcaucus as well as for oral reports. Class discussion will focus on both the literary
and filmic works which are required homework, whereas reports may focus on a related topic of your choice.
[Please note: through the presentation projects, this course offers future student teacher candidates practice in
meeting one of the official ACTFL/NCATE standard requirements for teacher certification, namely, Assessment
#2, CIVILIZATION, CULTURES, LITERATURES, AND LANGUAGE. If you are planning to become a German
teacher then you are responsible for making sure that your presentation is digitally video recorded and that you follow
the rubric for this assessment].
GENERAL METHODOLOGY
You will read and analyze literary texts (and to some extent their filmic counterparts) as artistic media and explore their
mode of representation of German cultural and socio-historical history. The process of comparing and analyzing
heightens your understanding of the various possibilities of artistic representations, as well as offers a basis for
comparison between cultures. Through learning more about German literary/cultural history you will gain a better
understanding of cross-cultural similarities and differences and thus a deeper understanding of your own culture.
GOALS: You should strive to meet the following goals:
1. Learn to read and discuss German literary texts of varying lengths and genres.
2. Apply literary terminology and criticism to analyze, interpret and discuss these texts.
3. Understand trends in German literature from the Enlightenment to the 20th century.
4. Expand both your spoken and written vocabulary in German.
5. Gain greater insights into the literary and cultural traditions of the German-speaking world through the study of
literature and film
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Attendance (10%)
This course consists of 2 regular class meetings per week. Given the goals of the course it is imperative that you attend
all classes. You are allowed 2 unexcused absences. Beginning with the 3rd and each successive unexcused absence,
absences will begin to affect your overall grade. Excused absences include: documented illness, death in the immediate
family, participation in a university- sponsored event, etc. If you know in advance that you will miss a class please
notify me via email.
Participation (10%)
Reading and understanding literature in a foreign language well requires continuous and consistent preparation. Active
participation is also a vital component. Expect to interact and participate on a regular basis. You will earn from 0 to 10
participation points per day.
Homework (20%)
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You are responsible for the homework assigned regardless of whether you are in class. Late homework will be accepted
for credit only in the instance of an excused absence or otherwise according to my discretion. It is important that
homework is completed for the assigned date, and that you come to class prepared for the lesson. Homework
assignments include: regular readings from the assigned required texts, along with Webcaucus assignments and written
homework.
WEBCAUCUS: <http://webcaucus.emich.edu> will be used in this course to update you on assignments, guide you in
reading comprehension, provide questions for discussion, and to provide links which are useful for the study of German
literature. If you have used the Webcaucus before, simply go to the website above and follow the instructions for login.
This conference is named: GERN442_542_SurveyLiterature_WINTER_2011
IF YOU HAVE NOT USED THE WEB-CAUCUS BEFORE: You must have an active emich.edu email address to be
able to access the Webcaucus. You can log on by going to the emich.edu homepage and clicking on the link, or simply
enter: <http://webcaucus.emich.edu>. * If you are using Webcaucus for the first time, just enter your my.emich.edu
username and password (the same as for your email) in the Caucus login box, and follow the prompts.
Presentation: (15%)
You will give two presentations (approx. 10-15 minutes in length) based on readings and your selection of a topic from
the list of possible themes. [If you are a FUTURE TEACHER then this report must be documented based on
requirements set by the College of Education using Live-Text]. The report is to be delivered in front of the class. You
may use note cards or an outline as a guide, but you may not read from a pre-prepared text. You will be given a
presentation guideline and pre-determined format to follow. You must give your presentation on the day for which you
signed up. Make-up reports may not be possible due to the film schedule and otherwise will be heavily penalized. In
other words, please give your report on time!
Quizzes: (15%)
You may have up to 8 quizzes during the semester on assigned readings or films. These may be short, in-class written
quizzes OR will be assigned as a take-home exercise. These will be especially important since you only have two
written exams during the semester, the Midterm and the Final.
Mid-Term Exam: (15%)
A short-answer/ essay exam based on readings, films, and discussions up to that point in the semester. Questions will
center on content of the literary works, definitions of literary terms, and your interpretation of the texts and films based
on discussion. A make-up exam is given only in case of a documented, excused medical emergency absence. Please do
not assume that if you are absent on the day of an exam that you will automatically be able to make it up. I need to see
acceptable proof for the absence.
Final Exam: (15%)
The Final Exam will be based on the reading from the Mid-Term up to the end of the Semester. The exam (composed of
short identification and longer essay questions) will require you to identify and comment on significant aspects of the
content of an excerpt from pieces of literature that we have read.
EVALUATION SUMMARY
-Attendance
10%
-Participation
10%
-Homework
20%
-Presentation
15%
-Quizzes
15%
-Midterm
15%
-Final Exam
15%
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GRADING SCALE
A
=
94-100
A-
=
90-93
B+
=
87-89
B
=
83-86
B-
=
80-82
C+
=
77-79
C
=
73-76
C-
=
70-72
D+
=
67-69
D
=
63-66
D-
=
60-62
E
=
59 and below
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ADDENDA
A.
Majors and Minors Teaching Candidates
You must collect and save samples of your German assignments and work (tests, quizzes, journals, reports,
papers etc.) of this class for your future senior portfolio.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
OFFICE OF STUDENT JUDICIAL SERVICE:
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY, INCLUDING ALL FORMS OF CHEATING AND/OR PLAGIARISM, WILL NOT BE
TOLERATED IN THIS CLASS. PENALTIES FOR AN ACT OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY MAY RANGE FROM RECEIVING
A FAILING GRADE FOR A PARTICULAR ASSIGNMENT TO RECEIVING A FAILING GRADE FOR THE ENTIRE COURSE.
IN ADDITION, YOU MAY BE REFERRED TO THE OFFICE OF STUDENT JUDICIAL SERVICES FOR DISCIPLINE THAT
CAN RESULT IN EITHER A SUSPENSION OR PERMANENT DISMISSAL. THE STUDENT CONDUCT CODE CONTAINS
DETAILED DEFINITIONS OF WHAT CONSTITUTES ACADEMIC DISHONESTY, BUT IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT
WHETHER SOMETHING YOU ARE DOING WOULD BE CONSIDERED ACADEMIC DISHONESTY, CONSULT WITH THE
INSTRUCTOR.
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT ISSUES
OFFICE OF STUDENT JUDICIAL SERVICES:
STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ABIDE BY THE STUDENT CONDUCT CODE AND ASSIST IN CREATING AN
ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING AND PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY. INCIVILITY AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND MAY
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(through ACTFL, fee paid by students)
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Syllabus - GERN 442 SEMESTERPLAN
WINTER 2011
ABKÜRZUNGEN:
-DL = Deutsche Literatur [Lehrbook]
-AB = Arbeitsbuch
-Web-C = Webcaucus
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1. WOCHE
Di. 6. Jan.
-Willkommen! Einleitung in den Kurs; Einander kennen lernen.
-Literaturbewegungen:
-FILM – Erziehung des Menschengeschlechts: Lessing und die Deutsche Aufklärung.
-ERSTER TEIL, DAS “LANGE” 18. JAHRHUNDERT
- I Empfindsamkeit und Sturm und Drang
-S. 3-7, “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen;
-S. 8-9,” Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur”.
[Siehe auch: http://www.pohlw.de/literatur/epochen/aufklaer.htm]
Do. 8. Jan.
-S. 9-15, “Literatur” – Klopstock, Goethe, Schiller – lesen;
-S. 20-22, “Aufgaben zur Literatur” – (inklusiv Schiller).
HAUSAUFGABEN:
-S. 16-20, “Literatur” – Schubart, Bürger, LaRoche, Karsch, Gatterer. – lesen;
-S. 22-23, “Aufgaben zur Literatur” schriftlich.
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2. WOCHE
Di. 13. Jan.
-S. 16-20, “Literatur” – Schubart, Bürger, LaRoche, Karsch, Gatterer; -S. 22-23, “Aufgaben zur Literatur” besprechen.
[Siehe auch: http://www.pohlw.de/literatur/epochen/stdrang.htm]
HAUSAUFGABEN:
2 Die klassisch-romantische Epoche –
a. “Die Weimarer Klassik”
-S. 26-30, “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen;
-S. 30, “Aufgaben zur Literatur”.
[Siehe auch: http://www.pohlw.de/literatur/epochen/klassik.htm]
Do. 15. Jan.
-S. 26-30, “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen; S. 30, “Aufgaben zur Literatur” besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
-S. 31-41, “Literatur” – Goethe, Schiller lesen.
-S. 42, “Aufgaben zur Literatur”.
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3. WOCHE
Di. 20. Jan.
-S. 31-41, “Literatur” – Goethe, Schiller besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
2 Die klassisch-romantische Epoche –
b. “Die Romantik”
-S. 46-50, “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen;
-S. 50, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur”.
[Siehe auch: http://www.pohlw.de/literatur/epochen/romantik.htm]
Do. 22. Jan.
-S. 46-50, “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen; S. 50, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur” besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
-S. 51-56, “Literatur” – Brentano, Eichendorff, Arnim, Heine, Novalis lesen;
-S. 61-62, “Aufgaben zur Literatur”, (inklusiv Novalis, “Heinrich von Ofterdingen”)
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4. WOCHE
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Di. 27. Jan.
-S. 51-56, “Literatur” – Brentano, Eichendorff, Arnim, Heine, Novalis lesen; S. 61-62, “Aufgaben zur Literatur”, (inklusiv
Novalis, “Heinrich von Ofterdingen”) besprechen.
-Eine Auswahl anderer Heine Gedichte ONLINE unter:
http://www.farid-hajji.net/books/de/Heine_Heinrich/po-index.html
-“Die Loreley”
http://german.berkeley.edu/poetry/loreley.php]
HAUSAUFGABEN:
-S. 56-61, “Literatur” – Hölderlin, Günderrode, Kleist, Hoffman, Hebel lesen.
-S. 62-63, (beginnend mit Kleist), “Aufgaben zur Literatur”.
Do. 29. Jan.
ZWEITER TEIL, DAS 19. JAHRHUNDERT
3 Realismus als Epoche – a. Biedermeier und Vormärz
-S. 68-72, “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen;
-S. 73, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur”.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
-S. 74-83, “Literatur” – Büchner, von Droste-Hülshoff, Louise Otto Peters,Stifter, Hoffman von Fallersleben, Gotthelf.
-S. 84-85, “Aufgaben zur Literatur”.
[Georg Büchner Links:
-Auszug, “Woyzeck” im Internet:
http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/buechner/woyzeck/woyz2001.htm
-Zusammenfassung von “Woyzeck”
http://www.zum.de/Faecher/D/BW/gym/Buechner/woyzeck.htm]
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5. WOCHE
Di. 3. Feb.
-S. 74-83, “Literatur” – Büchner, von Droste-Hülshoff, Louise Otto Peters,Stifter, Hoffman von Fallersleben, Gotthelf; S. 84-85,
“Aufgaben zur Literatur” besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
3 Realismus als Epoche – b. Der programmatische Realismus
-S. 88-92, , “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen;
-S. 92, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur”.
Do. 5. Feb.
-S. 88-92, , “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen; S. 92, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur” besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
-S. 93-101, “Literatur” – Meyer, Fontane, Fanny Lewald, Keller, von Ebner Eschenbach, Storm, Busch lesen;
-S. 102-103, “Aufgaben zur Literatur”.
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6. WOCHE
Di. 10. Feb.
-S. 93-101, “Literatur” – Meyer, Fontane, Fanny Lewald, Keller, von Ebner Eschenbach, Storm, Busch lesen; S. 102-103,
“Aufgaben zur Literatur” besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
4 Jahrhundertwende 1900 – Naturalismus und Gegenströmungen
-S. 106-109, “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen;
-S. 110, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur”.
Do. 12. Feb.
-S. 106-109, , “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen; -S. 110, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur” besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
-S. 111-120, “Literatur” – Hauptmann, Rilke, Hofmannsthal, Schnitzler, Thomas Mann, Andreas-Salomé, Morgenstern;
-S. 120-122, “Aufgaben zur Literatur”.
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7. WOCHE
Di. 17. Feb.
-S. 111-120, “Literatur” – Hauptmann, Rilke, Hofmannsthal, Schnitzler, Thomas Mann, Andreas-Salomé, Morgenstern; -S. 120122, “Aufgaben zur Literatur” besprechen.
- Wiederholung
HAUSAUFGABEN:
- Wiederholung – MIDTERM
Do. 19. Feb.
EXAM
– MIDTERM EXAM
HAUSAUFGABEN:
DRITTER TEIL, DAS 20. JAHRHUNDERT
5 Moderne: Zeit des Ersten Weltkriegs und der Weimarer Republik –
a. Expressionismus
-S. 128-131, , “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen;
-S. 132, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur”.
– LAST POSSIBLE DATE FOR REFERAT I
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8. WOCHE
MO. 23. Feb. – SO. 1. März – FERIENWOCHE – KEIN UNTERRICHT!
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9. WOCHE
Di. 3. März
-S. 128-131, “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen; S. 132, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur” besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
-S. 133-141, “Literatur” – Hesse, Musil, Heinrich Mann, Lasker-Schüler, Heym, Kafka;
-S. 141-142, “Aufgaben zur Literatur”.
Do. 5. März.
-S. 133-141, “Literatur” – Hesse, Musil, Heinrich Mann, Lasker-Schüler, Heym, Kafka; S. 141-142, “Aufgaben zur Literatur”
besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
5 Moderne: Zeit des Ersten Weltkriegs und der Weimarer Republik –
b. Neue Sachlichkeit und Surrealismus
-S. 146-149, “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen;
-S. 150, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur”.
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10.WOCHE
Di. 10. März
-S. 146-149, “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen; S. 150, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur” besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
-S. 151-161, “Literatur” – Brecht, Kästner, Remarque, Döblin, Fallada, die Dadaisten;
-S. 162-4, “Aufgaben zur Literatur”.
Do. 12. März
-S. 151-161, “Literatur” – Brecht, Kästner, Remarque, Döblin, Fallada, die Dadaisten; S. 162-4, “Aufgaben zur Literatur”
besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
6 Literatur der NS-Zeit und Exil –
-S. 168-171, “Geschichte und Kultur”;
-S. 172-173, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur”.
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11. WOCHE
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Di. 17. März
-S. 168-171, “Geschichte und Kultur”;
-S. 172-173, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur” besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
-S. 174-183, “Literatur” – Anna Seghers, Richarda Huch, Brecht, Paul Celan;
-S. 184-186, “Aufgaben zur Literatur”.
Do. 19. März
-S. 174-183, “Literatur” – Anna Seghers, Richarda Huch, Brecht, Paul Celan; S. 184-186, “Aufgaben zur Literatur” besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
7 Nachkriegszeit, Teilung Deutschlands und Wirtschaftswunder bis 1965 –
a. Literatur im Ostsektor und in der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik
-S. 190-193, “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen;
-S. 194-195, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur”.
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12. WOCHE
Di. 24. März
-S. 190-193, “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen;
-S. 194-195, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur”. Besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
-S. 195-204, “Literatur” – Brecht, Seghers, Becher, Apitz, Kunert, Wolf;
-S. 205-206, “Fragen zur Literatur”.
Do. 26. März
-S. 195-204, “Literatur” – Brecht, Seghers, Becher, Apitz, Kunert, Wolf; S. 205-206, “Fragen zur Literatur” besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
7 Nachkriegszeit, Teilung Deutschlands und Wirtschaftswunder bis 1965 –
b. Westsektoren, Bundesrepublik, Österreich und die Schweiz
-S. 210-213, “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen;
-S. 214, , “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur”.
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13. WOCHE
Di. 31. März
-S. 210-213, “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen; S. 214, , “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur” besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
-S. 215-224, “Literatur” – Borchert, Bachmann, Böll, Grass, Weiss, Dürrenmatt;
-S. 226-228, “Aufgaben zur Literatur,” (nicht Hildesheimer!).
Do. 2. April
-S. 215-224, “Literatur” – Borchert, Bachmann, Böll, Grass, Weiss, Dürrenmatt; S. 226-228, “Aufgaben zur Literatur,”
besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
8 DDR –
-S. 232-236, “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen;
-S. 237, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur”.
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14. WOCHE
Di. 7. April
-S. 232-236, “Geschichte und Kultur” lesen; S. 237, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur” besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
-S. 238-247, “Literatur”, Plenzdorf, Kunze, Becker, Müller, Braun, Biermann, Wolf
-S. 248-250, “Aufgaben zur Literatur”.
Do. 9. April
-S. 238-247, “Literatur”, Plenzdorf, Kunze, Becker, Müller, Braun, Biermann, Wolf; S. 248-250, “Aufgaben zur Literatur”
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besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
9 Österreich und die Schweiz bis 1989 –
-S. 254-258, “Geschichte und Kultur”;
-S. 259, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur”.
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15. WOCHE
Di. 14. April
-S. 254-258, “Geschichte und Kultur”; S. 259, “Aufgaben zur Geschichte und Kultur” besprechen.
HAUSAUFGABEN:
Wiederholung
Do. 16. April
LETZTER UNTERRICHTSTAG
-Wiederholung
– LAST POSSIBLE DATE FOR REFERAT II
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16. WOCHE
FINAL EXAM
3:30-5:00 p.m.
[Link: Referatthemen zu “Effi Briest” und “Kabale und Liebe”: http://www.lehrerfreund.de/in/schule/1s/effi-briestreferatsthemen/]
-Film, Theodor Fontanes “Effi Briest”, verfilmt von Rainer Maria Fassbinder.
-Zur Interpretation des Filmes:
http://www.deutsches-filmhaus.de/filme_einzeln/f_einzeln/fassbinder/fassbinder_f-g/fontane_effi.htm
-Visconti Film:
http://www.deutsches-filminstitut.de/caligari/dt2fcf0215.htm
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Bibliography & Reading List / Reference Source for
GERN 442
Anthologies and Reference Sources
Baldick, Chris. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms. Oxford University Press.
Oxford, 1990.
Forster, Leonard, The Penguin Book of German Verse. 1985.
Fulbrook, Mary. A Concise History of Germany, 2nd Edition. Series: Cambridge Concise
Histories, London: University College.
Garland, Henry & Mary, Eds. The Oxford Companion to German Literature, 3rd Edition by Mary
Garland. Oxford University Press. Oxford, 1997.
Gibbs, Marion E and Sydney M. Johnson, Eds. Medieval German Literature: A Companion.
Routledge. London, 2002.
Merrifield, Doris Fulda. Praktische Anleitung zur Interpretation von Dichtung, Revised Ed.
University Press of America, Lanham. 1982.
Rothmann, Kurt, Ed. Kleine Geschichte der deutschen Literatur. Reklam. Stuttgart, 1997.
Rothmann, Kurt, Ed. Die deutsche Literatur: Ausgewählte Texte. Reclam.
Watanabe-O’Kelly, Helen, Ed. The Cambridge History of German Literature. Cambridge, 1997.
Waterman, John T. A History of the German Language, Rev. Ed. Waveland Press, (1976)
Wellbery, David E. Editor in Chief, A New History of German Literature. Belknap, Cambridge, 2004.
Required Readings from the following:
Literary Periods and Historical Background
http://www.pohlw.de/literatur/epochen/
http://germanistik.net/
http://www.sewanee.edu/german/Literatur/move.html
http://www.lehrer.uni-karlsruhe.de/~za874/homepage/index2.htm
http://www.obuch.de/
Poetic Terminology
http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/ger341/poetics.htm
The following include required readings from primary sources as well as suggestions for alternate
readings for class projects and research for both undergraduate and graduate students:
Combined Sources for Two-Semester Sequence
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Sturm und Drang, Klassik
Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin: Selected poetry (On line or on reserve in The Penguin Book of
German Verse)
Johann Joachim Winkelman: Gedancken uber die Nachahmung der griechischen Werke…
Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony # 40, AND F. J. Hayden: Symphony # 13 and "Die
Schöpfung" (M)
Anna Louisa Karsch: Selected poetry
Friedrich Schiller: Kabale und Liebe OR Die Räuber OR Lenz: Die Soldaten
Friedrich Schiller: Maria Stuart OR Wilhelm Tell
Friedrich Schiller: Naive und sentimentalische Dichtung OR Über Anmut und Würde
Friedrich Schiller: Selected poetry including "An die Freude" "Die Glocke" "Der Taucher" and 10 other
poems
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust Teil I und Faust II
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Iphigenie auf Tauris
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Die Leiden des Jungen Werthers OR Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Selected poetry including "Ganymed," "Prometheus," "Wanderers Nachtlied
I and II," "Gesang der Geister," and others
Romanticism, Kleist
Clemens Brentano, Novalis, other Romantic Poets: Selected Poetr
Heinrich von Kleist: One Play
Heinrich von Kleist: One Novella
Heinrich von Kleist: Über das Marionettentheater
Joseph von Eichendorff: Selected poetry
Caroline Gunderode: Selected poetry
Sophie Mereau: Selected poetry
August Schlegel: Kritik an der Aufklärung
Friedrich Schlegel: Athenäumsfragmente, Gespräch über die Poesie
Novalis: Heinrich von Öfterdingen
Ludwig Tieck: Der blonde Eckbert
E.T.A. Hoffmann: Der Sandmann
Joseph von Eichendorff: Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts
Music: Ludwig van Beethoven's Third Symphony (Eroica), Ninth Symphony (An die Freude)
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Mid-19th Century
Heinrich Heine: Selected poetry
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff: Die Judenbuche
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff: Selected Poetry
Friedrich Hebbel: Maria Magdalena
Gottfried Keller: Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe
Franz Grillparzer: Der Arme Spielmann
Eduard Mörike: Mozart auf der Reise nach Prag
Adalbert Stifter: Vorrede zu Bunte Steine
Art: Two Paintings by Caspar David Friedrich AND Two buildings or sketches by Karl Friedrich Schinkel
(For an archive of the works of Architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, see the following site:
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~peikx001/archive/)
Music: Franz Schubert: Selected Lieder, AND Robert and Clara Schumann: Selected piano and vocal works
by each of them
Later 19th Century: Realism, Naturalism
Georg Bhchner: Woyzeck
Richard Wagner: Excerpts from Der Ring des Nibelungen (Libretto and Music)
Friedrich Nietzsche: Geburt der Tragödie Or Jenseits von Gut und Böse OR Also sprach Zarathustra
Theodor Storm: Der Schimmelreiter and selected poetry
Theodor Fontane: Effi Briest
Gerhart Hauptmann: Bahnwärter Thiel OR Die Weber
Maria von Ebener-Eschenbach: Das Gemeindekind
Music: Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Selected Lieder (M)
Early 20th Century: Jugendstil, Expressionism, Modernism
Arthur Schnitzler: Fräulein Else OR Lieutenant Gustl
Frank Wedekind: Frühlings Erwachen *Else Lasker-Schuler AND *Marie Eugenia Delle Grazie
Maria Janitschek: Selected Poetry
Ricarda Huch: Selected Poetry
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Stefan George: Selected Poetry
Rainer Maria Rilke: Selected Poetry
Hugo von Hofmannsthal: "Ein Brief an Lord Chandos"
Hugo von Hofmannsthal: Selected Poetry
Georg Kaiser: Die Bürger von Calais
Marie-Luise Fleisser: Fegefeuer in Ingolstadt
Else Lasker-Schuler: Die Wupper or Selected Poetry
Franz Kafka: Der Prozess Or Das Schloss
Franz Kafka: Die Verwandlung OR Erzählungen: "Der Landarzt," "Der Hungerkünstler" "Bericht
fur eine Akademie" AND "Das Urteil"
Art: Three Expressionist paintings by artists such as Paula Modersohn-Becker, August Macke,
Max Liebermann, Max Ernst, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Franz Marc, etc.
Georg Heym: Selected poetry
Georg Trakl: Selected poetry
Gottfried Benn: Selected Poetry or Prose
Art: One Lithograph Cycle (Folge) by Käthe Kollwitz, such as Weberaufstand
Bertolt Brecht: Mutter Courage OR Die Dreigroschenoper
Bertolt Brecht: Kleines Organum für das Theater
Bertolt Brecht: Selected Poetry
FILMS
Robert Wiene: Das Kabinett des Dr. Caligar
Fritz Lang: Metropolis
Fritz Lang: "M"
Carl Meyer/ F.W. Murnau: Der Letzte Mann
Heinrich Mann/ Joseph von Sternberg: Der Blaue Engel
Art: Neue Sachlichkeit, Otto Dix, Georg Grosz, Max Beckmann, Chistian Schad
Alfred Döblin: Berlin Alexanderplatz
Hesse: Steppenwolf
Irmgard Keun: Das Kunstseidene Mädchen
Thomas Mann: Tod in Venedig OR “Tonio Krüger”
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Walter Benjamin: "Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit" Siegfried Kracauer:
Selected Essays including "Abschied von der Lindenpassage" OR Selected Feuilletons/Essays by Joseph
Roth, Peter Altenberg, Franz Hessel, Hermine Cloeter, Gabriele Tergit, or other Feuilletonist/Innen
Musik: Arnold Schönberg, Moses und Aron. Pierrot lunaire, Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, Symphony
#2 (Last Movement) (M)
Rise of Fascism, Shoah
Leni Riefenstahl: Triumpf des Willens
Veit Harlan: Jud Suß
Bertolt Brecht: "Hitler-Choräle" AND Furcht und Elend des Dritten Reiches
One scholarly work about the Shoah, such as Luci Dawidiwicz's Hitler's War Against the Jews or Martin
Gilbert's The Holocaust (G)
One documentary film about the Shoah, such as Night and Fog or Witness: Voices from the Holocaust or
The Last Days
Paul Celan: Selected Poetry including "Todesfuge" and six other poems
Nelly Sachs: Selected Poetry
Elisabeth Langässer: Untertaucht
Ilse Eichinger: Die Angst vor der Angst
Wolfgang Koeppen: Jakob Littners Erzählungen aus einem Erdloch
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