German CoursesFor Distribution Requirement purposes, all GER courses are classified as HUMANITIES courses, except GER354Y0, which is a Humanities or Social Science course. |
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HUM199H1/Y1 Undergraduate seminar that focuses on specific ideas, questions, phenomena or controversies, taught by a regular Faculty member deeply engaged in the discipline. Open only to newly admitted first year students. It may serve as a distribution requirement course; see page 47.
Students with German-speaking background are expected to consult the
Department about their programs. The Department reserves the right to place
students
in the language course appropriate to their level of language skill. Students intending to specialize in German may also consult the Calendar
of the University of Toronto Mississauga for additional course offerings
which may be counted for specialization. GER100Y1 An intensive language course for students with no previous knowledge of German. Practice in comprehension, reading, writing and speaking. This course can be counted towards all programs in German. GER101H1 An intensive language course for students with some prior knowledge of German but not quite OAC level. This course is equivalent to the Spring Term of GER100Y1. GER150H1 This is a survey course which introduces students to German social, cultural, and intellectual history. This course is taught in English and is open to all students. GER200Y1 Continuation of work done in GER100Y1/GER101H1. Further expansion of basic grammar and vocabulary, practice in comprehension, translation, composition, and conversation. GER204H1 An overview of some key works in German literature. This course serves as an introduction to German literature, and is suited for students with little or no prior knowledge of the German language. GER205H1 An introduction to the study of German literary texts in the original German. This course is required for majors and specialists. GER232H1 Representative dramas of the 19th and 20th centuries by a variety of authors are analyzed in depth and the dramatic forms highlighted. When available, a film version of the drama will be discussed. GER260Y1 Introduction to Yiddish language, literature, and culture, featuring intensive practice with a native speaker. The dialect taught is that of the text College Yiddish by Uriel Weinreich. GER299Y1 Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 47 for details. GER300Y1 German at the intermediate level: extension of vocabulary, specific problems of grammar, practice in translation, essay-writing, reading and conversation. The Department reserves the right to place students in the appropriate course in the series GER200Y1 and GER300Y1. GER305H1 Building on the work of GER205H1, this course explores more complex literary texts in the original German. It thus provides a bridge to the other literature courses in the program. This course is required for majors and specialists. GER310H1 Focus is on contemporary German culture as expressed through a variety of media. GER324H1 These central themes of Romanticism are examined through reading texts by authors of the era. GER325H1 An examination of German literary texts in their social and historical context. GER327H1 An analysis of the literary confrontation with deviance, madness, and the outsider. GER331H1 Franz Kafka’s texts situated within the literary, historical, and philosophical context of fin-de-siècle Prague and central Europe. GER334H1 Expressionism, dada, Bauhaus, the ‘Golden Age’ in German film: an examination of literary and artistic movements in the era between World War I and Nazism. GER335H1 An examination of post-World War II German literature and culture from “Zero Hour” through to contemporary debates about the Holocaust and its memorialization. GER351H1 This introduction to German Cinema will provide a historical perspective on German film and the innovations of German filmmakers. Students will engage with film language and the analysis of film. GER354Y0 The topics depend on the instructor from year to year. Interested students can address questions to Woodsworth College. This course is taught in English and is open to students from other disciplines. GER355Y0 Students who wish to petition the department for credit toward a specialist or major program in German will be required to do part of their work in German. GER360H1 Review of basic grammar, stylistics, study of short literary texts. Conducted in Yiddish. GER361H1 An overview of the major figures and tendencies in modern Yiddish literature and culture from the beginning of the 19th century to the present. Readings (in English) of modern Yiddish prose, poetry, drama and cinema. GER362H1 Soviet Jewish culture between 1917 and 1941. Works in translation by Soviet Yiddish writers and poets, performances of central Yiddish theatres, and publications in central Yiddish periodicals will be analyzed as expressions of Soviet ideology and of ethnic identity. GER363Y1 This course examines how artistic works created by Jews portrayed and interpreted historical realities during that period. All artistic media will be examined. GER364H1 This course traces the history of Yddish cinema from its beginnings in 1911 to the end of the twentieth century. There will be 2 hours viewing time and 2 hours lectures per week. Cross-listed with the Cinema Studies Program Innis College. GER370H1 An introduction to the use of German in the professional/business context. Emphasis on oral and written communication. GER398H0/399Y0 An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See page 47 for details. GER371H0 A three week intensive internship in Berlin, focusing on work/study and intercultural learning. GER400H1 For students with a firm grasp of German. Review of advanced features of the language. Emphasis on both oral and written communication. Introduction to aspects of stylistics. GER410H1 An examination of key moments and themes in German intellectual history from the Enlightenment to the present. GER411H1 Current debates in critical theory. This course will familiarize students with some of the key issues in critical theory today, and provide the background to these debates. GER412H1 History of various concepts of modernity. This course traces theories of modernity in German literature, culture and theory. GER420H1 An examination of Goethe and his contemporaries as they respond—through drama, prose, and poetry—to the challenges of changing times. GER421H1 With the representation of gender as its focus, this course will examine key works of modern German literature, where typical themes range from love, lust and treachery to masochism, cross-dressing and other forms of gender trouble. GER422H1 An exploration of the cultural development of Berlin through literature, from the Bismarckian era through the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich to the construction of the Berlin Wall and German unification. GER423H1 Different topics and a variety of different authors; to be decided from year to year.
An exploration of representations and articulations of the self in German
poetry. GER426H1 An introduction to the language, literature and civilization of Medieval Germany. GER429H1 A study of specific topics in Medieval Literature.
An open course which explores very specific aspects of German literature
and culture. It may change from year to year. GER462H1 Advanced reading, writing, vocabulary and conversation. Study of poetry, short fiction, and memoir literature by leading authors. Selected advanced grammatical topics presented in conjunction with the study of texts. Conducted entirely in Yiddish. GER470H1 Intensive development of the linguistic skills needed in the context of a German business environment. GER490H1 A reading and research project in Germanic literature or linguistics. GER491Y1 A scholarly project chosen by the student and supervised by a member of the staff. The form of the project and the manner of its execution are determined in consultation with the supervisor. All project proposals should be submitted by June 1, 2007. |
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is a Humanities or Social Science course.