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GER German CoursesGER100Y1 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 who have studied German, but who have not
quite attained OAC level. Practice in comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. This
course is equivalent to the Spring Term of GER100Y. GER105Y1 An introduction to reading and translating German scholarly and scientific texts with
the aid of a dictionary. No previous knowledge of German necessary; basic grammar and
pronunciation are taught. GER200Y1 Continuation of work done in GER100Y/101H. Expansion of basic grammar and vocabulary, practice
in comprehension, translations, compositions, and conversation. GER202Y1 This course is intended for students coming to the Department with an OAC in German.
Review of basic grammar, expansion of basic vocabulary, practice in comprehension and in
the active skills of writing (translations, compositions) and conversation. The Department
reserves the right to place students in the appropriate course in the series GER202Y, 300Y, and 400Y. GER204Y1 An introduction to the study of German literature and literary concepts. Texts are
chosen which are linguistically accessible to students who are still developing their
reading skills and which are interesting and representative of a period or genre. Required
for majors and specialists. GER232H1 Representative dramas of the 19th and 20th centuries by such authors as Bchner, Hauptmann, Wedekind, Kaiser, Brecht and Drrenmatt are analyzed in depth and the dramatic forms highlighted. When available, a film version of the drama will be discussed. GER235Y1 An overview of contemporary German culture and its historical roots, with special emphasis on Germany in the European context. Issues such as German identity, the quest for empire, church-state relations, the culture of court and city, urbanization and industrialization, and the conflict of ideologies in the recent past. Knowledge of German not required. 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. GER265Y1 A language course for students with little or no previous knowledge of Dutch. Practice in comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. GER299Y1 Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 42 for details. GER300Y1 German at the intermediate level: extension of vocabulary, specific problems of
grammar, practice in translation, essay-writing, reading and conversation. Students
intending to specialize in German must take a second-year literature course as well. The
Department reserves the right to place students in the appropriate course in the series GER202Y, 300Y, and 400Y. GER303Y1 For non-specialists and non-majors who wish to improve their German skills. A
multi-media approach combines readings in various pop genres with films and video, art and
music. A component on marginalized voices (lesbian, gay and Gastarbeiter) is included.
(Offered in alternate years) GER325H1 Literature from Romanticism, Biedermeier, and the political activism of Young Germany
to the age of Realism and the unification of Germany under Bismarck; authors such as
Eichendorff, Heine, Bchner, Keller, Droste-Hlshoff, and Fontane. GER329H1 A selection of works from this highly influential period in German literature with
emphasis on Lessing (Aufkl„rung), the early Goethe, Schiller and their young
contemporaries (Sturm und Drang). Required for specialists. GER335H1 Prose and poetry since World War II, from the Stunde Null through the Restoration, the
division of Germany, the political 60s and beyond, to questions of the place of the
individual in our world today; works by such writers as B”ll, Celan, Drrenmatt,
Frisch, Grass, Handke, Bobrowski, and Wolf. (Offered in alternate years) GER351H1 A close study of German film from its origins, the development of Art Film and
Expressionism with a sense for German history, culture and society. The course emphasizes
the relationship between culture and cinematic representation and focuses on the cinematic
term "the spectacle" and the concept of passing. Knowledge of German not
required. GER352H1 An investigation of cultural, political and institutional determinants in German film
from 1945 to the present. This course concentrates on the relationship between culture and
cinematic representation through an analysis of DEFA and GDR film, new German Cinema, and
contemporary films. Knowledge of German not required. GER360Y1 Review of basic grammar, stylistics, study of short literary texts. Conducted in
Yiddish. GER361Y1 Yiddish literature from its beginnings to its flowering in the modern period. Writers such as Sholom Aleichem, Peretz, Glatstein, Grade and Singer are studied. (Yiddish optional). GER365Y1 Advanced grammar and syntax, vocabulary building, conversation, translation.
Introduction to short literary and cultural texts. (Offered in alternate years) GER370Y1 An introduction to the use of German in the business context. Building on grammar and
vocabulary knowledge already acquired, the course enables students to correspond and
converse in basic business situations. GER400Y1 Study of idioms, translation, essay writing, reading, problems of grammar, and oral
practice. The Department reserves the right to place students in the appropriate course in
the series GER202Y, 300Y,
and 400Y. GER415H1 A systematic description of the phonology, lexicology, syntax, and semantics of
present-day Standard German. (Offered in alternate years) GER416H1 The development of German from its Indo-European origins to the present, together with
the essentials of the cultural background. (Offered in alternate years) GER426H1 An introduction to the language, literature, and civilization of Mediaeval Germany. GER431H1 Early Romanticism re-introduced the supernatural into literature and helped revive
religious thought. In the process, it laid the foundations for modern literary theory.
Works by such authors as Novalis, Wakenroder, the Schlegels and Tieck are read. GER432H1 Between 1800 and 1830, writers were increasingly inspired by the German cultural
heritage since the Middle Ages, especially by folk art. This resulted in a literature
which is often considered particularly German and, at the same time, a high point in
German literary history. Kleist, Eichendorff, Heine, and other authors are read. GER434H1 Prose and poetry from Naturalism and Neo-Romanticism at the turn of the century to
Expressionism, Neue Sachlichkeit, Innere Emigration, and Exilliteratur, with works by such
authors as Hauptmann, Hofmannsthal, Rilke, Benn, Musil, Broch, Mann, Kafka, and Hesse.
(Offered in alternate years) GER440H German Autobiographies is a comprehensive and intensive German Studies course that
focuses on literary and cultural history since 1945. The thematic centre of the course is
the study of German memoir literature, including autobiographies, diaries, letters, and
chronicles. GER440H1/441H1/442H1/443H1 The aim of this course is to stimulate students to engage in depth and/or breadth with
certain topics chosen because of their inherent interest. GER451H1 Advanced language practice with focus on writing continuous prose. Attention is given
to a variety of styles, texts, and linguistic registers. GER460Y1 The classical period in German literature with a focus on major works of Goethe and
Schiller. Either GER460Y or GER431H and GER432H are
required for the Specialist program.(Offered in alternate years) GER461Y1 Advanced reading, writing, vocabulary and conversation. Study of poetry, short fiction,
and memoir literature by leading authors such as Halpern, Margolin Opatoshu, Sholem
Aleichem and I.I. Singer. Selected advanced grammatical topics presented in conjunction
with the study of texts. Conducted entirely in Yiddish. GER461Y1 GER470Y1 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. |
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