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MLG
Modern Languages, German
Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
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MLG 101 ELEMENTARY GERMAN I
MLG 102D ELEMENTARY GERMAN II
MLG 219D INTERMEDIATE GERMAN
MLG 220D GERMAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE
MLG 301 GERMAN CULTURE & CIVILIZATION
MLG 303IH ISSUES OF GERMAN CINEMA
MLG 315 SURVEY GERMAN LITERATURE
MLG 320 CONTEMPORARY GERMAN LITERATURE
MLG 350 ADVANCED GRAMMAR CONVERSATION COMPOSITION I
MLG 351 ADVANCED GRAMMAR CONVERSATION COMPOSITION II
MLG 360IH THE FAUST MYTH
MLG 410 LINGUISTICS-PHONETICS
MLG 450R SEMINAR: GERMAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE
MLG 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
MLG 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
MLG 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
MLG 101 ELEMENTARY GERMAN I
F,Su alternate years 4 cr. RCT 4
NOTE: Offered on a rotating basis with French and Spanish in Summer.
-- An elementary level course designed to help students acquire basic proficiency in communication within culturally significant contexts. An integrated approach to teaching language skills with emphasis on vocabulary acquisition and basic grammatical structures.
MLG 102D ELEMENTARY GERMAN II
S alternate years 4 cr.
RCT 4
PREREQUISITE: MLG 101 or equivalent, or two years of high school German. Offered on a rotating basis with French and Spanish in Summer.
-- This course builds upon the foundation established in 101. Greater emphasis is placed upon oral and written expression. Reading and discussions are designed to increase comprehension of more linguistically complex texts and more conceptually complex cultural issues.
MLG 219D INTERMEDIATE GERMAN
F 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: MLG 102 or equivalent, or a minimum three years of high school German, or placement interview.
-- Intensive methodical review of grammar and syntax combined with the integrated development of proficiency in the four language skills. Expansion of cultural knowledge and functional vocabulary through intermediate-level readings and discussions. Increased emphasis on written communication.
MLG 220D GERMAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE
S 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: MLG 219 or equivalent, or a placement interview.
-- Designed to follow the third semester review of grammar and basic skills. Taught through a series of carefully selected readings in German culture, civilization and literature which will provide the basis for writing essays and reports and developing advanced language skills.
MLG 301 GERMAN CULTURE & CIVILIZATION
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: MLG 220
-- A survey of some of the great figures and periods of German art, literature, music, and public life in German-speaking countries which have made significant cultural contributions to world civilization up to 1871.
MLG 303IH ISSUES OF GERMAN CINEMA
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing or consent of instructor.
-- Acquaints students with the traditions of German cinema in national, European and global contexts. Theoretical film analysis of silent film, propoganda film, post-war cinema, rubble film, censored films, New German Ciinema and other genres. All films, readings, and discussions in English. Mandatory weekly evening film screenings.
MLG 315 SURVEY GERMAN LITERATURE
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: MLG 220
-- A survey of representative works of German literature from selected literary periods before 1900.
MLG 320 CONTEMPORARY GERMAN LITERATURE
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: MLG 220
-- Literary and cultural analysis of German literary production in the twentieth century and to present.
MLG 350 ADVANCED GRAMMAR CONVERSATION COMPOSITION I
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: MLG 220
-- In-depth review of grammar, syntax, and idiomatic expression; vocabulary building practice in conversation. Short readings in German as a basis for conversation and composition. Emphasis on accuracy in grammar and expression.
MLG 351 ADVANCED GRAMMAR CONVERSATION COMPOSITION II
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: MLG 220
-- In-depth review of grammar, syntax, and idiomatic expression; vocabulary building practice in conversation. Short readings in German as basis for conversation and composition. Emphasis on accuracy in grammar and expression.
MLG 360IH THE FAUST MYTH
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing or consent of instructor.
-- An examination of the German Faust figure in pursuit of knowledge. This theme is explored through the texts of Luther, Goethe, Mann, Bulgakov, and others. All readings and discussions in English.
MLG 410 LINGUISTICS-PHONETICS
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: MLG 220
-- An overview of significant linguistic concepts which contribute to an understanding of Modern German. Also a practical study of German sounds - their pronunciation, combination, and representation by written symbols. Contrastive linguistic study, German-English, for teaching application.
MLG 450R SEMINAR: GERMAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE
S 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: MLG 301, MLG 315, or MLG 320.
-- Senior capstone course. Topics offered at the upper division level which are not covered in regular courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion material.
MLG 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
MLG 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. RCT May be repeated. Max 4 cr.
COREQUISITE: MLG 490.
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.
MLG 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S,Su 1 - 6 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis.
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