German 110
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Spring 2004 This half semester precursor course is designed for students participating in the Intensive Course Abroad in Berlin, Germany. This course is graded Pass/No Pass only. The course is taught in English and focuses on cultural and language preparation for an Intensive study abroad experience. Recommended reading: Susan Stern. These Strange German Ways and the Whys of the Ways. Greg Nee. Germany. Unraveling an Enigma. Useful websites: www. studienforum-berlin.de Week 1: Expectations, Questions, Practical Preparations Week 2: Major German Cultural Themes Week 3: Germans and Their Identities (East and West, gender roles, minorities, history) Week 4: Stereotypes and Cultural Differences Week 5: German Communication Patterns Week 6: Culture Shock and Contradictions Week 7: Practicalities The goal of this course is to give you as much preparation as possible for your 3-week Intensive Course Abroad in Berlin. However, many surprises will still await you, and cannot be planned for. For this course, you will have weekly assignments and an occasional quiz. We will spend our classes with lots of discussions and role-plays. You need to take notes, and be an active participant in all classes. It is my intention for all of us to get to know each other better as individuals and as a group. I am very much looking forward to this course and even more than that, to our experiences in Berlin. |
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