Spring 2022

Advanced Composition and Conversation

Listed in: German, as GERM-210

Formerly listed as: GERM-10

Faculty

Hannah E. Hunter-Parker (Section 01)

Description

Practice in free composition and analytical writing in German. Exercises in pronunciation and idiomatic conversation. Supplementary work with audio and video materials. Oral reports on selected topics and reading of literary and topical texts. Conducted in German. Three hours per week, plus one hour per week in small sections for additional practice with German language assistants.

Requisite: GERM 205 or equivalent, based on departmental placement decision.

Fall semester: Lecturer Schrade. Spring semester: Professor Hunter-Parker.

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: An emphasis on written work, readings, oral presentations, group work, in-class quizzes or exams, and instruction in languages other than English. Students with documented disabilities who will require accommodations in this course should be in consultation with Accessibility Services and reach out to the faculty member as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations can be made in a timely manner.

This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.

ISBN Title Publisher Author(s) Comment Book Store Price
Die Verwandlung Fischer Taschenbuch Franz Kafka TBD
Kaleidoskop Eighth (8th) Edition Heine/Cengage Learning Jack Moeller, et. al. Continued from GERM 205 Amherst Books TBD
Kaleidoskop Student Activities Manual (8th Ed.) Heine/Cengage Learning Continued from GERM 205 Amherst Books TBD
Harper Collins German Concise Dictionary 3rd (or more recent) ed. 2004, German to Engl/Engl to German Recommended Amherst Books TBD
Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik, 6th Edition Cengage Jamie Rankin Recommended TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

Other years: Offered in Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023