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Courses
All GER courses are conducted in German.
(All LLEA courses – see below – conducted in English.)
A grade of C- or better is required for continuation.
GER 101 Elementary German (3) GER 102 Elementary German (3) GER 110 Intensive Elementary German (6) GER 201 Intermediate German (3) GER 202 Intermediate German (3) GER 260 Intensive Intermediate German Abroad (V) GER 301 Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice (3) GER 302 Structure of Modern German (3) GER 303 Reading and Writing (3) GER 304 Business German (3) GER 305 Contemporary Topics in Media (3) GER 306 Conversation and Composition (3) GER 307 German for Reading I (3) GER 308 German for Reading II (3) GER 312 Introduction to German Literature: 1750-1914 (3) GER 313 Introduction to German Literature: 1914-present (3) GER 320 German Cinema (3) GER 360 Intensive Third-Level German Abroad (V) GER 361 German Culture to 1933 (3) GER 362 Modern German Culture (3) GER 371 Practical German for Use in Hawai‘i (3) GER 409 Enlightenment—Sturm und Drang (3) GER 410 Classicism (3) GER 411 Romanticism (3) GER 412 Realism (3) GER 415 The Two Germanies: German Literature, Culture and Film: 1945-1989 (3) GER 416 German Literature, Culture and Film: 1989 to Present (3) GER 428 Survey of German Lyric Poetry (3) GER 460 Intensive Fourth-Level German Abroad (V) LLEA 320 German Cinema (3) LLEA 396 Cinema - Alpha (3) (B) Topic; (C) Genre; (D) Director; (E) Era LLEA 340 Classical German Literature (3) LLEA 342 German Fascism and Propaganda (3) LLEA 415 The Two Germanies: German Literature, Culture and Film: 1945-1989 (3) LLEA 416 German Literature, Culture and Film: 1989 to Present (3) Conversation, grammar and reading. HSL
Conversation, grammar and reading. Pre: 101. HSL
Combined content of 101 and 102 covered in one intensive course. (Summer only) HSL
Conversation, grammar, reading and writing. Pre: 102. HSL
Conversation, grammar, reading and writing. Pre: 201. HSL
Intensive course of formal instruction on the second-year level in German language and culture in Germany. Pre: 102. HSL
Analysis of the German phonological system and practice in pronunciation. Pre: 202.
Study of syntactic and morphological structures and basic pragmatic principles. Focuses on spoken and written Modern German. Pre: 202 or 260.DL
Further development of reading and writing skills through the study of modern short stories by major German language authors. Pre: 202. DL
Advanced German conversation, reading, and writing with a special emphasis on the vocabulary and cultural context of the German business world. Pre: 202 or consent.
Further development of reading and writing, listening and speaking skills using texts from various media, including newspaper articles, radio and television programs and the internet. Pre: 202 or consent.
Intensive practice in listening and speaking, reading and writing with selected grammar review. Pre: 202 or consent.
Development of reading skills through the study of short scholarly, technical, and literary texts. Pre: 202 or consent.
Development of reading skills through the study of short scholarly, technical, and literary texts. Pre: 202 or consent.
Reading and discussion of representative works of German literature 1750-1914. Pre: 303 or consent. DL
Reading and discussion of representative works of German literature 1914 to the present. Pre: 303 or consent. DL
Study of German film history, film analysis, film theory and film style. Pre: 303 or consent. DH
Intensive course of formal instruction on the third-year level in German language and culture in Germany. Pre: 202 or 260.
Culture and history in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland to 1933. Pre: 202 or consent. DH
Modern culture in Post-WWII Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Pre: 202 or consent. DH
Use of German in practical situations in Hawai‘i, e.g., in travel industry. Pre: 202.
Lessing and his contemporaries; early dramas of Goethe and Schiller; Goethe’s early lyrics. Pre: 306 or consent. DL
Classical writings of Goethe and Schiller; some reference to other writers. Pre: 306 or consent. DL
Novalis, Tieck, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Eichendorff, etc. Pre: 306 or consent. DL
Büchner, Raabe, Storm, Keller, Meyer, Hebbel, and others. Pre: 306 or consent. DL
Study of German literature, art and film, 1949 to 1989. Credit cannot be earned for both GER 415 and LLEA 415. Pre: 306 or consent. DH
Study of contemporary German literature, art and film, 1989 to present. Credit cannot be earned for both GER 416 and LLEA 416. Pre: 306 or consent. DH
Individual interpretation complements lectures on theoretical and historical background. Pre: 306 or consent. DL
Intensive course of formal instruction on the fourth-level in German language and culture in a German-speaking country. Pre: 360 or equivalent.
LLEA Courses – Conducted in English.
Introduction to German film history, form, style, theory and analysis. DH
Pre: Sophomore Standing or higher or consent. DH
Readings in translation from dramatic works of Lessing, Goethe, Schiller. Philosophic and aesthetic views of leading writers of the Enlightenment, Storm and Stress, and classical periods. DL
LLEA 341 Introduction to German Opera (3)
Introduction to German opera, its history, and analysis. Developing critical skills through analysis of German opera music and literature. Sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
Study of German fascism and propaganda in German literature, art and film. DH
Study of German literature, art and film, 1949 to 1989. Credit cannot be earned for both GER 415 and LLEA 415. Pre: 306 or consent. DH
Study of contemporary German literature, art and film, 1989 to present. Credit cannot be earned for both GER 416 and LLEA 416. DH