Bellevue
University
GR 100
Introduction
to the German Language
Prerequisites: None
Credit: One (1) credit hour
Catalog
Description: Focuses on the need
for the student to experience some knowledge of the German language and be able
to respond to everyday situations.
Mission: The mission of the Area of Culture and
Languages is two-fold: It provides students with an understanding of selected
foreign cultures, in order to enhance awareness of multicultural enrichment; it
also provides practical comprehension of selected foreign languages.
Purpose: The Germanic way of life has left its
imprint on many parts of the United States.
This course will offer the student an introduction to the German
language and responses to every day situation.
Objectives: Upon successful completion of this
course the student will be able to:
1.
Demonstrate an appreciation for Germany and other Germanic
countries, including language and language usage.
2.
Recognize the language spoken in Germanic countries, i.e., the
sounds, relationship to world languages, importance, etc.
3.
Demonstrate a sensibility to and tolerance and acceptance of
another peoples life-style and value systems.
4.
Properly utilize and write short German answers to German
speaking people's question.
Assessments and
General Assignments: Assignments
include textbook readings and listening to the tapes. There is a short quiz after each chapter in the book.
Evaluation and
Grading: The final grade will be
determined by: student's passing of each quiz.
Course Outline:
1.
Experience Germany and other Germanic countries, including
language and language usage.
1.1.
The language of the home
1.2.
The language of the people
1.3.
Daily life and customs
2.
The language spoken in Germanic countries
2.1.
Key German words used in the English language
2.2.
Respond to simple German questions
3.
A sensibility to and tolerance and acceptance of another
people's life-style and value system
3.1.
Who are the Germans?
3.2.
Why is education so important?
4.
Written assignments
4.1.
Prepare written answers in German
4.2.
Answer short questions orally in German
Signatures:
Originator Date
Area Chair Date
Center Director Date
Academic Review Committee Date
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Date
VPAA Date
Resources
Required Texts and/or Materials:
Berlitz. (Basic German). Book with three accompanying
tapes.
Recommended Texts,
Resources, and/or Supplies:
AN INTRODUCTION
to this topic appears in:
Encyclopedia Americana Full-text articles with hypertext links. Available via the Library's web page.
Europa World Year Book (REF AY752 .E97 1997), volume
1, pp. 1398-1437.
Fodor's 2000 Germany (REF DD16 .F6 1999)
SIGNIFICANT REFERENCE
BOOKS on this topic include:
10,000 Ideas for Term Papers, Projects, Reports and
Speeches. (REF LB1047.3 L35 1998)
Chronology of 20th Century Eastern European
History. (REF DJK30 C47 1994)
A Companion to German Literature. (REF PT236 S55
1997)
Dictionary of Literary Biography: German Fiction Writers,
1914-1945. (REF PT772 G39 1987)
Encyclopaedia Britannica. (REF AE5 .E363 1995)
Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture. (REF DD290.26 E53 1999)
Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (REF B41 .E5)
Encyclopedia of Religion. (REF BL31 .E46 1987)
Dictionary of Art. (34v.) (REF N31 .D5 1996)
Encyclopedia of World Cultures. (REF GN307.E53 1991)
European Culture. (REF NX542.E93 1993)
The German Way. (REF DD239 F55 1997)
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects. (REF NA40 .M25
1982)
Modern Germany: an Encyclopedia of History, People, and
Culture, 1871-1990. (REF FF14 M64 1998)
New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics.
(REF PN102 .N39 1993)
Oxford Companion to German Literature. (REF PT41 G3 1997)
Rick Steves' Germany, Austria & Switzerland. (REF DD16 S74 1998)
Western Europe.
(REF D967 T73 1998)
WorldMark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life. (REF GN333 W67 1998)
CIRCULATING BOOKS include:
Cultural Studies of Modern Germany: History,
Representation, and Nationhood. (DD67 B47 1993)
German Cultural Studies: an Introduction. (DD67 G47 1995)
The Germans: Who are they Now? (DD257 W38 1993)
Germany: a Country Study. (DD17 G475 1996)
Jews of Germany: an Historical Portrait. (DS135 G3
G32 1992)
The Life and Death of Petra Kelly. (DD260.65 K44 P37 1994)
Rape of Europa: the fate of Europe's treasures in the
Third Reich and the Second World War
(N8795.3 E85 N53 1994)
Rush to German Unity. (DD290.25 J37 1994)
United Germany: the Past, Politics, Prospects. (DD262 W35 1992)
JOURNAL ARTICLES
and other literature on this subject are indexed in:
Art Abstracts. An index to over 300 international
arts publications. Available online via
FirstSearch.
Electric Library.
A wide variety of publications, many in full-text. Available via the
Library's web page.
Ethnic Newswatch.
A multicultural CD-ROM of full-text articles from the ethnic and
minority press in America;
in English and Spanish. 1995-present.
Facts on File World News. An online database with information about events, issues,
statistics and people. Available via
the Library's web page.
Front Page News.
A CD-ROM of full-text newspaper articles on global issues and events.
Health Source Plus.
General health magazines and health care journals, many in full-text.
Available via the Library's
web page.
Humanities Abstracts. An index to over 400 humanities
publications. Available online via
FirstSearch.
H.W. Wilson OmniFile and Biographies Plus. Full-text articles covering current events,
business,
the
humanities, science, the social sciences and biographies. Available via the Library's web page.
National Geographic Magazine. These CD-ROMs cover 108 years of the
magazine, from 1888-1996, complete
with images and articles.
ProQuest BPO. (Business Periodicals Ondisc). Indexes more than 800 business journals,
many of which are available full-text.
ProQuest GPO. (General Periodicals Ondisc). Indexes more than 1600 general magazines and
journals, many of which
are available full-text.
ProQuest Direct.
One of the world's largest collections of information, including many
full-text, full-image formats. Available via the Library's web page.
.
Also see current issues of the magazine GERMAN LIFE.
BOOKS dealing
with this topic are listed on the WebCat (Online Library Catalog) under these
subject headings:
Germany (with various
subheadings; i.e., Germany politics and government)
German (with various
subheadings; i.e., German drama)
Or, look for the
subheading "Germany" under the topic in which you are interested (i.e., Art,
Germany)
|
Art, German
Bach, Johann Sebastion
Bauhaus
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Berlin
Brahms, Johannes
Brecht, Bertolt
|
Freud, Sigmund
German reunification
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang
Grass, Gunter
Hesse, Hermann
Hitler, Adolf
Kant, Immanuel
Kafka, Franz
|
Lang, Fritz
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm
Luther, Martin
Medelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
National socialism
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm
Schiller, Friedrich
|
VIDEOTAPES and
AUDIOTAPES with information on this topic include:
Berlin: Journey of a City. (DD881 B47 1995)
Degenerate Art.
(N6868.5 N37 D43 1995)
Discovering Germany.
(DD43 D57 1991)
Families of the World.
East Germany. (DD287.3 .E288
1986)
Families of the World.
West Germany. (DD260.3 .W477
1986)
Frank Capra's The Nazis Strike. (DD256.5 N395 1989)
The German Way of Life. (DD250.3 G476 1989)
Germany, narrated by Harry Reasoner (The World's
Political Hot Spots) (DD89 G476 1991)
Germany: The Reluctant Nation. (DD290.25 G475 1996)
The Germans: Portrait of a New Nation. (HC286.8 G47 1995)
Heil Hitler: Confessions of a Hitler Youth. (DD247 H354 A5 1991)
Hitler and the Occult. (The History Channel) (DD247 H5 A8154 1995)
Munich. (DD901 .M77 M86 1985)
A Nation Returns: Nationalism, Blood and Belonging. (DD257.25 N38 1994)
Nazi New Order.
(DD256.5 N3)
A Portrait of Germany. (DD43 .P67 1987)
INTERNET sources
can be found on Bellevue University Library's Web Pages at:
http://bellevue.edu/Library/library.htm
The following links are included:
Washington
Post: World Reference: Germany -
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/worldref/country/germany.htm
Colonel
Craig's WWW Links for German -
http://www.isu.edu/~nickcrai/german.html
