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Students in this course will explore an aspect of Austrian literature and culture as it relates to depictions of nature, boundaries, identity, spirituality, or the legacy of the past and will also refine their receptive (listening, reading) and productive (speaking, writing) skills in German through summary, description, comparison, and narration.

Students in this course will explore an aspect of German literature and culture as it relates to depictions of nature, boundaries, identity, spirituality, or the legacy of the past and will also refine their receptive (listening, reading) and productive (speaking, writing) skills in German through summary, description, comparison, and narration.

Contemporary German plays will be read in a reader's theater format, discussed in the context of current social/cultural events, and performed in German. Emphasis upon expanding vocabulary and improving pronunciation, intonation, and expression. Conducted in German.

This course is intended as an experience of creative German language production. After reading and analyzing examples of a number of creative genres (poetry, theater, short story), students will write creative pieces of their own. Students will focus on style and structure, in addition to improving precision in writing.

Students will investigate a variety of media or a single medium (such as art, theater, film, and music) to analyze depictions of nature, boundaries, identity, spirituality, or the legacy of the past in German-speaking cultures. Concurrent with refining their German language skills, students will learn specific vocabulary to analyze each medium.

Students will investigate a variety of media or a single medium (such as art, theater, film, and music) to analyze depictions of nature, boundaries, identity, spirituality, or the legacy of the past in German-speaking cultures. Concurrent with refining their German language skills, students will learn specific vocabulary to analyze each medium.

This course guides students through the re-entry process after returning from study abroad and helps them reflect critically on cross-cultural experiences. In addition to completing short reading and writing assignments, students will design and execute a final project that connects the study abroad experience to life at the university.

Credit arranged.

Credit arranged.

Academic internships are available for qualified students (3.0 GPA; 3.25 GPA in German). Internships provide students with job experience pertinent to the study of German. The internship may be taken for one to three credit hours.

Research, study, or original work under the direction of a faculty mentor, leading to a scholarly thesis document with a public presentation of results. Requires approval of thesis director, department chair, dean, and the director of the honors program, when appropriate.