GRMN 309*

Survey of German Cultural History II

Winter 2011

Instructor: Jennifer Ruth Hosek

Office: KIN 412

Phone: (613) 533-2077 / 4670 

E-mail: jhosek@queensu.ca

Tutor: Annika Liebeknecht

Course Description:

GRMN 309* (continuing from GRMN 308*) provides a survey of the major historical and cultural developments that have continued to shape the identities of the three German-speaking countries into the twenty-first century. The course builds systematically on participants' previous linguistic attainments, and classwork includes regular exercises in translation of German texts as well as intensive practice in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. A tutorial provides an individualized review of formal grammar. (Prerequisite: GRMN 202* or equivalent. Exclusion: GRMN 205.)

Required Texts:
Wulf Koepke, Die Deutschen: Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. Fifth Edition. Boston: Thomson/Heinle, 2000.

Rankin/Wells, Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
Accompanying Workbook and Electronic Key for Website

Recommended:

English Grammar for Students of German. (any edition) available at the bookstore.

Course Requirements and Marking Scheme:

Item	Weight
Regular attendance and active participation in classwork	10%
Quizzes	10%
Two oral presentations	10% each
Two essays of ca. 500 words each	10% each
Final Exam	20%
Tutorial	20%

Academic Integrity:

For Arts and Science guidelines on academic integrity, see www.queensu.ca/calendars/artsci/pg532.html