GERMAN 302D
Spring 1998
MWF 12-1

Instructor: Lutz Koepnick
Office: Ridgley 422
Telephone: 935-4007
Email: lkoep@artsci.wustl.edu
Office hours.: T 4:15-5:30, Th 1:15-2:15
Teaching Asst.: David Colclasure
Office: Ridgley 418
Telephone: 935-5106

COURSE OUTLINE
Advanced German 302D is designed to refine and expand your German communication skills (speaking, listening, writing, reading). The course will introduce you to a more sophisticated use of vocabulary, and work through problems of stylistic expression. At the same time, the course will introduce you to a variety of cultural issues pertinent to contemporary Germany and help you learn to interpret and evaluate fictional and non-fictional materials.

German 302D examines how language in contemporary Germany is used so as to construct and contest individual and collective identities. In particular, the course focuses on how Germans make use of linguistic material in order to relate to each other, to understand reality and pursue their fantasies, to bridge or corroborate cultural differences, to define self and other, to assume and challenge power and authority, and to influence minds and manipulate emotions. Traversing a wide variety of textual genres and expressive media, the course thus sharpens our awareness for the power of language as much as for the many languages of power. It understands the German language as part of a larger context of cultural, political, economic, and social transactions, as a cultural practice enacted under the conditions of an increasingly global and multi-lingual society.

PROCEDURES
This class will be conducted entirely in German. Advanced German is a work-intensive course. Its success will depend on you and the amount of time you invest. Please be aware that attendance in both the master class and the discussion sections is crucial. Unexcused absences affect your grade in the performance and written homework category.
Some of the homework assignments require you to listen to prerecorded texts and interviews. In order to obtain a personal copy of the necessary materials, please ask the Meyer Language Lab to duplicate the German 302 master tape for you.

PREREQUISITES
German 301D, the equivalent, or placement by examination

REQUIRED TEXTS
Required course materials will be available in a reader for purchase in the German Department, Ridgley 319. The following book is available for purchase at the Washington University Bookstore.
Gerhard Wahrig, Deutsches Wörterbuch

GRADES
Your final grade will be determined by the following breakdown:
40% written homework (incl. 4 essays)
20% for two written exams
30% classwork
10% discussion section
EXAM DATES
# 1: 3/11/98
# 2: 4/10/98
WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
Essays are to be 2 pages (500 words) typed and double-spaced. We will average the grade for the first submission and the rewrite to determine your final grade for each essays. Late submissions will not be accepted. Submission dates are:
# 1: 1/30/98
# 2: 2/19/98
# 3: 3/16/98
# 4: 4/1/98
DISCUSSION SECTION
Bi-weekly discussion sections are an integral part of this course. They are designed to review grammar issues, to reinforce and expand on the material covered in the master class, and to explore aspects of German culture and everyday life in a communicative setting.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Abkürzungen

Rd: Reader
R: Reading
L: Listening
W: Written Exercise
V: Viewing

I. L A N G U A G E , E X P E R I E N C E , A N D C U L T U R A L D I F F E R E N C E

Week I: Speaking of Traveling. . .

1/12
Introduction
1/14
R: "Lernberatung Lesen" [Rd 1]
R: "Glückliche Reklamation!" [Rd 2-4]
1/16
R: "Die Suks" [Rd 7-9]
L: Hörtext 1 ("Interview zum Thema Urlaub")
W: Fassen Sie die Hauptaussagen des Interviews in 5 Sätzen zusammen

Week II: Language and Cultural Otherness

1/21
R: "Ankunft in Kiel" [Rd 10-11]
W: Schreiben Sie mindestens 5 Sätze zu Übung 9 [Rd 9]
1/23
R: "Blick aus dem Fenster" [Rd 17-18]
W: Bearbeiten Sie Übungen 1b & 3 [Rd 19-20]

Week III: Language and Cultural Otherness / German Identity Today

1/26
R: "New York--7. Tag Abfahrt" [Rd 21]
W: Bearbeiten Sie die Aufgaben 4-7 [Rd 21]
1/28
R: "Herr Keuner und die Flut" [Rd 23]
W. Bearbeiten Sie Übungen 1, 2 & 6 [Rd 24-25]
1/30
Essay 1--Sie kommen in eine fremde Stadt, in der Sie längere Zeit leben werden. Sie sind allein, machen Ihren ersten Spaziergang und wollen alles Wichtige in der Stadt sehen. Was würden Sie erkunden und warum? Wie würden Sie sich fühlen? (500 Wörter, getippt)
R: "Westdeutsche über Ostdeutsche und umgekehrt" [Rd 27-28]

Week IV: German Identity Today

2/3
L: Hörtext 2 ("Gespräch mit einem Westberliner") & Hörtext 3 ("Interview: Die Wende")
W: Bearbeiten Sie Übungen 1-3 [Rd 32]
R: "Lernberatung: Hören" [Rd 33]
2/5
V: Margarethe von Trotta, Das Versprechen
2/7
R: "Was ist typisch 'deutsch'"? [Rd 34-36]
W: Übung 1 [Rd 37]

Week V: German Identity Today

Day 1
R: "Ist das deutsch?" [Rd 38]
W: Übung 2 [Rd 38]
Day 2
L: Hörtext 4 ("Interview: INKUBI--Ratschläge für Reisende")
W: Notieren Sie zehn neue Wörter, die Sie im Interview gehört haben. Schlagen Sie diese Wörter im Wörterbuch nach. Schreiben Sie diese Definitionen auf.
W: Bearbeiten Sie Übungen 2, 4a, 5, 6 & 8 [Rd 39-44]
Day 3
R: Robert Schneider, Dreck (7-40)

Week VI: German Identity Today / Gender and Language

Day 1
R: Robert Schneider, Dreck (41-71)

II. L A N G U A G E , P O W E R , A N D D E S I R E

Day 2
Essay 2--Könnte Robert Schneiders Drama Dreck in den USA spielen? Was wäre anders, was ähnlich? (500 Wörter, getippt)
R: "Liebesgedicht"--Lernen Sie das Gedicht auswendig [Rd 45]
R: "Stationen einer Beziehung" [Rd 46]
W: Bearbeiten Sie die zwei Fragen zu "Stationen einer Beziehung" [Rd 46]
Day 3
L: Hörtext 5 ("Zusammenleben oder nicht?")
W: Bearbeiten Sie Übungen 1-3 [Rd 49]

Week VII: Gender and Language / The Language of Journalism

2/24
V: Der bewegte Mann
R/L: Hörtext 6 ("Männer") / Rd 51
2/26
R: "Zeitungsmeldungen" [Rd 52]
W: Bearbeiten Sie Übungen 1 & 2 [Rd 52]
R: "Scheinsubjekt" [Rd 54-55]
2/28
R: "Jugendbanden" [Rd 57-58]
W: Bearbeiten Sie Übungen 1-7 [Rd 58]

Week VIII Springbreak

Week IX: The Language of Journalism and Advertising

3/9
L: Hörtext 7 ("Radiomeldung: Reporter auf der Jagd nach dem Unglaublichen")
W: Bearbeiten Sie Übung 1 & 2 [Rd 62]
R: Präpositionen [Rd 63-65]
3/11
Written Exam 1
3/13
R: "Werbung in Deutschland" [Rd 66-67]
W: Bearbeiten Sie Übungen 1 & 2a [Rd 66]

Week X The Language of Advertising / Uwe Timm, Johannisnacht

3/16
Essay 3--Schreiben Sie Zeitungsmeldungen zu den Überschriften [Rd 53] (500 Wörter, getippt)
R: "Die Deutschen in der Rasterfahndung" [Rd 68-69]
R: Wortbildung: Adjektivkomposita [Rd 70]
R: Passivumschreibungen [Rd 71-72]

III. P O E T I C L A N G U A G E

3/18
R: Johannisnacht (Kapitel 1&2)
R: Hand-out, "Vocabulary and Expressions for Discussing Literary Texts"
3/20
R: Johannisnacht (Kapitel 3&4)

Week XI: Uwe Timm, Johannisnacht

3/23
R: Johannisnacht (Kapitel 5&6)
3/25
R: Johannisnacht (Kapitel 7&8)
3/27
R: Johannisnacht (Kapitel 9&10)

Week XII: Uwe Timm, Johannisnacht

3/30
R: Johannisnacht (Kapitel 11&12)
4/1
Essay 4--Erfinden Sie ein Ende für Uwe Timms Johannisnacht (500 Wörter, getippt)
R: Johannisnacht (Kapitel 13)
4/3
R: Johannisnacht (Kapitel 14&15&16)

Week XIII: Uwe Timm, Johannisnacht

4/6
R: Johannisnacht (Kapitel 17&18)
4/8
R: Johannisnacht (Kapitel 19)
4/10
Written Exam 2

IV. SPEECH AS ACTION

Week XIV: Speech as Action

4/13
L: Hörtext 8 ("Fremdwörter: Sendung aus der Reihe 'Papa, Charly hat gesagt'")
W: Bearbeiten Sie Übungen 1-3 [Rd 73]
R: "Modalpartikel" [Rd 74]
4/15
R: "Schön verlogen" [Rd 77-78]
W: Bearbeiten Sie Übungen 3-5 [Rd 79]
4/17
V: Kaspar Hauser

Week XV: Project: Germany Today

4/20
Project: Germany Today
4/22
Project: Germany Today
4/24
Project: Germany Today