GRM - German

This introductory, fully immersive course teaches foundational grammar and vocabulary in meaningful contexts and introduces the geography and cultures of the diverse German-speaking world. Communicative activities and assignments build listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills. Authentic multimedia materials help students learn about and value cultural perspectives other than their own. GRM 101-102 are taken consecutively.

The second half of the year-long introductory, fully immersive course continues to build foundational grammar and vocabulary in meaningful contexts and introduce the geography and cultures of the diverse German-speaking world. Listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills are built through communicative activities and authentic materials. Students who complete this sequence learn about and value cultural perspectives other than their own.

This class provides students with the opportunity to learn a full year of German in one semester with the advantage of intensive study, which promotes greater retention. It provides a solid foundation for second-year German at the University of Portland or for students planning to study in Salzburg.

Students increase listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills while advancing knowledge of vocabulary, geography, and cultures of the German-speaking world. Foundational grammar concepts are solidified through multimedia content, communicative activities, and projects. Students learn to identify components of other cultural perspectives and value other worldviews. GRM 201-202 are taken as a comprehensive, consecutive sequence.

As students complete the intermediate sequence, they solidify foundational grammar concepts and strengthen communicative skills in listening, reading, writing, and speaking. This immersion class engages students in the culture through work on projects and with authentic texts. By the end of the sequence, students will be able to identify components of other cultural perspectives and value other worldviews in comparison to their own.

This intensive course combines GRM 201 and 202 into one semester. It immerses students in the language and strengthens their linguistic and cultural proficiency by working with a textbook and primary texts. By the end of this sequence, students will be able to identify components of other cultural perspectives and value other worldviews in comparison to their own.

This course uses a variety of contemporary texts—fiction, journalism, memoir, music, film—to explore how Germany’s division during the Cold War is understood today. Ultimately, we ask whether we can speak of a unified Germany and, if not, what prevents us from doing so. We practice reading, close analysis, and introduce cultural theory; expand vocabulary; and increase precision in speaking and writing.

This course is intended as a scaffold between the GRM 301 - GRM 302 sequence and the 400-level. By reading a variety of texts, students will strengthen their reading skills, practice close analysis, and begin to work with literary theory. This course will continue to build on students’ existing vocabulary and grammar knowledge with the goal of greater precision in writing in preparation for the 400-level.

Examines the cultural and linguistic heritage of Austria by focusing on the music, history/politics, and language of the region through an interdisciplinary and intercultural lens. Students will develop their knowledge, skills, attitudes, and second language proficiency as outlined in the Global and Intercultural Learning Outcomes, and as pertinent to the Austrian context. Course taught in Salzburg.

Examines the cultural and linguistic heritage of Austria by focusing on the music, history/politics, and language of the region through an interdisciplinary and intercultural lens. Students will develop their knowledge, skills, attitudes, and second language proficiency as outlined in the Global and Intercultural Learning Outcomes, and as pertinent to the Austrian context. Course taught in Salzburg.

Credit arranged.

Germanness is often equated with whiteness, but this no longer reflects the reality of German society. In this course we engage with historical events that complicate the idea of Germanness as well as current creative works that revise Germany's national identity as based on race. Together we investigate national identity, belonging, and the politics of integration and inclusion.

In this supposedly post-feminist age, gender nonetheless shapes lived experience. This course introduces students to the literature and thematic concerns of women's writing in German. Taking an intersectional approach to identity, we consider gender as one facet that shapes life and literary production.

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.

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.

Credit arranged. Course is graded A-F.

Credit arranged. Course is graded A-F.

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. Students may receive an IP (In Progress) grade until the completion of their internship. Course is graded A-F.

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.