GERMAN
| 1001 | 1901 | 1902 | 1911 | 1912 | 2001 | 2100 | 2134 | 2300 | 2500 |
| 2534 | 2700 | 2901 | 2902 | 3100 | 3330 | 3500 | 3900 | 3901 | 3902 |
| 3921 | 3980 |
| ALG1001 | Cours élémentaire intensif d'allemand / ntensive Elementary German | (6,0,2) 6 cr. |
| Course designed for students who wish to acquire in one session material normally taught in two sessions. Basic skills in German, including listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and cross-cultural awareness. Part 1 and 2 of a sequence of German language courses which prepare students for the Goethe Institute s exam towards the widely recognized Certificate of German. At the end of the course, students will have reached level A1 of the internationally used Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. | ||
| Students enrolled in ALG1901 and ALG1902 cannot register in this course. (Previously: ALG1020). | ||
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| ALG1901 | Cours élémentaire d'allemand I / Elementary German I / Elementary German I | (3,0,1) 3 cr. |
| Introduction to basic skills in German, including listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and cross-cultural awareness. Part 1 of a sequence of German language courses which prepare students for the Goethe Institute s exam towards the widely recognized Certificate of German. | ||
| This course is intended for students with little or no previous knowledge of German. (Previously: ALG1001). | ||
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| ALG1902 | Cours élémentaire d'allemand II / Elementary German II / Elementary German II | (3,0,1) 3 cr. |
| Continued development and expansion of basic German skills. Part 2 of a sequence of German language courses which prepare students for the Goethe Institute s exam towards the widely recognized Certificate of German. At the end of the course, students will have reached level A1 of the internationally used Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. | ||
| Prerequisite: ALG1901 or permission of the Department. (Previously: ALG1001). | ||
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| ALG1911 | Initiation à la lecture en allemand / Reading Knowledge in German | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| A course for students from other disciplines who wish to concentrate on acquiring a passive reading knowledge of German relevant to their field of study. Elementary grammar, acquisition of vocabulary, reading of texts in the area of study of each student. | ||
| This course is not open to students in the German concentration. | ||
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| ALG1912 | Initiation à la lecture en allemand II / Reading Knowledge in German II | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| A course for students from other disciplines, who wish to develop their reading knowledge of German relevant to their field of study. | ||
| Prerequisite: ALG1911 or permission of the department. This course is not open to students in the German Concentration Program. | ||
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| ALG2001 | Cours intermédiaire intensif d'allemand / Intensive Intermediate German / Intensive Intermediate German | (6,0,2) 6 cr. |
| Intended for students who wish to acquire in one session the linguistic competence usually acquired in two sessions. Expansion of German skills, including listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and cross-cultural awareness. Part 3 and 4 of a sequence of German language courses which prepare students for the Goethe Institute s exam towards the widely recognized Certificate of German. At the end of the course, students will have reached level A2 of the internationally used Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. | ||
| Prerequisite: ALG1902 or ALG1001. Students enrolled in ALG2901 and ALG2902 cannot register in this course. (Previously: ALG2020). | ||
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| ALG2100 | Special Topics in German Culture | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Study of a special topic in German cultural history, such as women in German culture, the history of German music, etc. | ||
| No knowledge of German required. (Previously: ALG2104.) | ||
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| ALG2134 | German Culture Through the Ages | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Major events that shaped the culture of the German speaking countries until 1945 through history, political developments, literature, and the arts. | ||
| No knowledge of German required. (Previously: ALG2103.) | ||
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| ALG2300 | Masterpieces of German Literature in Translation | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Readings in German prose, poetry, and drama in translation, by German, Austrian and Swiss authors from different periods. | ||
| No knowledge of German required. (Previously: ALG2040.) | ||
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| ALG2500 | Thèmes choisis en culture allemande | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Étude d'un thème choisi dans l'histoire culturelle allemande : contribution des femmes, histoire de la musique allemande, etc. | ||
| Ce cours n'exige pas la connaissance de la langue allemande. (Antérieurement : ALG2504.) | ||
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| ALG2534 | La culture allemande à travers les âges | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| La culture des pays de langue allemande avant 1945 vue à travers les principaux événements historiques et politiques, la littérature et les arts. | ||
| Ce cours n'exige pas la connaissance de la langue allemande. (Antérieurement : ALG2503.) | ||
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| ALG2700 | Les chefs-d'oeuvre de la littérature allemande en traduction | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Lecture en traduction d'oeuvres littéraires importantes d'auteurs allemands, autrichiens et suisses : prose, poésie et pièces de théâtre de différentes périodes. | ||
| Ce cours n'exige pas la connaissance de la langue allemande. (Antérieurement : ALG2040.) | ||
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| ALG2901 | Cours intermédiaire d'allemand I / Intermediate German I / Intermediate German I | (3,0,1) 3 cr. |
| Review and expansion of previously acquired basic German skills, including listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and cross-cultural awareness.Part 3 of a sequence of German language courses which prepare students for the Goethe Institute s exam towards the widely recognized Certificate of German. | ||
| Prerequisite: ALG1902 or permission of the Department. (Previously: ALG2001). | ||
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| ALG2902 | Cours intermédiaire d'allemand II / Intermediate German II / Intermediate German II | (3,0,1) 3 cr. |
| Expansion of German skills, including listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and cross-cultural awareness. Part 4 of a sequence of German language courses which prepare students for the Goethe Institute s exam towards the widely recognized Certificate of German. At the end of the course, students will have reached level A2 of the internationally used Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. | ||
| Préalable : ALG2901 ou permission du Département. Ce cours ne peut être combiné pour fin de crédits avec ALG2001. (Antérieurement : ALG2001.)%%Prerequisite: ALG 2901 or permission of the Department. This course cannot be combined for credits with ALG 2001. (Previously: ALG2001.) | ||
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| ALG3100 | Contemporary German Culture | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Developments and changes in German society, culture, and politics after World War II through the arts, literature and major political events such as the constitution of the European Union. | ||
| No knowledge of German required. | ||
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| ALG3330 | Cinema in the German Speaking Countries | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Study of cinema aesthetics and works by major directors (e.g. Lang, Riefenstahl, Fassbinder, Wenders, Trotta, Tykwer and others) from the Weimar period to post-war and post-unification cinema. | ||
| Prerequisite: 18 university credits. No knowledge of German required. | ||
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| ALG3500 | La culture allemande contemporaine | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Évolution et transformation de la société et de la culture allemandes après la Deuxième Guerre mondiale vues à travers les arts, la littérature et les événements politiques tels que la formation de l'Union Européenne. | ||
| Ce cours n'exige pas la connaissance de la langue allemande. | ||
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| ALG3900 | Thèmes choisis en littérature allemande / Special Topics in German Literature | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Study of a special theme, a special author or authors, an interdisciplinary or comparative topic. | ||
| Prerequisite: (ALG2902 or ALG2020), (ALG2300 or ALG2700) or permission of the Department. | ||
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| ALG3901 | Cours avancé d'allemand I / Advanced German I / Advanced German I | (3,0,1) 3 cr. |
| Expansion of previously acquired intermediate German skills, including listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and cross-cultural awareness. Part 5 of a sequence of German language courses which prepare students for the Goethe Institute s exam towards the widely recognized Certificate of German. | ||
| Prerequisite: ALG2902 or permission of the Department. (Previously: ALG3002). | ||
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| ALG3902 | Cours avancé d'allemand II / Advanced German II / Advanced German II | (3,0,1) 3 cr. |
| Consolidation of advanced German skills, including listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and cross-cultural awareness. Final course in a sequence of German language courses which prepare students for the Goethe Institute s exam towards the widely recognized Certificate of German. At the end of the course, students will have reached level B1 of the internationally used Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. | ||
| Prerequisite: ALG3901 or permission of the Department. (Previously: ALG3002). | ||
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| ALG3921 | Lectures dirigées en littérature allemande II / Directed Readings in German | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Research on an individual basis under the guidance of a professor in the Department. | ||
| Prerequisite: ALG2902 or permission of the Department. Topic and requirements to be determined jointly by the student and the advisor. | ||
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| ALG3980 | Littérature allemande depuis 1900 / German Literature Since 1900 | (3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| German literature from the beginning of the 20th century. Critical readings of representative texts in their relationship with political, social, and cultural turmoils of the 20th and 21st centuries. | ||
| Prerequisites: ALG2902 or permission of the Department. (Previously: ALG3080). | ||
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