Historical survey of the German contribution to the intellectual and cultural life of Europe. Texts and films in German.

Structural and descriptive linguistics applied to the German language.

Development of German in the Germanic, Old High German, Middle High German, and New High German periods. Phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and the relationship between dialects and the standard language.

Introduction to historical Germanic linguistics including a survey of the Old Germanic languages (Old English, Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse, Gothic); comparative phonology, morphology, and syntax, typology of modern Germanic languages and dialects; and common Germanic in its Indo-European context.

Introduction to the study of variation in Modern German. Traditional German dialectology and dialect geography, language and society, multilingualism in the German-speaking countries, German in contact with other languages.

Examination of recurring themes and issues or of significant periods and influential styles in German film. Course content varies and individual topics will be announced with course title.

Intensive reading for non-majors. Graduate students fulfill their foreign-language requirement with successful completion of the course. Undergraduates may take the course as an elective only by permission of instructor. Grades S/U for graduates and undergraduates.

An introduction to graduate studies that includes a survey of contemporary literary theory, an overview of the current state of the profession, and instruction in how to carry out research and write at the graduate level.

Cross-listed course: CPLT 700, FREN 700, SPAN 700

A study of Middle High German language and literature with special emphasis on the lyric and epic poetry of the late 12th and early 13th centuries.

Reading and translation of texts in of the Old Germanic languages: Old High German 711H, Old Saxon 711S, Old Norse 711N, or Gothic 711G. May be repeated for credit with a different letter suffix from options noted above. Reading knowledge of Moderna German required.

Reading and translation of texts in of the Old Germanic languages: Old High German 711H, Old Saxon 711S, Old Norse 711N, or Gothic 711G. May be repeated for credit with a different letter suffix from options noted above. Reading knowledge of Moderna German required.

Reading and translation of texts in of the Old Germanic languages: Old High German 711H, Old Saxon 711S, Old Norse 711N, or Gothic 711G. May be repeated for credit with a different letter suffix from options noted above. Reading knowledge of Moderna German required.

Reading and translation of texts in of the Old Germanic languages: Old High German 711H, Old Saxon 711S, Old Norse 711N, or Gothic 711G. May be repeated for credit with a different letter suffix from options noted above. Reading knowledge of Moderna German required.

Reading and interpretation of significant literary works of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Reading and discussion of key literary and classical works from specific 18th-century movements, including Enlightenment, Storm and Stress, and Weimar Classicism.

The development of German Romanticism, its major literary works and personalities.

German Realism, its major literary works and background.

Currents of German literature since Naturalism, accompanied by critical reading of characteristic works by major writers of the period.

The development of German literature since World War II, through critical reading and interpretation of major representative works.

Basic principles of foreign language teaching in college combined with practical demonstrations. Required of all graduate assistants. This course will not count toward the 30-hour M.A. or M.A.T degree.

Supervised direction of foreign language teaching in college. Required of all graduate assistants who are teaching. This course will not count toward the M.A. or M.A.T. degree.

Content Varies.

Content Varies.