Spring 2027

Advanced Topics in Gns

Advanced topics in German, Nordic, and/or Slavic culture, folklore, linguistics, and/or language.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Katerina Somers

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Recognize distinctive features of cultures of Central, Eastern and/or Northern Europe as reflected in specific cultural products.

  • Analyze cultural products from Central, Eastern, and/or Northern Europe in relation to societal and historical contexts.

  • Create academic products that adhere to the norms of scholarly inquiry and communication in the humanistic study of the languages and cultures of Central, Eastern and/or Northern Europe.

  • Recognize and discuss the complex ways in which culture is used to include and exclude people within the societies of Central, Eastern, and/or Northern Europe, as elsewhere in the world.

  • Identify ways the course content may be integrated into the teaching of basic language courses.

Source: UW Guide

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GNS 570

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Spring 2027

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 200

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Student experience

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Advanced topics in German, Nordic, and/or Slavic culture, folklore, linguistics, and/or language.

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Topics

  • Culture, folklore, linguistics, and language of German, Nordic, and/or Slavic regions.
  • Distinctive features of cultures of Central, Eastern, and/or Northern Europe as reflected in specific cultural products.

Skills

  • Analyzing cultural products from Central, Eastern, and/or Northern Europe in relation to societal and historical contexts.
  • Recognizing and discussing how culture is used to include and exclude people within societies of Central, Eastern, and/or Northern Europe.
  • Identifying ways course content may be integrated into the teaching of basic language courses.

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GNS 570 · Spring 2027

Advanced Topics in GNS

Recorded 2026-10-14
GNS 570 · Spring 2027

Theory & Pract of Translation

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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