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11 courses
Ranked courses have at least 100 recorded letter grades.
First semester German focusing on proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing within a cultural context.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Julia Ruck
Success in the class depended on maintaining punctuality for both attendance and homework submissions.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Second Semester German focuses on proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing, with an emphasis on communication in cultural context.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Third-semester German course using a four-skills approach with authentic materials, grammar review, vocabulary expansion, and intensive practice.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Lisa Steiner
The homework volume was considered fair by a previous student, who found the assignments helpful for learning the language.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Explores American Yiddish poetry, fiction, theater, and cinema by European Jews in the US, covering themes like language politics, minoritized status, and Jewish identity.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Phil Hollander
A student reported nightly homework assignments and long readings, describing the material as challenging and sometimes confusing.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Intermediate German course developing reading skills through literary and cultural texts from 1800 to the present, emphasizing close reading and historical context.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Jeanne Schueller
Students found the homework assignments to be unnecessarily or ridiculously long. However, tests were considered easy if students paid attention, and the instructor was a good grader for those who tried.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Fourth Semester German uses a four-skills approach with authentic materials for grammar review, vocabulary expansion, and intensive practice.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Carsten Haas
The workload included mandatory lectures twice a week and one or two short homework assignments that were graded easily.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Intermediate German speaking and listening course using contemporary audio and video materials to understand how native speakers vary sound, vocabulary, and grammar by speech situation.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Anastasiia Stolyarova
The workload included approximately two 10-minute assignments per week, with grades mostly composed of quizzes and outside homework designed to improve speaking skills.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Special Topics in German and World Literature explores diverse world literary traditions with an emphasis on German and German-speaking cultures.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Melissa Sheedy
The workload included weekly discussion posts, five short quizzes, two short papers, and a final project, with mandatory lecture attendance and sign-ins.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Examines Franz Kafka's texts and compares them with authors like Camus, Sebald, and Pynchon, while highlighting literature, film, and art in the Kafkaesque tradition.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Matthew Johnson
The class was straightforward, requiring students to read the books. Exams were described as similar to quizzes and not difficult.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026An intermediate German writing course focusing on individual and collaborative writing activities using authentic text models with German-specific cultural connotations.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Julia Goetze
Assignments were very easy, with grades largely based on completion and timely submission rather than rigorous academic challenge.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026An advanced course covering selected topics in the culture of German-speaking countries.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Weijia LI
The class involved three quizzes, two presentations, and a small paper. One student noted it was not hard to earn an A and that the presentations were a piece of cake.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026