German Studies at Sarah Lawrence College

Course Description

Intermediate German is an introduction to German thought and culture. This course stresses reading, speaking, writing, and a review of grammar. Readings will consist of short stories by German and Austrian writers from the 20th-century, Grimm's fairy tales, poetry, newspaper articles, and German sources on the Internet. Video tapes and audio cassettes will be used to further listening comprehension. Weekly sessions with the German assistant will supplement the class work.

Class Texts

Bertolt Brecht: Der Augsburger Kreidekreis

Links

• Berliner Zeitung
• Bild Zeitung
• Süddeutsche Zeitung
• Wiener Zeitung
• Basler Zeitung
• Deutsche Literatur Online
• Links für deutsche Sprache
• Deutsche Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts
• Märchen der Brüder Grimm
• IBIS: Ordering German Books
• Meyer's Lexikon [Encyclopedia]
• Internet Resources for Germany