German
Culture and Civilization
From
the Middle Ages to the Age of Goethe
Germ 4213 Frühling
2008
T,Th 9.30-10.50 KIMP
411
Dr. Jennifer Hoyer Telefon: 5-4897
Kimpel Hall 501 eMail: jhoyer@uark.edu
Office Hours:
Prerequisite:
Upper division standing in German and advanced German proficiency.
Course Description:
This course is aimed towards establishing a firm foundation
of the significant events and people in the history and development of the German-speaking
parts of
Special emphasis will be placed on: Geschichte und Politik; Philosophie und Wissenschaft (social sciences and humanities); Literatur und Kunst.
Students will write synthesized responses in German to the material, and will demonstrate knowledge of the details as well as critical engagement through class discussions (questions!), journal entries, essays, quizzes, and one short 10 minute presentations on a topic of choice.
Required Readings:
Koepke, Wulf.
Die Deutschen: Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. 5th ed.
There will also be class handouts (from instructor as well as students)
Goals and Skills:
The overall goal of this course is to acquire an understanding of the major developments in cultural history in what are today the German speaking countries. Further, through readings in Koepke’s Die Deutschen, students learn to read a dense cultural history in German, and to rearticulate the main points in appropriate terminology and advanced structures. Students also learn to articulate the major events in their own expanded narratives through response journals, tests, and in-class presentations. Likewise, students improve writing, listening, and speaking skills through class discussions and presentations.
Evaluation:
Response Journals (20%):
You will respond to readings, lectures, and class discussions and relate them to your readings. The main benefits are:
--a good record of class sessions
--practicing your written German
--gather material for class discussion
--evaluation of progress
Journal entries (4 points each) will be posted on WebCT on the date due by noon.
Tests (20%) and Final Exam (20%):
Tests will include brief identification subjects (historical facts and necessary background knowledge) discussed in class or covered in your readings (Who? What? When? Where?). The final will also include broader essay questions intended to encourage students to develop a coherent discussion of events, people and characteristics, and to critically reflect on their historical and current significance.
Participation and Preparation (20%):
During the semester there will be 10 unannounced PARTICIPATION and PREPARATION activities. Obviously the points can only be earned through demonstrating preparation through participation. You must be in class to earn them. There are no make-ups. This grade includes selected written homework assignments that you will turn in at the beginning of class.
In Class Presentations (10%):
In pairs or as individuals, students will deliver ONE ten minute presentation on a topic of particular interest to them throughout the semester, but not on topics explained in depth by me. Students should organize a presentation combining pictures, audio, selected secondary literature, and a one-page outline handout for their classmates.
Essay (10%):
Students will write one essay (two drafts) in answer to one of the proposed Essay Questions in the textbook. You will be graded on content as well as grammatical accuracy and stylistics.
DO NOT MISS CLASS. The fruits of your study are cultivated and reaped through attendance, practice, and participation. If you have a legitimate reason to miss class, provide adequate documentation, and, if possible, let me know before the session you will be missing.
DUE DATES: Check the syllabus carefully for assignment dates.
Graded work which is done as an in-class activity will be expected to be turned in at the end of that class. Graded assignments that will be used as the basis of class discussions are due on the day of class discussion.
Make-up policy
This course will include some graded in-class Preparation and Participation activities that will not be possible to recreate. If you expect to have an extended absence or multiple absences you should speak to me about the feasibility of keeping up with the course work.
If you miss graded assignments other than the in-class activities because you are absent and the absence falls under the conditions for an excused absence, I will work with you to help you make up the work through comparable, but alternative assignments. Be prepared to show documentation.
University Withdrawal Policy
It is
the student’s responsibility to withdraw from a class. Instructors have no obligation to withdraw a
student who does not attend a course and may choose not to do so.
Students should consult the Semester Academic Calendar for the various withdrawal deadlines.
Attendance:
Students are responsible for
informing their instructor of the reason for the absence. In case a student
misses a scheduled test or other assignment due to a serious emergency, s/he
must provide the instructor with a valid
written excuse before s/he will be allowed to make up that examination. A
valid excuse will include the date(s) and reason for the absence from class as
well as the name and phone number (and other appropriate information) of the
doctor or other person who can be contacted to verify this information. Your instructor will not accept documentation
that is illegible or incomplete. Three excused absences are permissible.
It is wise, if you know you must be absent, to talk to me
beforehand so that acceptable alternative activities can be assigned. In-class activities carry point value, and
require participation. If you are not
there, they cannot be reproduced, so alternatives must be found. Also, learning to speak and understand a
language well requires frequent exposure to that language and practice. Repeated absence for any reason, valid or
not, will have an impact on your ability to speak and understand the
language. So be there and participate
with passion to get the most out of your experience!
Accommodation: Reasonable accommodation for disabilities can be discussed. Students are expected to consult the instructor and have written, university-accepted documentation for the disability.
Cheating and Plagiarism:
Please refer to the Student Handbook
regarding definitions and university policies concerning academic dishonesty.
Please be aware that cheating can result in serious university judiciary
action.
A word with regard to
online translation programs: work that has been run through an online
translation program can be fairly easy to identify, most often because the word
choices will be consistently incorrect, but there will be no grammar or
spelling errors. This is a very striking
discrepancy, so beware of the temptation to use such programs.
Themenkreise und Aufgaben (Änderungen vorbehalten!)
15. u. 17. Januar
Di: Einführung;
Koepke: „Geografie“ (S. 1-12); Landkarte; Städte HA: S. 15-18
Do: Städte; Arminius
9n.Chr., Tacitus, De Germania 98n.Chr. HA: S. 18-24
22. u. 24. Januar
Römer und Germanen
Di: Koepke: Kapitel 1
„Beginn der deutschen Geschichte“ HA: S.
23 1-6;8, 11; 12-15
Do: Geschichte der
deutschen Sprache/germanischer Sprachen HA:
Lernen!
29. u. 31. Januar
Das Mittelalter
Di: Test 1; Germanische Sage: Das
Nibelungenlied (Auszüge) HA: Journal 1, S.
25-28
Do: Koepke: Kapitel
2, „Ritter, Bauern und das Heilige Rom“; Journal
1 HA: S. 29-33
5. u. 7. Februar
Di: Koepke: Kapitel
2; Minnesang: Walther von der Vogelweide, etc. HA: S. 33-34 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15-17
Do: Heldenepos:
Wolfram von Eschenbach „Parzival“ HA: 35-39
(Z. 31)
EC-Möglichkeit! Verfilmungen des
Parzifal-Stoffes
12. u. 14. Februar
Di: Koepke: Kapitel 3
„Barbarossa“ HA: 39-42
Do: Koepke: Kapitel 3 „Barbarossa“; Musik des Mittelalters, mittelalterliche
Mystikerinnen: Mechthild von Magdeburg, Hildegard von Bingen HA: S. 44-50 (Z. 41)
19. u. 21. Februar
Di: Koepke: Kapitel 4 „Totentanz“ HA:
S. 50-53 (Z. 47)
Do: Koepke: Kapitel 4 „Totentanz“ (S. 53-55 im Unterricht) HA: Journal 2=Zusammenfassung von K. 3, 4
(verwenden Sie „Fragen zum Text“ als Hilfsmittel)
26. u. 28. Februar
Di: Test 2, Journal 2 HA: Mein Lieblingspapst; S. 58-61
Do: Martin Luther und die Mystiker; Wiederholung der Geschichte bisher! HA: S. 61-66 (Z. 43)
4. u. 6. März
Die Frühneuzeit
Di: Koepke: Kapitel 5
„Die Reformation“ HA: S. 66-68
Do: Koepke: Kapitel 5
„Die Reformation“; Luther in Rom, Luther und Rom; Luther in der deutschen
Literatur (Goethe, Götz von Berlichingen,
Kleist, Michael Kohlhaas)
HA:
S. 69 1, 3, 5, 6-10, 15, 17, 19, 20; Lesen Sie auch S. 71-73 (Z. 32)
11. u. 13. März
Di: Der Fenstersturz von Prag HA: 73-75
Do: Der
dreißigjährige Krieg; Gedichte der Zeit HA:
75-78
25. u. 27. März
Di: Der
dreißigjährige Krieg HA: S. 78-9 1-12; 18
Do: Test 3; Grimmelshausen. Simplicissimus
Journal 3
1. u. 3. April
Di: Die Gegenreformation/ Die Inquisition; Die Hexenverfolgungen: Malleus Maleficarum
HA: S. 80-84 (Z.87)
Die Neuzeit/Die
Aufklärung
Do: Koepke: Kapitel 7
„Die Staatsräson“ HA: 84-91 (Z. 64)
8. u. 9. April
Die Neuzeit/Die
Aufklärung
Di: Koepke: Kapitel 7
„Die Staatsräson“ HA: 91-93
Do: Koepke: Kapitel 7
„Die Staatsräson“; „Was ist Aufklärung?“ (Kant, Schiller) HA: 93-94 1-3; 4, 8; 12, 13; 14, 15; 21-23
15. u. 17. April
Di: S. 95-100 im Unterricht: Literaturepochen: Klassik und Romantik:
Goethe/Walt Disney: „Der Zauberlehrling“ HA:
Essay verfertigen
Do: Schiller/Beethoven: „An die Freude“ [auch Jiddish!]; Goethe/Schubert:
„Der Erlkönig“ HA: 100-103
Essay Draft 1 Due
22. u. 24. April
Di: Koepke: Kapitel 8, „Die Goethezeit“ HA:
S. 104 4-8; 9, 10, 12, 14, 15
Do: Test 4; Literaturepochen:
Sturm und Drang
und Klassik; Don Karlos, Nathan der Weise, Faust
Journal 4
29. April u. 1. Mai
Essay Draft 2 Due
Mündliche Prüfung; Wiederholung
Journal 5
Schlussexamen: Samstag 3. Mai 12.30-14.30