German and Russian (GER)

31 courses in the 1965–66 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.

Notes

Faculty listed in 1965–66

I. Levitsky, A.B. (Rochester), M.A. (Buffalo) Ph.D. (Duke) Associate Professor (Germ./ Russ.)

S. P. Hoefert, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto) - Assistant Professor (German) W. Shelest, Diploma (Munich), M.A. (Ottawa) - - Lecturer (Russian)

M. Richter, Staatsexamen (Berlin and Bonn), M.A. (Toronto) Lecturer (Germ./ Russian)

German

Notes: (1) All courses are designed to acquaint the student with the thoughts, feelings, and ideas that have been expressed in German, Austrian, and Swiss literature.

Particular consideration has been given to critical analysis of literary texts and their contribution to European thought and to the whole of civilization The programmes for German major and Honours students are intended to give a coherent and complete picture of German literature.

(2) All courses above 100 are honours courses. Those marked with a f are particularly recommended for general students.

(3) German 270 meets the requirement otherwise referred to in the calendar as cultural or civilization course.

Undergraduate Course Descriptions

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GER 1 Beginner’s German

For Engineering students with no previous knowledge of German. The elements of German grammar, reading and translation. 3 lectures.

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GER 10 Scientific German

For Graduate Students with no previous knowledge of German. Usage and structure of German scientific writings. Translation in fields of specialization.

3 lectures.

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GER 1-50 Beginner’s German

For Arts and Science students with no previous knowledge of German. The elements of German grammar, reading, oral practice, composition.

Arts - 5 lectures, Science - 3 lectures.

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GER 15 Scientific German

A review of the fundamentals of grammar followed by a more advanced study of grammatical structure and idiom. Readings and translation from comtemporary scientific writing in the Physical Sciences with the aim of helping the student to acquire a greater vocabulary and to master the stylistic difficulties peculiar to technical writing. The reading material will be selected in accordance with the field of study of the individual student. (For Engineering students. Can be taken together with German 50 for Science students.)

Prerequisite: German I or equivalent.

3 lectures.

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GER 50 Scientific German

A review of the fundamentals of grammar is followed by a more advanced study of grammatical structure and idiom. Readings and translation from contemporary scientific writing in the Physical Sciences with the aim of helping the student to acquire a greater vocabulary and to master the stylistic difficulties peculiar to technical writing. The reading material will be selected in accordance with the field of study of the individual student. (For Science students. Can be taken jointly with German 15 for Engineering students.)

Prerequisite: German I or equivalent.

3 lectures.

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GER 100 Introduction to German Literary Movements

Reading and interpretation of representative works of major German authors from the beginning to the present. Oral practice, composition, grammar. This course is conducted primarily in German.

Prerequisite: Grade 13 German or equivalent. First Class Honours in Grade 12 or permission of the Department Chairman.

3 lectures.

250.+ Conversation, Composition, Grammar and Phonetics. This course is conducted in German and provides intensive practice in spoken German. Vocabulary building, comprehension, pronunciation and intonation are stressed. Prerequisite: German 100, First Class Honours in Grade 13 or permission of the Department Chairman.

3 lectures.

260.+ The Age of Goethe. Storm and Stress, The Classical Period, Romanticism. Reading, interpretation and critical analysis of representative work of Lenz, Klinger, Goethe, Schiller, Kleist, Novalis, Brentano, Eichendorff, etc. Prerequisite: German 100.

3 lectures.

270.+ German Cultural Periods. A study of the major thought movements and masterpieces of philosophy, literature, music, art, etc. This course is taught in English.

3 lectures.

350.+ Intermediate Conversation and Composition. Written reports on prescribed themes and topics. Oral drill.

Prerequisite: German 250 or equivalent.

1 lecture.

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GER 360 German Realism

Reading, interpretation, and critical analysis of prescribed prose, drama and poetry. (Fontane, Hebbel, Keller, Storm, etc.) Prerequisite: German 100 or equivalent.

3 lectures.

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GER 370 Introduction to the History of the German Language with Readings in Middle-High German Literature

(Walther von der Vogelweide, Hartmann, Wolfram, Gottfried, etc.

Prerequisite: German 100 or equivalent.

3 lectures.

Department of German and Russian

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GER 380 Enlightenment

Reading, interpretation and critical analysis of prescribed prose, drama, and poetry. (Bodmer, Gellert, Gottsched, Lessing, Wieland, etc.) Prerequisite: German 100 or equivalent.

3 lectures.

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