Course Offerings

Spring 2024

Fall 2023 Schedule

For Columbia and Barnard course descriptions, download the flyer: Fall 2023 Courses (1).pdf

Spring 2023 Schedule
 

 Columbia German Language courses.

Fall 2022 Schedule

In addition, please visit the Columbia German Department for more courses.

Spring 2022 Schedule

In addition, please visit the Columbia German Department for more courses.

In addition, please visit the Columbia German Department for more courses.

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We are excited to introduce our department’s new curriculum for the Academic Year 2020-21.
All of our courses, with the exception of Summer 2021, will be taught the FULL SEMESTER length.

Please note that this schedule may be subject to change, and students are encouraged not only to revisit this page but also to confirm the course listings in the online Directory of Classes.

Please feel free to contact your major advisor with any questions you may have about your academic schedule.
 

Spring 2021

* Vienna Stories: Due to Barnard's COVID-19 travel abroad restrictions, the originally planned study abroad week during the spring break 2020 will not take place in Vienna. Instead the interviews with migrants living in Vienna will be conducted online over Zoom during the spring break of 2020. A non-obligatory one week non-credit experiential program in Vienna in connection with this course might be offered April 24th- May1st, 2020 depending on Barnard's study abroad regulations for the summer.

** Updated course title and description currently under review (previous title: Close-ups: German Literature and Photography). Examines the profound influence of popular and private images on literature in the modern era, with an emphasis on how writers have used icon, snapshot, family album, collage, poster or post in their works. Discussions revolve around German authors’ critical and creative responses to the photographic image and its aesthetic, documentary or mnemonic appeal to 20th-century storytellers. Readings include major figures such as Kafka, Rilke, Benjamin, Brecht, Mann, Maron, Sebald, and Wolf.

Summer 2021 (Upcoming)

Fall 2020

Spring 2020 at Barnard

Please note that if you have not been exempt from the language requirement or are not registering for Elementary I, which is offered through Columbia's Department of Germanic Studies, you must take the placement exam. Should you have a conflict or need further information about the placement test, please contact Irene Motyl, imotyl@barnard.edu.

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GERM UN1102 - Elementary German II
Sec. 004 - T/R - 6:10-8:00pm - Samartzi

GERM UN2102 - Intermediate German II
Sec. 004 - T/R - 6:10-8:00pm - Motyl

Prerequisites: GERM UN2101 or the equivalent.

Language study based on texts concerning culture and literature. Assignments include compositions in German and exercises of grammatical forms, both related to the texts. Class discussions in German provide oral and aural practice.

GERM BC2210 - Grammatik activ (2 points)
Sec. 004 - W - 4:10-6:00pm - Motyl

Students have the option to register for 2-point or 3-points. Please check the course number when registering.

An intensive study of key features of German grammar, with an emphasis on skill-building exercises and practical solutions to common problems of writing and speaking on the intermediate level; aims at building confidence in using simple and more complex sentence structures.

GERM BC2212 - Grammatik activ (3 points)
Sec. 004 - W - 4:10-6:00pm - Motyl

Students have the option to register for 2-point or 3-points. Please check the course number when registering.

An intensive study of key features of German grammar, with an emphasis on skill-building exercises and practical solutions to common problems of writing and speaking on the intermediate level; aims at building confidence in using simple and more complex sentence structures. For an additional point, students will hand in a weekly 150-200 word summary in German in which they highlight what they have learned, explain the rules and applications of the linguistic feature on hand. In the last portion of the summary students will reflect on their learning process during each week to document their progress. Individual meetings with the Professor to clarify and practice student specific grammar issues will be scheduled.

GERM UN3002 - Advanced German II
T/R - 4:10-5:25pm - Motyl

Corequisites: Course either taken before or after GERM UN3001.

Intensive practice in oral and written German. Discussions, oral reports, and weekly written assignments, based on material of topical and stylistic variety taken from German press and from literary sources.

GERM BC3028 – From Decadence of Dada 
T/R - 10:10-11:25 - Grimm

BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL)., BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).

Examines the transition from Viennese Modernism to Expressionism and Dada. Topics include: the emergence of the modern psyche, the play of word and image, and the relationship between ecstatic experience and social unrest. Texts by Schnitzler, Hofmannsthal, Döblin, Kafka, Freud, and Salomé. Film and montage by Hannah Höch, and others. 

Fall 2019 at Barnard

GERM UN1101 - Elementary German I
Sec. 005 - T/R - 6:10-8:00pm - Samartzi

GERM BC3028 – Contemporary German Prose (In English)
T/R - 2:40-3:55pm - Grimm

Please note that if you have not been exempt from the language requirement or are not registering for Elementary I, which is offered through Columbia's Department of Germanic Studies, you must take the placement exam. Should you have a conflict or need further information about the placement test, please contact Irene Motyl, imotyl@barnard.edu.

Fall 2019 Course Listing at Columbia

GERM UN1102 - Elementary German II

Sec. 005 - T/R - 6:10-8:00pm - Samartzi

GERM UN2102 – Intermediate German II

Sec. 004 - T/R - 6:10-8:00pm - Motyl

GERM UN3002 – Advanced German II: Vienna

T/R- 4:10-5:25pm - Motyl

GERM BC3022 – Vienna Stories: Filming Identities & Voices

W - 4:10-6:00pm (including 1 week in Vienna) - Motyl

GERM BC3224 – German Traveling Cultures (English)

M/W - 10:10-11:25am - Grimm

For a list of courses on the Columbia campus, please see the Directory of Classes.

GERM UN1101 - Elementary German I

Sec. 005 - T/R - 6:10-8:00pm - Samartzi

GERM UN2101 – Intermediate German I

Sec. 003 - T/R/F - 1:10-2:25pm - Motyl

GERM BC2210 – Grammatik Aktiv (2 pts)

W - 4:10-6:00pm - Motyl

GERM BC2212 – Grammatik Aktiv (3 pts)

W - 4:10-6:00pm - Motyl

GERM BC3010 – Current Issues: Germany and Austria

T/R - 4:10-6:00pm - Motyl

GERM BC3232 – From Decadence to Dada (In English)

M/W - 11:40-12:55pm - Grimm

Please note that if you have not been exempt from the language requirement or are not registering for Elementary I, which is offered through Columbia's Department of Germanic Studies, you must take the placement exam. Should you have a conflict or need further information about the placement test, please contact Irene Motyl, imotyl@barnard.edu.

Please note that if you have not been exempt from the language requirement or are not registering for Elementary I, which is offered through Columbia's Department of Germanic Studies, you must take the placement exam. Should you have a conflict or need further information about the placement test, please contact Irene Motyl, imotyl@barnard.edu.

GERM UN1102 - Elementary German II

Sec. 005 - T/R - 6:10-8:00pm - Samartzi

GERM UN2102 – Intermediate German II

T/R/F - 1:10-2:25pm - Motyl

GERM UN3002 – Advanced German II: Vienna

T/R- 4:10-5:25pm - Motyl

NEW!!!  GERM BC3022 – Vienna Stories: Filming Identities & Voices

W - 4:10-6:00pm (including 1 week in Vienna) - Motyl

GERM BC3224 – German Traveling Cultures (English)

T/R - 2:40-3:55pm - Grimm

For a list of courses on the Columbia campus, please see the Directory of Classes.

Please note that if you have not been exempt from the language requirement or are not registering for Elementary I, which is offered through Columbia's Department of Germanic Studies, you must take the placement exam. Should you have a conflict or need further information about the placement test, please contact Irene Motyl, imotyl@barnard.edu.

GERM UN1101.005 - Elementary German I
T/R - 6:10-8:00pm - T. Samartzi

GERM UN2101.03 - Intermediate German I

T/R/F - 1:10-2:25pm - I. Motyl

Prerequisites: GERM UN1102 or the equivalent. Complete grammar review through regular exercises. Wide range of texts are used for close and rapid reading and writing exercises. Practice in conversation aims at enlarging the vocabulary necessary for daily communication.

GERM BC2210 - Grammatik Aktiv (2 points)

W - 4:10-6:00pm - I. Motyl

An intensive study of key features of German grammar, with an emphasis on skill-building exercises and practical solutions to common problems of writing and speaking on the intermediate level; aims at building confidence in using simple and more complex sentence structures.

GERM BC2212 - Grammatik Aktiv (3 points)

W - 4:10-6:00pm - I. Motyl

An intensive study of key features of German grammar, with an emphasis on skill-building exercises and practical solutions to common problems of writing and speaking on the intermediate level; aims at building confidence in using simple and more complex sentence structures.

GERM BC3012 - Telenovelas

T/R - 4:10-5:25pm - I. Motyl

Prerequisites: Intermediate German II (V2102 or V1225) or equivalent. Examines popular culture and language through a German TV series. Advanced students practice and perfect their language skills by examining typical features and intercultural aspects of a German telenovela. Focus on main elements of genre, language, cultural context by comparing different versions.

GERM BC3050 - German Migrant Literature (CANCELLED)

T/R - 2:40-3:55pm - E. Grimm

Prerequisites: GERM UN1202, Sophomore standing or the equivalent or permission of the instructor. Examination of migration and the nomadic experience in the 19th and 20th centuries. Emphasis on the comprehension and construction of the"other" culture by travelers and migrants in fictional texts; and on questions of orientalism, colonialism, and multiculturalism. Texts by Chamisso, Heine, Seghers, Th. Mann, Ören, Atabay, Deleuze, Said, and Sassen.

Please note that if you have not been exempt from the language requirement or are not registering for Elementary I, which is offered through Columbia's Department of Germanic Studies, you must take the placement exam. Should you have a conflict or need further information about the placement test, please contact Irene Motyl, imotyl@barnard.edu.

GERM UN1102.005 - Elementary German II

T/R - 6:10-8:00pm - T. Samartzi

GERM UN2225 - Accelerated Intermediate German I + II

M/T/W/R - 12:10-2:00pm - I. Motyl

GERM UN3002 - Advanced German II: Vienna

W - 4:10-6:00pm - I. Motyl

Intensive practice in oral and written German. Discussions, oral reports, and weekly written assignments, based on material of topical and stylistic variety taken from German press and from literary sources.

GERM BC3057 - Close-ups: German Literature and Photography

T/R - 4:10-6:00pm - E. Grimm

Discusses the profound influence of photography on modern literature and intellectual debates in the 20th century. Emphasis on creative and critical responses to documentary and aesthetic traditions of this visual medium. Foci are photographic evidence, montage, memory, sensationalism. Authors/Photographers: Benjamin, Rilke, Th. Mann, Tucholsky, Chr. Wolf, Sebald, Sander, Blossfeldt.

lease note that if you have not been exempt from the language requirement or are not registering for Elementary I, which is offered through Columbia's Department of Germanic Studies, you must take the placement exam. Should you have a conflict or need further information about the placement test, please contact Irene Motyl, imotyl@barnard.edu.

GERM UN1101 - Elementary German I

T/R - 6:10-8:00pm - T. Samartzi

GERM UN2101 -  Intermediate German I

T/R/F - 1:10-2:25pm - I. Motyl

GERM BC1210 - Grammatik Aktiv

W - 4:10-6:00pm - I. Motyl

An intensive study of key features of German grammar, with an emphasis on skill-building exercises and practical solutions to common problems of writing and speaking on the intermediate level; aims at building confidence in using simple and more complex sentence structures.

GERM BC3010 - Current Issues: Media and Politics in Germany and Austria

T/R - 4:10-5:25pm - I. Motyl

Prerequisites: GERM V2102 or equivalent.

Advanced students improve language skills through exploration of political, cultural and intellectual debates and self perceptions in Germany and Austria. Discussion and analysis of print media, Internet, film and T.V.

GERM BC3050 - German Migrant Literature

T/R - 2:40-3:55pm - E. Grimm

Prerequisites: GERM V2102 and Sophomore standing or the equivalent or permission of the instructor.

Examination of migration and the nomadic experience in the 19th and 20th centuries. Emphasis on the comprehension and construction of the"other" culture by travelers and migrants in fictional texts; and on questions of orientalism, colonialism, and multiculturalism. Texts by Chamisso, Heine, Seghers, Th. Mann, Ören, Atabay, Deleuze, Said, and Sassen.

Please note that if you have not been exempt from the language requirement or are not registering for Elementary I, which is offered through Columbia's Department of Germanic Studies, you must take the placement exam. Should you have a conflict or need further information about the placement test, please contact Irene Motyl, imotyl@barnard.edu.

GERM V 1202 - Intermediate German II

Sec.001 - T/R/F - 11:40-12:55 - Samartzi

GERM V1225 - Accelerated Intermediate German I-II

Sec. 001 - MTWR - 12:10-2:00 - Motyl

GERM V3002 - Advanced German II

Sec. 001 - T/R - 4:10-5:25 - Motyl

GERM BC3224 - German Traveling Cultures (ENGL)

Sec. 001 - T/R - 10:10-11:25 - Grimm 

This course will be taught in English. However, if students are interested, Professor Grimm will schedule an additional meeting time taught in German. This course is open to all German majors and minors. 

Please note that if you have not been exempt from the language requirement or are not registering for Elementary I, which is offered throughColumbia's Department of Germanic Studies, you must take the placement exam. Should you have a conflict or need further information about the placement test, please contact Irene Motyl, imotyl@barnard.edu.

GERM V1201 - Section 002: Intermediate German I 

Tina Samartzi T/R/F - 11:40-12:55pm

GERM V1201 - Section 003: Intermediate German I

Irene Motyl-Mudretzkyj T/R/F - 1:10-2:25pm

GERM BC1210: Grammatik Aktiv

Irene Motyl-Mudretzkyj W - 4:10-6:00pm

GERM BC3012: Telenovelas

Irene Motyl-Mudretzkyj T/R - 4:10-5:25pm

GERM W4520: Ariadne's Thread - Contemporary German Women Writers

Erk Grimm T/R - 10:10-11:25am