GERM BC3009: News and Views Class Projects

GERM BC3009: News and Views

Students improve their comprehension of German media language through viewing, reading, writing and digital film production. Students will hone their media competence by analyzing the material at hand and write, film and edit their own digital newscasts and documentaries in German. Finally, students will familiarize themselves with the technical aspects of filming and will learn how to edit digital material. The cultural aspect of the course will give students greater insight into current issues and discourses in German-speaking countries and in the U.S. In the final project students apply their skills and findings, after conducting research in German and working with German, Austrian and Swiss cultural institutions, newspapers, companies, cultural centers located in New York. At the end of the semester, students will create and write their own German-language documentary film, edit the documentary and present it to the class and other students of German.