German Film

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Taught as D047 'The Language of German Films' at a host institution. Goals of the course: 1) to improve the oral and written communicative competence of students with the help of films and accompanying materials, b) to provide an overview of the history of films in the context of societal developments, c) to combine language learning with information about the society and culture of Germany, d) listening comprehension and active use of information from the films, e) reading comprehension of film scripts, critiques, biographical information, etc. Students will be familiarized with basic concepts of film dramaturgy and film analysis. BG - Berlin, Germany Starting with brief introductions to film analysis and the history of the Weimar Republic, we will discuss a representative selection of films. We will also examine academic texts on the films. Knowledge of film analysis is not required, but they should be willing to view one film per week and read supplementary short texts.