German Around the World

Undergraduate

In this advanced German language and culture course, students expand their language skills and cultural awareness by investigating regional varieties of German and their communities, both within Europe and overseas. Students will explore these varieties by engaging with authentic materials such as newspaper articles, interviews, excerpts from films and literature, and music, but also selected background readings. Through discussion of these materials, as well as a variety of interactive tasks, students further develop advanced reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills in German. The course also examines the bidirectional relationship between language and society from various perspectives (e.g., historical development, language contact, migration, and political events), with a focus on the German-speaking world. Prerequisites: Completion of L4 at Yale or alternative placement into L5. L5 , HU MW 11:35am-12:50pm