Department of German Dunton Tower 1315 788-2116 The Department Chair of the Department: Basil Mogridge Departmental Supervisor of Graduate Studies: Jutta Goheen The program of studies leading to the degree of Master of Arts in German has two streams: the study of German literature and the study of German linguistics respectively. The literature stream of the program focuses on the development of narrative (from the medieval epic to the modern short story) as a genre. Course offerings, though, are not confined exclusively to this area. The linguistics stream of the program concentrates on structures of modern oral and written German in the context of linguistic change, and the history of German linguistics. Students in each stream are encouraged to include some course work from the other stream as part of their program. In addition, any student may be granted permission, where appropriate, for enrolment in course offerings in the School of Comparative Literary Studies for up to the equivalent of one full credit. Any student with a special interest in the field of German not explored in the curriculum is invited to develop it within the framework of a thesis or research essay. Admission Requirements Departmental requirements conform to those outlined for master's students in the general section of this calendar. Further information concerning graduate work in German may be obtained from the Department. Program Requirements Literature Stream Master's students specializing in German literature will normally be required to select and follow one of three alternative program patterns: * Three full courses (or the equivalent) and a thesis * Four full courses (or the equivalent) and a research essay * Five full courses (or the equivalent) Within the chosen program pattern, students in the literature stream will normally be required to complete the following core of courses: * German 22.515F1 or W1: Proseminar in literaturwissenschaftlicher Methodologie * German 22.585F1 or W1: Angewandte Linguistik im Deutschunterricht als Fremdsprache * German 22.590F1 or W1: Wege der Literaturgeschichte All master's students choosing the literature stream are also required to undertake a comprehensive examination, based on a departmental reading list of selected texts by major authors. German 22.590 is intended as preparation for this examination. An additional half credit, part of the overall credit requirement, is assigned for the successful completion of the examination while the student is enrolled in German 22.592. Linguistics Stream Master's students specializing in German linguistics will normally be required to select and follow one of two alternative program patterns: * Three full courses (or the equivalent) and a thesis on a problem relevant to the pedagogy of the German language or of German literature * Four full courses (or the equivalent) and a research essay on a problem relevant to the pedagogy of the German language or of German literature Within the chosen program pattern, each student in the linguistics stream will normally be required to complete the following core of courses: * German 22.516F1 or W1: Proseminar in germanistischer Linguistik * German 22.580T2: Geschichte der deutschen Sprachwissenschaft * German 22.585F1 or W1: Angewandte Linguistik im Deutschunterricht als Fremdsprache Graduate Courses* The following is a list of courses at the graduate level. Please note that not all courses are offered every year. Students should consult the university and the departmental timetables published early in July for a list of courses offered in 1994-95 and scheduling information. * German 22.510F1 or W1 Theory and Methodology of German Studies Fallstudien zur Rezeption fremdsprachlicher Literatur: Die Shakespearerezeption seit dem 18. Jahrhundert. Übersetzungen (Wieland, Schlegel/ Tieck, Fried), Bearbeitungen (Keller, H. Müller, Strauß) und Wirkung Shakespeares in deutscher Literatur vom 18. zum 20. Jahrhundert. * German 22.515F1 or W1 Theory and Methodology of German Studies Proseminar in literaturwissenschaftlicher Methodologie. Theorie, Text, Interpretation. * German 22.516F1 or W1 Theory and Methodology of German Studies Proseminar in germanistischer Linguistik. Methoden der Analyse und Beschreibung von Sprache und Kommunikation. * German 22.541F1 or W1 Genres in German Literature Formen der Kurzprosa, u.a. R.Walser, Kafka, Musil, Brecht. * German 22.560T2 Period Studies Politischer Diskurs in Textsorten des 19. Jahrhunderts: Lyrik von Uhland bis Holz; Gebrauchstexte (Fichte, Uhland, Marx); Prosa (Goethe, Heine u.a.); Drama (Büchner, Nestroy), Versepos (Heine). * German 22.561F1 or W1 Period Studies Naturlyrik der Aufklärung. Ästhetische, wissenschaftliche und ökonomische Diskurse in Texten von Brockes, E. v. Kleist, Klopstock, F. L. Stolberg und Hölderlin. * German 22.579T2 Individual Authors Günter Grass. Literarischer Stil im Kontext von Sprachwandel, Intertextualität, Mündlichkeit und Schriftlichkeit. Individualstil und Geschlechtsrolle. Texte: Öffentliche Rede, Essay, Erzählprosa (von Katz und Maus zu Unkenrufe) und andere zeitgenössische Prosa. * German 22.580T2 Linguistic Topics Geschichte der deutschen Sprachwissenschaft. Ursprungstheorien (Herder), anthropologische Sprachtheorie (Humboldt), historische Sprachbeschreibung (Junggrammatiker), Einfluß Saussures auf Grammatikmodelle des Deutschen (Weisgerber, Glinz, Brinkmann; Heringer), Satzsemantik und Valenztheorie (v. Polenz), Sprachkompetenz (Coseriu). * German 22.582F1 or W1 Linguistic Topics Mittelalterliches Deutsch: Kennzeichen der mittelhochdeutschen Literatursprache. Morphologische, syntaktische und semantische Strukturen. Ausgewählte Texte aus Epik und Lyrik. * German 22.585F1 or W1 Linguistic Topics Angewandte Linguistik im Deutschunterricht als Fremdsprache: Lehr- und Lernstrategien im Kontext von Sprachtheorie, Grammatik, Semantik und Pragmatik. * German 22.586F1 or W1 Linguistic Topics Die Entwicklung des Nationalismus-Diskurses im 19. Jahrhundert. Programmatische Schriften, Reden, Flugblätter, Gedichte und andere relevante Dokumente, die den Nationalstaat forderten beziehungsweise (ab1871) das Reich unterstützten. * German 22.590F1 or W1 Directed Studies Wege der Literaturgeschichte. Die Entwicklung der deutschen Literatur vom Hohen Mittelalter zum 20. Jahrhundert. Untersuchung ausgewählter Texte sowie theoretische Betrachtungen zur deutschen Literaturgeschichte. * German 22.591F1, W1, S1 Special Topic Tutorial * German 22.592F1, W1, S1 Comprehensive Examination * German 22.598F2, W2, S2 Research Essay * German 22.599F4, W4, S4 M.A. Thesis Other Courses See the Undergraduate Calendar for courses at the 400-level which are open, with the approval of the Department, to students in the qualifying-year program and (under the usual restrictions) to master's students. Courses Not Offered in 1994-95 Genres in German Literature 22.542 Grimmelshausens simplicianische Schriften 22.544 Erzählstrukturen im 20. Jahrhundert 22.546 Formen der Lyrik 22.547 Erzählprosa des 19. Jahrhunderts 22.548 Deutsche Erzählprosa zwischen Reformation und Aufklärung 22.549 Semiotik des Dramas Prevalent Themes in German Literature 22.552 Das Gespräch in frühneuzeitlicher und neuerer deutscher Literatur Period Studies 22.563 Hof- und Volkskultur in mittelhochdeutscher Literatur 22.564 Aufklärung: Ideale und Projekte 1740-1790 22.567 Romantische Dichtung 22.568 Moderne Lyrik: Die hermetische Tradition von Rilke bis Atabay 22.569 Drama des 20. Jahrhunderts Individual Authors 22.571 Goethe im frühen 19. Jahrhundert 22.574 Goethe's early dramas 22.578 Fontane's novels: social criticism and humour Linguistic Topics 22.584 Der deutsche Satz