Advanced German: Expanding Perspectives (Critical / Creative Engagement)
Playing with language
- Performances (scenes, poetry, role plays, reader’s theater).
- Imitating / parodying a particular style or genre.
- Talk shows with figures from / authors of texts.
- Writing on single issue for different audiences.
Confronting difference
- Journal writing / email discussion on personal responses to course material.
- Ethnographic inquiry (see Intermediate above).
- Comparing / contrasting German and American news coverage of same event.
- Comparing / contrasting German and American version of same genre.
Making connections
- Group projects involving independent learning and collaborative preparation.
- Comparing how different media / genre can deal with a single issue in different ways.
- Reflecting on relationships between language, form, and communicative intent.
- Guest speakers from department or other disciplines.