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The Department of
German and Russian offers courses
in language and literature. By
following a carefully designed
program, German and Russian
students learn to communicate; to
think and write critically; and
to appreciate the literary,
social, and cultural traditions
of the language under study. The
department is committed to the
concept of foreign study and
strongly encourages students to
participate in overseas programs
in Munich, Berlin, or Simferopol.
Major and minor programs are
offered in German; a minor is
offered in Russian and students
are sometimes able to complete a
Russian major by completing a
semester of study abroad.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE GERMAN MAJOR (8
credits)
German majors are required to
complete 8 credits of course work
beyond the intermediate-level
language courses, including
Composition and Discussion, at
least 1 credit in Civilization, 3
credits in Literature and a
Senior Year Experience.
GERM
331 (W) German Composition and
Discussion (1)
GERM
333 Contemporary German
Culture (1)
Three
credits in German literature,
from the following: (3)
GERM
340 Introduction
to German Literature (1)
GERM
430 History of German Thought
(1)
GERM
431 From the Enlightenment to
Romanticism (1)
GERM
432 Realism and Naturalism
(1)
GERM
433 Modern
Literature (1)
GERM
490, 491 Reading and
Conference (1)
Three
additional credits in German, numbered 300 or
above (3) including either:
GERM 496
Senior Seminar (1) OR
GERM 497 Literary Research (.5)
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE GERMAN MINOR (5
credits)
GERM 232 Intermediate German II (1)
GERM 331 (W) German Composition and Discussion
(1)
GERM 333 Contemporary German Culture (1)
GERM 340 Introduction to German Literature (1)
One additional German credit at the 400 level
(1)
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE RUSSIAN MINOR (5
credits)
RUSS 232 Intermediate Russian II (1)
RUSS
233
(W;
TH)
Russian
Culture:
Russian
Ways
and
Views
of
Russia
(1)
OR
RUSS 320 (W; IT; 4th Sem Lang Req) Introduction
to
Russian
Literature
in
Translation
(1)
[Crosslisted
with
LIT
320]
OR
RUSS
325 (IT)
Topics in Russian Literature (1)
RUSS 331 Russian Composition and Discussion (1)
RUSS 333 Russian Civilization and Culture (1)
One
additional RUSS credit numbered 300 or above or
a credit from Willamette's semester abroad program
in Simferopol or a RUSS credit numbered 300 or
above transferred from an accredited program at
another 4-year institution. (1)
FACULTY
Mark
Conliffe, Associate Professor of Russian, Chair
Amanda
Boyd,
Assistant
Professor
of
German
(2005-06)
Ludwig M. Fischer, Professor
of German (Sabbatical 2005-06)
Christine Gentzkow,
Associate Professor of German
GERMAN
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
GERM 131 and 132 Elementary
German I and II (1)
Listening/comprehension,
speaking, and reading developed through intense
oral practice and frequent language laboratory
exercises. 131, Fall; 132, Spring. Fischer, Gentzkow
GERM
231 and 232 Intermediate German
I and II (1)
Ability to
read with direct association in German. Listening/comprehension
and basic grammar patterns. The second semester
includes discussion of cultural topics and practice
in directed writing. Prerequisite: Elementary
GERM
231, Fall; 232, Spring. Fischer,
Gentzkow
GERM
241
(IT;
4th
Sem
Lang)
Topics
in
German
Culture
(in
translation)
(1)
This
course enables students to acquire knowledge of
selected artists and thinkers, genres and periods
in the German cultural tradition. Potential topics
include film, plays, fairy tales, novels and poetry
as well as selected readings in Philosophy and
the Arts. Interpreting Texts. 4th Sem. Lang. Req.
Annually. Fischer, Gentzkow
GERM
331 (W) German Composition and Discussion (1)
Reading and
discussion in German on a variety of topics and
texts relevant to the areas of letters, fine arts,
and humanities. Cultural and literary vocabulary,
syntax, introductory phonetics, and laboratory
exercises stressing comprehension and pronunciation.
(Recommended for students interested in study
overseas.) Conducted in German. Prerequisite:
GERM
232 or completion of language proficiency
or consent of instructor. Writing-centered. Alternate
years. Fischer, Gentzkow
GERM
332 Advanced German Composition (1)
Readings
and discussion, enlargement of vocabulary to meet
the idiom of the highly educated German; discussions
and compositions on abstract and more sophisticated
topics. Conducted in German. Prerequisite: GERM
331 or consent of instructor. Alternate
years. Fischer, Gentzkow
GERM
333 Contemporary German Culture (1)
In examining
contemporary German culture since 1945, this course
will concentrate on trends, movements, forces,
and attitudes that shape life within the three
German-speaking countries. Conducted in German.
Prerequisite: GERM
331 or consent of instructor. Alternate
years. Fischer
GERM
340 Introduction to German Literature (1)
Reading and
discussion in German on a variety of topics and
texts from the main writers, epochs, and genres
of German literature. Practice in the vocabulary
and methods of literary analysis. Conducted in
German. Prerequisite: GERM
331 or consent of instructor. Alternate
years. Gentzkow
GERM
430 History of German Thought (1)
Selections
of German writings that express those thoughts
and ideas that have contributed substantially
to the heritage of human culture. Representatives
from the following areas: arts, biography, history,
mysticism, philosophy, politics, psychology, and
science. Conducted in German. Prerequisite: GERM
340 or consent of instructor. Alternate
years. Fischer
GERM
431 From the Enlightenment to Romanticism (1)
German literature
and related forms of artistic and intellectual
expression from the Enlightenment to Goethe’s
death. Considered against the background of general
European cultural history, selected readings from
Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, Kleist, Novalis, Heine,
Buchner, and their contemporaries. Conducted in
German. Prerequisite: GERM
340 or consent of instructor. Alternate
years. Fischer, Gentzkow
GERM
432 Realism and Naturalism (1)
German literature
and related forms of artistic and intellectual
expression from Goethe’s death to the end
of the 19th century, considered against the background
of general European cultural history. Selected
readings from Grillparzer, Buchner, Droste-Hulshoff,
Stifter, Keller, Storm, Hauptmann, and their contemporaries.
Conducted in German. Prerequisite: GERM
340 or consent of instructor. Alternate
years. Gentzkow
GERM
433 Modern Literature (1)
Representative
novels and short stories of such writers as Thomas
Mann, Hesse, Rilke, and Brecht. Conducted in German.
Prerequisite: GERM
340 or consent of instructor. Alternate
years. Fischer
GERM
490–491
Reading and Conference (.5 or
1)
Designed
to enable a student to acquire
the necessary knowledge and
experience of literary periods
which are not covered by courses
offered at Willamette University.
Prerequisites: GERM
331, Junior or
Senior standing and G.P.A. of 3.0
or better. On demand. Fischer,
Gentzkow
GERM
496 Senior Seminar (1)
The
seminar will focus on one major
author and his works. (Goethe,
Rilke, Nietzsche, Mann, etc.).
Students are expected to write a
research paper and present it to
the class at the end of the
semester. Prerequisite: Senior
standing in German. Spring.
Fischer, Gentzkow
GERM
497 Literary Research (.5)
Students
will meet with a professor in the
German program for seven seminar
meetings and discuss a theme or
an author within the area of
German literature. The emphasis
will be on the relationship
between literature and society.
Students are expected to write a
15-page research paper which will
be presented to a larger audience
at the end of the semester.
Spring. Fischer, Gentzkow
RUSSIAN
RUSS
131 and 132
Elementary Russian I and II
(1)
The
course introduces the basic
features of Russian grammar and
provides an essential Russian
vocabulary for practical
conversation, reading, writing,
and aural comprehension.
Classroom work is supplemented
with laboratory and multimedia
practice. Annually. Conliffe
RUSS 150
(IT) Tolstoy's War and Peace
(1)
This
course is devoted to a close
reading of Tolstoy's War and
Peace -- for many, one of the
world's greatest novels. Topics
include Tolstoy's use of language
and literary innovation;
Tolstoy's representations of
consciousness and knowledge,
human intentions and
responsibility; Tolstoy's views
on history and historiography;
his depictions of life and his
comments on the meaning of life;
and, the role and meaning of war.
Taught in English. Interpreting
texts. Fall, alternate years.
Conliffe
RUSS
181 Bilingual Mentorship
(.25)
Supervised
mentorship with the Bilingual
Program of the Salem-Keizer
Public Schools. Students are
matched with heritage speakers of
Russian. Students are admitted to
the course after receiving
consent from instructor and the
school district. May be repeated
for credit to a maximum of 1.0
credit. Fall, Spring.
Conliffe
RUSS
231 and 232
Intermediate Russian I and II
(1)
The
course continues the study of
basic Russian language skills,
introducing various language
styles and adding to the
students' vocabulary base. In
second semester, students
complete reading and composition
assignments, and discuss and
write reports on simple videos.
Classroom work is supplemented
with laboratory and multimedia
practice.
Prerequisite: RUSS
131/132 or consent
of instructor. Annually.
Conliffe
RUSS
233 (W; TH; 4th Sem Lang Req) Russian Culture:
Russian Ways and Views of Russia (1)
This
writing-centered course acquaints
students with major artistic
achievements in Russian society
from the 10th century to the
present day -- in architecture,
painting, literature, and music
-- and explores particularly
Russian manners and customs that
define the everyday lives of its
people. It examines the possible
ways in which these achievements,
manners, and customs might be
said to define that society in a
certain period. The materials are
presented historically through
films, music, pictures,
paintings, readings, and food.
Writing-centered. Thinking
Historically. 4th Sem Lang Req.
Alternate springs. Conliffe
RUSS
320
(W;
IT;
4th
Sem
Lang
Req)
Introduction
to
Russian
Literature
in
Translation
(1)
[Crosslisted
with
LIT
320]
The
course examines selected works in
translation of Russian prose and
poetry of the 19th and 20th
centuries. In addition to
examining the works in their
literary context (style, genre,
linguistic peculiarities,
rhetorical devices, irony,
satire, etc.) the historical and
societal viewpoint will also be
discussed, so that the student
will have a better understanding
of the Russian people in each
particular period of history.
Writing-centered. Interpreting
Texts. Fourth Semester Language
Requirement. Fall. Conliffe
RUSS
325 (IT) Topics in Russian Literature (1)
This course enables a student to acquire
knowledge of selected authors, genres, and literary
periods in Russian literature. Potential texts
include Chekhov's plays, Dostoevsky's political
novels, Russian fairy tales, Nabokov's prose,
and the stories of contemporary women writers
in Russia. Taught in English. Interpreting Texts.
Alternate years. Conliffe
RUSS
331 Russian Composition and Discussion (1)
In
this course the three creative elements of language
learning, speech and writing are given foremost
attention. Oral and written composition based
upon reading of texts emphasizing Russian culture,
as well as literary texts enabling the student
to become acquainted with the literary vocabulary
needed in more advanced letters courses. Exercises
in syntax and introductory phonetics. Laboratory
exercises stressing comprehension and pronunciation.
Conducted in Russian. Prerequisite: RUSS
232 or consent of instructor. Spring.
The Ukraine visiting professor
RUSS
333 Russian Civilization and Culture (1)
Studies
in geography, history, economics and the chronological
development of culture and ideas. Class discussions.
Oral and written reports in Russian. Prerequisite:
RUSS
331 or consent of instructor. Spring.
Conliffe
RUSS
370 Introduction to Russian Literature (.5)
The
course examines selected works (in Russian) of
Russian prose and poetry of the 19th and 20th
centuries. In addition to examining the works
in their literary context (style, genre, linguistic
peculiarities, rhetorical devices, irony, satire,
etc.) the historical and societal viewpoint will
also be discussed, so that the student will have
a better understanding of the Russian people in
each particular period of history. Course to be
taught in Russian. Prerequisite: RUSS
331. Fall. Conliffe
RUSS 381
Bilingual Mentorship (.25)
Supervised mentorship
with the Bilingual Program of the Salem-Keizer
Public Schools. Students are matched with heritage
speakers of Russian. Students are admitted to
the course after receiving consent from instructor
and the school district. May be repeated for credit
to a maximum of 1.0 credit. Fall, Spring. Conliffe
RUSS
490 (W) Reading and Conference (.5 or 1)
To
enable students who have a sound grasp of Russian
grammar and some experience in literary analysis
to develop better reading skills and to expand
their knowledge of Russian culture. The course
is designed to assist and direct students' work
on a larger research paper in Russian studies.
It is an intensive reading and writing course,
but also a course in which students share their
work with their peers and instructor. Writing-Centered.
On demand. Conliffe
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