German Courses

• Five years of middle and high school German

• Tested out of German I-III in college (GER 101, 102, and 201)

• German IV (GER 202)

  Here we focused on German grammar, with some readings about German, Austrian, and Swiss culture sprinkled in.

• German V (GER 301)

  Similarly to German IV, we focused on German grammar, with some readings about German, Austrian, and Swiss culture sprinkled in.

• German VI (GER 302)

  This class focused on the culture, political system, and history of Germany. I wrote an essay about and gave a presentation on the writing of the Basic Law (the German Constitution).

• German VI: Science and Engineering (GER 323)

  In this class I learned common technical terminology and ideas. Some of the topics covered were math, artificial intelligence, and vaccinations. I also wrote two essays, and gave two presentations in this class. The first essay and presentation focused on Konrad Zuse and his Z1-Z4 computers. The second essay and presentation focused on an article written by the German government about IT-Security.

• Intro to German literature (GER 241)

  This class helped me improve my German reading abilities, and broadened my understanding of German literature. It involved reading many classic German texts, from the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, to the short stories of Franz Kafka, before in class discussions (in German) about the texts.