printer friendly pageOSPBER 1Z: Accelerated German: First and Second Quarters
This course is designed as a jump-start to the German language for students with no or little prior knowledge of German who are participating in the Bing Overseas Studies program in Berlin. The course covers the equivalent of
GERLANG 1 and 2 in one quarter.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 8
OSPBER 2Z: Accelerated German, Second and Third Quarters
Intensive German language course for participants of the Bing Overseas Studies program in Berlin. The course covers the equivalent of
GERLANG 2 and 3 in one quarter. Qualifies students for participation in an internship following the study quarter. Emphasis is on communicative patterns in everyday life and in the German work environment, including preparation for interviews. Prerequisite:
GERLANG 1,
GERLANG 1A or Placement Test.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 8
| UG Reqs: Language
Instructors:
Kloetzer, S. (PI)
;
Stehr, C. (PI)
OSPBER 3B: German Language and Culture
First year German, third quarter for participants of the Bing Overseas Studies program in Berlin. Completion and refinement of first-year grammar, vocabulary building, reading literature and news, writing skills, esp. journal. Extensive use of current materials, such as local Berlin and national news, and emphasis on building speaking skills for everyday situations and discussions. Qualifies students for participation in an internship following the study quarter. Prerequisite:
GERLANG 2 less than seven months prior to arriving in Berlin or Placement Test.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
OSPBER 12G: Museums at the Crossroads
Decolonization, restitution and repatriation, contested or stolen objects, inclusive exhibitions, diverse leadership ¿ these are just some of the issues, topics, and lived realities that museums are grappling with the world over. In this hybrid seminar/speaker series/ site visit course, we will use German museums as case studies to explore the intellectual, political, and practical debates that matter in museums. The goal is to develop a nuanced understanding of the challenges facing the culture sector in the twenty-first century.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
OSPBER 17: Split Images: A Century of Cinema
20th-century German culture through film. The silent era, Weimar, and the instrumentalization of film in the Third Reich. The postwar era: ideological and aesthetic codes of DEFA, new German cinema, and post-Wende filmmaking including: Run Lola Run and Goodbye Lenin. Aesthetic aspects of the films including image composition, camera and editing techniques, and relation between sound and image.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom
Instructors:
Knuepling, F. (PI)
OSPBER 21B: Intermediate German
Second year German, first quarter for participants of the Bing Overseas Studies program in Berlin. Refinement of German grammar; vocabulary building, writing practice via journal and essays; German culture, including current news and issues, literature and films. Special emphasis on comprehension and speaking skills for discussions, everyday situations, and in-class presentations. Prerequisite:
GERLANG 3 or equivalent or Placement Test.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Language
Instructors:
Boebe, D. (PI)
;
Knuepling, F. (PI)
OSPBER 30: Berlin vor Ort: A Field Trip Module
This weekly field trip course, a favorite at Stanford in Berlin since the earliest beginnings of the Program, is mandatory for all students. It provides the optimal basis for further coursework by providing firsthand, on-site exploration of the weave of cultures and histories that we know as the city of Berlin. The course is taught in alternating quarters with a history (autumn quarters) or a cityscape (winter and spring) focus.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Jander, M. (PI)
;
Pabsch, M. (PI)
OSPBER 31: Ways of Hearing: Exploring Berlin Through its Music
Introduction to the diverse Berlin music scene and its interwoven roots, exploring the intimate connections between music and German identity. Why music of all kinds is of such profound importance in Germany and how the German musical tradition has influenced the entire world and has, in turn, integrated impulses from many different cultures. Enrollment limited.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Muir, L. (PI)
OSPBER 40M: An Intro to Making: What is EE
Is a hands-on class where students learn to make stuff. Through the process of building, you are introduced to the basic areas of EE. Students build a "useless box" and learn about circuits, feedback, and programming hardware, a light display for your desk and bike and learn about coding, transforms, and LEDs, a solar charger and an EKG machine and learn about power, noise, feedback, more circuits, and safety. And you get to keep the toys you build. Prerequisite:
CS 106A.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
OSPBER 66: Theory from the Bleachers: Reading German Sports and Culture
German culture past and present through the lens of sports. Intellectual, societal, and historical-political contexts. Comparisons to Britain, France, and the U.S. The concepts of <i>Körperkultur, Leistung, Show, Verein,</i> and <i>Haltung</i>. Fair play, the relation of team and individual, production and deconstruction of sports heroes and heroines, and sports nationalism. Sources include sports narrations and images, attendance at sports events, and English and German texts. Will be taught in German if there are enough students with sufficient knowledge of German.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors:
Junghanns, W. (PI)
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