Fall 2024 German BC3009 section 001

News and Views

NEWS AND VIEWS

Call Number 00185
Day & Time
Location
MW 4:10pm-5:25pm
302 Milbank Hall (Barnard)
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Irene Motyl
Type LECTURE
Course Description

This German-language course for students on the Advanced proficiency level will offer students the opportunity to improve their comprehension of German media language through viewing, reading, writing and digital film production. Course materials will be drawn from German-language periodicals, newspapers, TV newscasts, TV documentaries and features digitally available. Students will hone their media competence by analyzing the material at hand and write, film and edit their own digital newscasts and documentaries in German. Through this process students will acquire the media literacy needed to understand cultural differences in media production and presentation and how to successfully communicate and convey messages in a digital format. Finally, students will familiarize themselves with the technical aspects of filming and will learn how to edit digital material. The cultural aspect of the course will give students greater insight into current issues and discourses in German-speaking countries and in the U.S. In the final project students apply their skills and findings, after conducting research in German and working with German, Austrian and Swiss cultural institutions, newspapers, companies, cultural centers located in New York. At the end of the semester, students will create and write their own German-language documentary film, edit the documentary and present it to the class and other students of German.

Web Site Vergil
Department German @Barnard
Enrollment 6 students (12 max) as of 11:06AM Friday, December 6, 2024
Subject German
Number BC3009
Section 001
Division Barnard College
Section key 20243GERM3009X001