Advanced Conversation through German Fil

This course is designed to enhance advanced German conversation skills through structured class discussions, weekly student presentations, and engagement with German-language films.  During this course students will  have ample opportunity to practice German communication skills, hone fluency, expand vocabulary, and refine pronunciation while exploring cultural, historical and contemporary topics. Students will examine German-language cinema from the Weimar Republic to the present day in their original German, and the influence of social,  political and philosophical movements on cinematic practices. We will explore key directors, genres, and stylistic developments, while considering how film functions as a cultural text that reflects and shapes societal values. Attention will be given to narrative techniques, symbolism, and the relationship between German film and its historical contexts.