New German course for major credit in Spring 2010! GERM 3950-001: Service Learning. Meets with CLCS 3960-001: Cultures in Contact. Class meets Tuesdays, 4:35 to 7:30 p.m.

Viola Green's presentation "Teaching French Grammar through Songs" was selected as the audience favorite at the Utah Foreign Language (UFLA) Association Conference, November 5, 2009. She will represent UFLA at the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT), April 8 - 10, 2010, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

German 1120 combines the two beginning German semesters (1010 & 1020) into one. It is aimed at motivated students who are able to move through material at an accelerated pace.

Recommended prerequisite: By placement test. Open but not restricted to students with previous German classroom experience.

Credits: 4 credits

Class hours: German 1120 will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6pm to 8pm.

Textbook: Kontakte. A Communicative Approach. 6th ed. & online workbook.

Contact address: Main office LNCO 1400: Virginia Ellinwood v.ellinwood@utah.edu

These two courses are required of all German majors and minors who declare in Fall 2009 or after.

GERM 3550: INTRO GERMAN STUDIES. This class offers a basic introduction to the field of German Studies. Students will learn and practice key skills of the discipline (close literary and filmic analysis, critical writing, the use of scholarly terminology in German) and gain exposure to central concerns, developments, and debates in the field. Regularly offered in fall semester.

GERM 3560: INTRO TO GERMAN-SPEAKING CULTURES. This class continues the skill development of Germ 3550 but with a focus on the diversities of the German-speaking cultures of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and their relationship to Europe. Students will be introduced to the tools of Cultural Studies and explore broad issues, such as national identity, linguistic variations, immigration and emigration, the European Union, and minority cultures. Course taught in German and regularly offered in the spring semester.

If you plan to graduate this academic year and have otherwise fulfilled all requirements for the German major or minor with the previous requirements, please contact Prof. Metz at metz@mail.hum.utah.edu. />

The Language Exchange Program is an opportunity for cross-cultural communication through language development. This program matches non-native English speakers with native English speakers for a conversation exchange. Through the program, one can practice a foreign language, learn about another culture, and/or gain tutoring experience. Non-native English speakers are able to practice English communication skills, learn about US culture or other English speaking cultures, and share their linguistic and cultural knowledge. Native English speakers can be matched with individuals who speak the foreign language they are interested in learning.

Students can find out more about Language Exchange Program at: http://www.sa.utah.edu/inter/iss/new/LEP.htm or e-mail cdivricean@sa.utah.edu