GER 498 - Junior/Senior Seminar

Prerequisite, GER 201 or consent of instructor. Students will select a research topic on a subject related to literature and/or linguistics in function with other disciplines related to the history, society or culture of any German speaking country or region in the world. Students will conduct primary and secondary source research on the topic of their choice as they write entirely in German a 20 page (5,000 words not including the bibliography) capstone research paper. Students are expected to write two pages (500 words) per weekly class session and to post their work before class on the dedicated discussion board as a Microsoft Word file/attachment to a message. Students should number each posting accordingly (week 1…etc.). Class time will be devoted to presentations of research, peer-editing and collaboration on weekly postings (hence the firm obligation to make the 500 word posting each week and to not miss any classes). After peer-editing and revision of posts, the instructor will review the revised postings providing constructive feedback on the mechanics of the student’s written expression in German (grammar, vocabulary, orthography, etc.) and critical analysis (the interpretation/ research/analytical & synthetic perspective of the student’s work). (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits