German
News:
“do Deutsch” – Info from the German Embassy
We had a very successful “do Deutsch”/ German Language Week = Oct 24-28, 2011: Enjoy the pictures above!
Link to Albertson Library German Resource Page
German Faculty Advisors:
Dr. Heike Henderson, Associate Professor (On sabbatical 2011-2012)
Dr. Beret Norman, Associate Professor, German Section Head
Prof. Rebecca Sibrian, Lecturer
Adjunct Instructors: Franzi Borders, Karin Eysel, Buffy Naillon, Darin Rissinger, Diana Steiner
Degrees Offered:
B.A.in German
B.A. in German, Secondary Education
Minors offered:
German Minor – Literature and Culture
German Minor – Business Emphasis
Prof. Sibrian's students at BSU's "Berlin Wall" (2009)
Department Statement
The study of languages gives students a sound foundation in the liberal arts. Graduates with language backgrounds possess a resource for continuing intellectual growth and personal fulfillment, a passport for moving easily within the world community and its diverse cultures and a practical tool for earning a living.
Programs in the department of modern languages concentrate on the acquisition of language and a knowledge of the culture that the language expresses. The department offers baccalaureate degrees in German, German and Spanish, as well as basic instruction in Japanese.
Special encouragement is given to students who wish to pursue a minor emphasis in modern language to support a major taken outside the department. With the changing population of the United States and the growing interdependence of the international community, career opportunities are expanding rapidly for graduates who know a second language. Second language competency has become highly desirable in teaching, government, social services, diplomacy, law and medicine, mass communications, science, technology, international trade, and marketing. The programs in modern languages have the latitude and flexibility to fit nearly any career goal.
The department encourages students who wish to acquire proficiency at a “professional” or “near-native” level to spend time in the country whose language they are studying. Programs available through the Office of Studies Abroad give students a chance to master a language and learn more about the culture and customs, often while studying at foreign universities and living with local families.
German Placement Exam
Any student who has prior knowledge of German (junior high or high school classes, native speaker, heritage speaker, extended stay in a German-speaking country, etc.) must take the German placement exam. The placement exam is the best tool to determine the most appropriate German class.
The cost is $10.00, and the results are immediate.
You may save a LOT of money and time. For instance, if you place into German 202, you save 3 semesters (that is, you may skip German 101,102, and 201). You also do not have to buy a book for those classes. AND you can get credits for the classes that you skip! (See “Credit for Prior Learning” below for information on how to get these credits.)
- For more information contact Testing Services. Call 426-2762 or email testingservices@boisestate.edu or click at this link (Placement Exam).
Modern Languages Resource Center
Located next to the Department offices in the Library, Room L-144, the Modern Languages Resource Center provides state of the art, interactive lab equipment to assist students in their language studies. Computers, TV/VCRs, videotapes, audio tapes, CD ROM programs, video disc programs and word processing software enhance the language learning experiences. Students can access language newspapers, international bulletin boards and other internet resources. Most elementary and intermediate language courses require conversation practice in the resource center for which students pay an additional laboratory fee.
Credit for Prior Learning
Once a student enrolls in and successfully completes a language course beyond the 101-level with a grade of C or higher, he or she may petition to receive credit for all courses that are prerequisites to the course that the student has successfully completed. See the detailed explanation of Challenge Exams and Credit for Prior Learning at the Petition for Credit link.
German, Bachelor of Arts
- To begin the program for the B.A. in German, the student must demonstrate competency in German equivalent to the completion of elementary (GERM 101, 102) and intermediate (GERM 201, 202) German — 16 credit hours. Competency must be demonstrated by course work or placement/challenge procedures.
- The program must be developed in consultation with a major advisor in German.
- The candidate must demonstrate his or her level of linguistic and cultural competency in German by successfully completing GERM 498 Senior Seminar during the last year of study.
Click here for German Major Checklist
Click here for German, Secondary Education Major Checklist
Click here for German Minors with Business, Cultural or Literary Emphasis
To see German courses offered, click here:
