Spring 2022  |  GER 5721 Section 001: Introduction to Middle High German (56361)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Enrollment Requirements:
Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
Meets With:
GER 3702 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022
Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 122
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 5 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Introduction to Middle High German language and literature. Study of grammar through formal description of Middle High German phonology, morphology, and syntax. Normalized MHG texts read.
Class Notes:
Undergrads interested in registering for this course should contact the instructor (paren001@umn.edu) for a permission number. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?aliber+GER5721+Spring2022
Class Description:
Middle High German (MHG), a language spoken in Germany between roughly the 13th and the 16th centuries, was a medium of one of the greatest literatures in the history of Europe. The better one knows Modern German, the easier it is to master MHG, but one can learn it without any previous exposure to the language in its present state. We will be reading texts from an excellent anthology with an English glossary (it is the only book required) and translating passages from MHG lyrics and narrative poems. A single prose text will give the students an insight into the customs and legal practices of the time. There will be reading assignments for every class. The speed will be slow at first but will increase toward the middle of the semester, so that enough material will be covered to produce a viable picture not only of the MHG language but also of MHG literature. Attendance is crucial. There will be a midterm and a final. Those who express an interest in writing a Plan B paper on a MHG subject will be offered a variety of subjects to choose from.
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
50% Final Exam
20% Class Participation
Class Format:
50% Lecture
50% Discussion
Workload:
2 Exam(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56361/1223
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 September 2007

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