达拉斯大学

At UD we offer German as an intensive course, which combines 2 semesters worth of study into one. This way a student can fulfill his or her language requirement in only one academic year. The classes meet daily with first year German completed in the fall semester and second year German in the spring.

Advantages:

• It is the best way to learn a Language. Languages require steady concentration. A challenge faced by students going to Rome is a possible interruption in language studies for at least a one year period (not to mention summers). There is no interruption if you take the intensive model. The daily meetings (six hours a week) will make you more fluent and give you more meaningful practice with consecutive contact hours and no lengthy pauses.
• Flexibility before and after you declare a major. If you defer your language requirement until after Rome, this allows you to finish the requirement in a timely manner without having to plan out four semesters in advance. If taken the freshman year it will open up your schedule later for other courses, concentrations, double majors, and exciting study abroad and internship opportunities.
• Career Opportunities if you decide to continue after the intensive course. If you need German for graduate studies, a concentration, scholarship opportunities (such as Fulbright) or internships, or as part of a degree requirement (classical philology) this is a quick way to do it and still have time to go one with the language if needed. It is not only quick but more effective and lasting due to the time invested. The intensive model gives you the time to achieve lasting proficiency and competency in the language that may make all the difference in planning your future career or course of graduate studies.

The German concentration:

Consists of any four courses beyond the intensive course

Basic Requirements for the German Major:

Thirty advanced credits (10 courses) in all at the 3000 level or above including the senior thesis.

The major in German allows students to choose from one of three possible tracks or areas of primary focus related to German and German studies. The three focus areas are:

1) German Literature - the German Literary Tradition sequence as well as other Literature-based courses in the German language.

2) German Linguistics - course work in the three main areas of foreign language linguistics (Diachronic, Synchronic, and Applied). These courses offer a meta-discussion of language in the theoretical framework of the field as it currently is practiced in the US.

3) German Intellectual History - Offers a focus on broader areas of German culture within the history of ideas in various epochs. This area of study seeks to define a German cultural context for ideas and events in History, Philosophy, Religion, Music, Art and the social sciences. This track, interdisciplinary in nature, incorporates courses offered in other departments, giving students maximum flexibility in defining an area of concentration.