Face-to-face , first and second term, 30 hours of theory.

First term
Thursday from 09:00 to 11:00 at 109 Marais 610
Second term
Thursday from 16:00 to 18:00 at 109 Marais 611

The course is taught in German. During the 1st term, a few German literary works are translated into French for the benefit of beginner-level students.

The objective of the reading exercises is to reach an intermediate level of reading comprehension ; the course aims to develop elementary skills in critical reading and in the analysis of dramatic and poetic literary works in German.

Upon conclusion of the course, the student will be able to fully understand and analyze a short narrative work (Kurzgeschichte, Novelle, Märchen) in German.

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The reading and comprehension of important authors (e.g. Kleist, Kafka, Th. Mann, Borchert, Böll etc) and the analysis of 19th, 20th (even 21st) century German literary narrative and dramatic works and poetry by taking into account the respective aesthetic trends.

The exercises will be conducted on the basis of written, sound and audio-visual documents in German language. Active student participation is required.

Oral examination about the contents of the reading exercises.

PFirst term:

Grimm, Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm: Brüder Grimm. Kinder- und Hausmärchen. Die handschriftliche Urfassung von 1810. Hg. von Heinz Rölleke. Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam jun. 2007.
Second term


Borchert, Wolfgang: Draußen vor der Tür und ausgewählte Erzählungen. 95. Auflage. Berlin: Rowohlt 1956.
Klassische deutsche Kurzgeschichten. Hg. v. Werner Bellmann. Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam jun. 2003.

Narrative texts in German, excerpts from films, sound and video recordings.