Taking stock of German studies in the United States : the new millennium / Edited by Rachel J. Halverson and Carol Anne Costabile-Heming.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Halverson, Rachel J., 1961- editor.

Costabile-Heming, Carol Anne, editor.

Series:

Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture (Unnumbered)

Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German language--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.

German language.

German language--Study and teaching (Higher).

United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 312 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, New York : Camden House, 2015.

Summary:

"Despite cuts in the past decade, enrollments in US German programs have increased modestly, a fact that surely has to do with the importance of Germany and its language on the world stage. The contributors to this volume examine the factors shaping German-language study in the new millennium, highlighting how creative, innovative, inspired approaches have allowed German to weather many of its challenges. The volume will be of interest to scholars, teachers, and students of German who are committed to invigorating its study in the United States." -- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction: challenges and opportunities for the study of German / Rachel J. Halverson and Carol Anne Costabile-Heming

German studies: the short version / Frank Trommler

Curriculum.

Ten years of the "Making of modern Europe"

Language, history, and culture: a retrospective / Lynne Tatlock

Medieval studies within German studies: the Nibelungenlied and Hartmann von Aue's Der Arme Heinrich / Albrecht Classen

Initiatives.

Thriving in the new normal: meeting the challenges of doing more with less in twenty-first-century German studies / Kathleen Condray

Responding to a changing profession: a reflection on AATG programs and their effects on German at a liberal arts institution / Gregory Wolf

EIKK: a case for professional development / Rachel J. Halverson

The KEFKO Summer Seminar in Leipzig: making sense of the proficiency assessment to articulate program curriculum and study abroad / Regina Braker

Research.

Leadership and its ripple effect on research / Aleidine J. Moeller and Sheri Hurlbut

Woher und wohin? Twenty-six years of Die Unterrichtspraxis/teaching German / Kurt R. Buhanan and Glenn S. Levine

Matching student and teaching perceptions for the retention of university German students / Teresa R. Bell

"Guidelines" for future professionals: a case for graduate training in assessment / Traci S. O'Brien

The new millennium.

Enhancing and sustaining university German programs through consortium building / Lynn Marie Kutch

An immodest proposal: re-envisioning German studies through European integration / Martin Kagel and William Collins Donohue

Selected bibliography

Notes on the contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781571139139

1571139133

OCLC:

907194954