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.

JSTOR (Online Service)

Series:

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:

1 online resource (xii, 312 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Rochester, New York : Camden House, [2015]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In the last decade, cuts have been made to foreign-language programs in the United States across all levels of education, German programs among them. Despite this, enrollments in German programs have increased modestly. The importance of Germany and its language on the world stage is undeniable: it has demonstrated its strength as a major world economic power, and Germany continues to invest heavily throughout the world. Inspired by the leadership of Helene Zimmer-Loew, longtime Executive Director of the American Association of Teachers of German, the contributors to this volume examine the factors shaping German-language study in the new millennium. They highlight how innovative curricular design, creative applied research, inspirational leadership, inventive professional development, and entrepreneurial approaches have allowed German to weather many of its challenges. This volume will be of interest to scholars, teachers, and students of German who are committed to invigorating its study in the United States. Contributors: Teresa R. Bell, Regina Braker, Kurt Buhanan and Glenn S. Levine, Albrecht Classen, Kathleen Condray, Rachel J. Halverson, Martin Kagel and William Collins Donahue, Lynn Marie Kutch, Aleidine J. Moeller and Sheri Hurlbut, Traci S. O'Brien, Lynne Tatlock, Frank Trommler, Gregory H. Wolf. Rachel J. Halverson is Marianna Merritt and Donald S. Matteson Distinguished Professor in Foreign Languages and Cultures at Washington State University. Carol Anne Costabile-Heming is Professor of German in the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of North Texas.

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.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781782045878

1782045872

Publisher Number:

99984280230

40025286528

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