Summer 2013/Fuller Live!

Pasadena and Sacramento

LG566

Scherer

LG566: THEOLOGICAL GERMAN. Tim Scherer.

DESCRIPTION: This course will submerge the student in the German language through daily readings from medieval to modern German theological texts. Due to its intensive nature, this course will demand a much more substantial time investment than students anticipate for a four-unit class. Prior work with German language is beneficial.

SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: Knowledge of the German language is essential for advanced students of church history and Christian theology. This course aims to enable students to access, understand, and employ the vast amount of theological literature available in the German language for further studies and lifelong ministry.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Having successfully completed this course, students will have demonstrated that they (1) have developed strategies to quickly identify the lexical form of any word encountered in German theological texts and navigate passages with the aid of a dictionary; (2) can identify word forms, grammatical structures, and syntax in German; (3) read aloud German theological texts; and (4) translate German theological texts using a standard lexicon and other tools.

COURSE FORMAT: The course will meet twice weekly for two-hour sessions for ten weeks. At least ten hours of study outside of class per week are typically required for adequate class preparation.

REQUIRED READING:

Wilson, April. German Quickly: A Grammar for Reading German. Revised Edition. Peter Lang Publishing, 2007. ISBN: 978-0820467597, Pub. Price $44.95 [430 pp.].

Ziefle, Helmut. Modern Theological German: A Reader and Dictionary. Baker Books, 1997. ISBN: 978-0801021442, Pub. Price $40.00 [664 pp.].

A German Dictionary:

Langenscheidt Standard Dictionary German: German – English / English – German. Langenscheidt, 2011. ISBN: 978-3468980466, Pub. Price $22.99. OR

Oxford German Dictionary. 3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN: 978-0199545681, Pub. Price $55.00.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

  1. Daily quizzes on the prior class’s material, grammar, and vocabulary (40% of grade).
  2. Translation of one approximately 500-word German passage of the student’s choice (20% of grade).
  3. Final translation exam (40% of grade).

PREREQUISITES: None. Audits permitted only with transcript evidence of prior study.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Elective.

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.


NOTE: This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. Textbook prices are set by publishers and are subject to change.