Germanic and Slavic Languages

GERMANIC AND SLAVIC LANGUAGES

Chair: Alan F. Keele
Graduate Coordinator for German Literature: Thomas Plummer
4094 JKHB
Provo, UT 84602-6115
(801) 378-4923

THE PROGRAM OF STUDIES

One degree is offered through the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages: German Literature—MA. An additional MA in language acquisition (German, Russian, or Scandinavian) is offered as part of the collegewide program in language acquisition (see p. 91).

From four to six students are admitted to the literature program each year. Most students complete the degree within two years.

German Literature—MA

Admission and Entry.

• Semesters of entry and application deadlines: fall, February 28 (international) and April 1 (U.S.); winter, June 30 (international) and September 1 (U.S.).
• Application requirements: entrance examination is GRE general test.
• Prerequisite: baccalaureate degree in German or in a related field such as English, comparative literature, humanities, etc. Minor deficiencies in German linguistics, culture, or other background areas may be made up by enrolling in appropriate undergraduate courses. German language proficiency in all four skills at the advanced level as defined by the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)—equivalent to the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) level 2.

Requirements for Degree.

• Credit hours (30): minimum 24 course work hours plus 6 thesis hours (Germ 699R).
• Required courses: 3 hours from CLit 620R, 630R, 640R, 650R, 660R (should be a German-related topic; see graduate advisor before registering); 21 hours of German graduate courses; 6 hours of Germ 699R (thesis).
• A reading knowledge of a second foreign language (fourth semester or equivalent).
• Examination: oral examination on reading list (see graduate advisor), course work, and thesis.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Partial tuition assistance is available. Most MA students also work as paid teaching assistants.

RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES

The Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages has access to the Humanities Research Center for computer-assisted language instruction and translation. Other resources are:

The Foreign Language Student Residence. Students who desire a more intensive language study experience and practical application of the language under the direction of faculty and native residents may apply to live in the Foreign Language Student Residence. All activities in the individual apartments in the residence are conducted in the foreign language. Housing is available for men and women in German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, and Korean languages. Graduate students may participate as students or as senior residents.

The Summer Language Institute. During the summer term the College of Humanities offers a program that allows a student total immersion in a foreign language while receiving course credit. Housing is provided for participants where the language can be applied on a practical level. Employment is available for graduate students.

For a more detailed description of the graduate program requirements, send for a copy of the department's bulletin.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

German

Class Schedule

615. Applied German Linguistics. (3) On dem.

Prerequisite: Germ 450, 460, or equivalent.

Applying linguistics to the problems of teaching German grammar.

640R. German Literary Periods and Movements. (3)

In-depth study of a period or movement such as medieval, Renaissance, baroque, or eighteenth-century Germany; Romanticism; realism; fin-de-sicle Vienna; naturalism; 1890-1945; 1945-present.

641R. Studies in German Literary Genres. (3)

In-depth study of a genre such as drama, novel, novella, lyric, film.

642R. Major German Authors. (3)

In-depth study of one author such as Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, Kleist, Storm, Rilke, Brecht, Mann, Kafka, or Hofmannsthal.

643R. Studies in Literary Theory. (3)

In-depth study of primary texts by contemporary literary theorists. May include topics such as Marxist criticism, feminist criticism, reader response, or poststructuralism.

670R. Tutorial Internship in German. (1-3)

Individual research in cooperation with graduate faculty members in problems relating to German. Tutorial work in writing research papers. Topics vary according to interests and expertise of faculty supervisors.

680R. Special Studies in German. (1-3)

Individual study supervised by graduate faculty members in varying topics of specific interest in German.

690R. Seminar in German. (3)

Group studies supervised by graduate faculty members in varying topics of specific interest in German.

699R. Master's Thesis. (1-6)

Linguistics

(See Linguistics section of this catalog for courses.)

Russian

Class Schedule

670R. Tutorial Internship in Russian. (1-3)

Individual research in cooperation with graduate faculty members in problems relating to Russian. Tutorial work in writing research papers. Topics vary according to interests and expertise of faculty supervisors.

680R. Special Studies in Russian. (1-3)

Individual study supervised by graduate faculty members in varying topics of specific interest in Russian.

690R. Seminar in Russian. (1-3)

Group studies supervised by graduate faculty members in varying topics of specific interest in Russian.

699R. Master's Thesis. (1-6)

Scandinavian

Class Schedule

529. Old Norse. (3)

Recommended: knowledge of a modern Scandinavian language.

Returned missionaries from Iceland or those with equivalent experience should enroll in Iclnd 429. Grammar and exercises. Readings in Old Norse literature.

590R. Directed Readings in Scandinavian. (1-3)

Prerequisite: written plan of study approved by both the instructor and program coordinator.

Directed individual study.

670R. Tutorial Internship in Scandinavian. (1-3)

Individual research in cooperation with graduate faculty members in problems relating to Scandinavian. Tutorial work in writing research papers. Topics vary according to interests and expertise of faculty supervisor.

690R. Seminar in Scandinavian. (1-3)

Group studies supervised by graduate faculty members in varying topics of specific interest in Scandinavian.

699R. Master's Thesis. (1-6)

FACULTY 

ABBOTT, SCOTT, Associate Professor. PhD, Princeton University, 1979. German Literature (Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth Centuries); Literary Theory.

BAKER, JOSEPH O., Associate Professor. PhD, Tulane University, 1968. German Literature (Kleist, Realism).

BROWNING, GARY L., Professor. PhD, Harvard University, 1974. Russian Literature (Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Writers).

DAVIS, GAROLD NEIL, Professor. PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 1962. German Literature (Romanticism, Realism, Heimatdichtung, Goethe's Faust).

HART, DAVID KAY, Associate Professor. PhD, University of Washington, 1979. Russian Language (Phonology, Morphology, Syntax).

JARVIS, DONALD K., Professor. PhD, Ohio State University, 1970. Russian Language (Pedagogy, Testing).

JONES, RANDALL L., Professor. PhD, Princeton University, 1970. German Language (Technology and Second-Language Acquisition); Pedagogy; German Corpus Linguistics.

KEELE, ALAN F., Professor. PhD, Princeton University, 1971. German Literature (Earlier Twentieth Century, 1945-Present, Rilke, Grass).

KELLING, HANS-WILHELM, Professor. PhD, Stanford University, 1967. German Literature (Goethezeit); Cultural History.

LUND, RANDALL J., Assistant Professor. PhD, University of Minnesota, 1986. Foreign Language Methodology; Teacher Education.

LYON, JAMES K., Professor. PhD, Harvard University, 1963. German Literature (Holocaust, Brecht, Celan).

NEMIROVSKAYA, JULIA, Assistant Professor. PhD, Moscow State University, 1991. Russian Literature (Poetry, Contemporary Literature).

PLUMMER, THOMAS G., Professor. PhD, Harvard University, 1972. German Literature (Weimar Period, Berlin, Modernism); German Film.

ROGERS, THOMAS F., Professor. PhD, Georgetown University, 1968. Russian Literature (Twentieth- Century Drama); Film.

SOLOVYOVA, RAISA, Assistant Professor. PhD, Novosibirsk State University, Russia, 1982. Russian Literature (Nineteenth and Twentieth Century).

STRAUBHAAR, SANDRA, Assistant Professor. PhD, Stanford University, 1982. Scandinavian Languages, Literature, and Culture; Old Norse; Old and Middle High German.

STOTT, MICHELLE, Associate Professor. PhD, University of Utah, 1987. German Literature (Lessing, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, Women's Studies).

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