GW German Language courses, spring 2024!
Herzlich Willkommen! For spring German language courses, please check out the synopses below and contact me with any questions or concerns, including about your placement into any German language classes.
Achtung! Underlying all of our German language course objectives is our primary goal to provide an engaging and memorable learning experience! We’ll bring the German-speaking cultures to life for you by integrating pop culture, news clips, music, and guest speakers live from Germany into our sessions.
First-year German II (GER 1002): This course is the second semester of the introductory German language and culture sequence at GW. Here you'll continue to master the fundamentals of the language through practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. We take a strong focus on the fascinating cultures of the German-speaking countries -- Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein -- to encourage you to break down your own stereotypes about many aspects of those cultures.
Second-year German II (GER 1004): This course aims to expand your communication and comprehension abilities in German through learning and practice in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Through cooperative work in interactive class sessions and tasks completed independently, you’ll increase your vocabulary and your overall proficiency in German. You’ll also learn cultural and historical aspects of the German-speaking countries and hone your ability to identify, analyze, and appreciate cultural differences.
Note: For the first four semesters of German at GW, we use "Treffpunkt Deutsch" (7th edition) in its online platform called “MyLab German.”
Intermediate (third-year) German II (GER 2010): This course is conducted predominantly in German and aims to help you increase your German language proficiency and cultural competence through immersive interaction with course themes. The course is designed to help you review and solidify your knowledge of German grammar and increase your vocabulary so that you can understand and produce longer stretches of connected speech. We'll assist you in understanding, interpreting, and producing a variety of text types effectively in German. We use grammar review exercises along with readings, website resources, films, and other materials, all provided for free.
Achtung! Underlying all of our German language course objectives is our primary goal to provide an engaging and memorable learning experience! We’ll bring the German-speaking cultures to life for you by integrating pop culture, news clips, music, and guest speakers live from Germany into our sessions.
First-year German II (GER 1002): This course is the second semester of the introductory German language and culture sequence at GW. Here you'll continue to master the fundamentals of the language through practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. We take a strong focus on the fascinating cultures of the German-speaking countries -- Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein -- to encourage you to break down your own stereotypes about many aspects of those cultures.
Second-year German II (GER 1004): This course aims to expand your communication and comprehension abilities in German through learning and practice in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Through cooperative work in interactive class sessions and tasks completed independently, you’ll increase your vocabulary and your overall proficiency in German. You’ll also learn cultural and historical aspects of the German-speaking countries and hone your ability to identify, analyze, and appreciate cultural differences.
Note: For the first four semesters of German at GW, we use "Treffpunkt Deutsch" (7th edition) in its online platform called “MyLab German.”
Intermediate (third-year) German II (GER 2010): This course is conducted predominantly in German and aims to help you increase your German language proficiency and cultural competence through immersive interaction with course themes. The course is designed to help you review and solidify your knowledge of German grammar and increase your vocabulary so that you can understand and produce longer stretches of connected speech. We'll assist you in understanding, interpreting, and producing a variety of text types effectively in German. We use grammar review exercises along with readings, website resources, films, and other materials, all provided for free.
Courses taught by Prof. Gonglewski
The George Washington University
Georgetown University
Intensive Introductory German, Intermediate German, Business German, English as a Foreign Language: Current Events;
Georgetown Summer Program in Trier, Germany
- First-year German (GER 1001-1002)
- Second-year German (GER 1003-1004)
- Intermediate (third-year) German (GER 2009-2010)
- Business German (GER 2111)
- Green Germany: Sustainability Meister or Myth? (Dean's Seminar, GER 1000)
- Germany in the Global Business Context, with short-term study abroad component (GER 4195.60)
- Second Language Acquisition & Pedagogy (GER 4196)
- Undergraduate Research (CCAS 3001)
- Honors Thesis in German (GER 4197-4198). Honors Research and Theses directed:
- Simon Saliby (2022): Citizen Energy: Examining the Role of Citizen Activism and Renewable Energy Cooperatives in Germany’s Energy Transition
- Rachel Crawford (2015): Curricular Peer Mentoring in First-Year German Classes: A Pilot Study
- Josh Rivers (2013): An Examination of Urban LGBT Cultural Identity as Affected by Eigenlogik der Städte: A Case Study of Christopher Street Day Festivals in Berlin, Cologne, and Hamburg
- Stephanie Kendall (2012): Weaving the Web of Faith: The Framing Technique and the Horror Genre in Die schwarze Spinne by Jeremias Gotthelf
- Simon Saliby (2022): Citizen Energy: Examining the Role of Citizen Activism and Renewable Energy Cooperatives in Germany’s Energy Transition
Georgetown University
Intensive Introductory German, Intermediate German, Business German, English as a Foreign Language: Current Events;
Georgetown Summer Program in Trier, Germany