German Culture Through Film: An Introduction to German Cinema [Paperback]

Robert C. Reimer (Author), Reinhard Zachau (Author), Margit M. Sinka (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 28, 2005

German Culture through Film is part of a two book series, along with Arbeitsbuch zu German Culture through Cinema. This text covers thirty-one films with emphasis on German language skills. The series is designed to appeal to professors who teach courses in general education, liberal arts, cinema, or who conduct a course in German film exclusively in English, or for where students share the same class (and films) with those studying the German language.

Each chapter includes:

- Portions of the screen play, generally 2 or 3 scenes each running a page or two

- A division of the film into 5 or 6 parts with each part having a listing of that section’s scenes and a brief summary of the scene. Each brief summary is followed by 4-6 questions

- Vocabulary exercises that require students to match words and expressions in one list with those of another. (A few chapters have grammar exercises)

- Information boxes that give background on the film as well as history and culture needed to understand the movie

- A brief summary (120 words) which recycles vocabulary and asks students to fill in 5-7 mixing vocabulary word

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From the Back Cover

This is a two book series. The first text, in English, covers thirty-one German films. This second text covers fourteen of the same films with emphasis on German language skills. Thus, one or both can be used for courses in German film in English, courses in German film in German, or courses which for various reasons might cater to students taking either track simultaneously in the same course. The series is designed to appeal to professors who teach courses in general education, liberal arts, cinema, or who conduct a course in German film exclusively in German, or for where students share the same class (and films) for those two different courses.

About the Author

Robert C. Reimer (PhD. Kansas) is Professor of German and Director of the Minor in Film Studies at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. He teaches language and film courses, including German, European, and American cinema. He has written and published extensively on German films, especially of the Nazi period.

Reinhard Zachau (Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh) is Professor of German at the University of the South. His research includes the literature of Weimar Germany, exile literature, East German literature, and on post-1945 West German culture and literature. For the Consortium of German in the Southeast, he organizes and frequently directs "Summer in Sewanee,"for high school teachers and advanced undergraduates at the University of the South.

Margit M. Sinka (Ph.D., University of North Carolina) is Professor of German and Head of the German Section at Clemson University. She publishes on medieval German epics, medieval mysticism, 19th century literature, genre studies), pedagogy, and other topics. She has been the post-secondary Southeast Representative on the Executive Council of the American Association of German Teachers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co. (July 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585101028
• ISBN-13: 978-1585101023
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)