Immersion in Germany – Interim 2008

“Wer das Dichten will verstehen,
Muß ins Land der Dichtung gehen:
Wer den Dichter will verstehen,
Muß in Dichters Lande gehen.“
(Goethe “West-östlicher Divan.” 1819)

Learn German in the footsteps of its
own greatest thinkers and writers.

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Weimar – January 4-11
This small city is the home of the classical high point of German literature represented in the icons of Goethe and Schiller. Students will live in the Liszt Hotel.

Experiences in Weimar

Goethehaus
Herderkirche
Nietzschehaus
Kzlager Buchenwald

Excursions outside Weimar

Wartburg, in Eisenach
Free Travel Day

www.ritter-andreas.de

Nürnberg – January 12-18
With over a thousand years of history, this city was the center of trade and commerce in sixteenth century Germany. Students will live in the Kaiserstallung, a castle renovated into a modern youth hostel looking down on the old town.

Experiences in Nürnberg

Albrecht Dürer Haus
Spielzeugmuseum
Germanisches Museum
Reichsparteitagsgelände

Excursions outside Nürnberg

Nördlingen, a walled city
Free Travel Day

Heidelberg – January 19-26
Under the protective eye of the Heidelberg Castle, this small city saw the founding of the first German university in 1386. Students will live in the Hotel am Kornmarkt in the old town near the university.

Experiences in Heidelberg

Die Altstadt
Universität Heidelberg
Mark Twains Dilsberg
Heidelberger Romantik

Excursions outside Heidelberg

Wandern im Schwarzwald
Free Travel Day

Rimbach – January 27-30
The capstone of the program is a family home stay. During the day students will visit classes at the Martin Luther Schule (Gymnasium), and in the evenings they will get to know their host families. This is the best way to improve your German and to connect with the culture you have been studying!

Students from the 2006 Interim:
Sally Abell
Reid Anderson
Erica Berger
Eva Bogenschultz
Ian Borsecnik
Sarah Bosch
Melanie Cicmil
Joshua Clapp
Kayli Henry
Ingrid Leach
Mary Magnuson
Alex Nelson
Natalie Novak
Leila Roos
Robert Royce
Jennifer Stromer
Esther Terpenning
Jocelyn Wacloff
Johnathan Wacloff
Douglas Wetterlin
Christopher Winterfeldt

A Typical Week Day:

Instruction, 9:00-10:30

Taught in German with daily discussion of student progress on their selected topic of study. The students will keep a journal on individual and group site visits, on visual and written materials collected for their project, and on two to three interviews per day with native Germans.

All instruction is in German. The grade will be based on 1) daily participation, 2) three oral presentations, and 3) a final written report about a selected topic of study. Oral reports may be read or presented from an outline.

Lunch, 11:00-12:30

Site visits, 1:00-3:00. Individuals or small groups of students independently choose which sites they want to visit. Students may follow their curiosity or may select sites that support their selected topic of study.

Topic Interviews, 4:00-6:00
In this period students independently and/or with a partner seek interviews with native Germans about their selected topic of study. These interviews may vary in length and in number, but important is that: 1) students learn to formulate questions about their project and 2) they write a summary report about the interview in their journal. These interviews, along with the information found on the site visit, become the basis of the final written report on the selected topic of study.

Stammtisch, 7:00-10:00

In selected pubs with reserved tables for drop-in conversation, card games, review of experiences, and plans for the next day of activities.

Instructor: Karl J. Fink German Department
kjfink@stolaf.edu
(507) 646-3864

Depart Minneapolis Thurs., Jan. 3rd
Return to Minneapolis Thurs., Jan. 31st

Prerequisite: satisfactory completion of German 231 or placement equivalent

- Open to first year students
- Fulfills the final language requirement
- Counts toward the German major
GE: FOL-G

Program Fee: $2,775

History of the Program: Four generations of Language and Culture

1987-93 Nürnberg, Weimar, West Berlin
                  Karl J. Fink, Keith Anderson,
                  Rachel Huener
1994-97 Flensburg, Kiel, Schwerin
                  Joachim Reppmann
1998-05 Köln, Bonn, Berlin
                  Friederike von Schwerin-High
2006-    Weimar, Nürnberg, Heidelberg, Rimbach
                  Karl J. Fink
2007- Weimar, Nürnberg, Heidelbrg, Rimbach

Heidelberg, Zum Weissen Schwann