Albion College - Albionian Yearbook (Albion, MI)

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26 ALBION COLLEGE MODERN LANGUAGES. GERMAN AND GERMAN LITERATURE Course I. — Five hours per week throughout the year. Reading.— Spanhoofd ' s Reader serves as the basis for the year ' s work. Construction. — Spanhoofd ' s Lehrbuch der deu tschen Sprache is used for drill and home work. Writing — A well arranged series of copy-books is used. Weekly dictation to test the student in ability to write correctly and to express himself readily in German. Conversation. — German conversation is had from the begin- ning, and German is used increasingly in the class-room as the student advances. Course IL— Five hours per week throughout the year. Reading. — Lutz ' s German Reader is used during the year. Construction. — Review (topically) of the woj-k of the first year. German composition. Conversation. — German is used in the class-room as far as the ability of the student will permit. Course III. — Four hours per week throughout the year. First Semester. — Deutsches Lesebuch fur Quarta und Tertia. Quiz on the geography, government and actual condi- tions of Germany. Study of syntax and free composition. Second Semester. — Deutsches Lesebuch fur Secunda und Prima. Quiz on the topic Germany continued. Study of syntax and free composition. Course IV. — Two hours per week throughout the year. Study of the German Drama. Its development from the earliest times. Dramatic Masterpieces, especially those of the classic period, will be taken up. Note. — No one eligible to this course who has not had Course III or its equivalent. Course V. — Two hours per week throughout the year. First semester. — Modern German Poetry. Lyrics and ballads. Second Semester. — Modern German Poetry. Epic poetry. Note. — No one eligible to this course, who has not had Course III or its equivalent. Course VI. — Two hours per week throughout the year. His- tory of German Literature. Textbook work, lectures, collateral reading, discussion.

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YEAR BOOK 25 Ck)urse VI — Two hours per week throughout the year. Ad- vanced Latin Grammar. First Semester. — Moods and Tenses. Second Semester. — Accidence and Syntax. Course VII. — Two hours per week throughout the year. The Pedagogy of Latin Teaching. A study of principles and meth- ods, intended especially for students who expect to teach Latin. This will include advanced work in Latin Composition, illus- trative of principles, sight reading from Caesar, Cicero, Nepos, Livy, Virgil, and drill in practical teaching. The second semes- ter only will be given credit as one of the Methods courses. GREEK Courses are continuous throughout the year, unless other- wise specified. Course I. — Four hours per week. A. — Odyssey. B. — The Greek Historians. Course II. — Four hours. A. — Attic Orators. B. — Attic Drama. Course III. — Three hours. A. — Plato. B. — Greek Epigraphy. A study of early Greek alphabets and inscriptions. Course IV. — Two hours. A. — Pausanias. Collateral reading upon the topography, monuments and mythology of Ancient Athens. B. — Neo-Hellenic. An introduction to the study of Modern Greek, the course being based upon Thumb ' s Handbuch der neu- griechischen Volkssprache. . Course V. — Seminar. Special facilities are offered for stud- ents desiring to do advanced or graduate work. Courses will be arranged to meet the requirements of individual students. Course VI. — Greek Life. One hour per week. The Life, Art and Literature of the Ancient Greeks will be studied. No knowledge of Greek is necessary for this course. Course VII. — Beginning Greek. One hour. Open to Seniors only. Course VIII. — Normal Greek. One hour. History of Greek Education. Methods of teaching Greek. Open to Juniors and Seniors.

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YEAR BOOK 27 This course is intended only for advanced students. Every one must first be approved by the instructor before enrolling in this class. Course VII. — Two hours per week throughout the year. Advanced German composition. Special attention is given to the idioms of the language. Reproduction, on the part of the student, of German stories, dictation, etc. Note. — Only students having had two years of German, and who are taking German at the time, will be permitted to enter the class. Course VIII. — Seminar in Modern Languages. NORMAL WORK IN GERMAN. In order that every prospective teacher of German may have the opportunity to train professionally before going out into the active work of teaching, it has been decided to add this feature to the German Department. Every student, desiring to avail himself of this opportunity, is expected to take regular work in German while engaged in the Normal work. The Normal Course is intended to cover the Junior and Senior years of the college course. First Year. First and second semesters. Methods in German. The stud- Credit three hours. Second Semester. — History of Modern Language Teaching. Elements of Phonetics. Analytical-inductive method of teach- ing German Grammar. What and how to select for a reading course in German. Credit two hours. During the entire year the student is required to attend beginning language classes as observer. Second year. First and second semesters. Methods in German, The stud- ent is expected to attend the beginning class in German, assist in looking over and correcting written work as well as work on the black-board for the purpose of personal preparation and teach a class of pupils of high school strength in the afternoon in the presence of the instructor. Discussion and criticism once a week. Credit two hours. FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. Course I. — Four hours per week throughout the year. First Semester. — Reading. Easy Prose.