Albion College - Albionian Yearbook (Albion, MI)

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24 ALBION COLLEGE Second Semester : Deutsches Lesebuch fur Secunda und Prima. Quiz on the topic Germany continued. Study of syntax and free composition. Course IV. — Four hours per week, throughout the year. Mon- days, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 2:15. First Semester: Modern German Poetry. Lyrics and Ballads. Advanced German Composition. Reproduction of German stories. Original composition. Second Semester : Modern German Poetry. Epic Poetry. Advanced German Composition. Continuation of the first semester ' s work. Course V. — Two hours per week throughout the year. Hours to be arranged. Study of the German Drama. Its development from the earliest times. Dramatic masterpieces, especially those of the c lassic period, will be studied. Note. — No one is eligible who has not had Course III , or its equivalent. Course VI. — Seminar in Modern Languages. Hours to be arranged. 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.

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YEAR BOOK 23 Course V. — Seminar. Special facilities are offered for students desirinf to do advanced or graduate work. Courses will be arranged tfo Meet the requirement of individual students. Course VI. — Greek Life. One hour per week. The Life, Art and Literature of the Ancient Greeks will be studied. No knowl- edge of Greek is necessary for this course. (Not given in 1912- 1913.) Course VII. — Normal Greek. One hour. History of Greek Education. Methods of teaching Greek. Open to Juniors and Seniors. (Not given in 1912-1913.) MODERN LANGUAGES. GERMAN AND GERMAN LITERATURE Course I. — Five hours per week throughout the year. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at both 7:30 and S:30. Reading : Spanhoof d ' s Reader serves as the basis for the year ' s work. Construction : Spanhoof d ' s Lehrbuch der deutschen 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 employed from the be- ginning, and German is used increasingly in the classroom as the student advances. Course II. — Five hours per week throughout the year. Mon- days, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 11:00. Reading: Lutz ' s German Reader is used during the year. Construction : Review (topically) of the work of the first year. German composition. Conversation: German is used in the classroom as far as the ability of the student will permit. Course III. — Four hours per week, throughout the year. Mon- days, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:00. First Semester: Deutsches Lesebuch fur Quarta und Tertia. Quiz on the geography, government and actual conditions of Ger- many. Study of syntax and free composition.

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YEAR BOOK FIRST YEAR. First Semester: History of Education (see Pedagogy). Credit three hours. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 2:15. Second Semester: History of Modern Language Teaching. Elements of Phonetics. Analytical-inductive method of teaching German Grammar. What and how to select for a reading course in German. Credit two hours. Hours to be arranged. During the entire year the student is required to attend begin- ning language classes as observer. SECOND YEAR. First and Second Semesters: Methods in German. The stu- dent is expected to attend the beginning class in German, assist in looking over and correcting written work as well as work on the blackboard 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. Hours to be arranged. FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. Course I. — Four hours per week throughout the year. Mon- days, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at both 7:30 and 8:30. First Semester: Reading. Easy Prose. Construction ; pronunciation ; study of the parts of speech ; conversation. Second Semester : Reading of easy prose continued. Construction; grammar; French composition; conversation; the study of modern France. Course II. — Four hours per week throughout the year. Mon- days, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 11 :00. First and Second Semesters: Reading. Such books at Sand ' s La Mare au Diable; Erckmann-Chatrian ' s Madame Therese, Le Consent ; some easy French plays are read and interpreted in French. Construction ; grammar ; French composition. Conversation ; the study of France ; its customs and institu- tions. Course III. — Two hours a week throughout the year. Mon- days and Wednesdays at 1:15. First and Second Semesters. Duval ' s History of French Liter- ature will be taken up and studied with appropriate selections from