Berlin Seminar: Teaching Berlin
June 16-19, 2008 on the Carthage College campus
June 20-30, 2008 in Berlin
Optional weekend workshop at Carthage in late July 2008.
This travel seminar will take an interdisciplinary approach to learning about Germany's capital city, Berlin, and preparing teaching units based on literature, art, architecture, and music encountered there as well as on political, economical, historical, educational, sociological and cultural issues relating to Berlin. The course will begin with four days of workshops and preparation at the Carthage campus. Then participants will travel to Berlin for ten days of explorations, visits, lectures and sightseeing. Group activities in Berlin may include: a tour of the Reichstag and other governmental buildings, an introduction to the children's literature collection at the state library, a visit to a high school with a high minority population to meet teachers and students and discuss social and educational issues, and cultural events such as concerts, operas, or plays. There will also be ample free time to explore Berlin's shopping, outdoor cafÃÆ'Ã'©s, and surroundings. The main language of instruction will be English, but there will be ample opportunities for German speakers to practice and use German. Teachers from all disciplines are encouraged to join us. [4 credits]
Instructors: Gregory Baer & Marilyn
Ward
Professor Baer teaches German language and culture at Carthage.
He has lived in Germany for 13 years-three of them in Berlin-and
has led several study groups to Berlin and other cities in
Germany and Austria. His teaching and publications have focused
on language pedagogy; 20th century German culture, politics and
economics; architecture and urban culture; Holocaust studies; and
East German film. E-mail: gbaer@carthage.edu