In German linguistics German language is studied from a scientific perspective. Students registered for B.A. German studies or M.A. German Studies take course units in which they are taken through German phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, semantics, sociolinguistics discourse analysis and pragmatics. They also polish their speaking and writing skills in German.

 

Head of Thematic Area

Dr. Catherine Agoya

Members Of Thematic Area

1. Dr. Catherine Agoya

Dr Agoya

2. Dr. Alice Wachira

 

Dr Wachira

3. Dr. James Orao

Orao

4. Dr. James Meja Ikobwa

Meja

Research Projects Of Thematic Area

- Teaching of German as a Foreign Language

- Intercultural German Literature

- Multilingualism and Language Acquisition

- Contemporary German Literature

Overview

Overview

In German linguistics German language is studied from a scientific perspective. Students registered for B.A. German studies or M.A. German Studies take course units in which they are taken through German phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, semantics, sociolinguistics discourse analysis and pragmatics. They also polish their speaking and writing skills in German.

 

Members Of Thematic Area

1. Dr. Catherine Agoya

Dr Agoya

2. Dr. Alice Wachira

Dr Wachira

Research Projects Of Thematic Area

- Teaching of German as a Foreign Language

Degree Programs/Course Units Linked To Thematic Area

CLD 101 Introduction to German Grammar

CLD 102 German Communication Skills

CLD 104 Introduction to Methods of Literary Criticism

CLD 201 Phonetics, German Phonology and Orthography

CLD 202 Introduction to Applied Linguistics

CLD 301 Introduction to Translation

CLD 305 Varieties of the German Language

CLD 401 Semantics, Pragmatics and the German Language

CLD 405 Theory and Practice of Translation

CLD 408 The History of the German Language

Structure

Structure

Course Units for German Linguistics

  1. CLD 101 Introduction to German Grammar
  2. CLD 102 German Communication Skills
  3. CLD 104 Introduction to Methods of Literary Criticism
  4. CLD 201 Phonetics, German Phonology and Orthography
  5. CLD 202 Introduction to Applied Linguistics
  6. CLD 301 Introduction to Translation
  7. CLD 305 Varieties of the German Language
  8. CLD 401 Semantics, Pragmatics and the German Language
  9. CLD 405 Theory and Practice of Translation
  10. CLD 408 The History of the German Language

Course Units for German Literary Studies

  1. CLD 203 Genres of German Literature
  2. CLD 204 German Literature and Immigration
  3. CLD 302 German Literature after 1989
  4. CLD 303 German Literature from the 1960s to the 1980s
  5. CLD 309 Post World War II Literature in the German-Speaking Countries
  6. CLD 404 Literature of the Weimar Republic
  7. CLD 409 Classical German Literature

Resources

German Studies Library

Gandhi Wing 539

Gandhi Wing 539

Program category
Undergraduate