Online Education
Audio series: The History of German Literature | Tutor: Andrea Oberheiden
This audio series will start with Old High German literature, and will lead you through all German literary periods to contemporary German literature. GDR/DDR literature is included.
This audio series focuses on all three literature categories: drama, epic, and poetry. Language of the audio files: German.
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Quiz series: The History of German Literature | Tutor: Andrea Oberheiden
For $14,99 each, you can download quizzes on all of the German literature periods.
The Introduction to Literary Studies Quiz consists of more than 370 questions and anwers! (Language: German).
Here you can take a look at the quiz questions (free!)!
The Baroque Quiz consists of more than 550 questions and anwers! (Language: German).
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The 18th century Quiz consists of more than 450 questions and anwers! (Language: German).
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The 19th century Quiz consists of more than 310 questions and anwers! (Language: German).
Here you can take a look at the quiz questions (free!)!
Video series: German Language History | Tutor: Andrea Oberheiden
Walk with us through the history of the German language! We take a look at the German language periods such as Old High German, Middle High German, Early Modern High German, and the Modern High German of today. We will talk about sound changes and changes of meaning, and we will discuss and listen to historic German text sources such as "Die Merseburger Zaubersprüche", "Das Hildebrandslied", as well as other important heroic epics and minnesongs of the Middle Ages, until we reach the more recent time periods.
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Video series: Film History I: Silent Movies | Tutor: Andrea Oberheiden
What was the first picture ever taken? What were the first moving images? What was the first sound ever recorded?
We are going to explore the very beginning of the moving images. Join us on our way from the camera obscura to the laterna magica, from Auguste and Louis Lumière's cinématographe and Edison's Kinetograph to the narrative films of George Méliès.
We will explore technical developments as well as the stylistic characteristics of international silent films.
The series will end with the early years of talking pictures around 1930.
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Video series: Yiddish I | Tutor: Andrea Oberheiden
The first part of our Yiddish course will give you an idea of how the Yiddish language sounds. We will also discuss the history of this West Germanic language that emerged during the High Middle Ages. Yiddish has a close connection to Middle High German, but German language skills are not necessary for this course.
You will learn the Yiddish alphabet, the "alefbeys" (in Hebrew letters), and to hold simple conversations in the Yiddish language. At the end of this video series, you will also be able to read and decode Yiddish texts (block letters). The second part of our Yiddish course will focus on Yiddish cursive.
The linguistic fundament refers to the Institute for Jewish Research (Yidisher Visnshaftlekher Institut) located in New York City.
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Video series: Art History: Painting Techniques | Tutor: Jens J. Reinke
This course will lead you through the basic artistic painting techniques. Topics will include drawing, painting, printing, and sculpting. The series will also give an historic overview starting with the art of the stone age and ending with Modern Art and Media Art.
Video series: Visual Art History: A Survey | Tutor: Jens J. Reinke
Join us on our way through Art History! This journey will start in antiquity and end in contemporary times. This video series will focus on Visual Arts and emphasize European Art.
Video series: Art History: A Survey of Architecture | Tutor: Andrea Oberheiden
Join us on our way through Art History! This journey will start in antiquity and end in contemporary times. Relating to the latter, this video series will focus on European Achitecture.
Video series: Film History II: Talking pictures | Tutor: Jens J. Reinke
This video series starts where Film History I ends. Nevertheless, Film History I is not needed in order to start with Film History II. Film History II will lead you through the film history of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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