German

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  1. pastorbill

    pastorbill New Member

    I need to take 12 hrs of German for entrance into the PhD program I am considering at SWBTS. There is no way I can move to the school and spend a year doing German.

    Does anyone know of a good German langauge program I can take through correspondence? UGA has what looks like a good one, but it is equally balanced between reading speaking and culture. This one will work because I live in Georgia, but I need German to be able to read academic works and reformation works at that. I would love a modern languages program in German that is intensive on reading. Maybe a long shot?

    Thanks for your assistance.

    Bill McMullan
    MDiv, SEBTS
    ThM, SEBTS
     
    pastorbill, Jul 22, 2003
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  2. decimon

    decimon Well-Known Member

    I have no experience with this but Ohio University has German Language courses by correspondence. They've been offering correspondence courses for, I believe, 75 years.

    Or whatever this means:

    They use the quarter-hour system.
     
    decimon, Jul 22, 2003
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  3. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    Louisiana State University also offers German courses by correspondence, and LSU is typically among the cheapest RA courses by DL.
     
    Bruce, Jul 22, 2003
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  4. telefax

    telefax Member

    Bill,

    Doesn't SEBTS offer an Intro to Theological German? Based on what you have heard on campus, how much preparation do you think that class provides? I am in somewhat the same boat for preparing for Ph.D. studies, having taken two years of German in high school and not used it enough since to keep it fresh. I imagine that I would need more than just a refresher course.

    Looking at SWBTS' doctoral manual, I think it is interesting that they seem to require more German than either Greek or Hebrew.

    Dave
     
    telefax, Jul 24, 2003
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  5. telefax

    telefax Member

    And by the way...

    Bill,

    Are you still considering the dissertation-only doctorate at the European school of theology?

    Dave
     
    telefax, Jul 24, 2003
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  6. Ed Komoszewski

    Ed Komoszewski New Member

    Bill:

    If you take one of the routes suggested here, I recommend supplementing your studies with specific work in theological German. The following titles are helpful:

    J. D. Manton, Introduction to Theological German: A Beginner’s Course for Theological Students (Eerdmans, 1971).

    Helmut W. Ziefle, Modern Theological German: A Reader and Dictionary (Baker, 1997).

    I have a few syllabi for theological German on hand. They'll give you an idea of what's needed to gain competency in theological German and point you to more resources. Shoot me an e-mail and I'll send them to you as attachments.

    Of course, a good place to start is the SWBTS online course in beginning theological German. The school is offering the 3-credit, graduate-level course this fall.
     
    Ed Komoszewski, Jul 24, 2003
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