Students who are pursuing the MA in Foreign Languages and Pedagogy in German take both written and oral comprehensive exams in literature and foreign language pedagogy.

For pedagogy examination for the Master's degree in Foreign Languages and Pedagogy is offered in November/December and April/May of each academic year. The pedagogy reading list and study topics are  found here.

In consultation with their advisor, German MAFLP students construct a Reading List  from the basic reading list required for MAFLL students, but they choose 20 fewer than the works required for MAFLL students, plus 5 works from the list of more recent literature.

The literature examination for the Master's degree in Foreign Languages and Pedagogy is offered in November/December and April/May of each academic year. It emphasizes not only the content (plot, setting, characters, etc.) of each work but also its implicit values and its aesthetic and philosophical underpinnings. An understanding of the contribution of each work to its own period is essential.  Students should also be able to discuss the development of certain themes (e.g. freedom and repression, love and honor) through the ages, and should have a grasp of both major German literary movements and the cultural and historical context in which they arose. 

The oral examination will focus on the Reading List, the student's course work, and any questions arising from the written examination.

Summary of required reading for German MAFLP students:

More recent literature (MAFLP students choose five from the list below:)