For this assignment you may either write a research paper (5-6 pages), or create a presentation (5-10 minutes) or project of a similar kind analyzing one text/author/concept from the course and relating it to students’ own lives and communities, particularly (imagined) (future) career contexts.
By using at least one primary source (e.g., the text itself) and at least one secondary source (e.g., academic article), you should focus on the selected work/text/author/concept from the semester and analyze the topic and how it might relate to your (future) professional life.
If you have any questions or need help brainstorming, please contact your instructor.
You have multiple format options to complete this assignment.
Option 1: Final Paper
Assignment Details
In an essay of 5-6 pages (12-point font, double spaced, normal margins), analyze the effects and/or relationship of one (or more) individual German work(s) or producer(s) of German cultural content to your own life and/or community, with a special focus on professional/work-related contexts.
Your main task is to comprehensively and critically describe the German cultural aspect/figure/work etc. you choose through the lens of your present and/or (imagined) future life, particularlly professional life. How does X relate to your life or aspects of your life? How do you see your own life or aspects of your life reflected in X? Why does X matter in your (future) life?
You should cite at least 3 distinct sources to support your points, at least one of which must be a primary source and at least one of which must be a secondary source.
You may submit your final paper as a link or file attachment (PDF or Word document) here, or email it as a file (PDF or Word document) or link to your instructor . Please use whichever method is easiest for you (more details below)!
