Language Study Abroad

Our LSA/LSA+ programs take place in Berlin. The summer term program provides intermediate language instruction and a wide-ranging exposure to German life and culture. The fall term offers students the option of choosing either an LSA+ or, if their level of German qualifies them for more advanced work, an FSP.

Prerequisites

You need to pass German 2 or its equivalent with a grade of B- or better. Students who have already completed German 3 may also take part in the LSA+ and will take German 10.00 abroad instead.

Curriculum

German 3 (Intermediate German) is taught by Michael Saman, a Harvard-trained Germanist and intellectual historian with a wide range of expertise. He has written extensively on the Black American intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois' relationship with German philosophical and political thought.
German 5 (Contemporary German Culture) is conducted by Christine Joppich, an art historian. The course features excursions to a wide range of Berlin's cultural and historical sites. WCult: W.
German 6 (Introduction to German Literature) is taught by the faculty member directing the LSA. It treats literary works connected with contemporary Berlin or Germany at large and usually includes theater visits.
German 10.00 (Advanced Intermediate German) is available by arrangement to students who have already completed German 3. It's taught by Detlef Gericke-Schönhagen, who directed the Boston branch of Germany's worldwide language and culture promoter, the Goethe Institut.

Further studies

Many LSA students decide to go on to the Foreign Study Program (FSP). Apply online at Off-Campus Programs.

In my three months in Berlin, my fluency level in German skyrocketed.
Lauryn King '22

Off-Campus Programs Office

Lake Grunewald.
LSA students at the grave of Frederick the Great in Potsdam, near Berlin.
Bellevue Palace, Residence of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany.