Phillips Exeter Academy

Modern Languages

French Change Makers
Modern Languages

Tracing the struggle for human rights through current events, literature and film, this course focuses on the crises, upheavals, and moral miscarriages of justice in various countries of the francophone world. Note: This course will be offered every other...

Studies in French Cinema
Modern Languages

The readings, discussions and writing in this course will center on a series of French films chosen for their cultural, historical and artistic value. Students will read scenarios, source material or summaries of the films and will discuss and write about...

Selected Topics in French
Modern Languages

This course is offered at student or departmental initiative and may change from year to...

Elementary German
Modern Languages

This sequence of courses is offered fall (GER110), winter (GER120) and spring (GER130). They present the fundamental structures of German with emphasis on acquisition of the basic skills: speaking and communicating in everyday situations, listening...

German Two Years in One
Modern Languages

This sequence of courses is offered fall (GER111), winter (GER221) and spring (GER231). This three-term sequence presents the material of the first two years of the German program. It is recommended for students who are already familiar with grammatical...

Advanced German
Modern Languages

This sequence of courses is offered fall (GER310) and winter (GER320). This sequence provides a systematic grammar review, and continued work on speaking, reading and writing skills. Literary texts from German-speaking countries and material from other media...

Other German Voices
Modern Languages

The readings in this course focus on multicultural aspects in the German-speaking countries and examine the writings of several recognized minority authors. There is continued development of speaking and listening skills, as well as writing exercises, which...

German Bestsellers
Modern Languages

This sequence of courses is offered fall (GER502), winter (GER503) and spring (GER504) and focuses on recognized masterpieces of German writing, with both classical and contemporary authors represented. Social, ethical and artistic issues are explored in...

Post-Holocaust Writing
Modern Languages

This sequence of courses is offered fall (GER502), winter (GER503) and spring (GER504) and focuses on recognized masterpieces of German writing, with both classical and contemporary authors represented. Social, ethical and artistic issues are explored in...

Individual, Community, Society: Aspect
Modern Languages

This course explores the quest of one’s identity through facets of Francophone societies. How can culture, customs, family, gender and language shape and influence identity in a progressively multicultural society? Materials may include essays, short...