Teaching

Teaching Experience:

At Brown University

Twentieth-Century German Culture (2021-2022): Writing-focused course on 20th-century Germany
Intermediate German 300/400 (2018–2025): Modern German language, culture, and film
Intensive German (2020–2024): Condensed introduction to the German language
Beginning German (2018–2025): Language and culture of German-speaking countries

At Pacific Lutheran University

Composition and Conversation II (2017): Intensive review of grammar and idiomatic expression.
Intermediate German II (2017): Continued practice in oral and written communication.
Elementary German I and II (2016–2017): Development of basic communicative skills.
Topics in German Literature and Culture: The Age of Critique (2016): Introduction to literary and intellectual history of the German Enlightenment.

At Gettysburg College

Fundamental German 103 (2014) and 104 (2015): Essential grammar, vocabulary, composition, and pronunciation.
Intermediate German 201 (2014) and 202 (2015): Review of grammar and introduction to more challenging texts.

At UC Irvine

Aktuelle Themen in der deutschsprachigen Gesellschaft. Team-taught course (2013): Course on contemporary societal and political problems in Germany focusing on improving students’ communicative skills in an academic environment. Syllabus
Europe’s Real, Imagined, and Virtual Spaces. Teaching Assistant for Prof. Anke Biendarra (2011): Introductory course in European Studies examining the role played by space in the construction of modern European identities and as a representation of national ideologies. Syllabus
German 2AB (2010–2011): Intermediate-level instruction in German language and culture facilitated through the discussion of literary and other cultural texts.
German 1ABC (2009–2010): Beginning German instruction focusing on the development of communicative competency.

Professional Development:

DAAD-Deutschlehrerfortbildung: “Intercultural Citizenship & Social Justice.” Brown University, December 2024.
DAAD-Deutschlehrerfortbildung: “Die Entwicklung lexikalischer Kompetenz für die B1- und B2-Niveaus.” Brown University, 2019
DAAD Lehrerfortbildung: “MINT im Deutschunterricht: Methoden und Technologien.” University of Rhode Island, 2013
AATG Workshop: “Spiel im DaF (Deutsch als Fremdsprache) Unterricht.” California State University, Long Beach, 2011
DAAD Workshop: “DaF in den USA: Grundzüge und Perspektiven.” University of California, Berkeley, 2009