Teaching

Teaching Experience:

At Brown University

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

At Pacific Lutheran University

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

At Gettysburg College

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

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 2 (2010–2011): Intermediate-level instruction in German language and culture facilitated through the discussion of literary and other cultural texts.
  • German 1 (2009–2010): Beginning German instruction focusing on the development of communicative competency.

Professional Development:

  • 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
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