DEUTSCH GERMAN Alphabet Powerpoint on pronunciation/examples

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Teaching 2008 - present Assistant Instructor Germanic Studies Department, University of Texas at Austin I prepare, teach, evaluate and grade as the primary instructor. I do not have a TA. There are 4 sections of this class and I serve as the Section Head. The duties of the Section Head include facilitating coordination meetings and mentoring all section instructors, share and organize material, help design exams, and discuss concerns, problems etc. Currently teaching: GER 612 Second Year Accelerated German Taught in the past: GER 506 First Semester German GER 507 Second Semester German GER 312K Third Semester German GER 312L Fourth Semester German GER 612 Second Year Accelerated German Adjunct Instructor Department of Modern Languages, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton/TX I am the only German instructor at the University working within the Department of Modern Foreign Languages. I am currently in the process of restructuring and changing the curriculum design because my precursor had a completely different teaching style. Taught in the past: GER 1410 First Semester German GER 1420 Second Semester German GER 2110 Third Semester German GER 2120 Fourth Semester German Private German Instructor serving students from the greater Austin Area/TX I design Individualized study/learning plans according to language level, time and individual needs. Academic Tutor with Encompass Tutorial Services in Austin, TX I work with High School students on their goal setting, organization and time management skills. 2008-2011 Assistant Instructor Department of Germanic Studies, UT Austin/TX July 2010 Volunteer Instructor, Early Childhood German, German Free School, Austin/TX I developed interactive material and taught children of heritage speakers. (Saturday school, 8 students, 6–8 years old) 2009 Volunteer Assistant for Dr Somerholter, German Film Class, at St. Edwards University, Austin/TX (Spring 2009, 8 students) I helped facilitate the film screenings and engage discussions with the students when Dr Somerholter was traveling. 2007-2008 Teaching Assistant, Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley/MA I taught the language lab, offered in addition to the regular language course, taken by the professor. I focused on communicative skills and conversations as well as practiced grammar taught in class and GER 101 Conversation class for German Beginners GER 102 Conversation class for German Beginners GER 103 Conversation class for Accelerated Class GER 220 Discussion class for Intermediate German GER 222 Discussion class for Intermediate German Writing Assistant and Tutor, Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley/MA In both positions I worked with students on an individual basis to tutor them in their writing skill. 2007 Teaching Intern, St. Ursula Gymnasium, Brühl/Germany 2004-2007 Tutor in German, Latin and English, Brühl/Germany Material Design 2012 “Deutsch im Blick”, editing 2011 “Grammatik im Blick”, grammar supplement material for “Deutsch im Blick” and “Grimm Grammar” online software (http://coerll.utexas.edu/dib/) Responsible for grammar explanation, exercise design and study tips design sections for the first 4 chapters in collaboration with Christina Kellner for Dr Per Urlaub/Department of Germanic Studies, UT Austin 2011 “Kebab Connection” Film Package Responsible for initial idea and material design to didacticise a German- Turkish film production to be used in first year German class. For the Department of Germanic Studies, available to students as a pdf file through Blackboard, UT Austin 2009 “Deutsch im Blick”, on-line first-year German textbook Responsible for chapter editing, video production, editing, material design and vocabulary editing and recording for Dr. Zsuzsanna Abrams/Department of Germanic Studies, UT Austin “Issues in Pedagogy”, teaching methodologies online class production. Designed by Dr Carl Blyth and Dr Zsuzsanna Abrams. Active class participant. For teacher education purposes available under http://www.coerll.utexas.edu/methods/, UT Austin

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