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Dr. Manfred Schewe [German State Examination (BA, M.ED.), Spielleiterausbildung, Dr. phil (Oldenburg)]

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Dr. Manfred Schewe [German State Examination (BA, M.ED.), Spielleiterausbildung, Dr. phil (Oldenburg)]

Honours and Awards

Year: 2002.

Title: UCC President's Teaching Innovation Award
Year: 1988.

Title: DAAD Research Scholarship
Year: 2010.

Title: European Language Label

Associations

Association: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung, Function/Role: Member
Association: Fachverband Deutsch als Fremdsprache (FaDaF), Function/Role: Member
Association: Centre for Irish-German Studies, Function/Role: Member
Association: German Studies Association Ireland (GSAI), Function/Role: Member
     

Conference Contributions

Manfred Schewe / Susanne Even (2013) (planned:) Taking stock and looking ahead: 6 Years SCENARIO – a bilingual journal for drama and theatre in foreign and second language education. [Oral Presentation], 8th Drama and Education IDEA World Congress, Paris , 08-JUL-13 - 13-JUL-13.
Manfred Schewe (2013) (planned): Conference Organisation/Coordination of the Theatre Section. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Ästhetisches Lernen im DaF-Unterricht. Musik – Kunst – Film – Theater – Literatur, Mexico City , 11-MAR-13 - 13-MAR-13.
Manfred Schewe (2012) A conference for key stakeholders in Arts Education in India and abroad - artists, teachers, educationalists, policy makers, donors and organizations interested in issues related to diversity and social justice. [N/A], The Artist and Education: Diversity and Justice, National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore , 03-FEB-12 - 04-APR-12.
Manfred Schewe (2012) A one day conference with invited speakers. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Special Training Day for Teachers of German, University College Cork , 10-MAR-12 - 10-MAR-12.
Manfred Schewe (2012) A two-day closed seminar, followed by a one day field trip to two regional government schools in Karnataka/India. [Other], Artists Closed Door Seminar, United Theological College, Bangalore , 30-JAN-12 - 01-FEB-12.
Manfred Schewe (2012) Sprach-, Literatur- und Kulturvermittlung als Kunst: Die Dramapädagogik als Wegbereiterin einer performativen Fremdsprachendidaktik. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], 4. Konferenz Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Athens , 06-SEP-12 - 07-SEP-12.
Manfred Schewe (2012) Annual conference of the Canadian Association of University Teachers of German. [Plenary Lecture], CAUTG/APAUC Annual Conference 2012, Waterloo , 26-MAY-12 - 29-MAY-12.
Manfred Schewe (2012) The intersection between German Studies and a range of other disciplines - with a special focus on ADAPTATION. [Oral Presentation], Annual Conference of the German Studies Association of Ireland, Dublin, University College Cork , 23-NOV-12 - 24-NOV-12.
Manfred Schewe (2012) A conference for teachers of German in South India, organized by the Goethe Institute, Bangalore. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Die Kunst des Unterrichtens - Unterrichten als Kunst, Hotel Regaalis, Bangalore , 03-FEB-12 - 05-APR-12.
Manfred Schewe (2011) Annual Conference of DAAD lecturers and language assistants in Great Britain and Ireland. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Jahrestagung der DAAD-Lektor(inn)en und Sprachassisten(inn)en in Großbritannien und Irland, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park , 07-DEC-11 - 09-DEC-11.
Manfred Schewe; (2011) The conference marks 50 years Goethe-Institut in Ireland. Organised by the Centre for Irish-German Studies, University of Limerick, and the Goethe Institut Irland in partnership with the European Union National Institutes of Culture (EUNIC), the German Embassy, the Embassy of Switzerland, the Austrian Embassy and Improvised Music Company. [Invited Oral Presentation], Contemporary German-Irish Cultural Relations in a European Perspective. Exploring Issues in cultural policy and practice, Dublin, Goethe Institute , 06-MAY-11 - 07-MAY-11.
Manfred Schewe; (2011) Rencontre scientifique internationale sur le theatre dans l'apprentissage des langues etrangeres. (Departement de Sciences Humaines de l'Universita del Piemonte Orientale 'Amedeo Avogadro' et l'Universite Stendhal - Grenoble 3. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Jouer les langues. Theatre et performance dans l'apprentissage des langues etrangeres, Vercelli, Italy , 07-JUN-11 - 08-JUN-11.
Manfred Schewe; (2010) Auf dass sich die Welt immer wieder verzaubere: Plädoyer für eine neue performative Lehr- und Lernkultur im Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprachenunterricht. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Körper, Klang, Rhythmus: 13. Grazer Tagung DaF/DaZ, University of Graz - Universitätslehrgang DaF/DaZ , 18-JUN-10 - 19-JUN-10.
Manfred Schewe; (2010) Plädoyer für eine performative Wende in der Sprach-, Literatur- und Kulturdidaktik. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Performance - Performanz, Valencia , 16-SEP-10 - 18-SEP-11.
Manfred Schewe; (2010) Sich im Vokal bewegen und geborgen fühlen. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Körper, Klang, Rhythmus: 13. Grazer Tagung DaF/DaZ, University of Graz , 18-JUN-10 - 19-JUN-10.
Manfred Schewe (2010) A conference addressing development of leadership and management capability across UCC. [N/A], Leadership in Challenging Times (Participant), UCC , 24-SEP-10 - 24-SEP-10.
Manfred Schewe; (2010) Arts and Language Education. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Arts, Education and Development, Bangalore, India , 16-DEC-10 - 17-DEC-10.
Manfred Schewe; (2010) Arts Education and the Development of the Self. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Arts, Education and Development, Bangalore, India , 17-DEC-10 - 18-DEC-10.
Manfred Schewe (2009) Special conference for teachers associated with the Goethe Institute in Toronto. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Multiplikatoren-Fortbildung, Arnprior (near Ottawa) , 17-MAY-09 - 21-MAY-09.
Manfred Schewe; (2009) Community Theatre und Kulturtransfer: Calderon via Einsiedeln nach Cork. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Korrespondenzen: Theater - Ästhetik - Pädagogik, Leibniz Universität Hannover , 20-FEB-09 - 22-JAN-09.
Manfred Schewe; (2009) Eine performative Wende in der Sprach-, Literatur- und Kulturdidaktik?!. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung, Leipzig , 30-SEP-09 - 03-OCT-09.
Manfred Schewe (2009) Nationwide language learners' theatre festival and educational theatre conference. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Divadlo jazyku, Faculty of Education, Charles University , 12-JUN-09 - 19-APR-09.
Manfred Schewe; (2008) Teatro e insegnamento delle lingue straniere. Esperienze e pratiche a confronto in prospettiva interculturale. [Oral Presentation], Intercultural Perspectives on Drama and Theatre in Foreign Language Education. Paper and workshop given at conference, Universita di Bologna sede di Forli , 29-JAN-08 - 29-JAN-08.
Manfred Schewe, Stephen Boyd; (2007) 'Calderón in Cork (via Einsiedeln): Translating Thomas Hürlimann's Das Einsiedler Welttheater'. [Oral Presentation], Translation: Process and Performance, organised by 'Betwixt and Between: The Research Forum in Translation and Cultural Encounter' at Queen's University Belfast in cooperation with the Department of Spanish and Spanish American Studies of King's College London. Senate House, University of London, 23-24 November 2007 , 01-NOV-07 - 01-NOV-07.
Manfred Schewe (2006) Dramapädagogik im fremdsprachlichen Deutschunterricht auf dem Wege von gestern nach morgen. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Internationale Deutschlehrertagung (IDT), University of Graz , 01-AUG-06 - 06-JAN-05.
Manfred Schewe; (2005) The World as a Fat Village Woman or each point on a globe is a centre point. [Oral Presentation], The Cause of Cosmopolitanism and Beyond, 31st Research Symposium of the Royal Irish Academy Committee for Modern Language, Literary and Cultural Studies held in University College Cork under the title: , 11-NOV-05 - 12-NOV-05.
Manfred Schewe (2005) The World as a Fat Village Woman OR Each point on a globe is a centre point. [Oral Presentation], The cause of Cosmopolitanism and Beyond - 31st Research Symposium of the Royal Irish Academy Committee for Modern language, literary and cultural studies, UCC , 11-NOV-05 - 12-NOV-05.
Manfred Schewe; (2005) Dramapädagogik im fremdsprachlichen Deutschunterricht auf dem Wege von gestern nach morgen. [Oral Presentation], Dramapädagogik und experimentelle Lernformen at Internationale Deutschlehrertagung (IDT), University of Graz , 01-AUG-05 - 06-AUG-05.
Manfred Schewe (2004) Conference as part of the TWISFER - Research Project funded by the European Union. [Conference Organising Committee Member], International Conference: Twisfer: Theatre Work in Social Fields - European Research, University College Cork , 12-MAR-04 - 14-MAR-04.
Literaturvermittlung in der Auslandsgermanistik (2004) Germanists from German universities as well as British and Irish universities were invited to discuss recent developments within Germanistik. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], Germanistenkongress Deutschland-Großbritannien-Irland, Dresden , 30-SEP-04 - 03-OCT-04.
Manfred Schewe / Stephen Boyd (2004) Theatres of the World: Calderon's Journey to Switzerland (Thomas Hürlimann's Adaptation of El Gran Teatro del Mundo). [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], PERFORUM Lecture Series, UCC , 18-FEB-04 - 18-FEB-04.
Manfred Schewe (2004) Conference Theater in der Lehre III. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Dramapädagogische Annäherungen an fremde Sprache, Literatur und Kultur, University of Oldenburg , 20-MAY-04 - 22-MAY-04.
Manfred Schewe (2004) Conference organised by the Department of Education, UCC. [Invited Oral Presentation], Teaching through the Target Language: Sharing of Practice, UCC , 19-MAR-04 - 20-MAR-04.
Manfred Schewe/Bernadette Cronin (2004) Contribution to 2nd partner conference on Theatre in Social Fields. [Invited Oral Presentation], Towards a Definition of Theatre in Social Fields, Berlin , 02-DEC-04 - 05-DEC-04.
Manfred Schewe / Trina Scott (2003) This is going to be such a doss!?. [Invited Oral Presentation], The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, UCC , 23-MAY-03 - 25-MAY-03.
Manfred Schewe / Trina Scott (2003) Literature as Aesthetic Practice - Reporting on the Design of a New Final Year Course. [Invited Oral Presentation], Project presentations - UCC Awards for Research into Innovative Forms of Teaching, UCC , 10-JUN-03 - 10-JUN-03.
Manfred Schewe/Trina Scott (2003) A conference which aimed at bringing together researchers and practitioners in the area of drama and theatre in foreign/second language teaching. [Oral Presentation], Drama and Theatre in the Teaching and Learning of Language, Literature and Culture, University College Cork , 18-APR-03 - 21-SEP-03.
Manfred Schewe; (2003) A conference which aimed at bringing together researchers and practitioners in the area of drama and theatre in foreign/second language teaching. [Conference Organising Committee Member], International Conference: Drama and Theatre in the Teaching and Learning of Language, Literature and Culture, University College Cork , 18-SEP-03 - 21-SEP-03.
Manfred Schewe (2003) Contemporary German Theatre (in Berlin). [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], PERFORUM Lecture Series, UCC , 26-MAR-03 - 26-MAR-03.
Manfred Schewe (2002) Literaturvermittlung auf dem Wege von gestern nach morgen. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Jahreskonferenz des Fachverbands Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Munich , 30-MAY-02 - 31-MAY-02.
Manfred Schewe (2002) Zukunftsgemäße Deutschlehrerausbildung - Assoziationen, Thesen und Reformvorschläge. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], The Future of German, King's College London , 13-JUN-02 - 14-JUN-02.
Manfred Schewe / Peter Jankowsky (2002) A Series of four lectures on German literature from Wolfgang Johann von Goethe to Thomas Hürlimann. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], German Literature - then and now, Dublin City Central Library, Ilac Centre , 01-NOV-02 - 30-NOV-02.
Manfred Schewe / Grace Neville (2001) Conference Co-Organiser. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Crime and Punishment, UCC , 01-MAY-01 - 01-MAY-01.
Manfred Schewe (2000) Dramapädagogik im Deutsch als Fremdsprache-Unterricht. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Annual Conference of Canadian Teachers of German, Toronto , 15-SEP-00 - 16-SEP-00.
Manfred Schewe (2000) Some Reflections on Multicultural Berlin at the end of the 1990's, based on GRIPS-playswright Volker Ludwig's CAFE MiTTE. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], IXth Annual Conference on Cross-Currents in Literature, Film and the Visual Arts on The Sublime and the City, UCC , 28-APR-00 - 30-APR-00.
Manfred Schewe (1998) Drama as a Method in Modern Language Teaching and Learning at Third Level. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Texts and Transformations: Drama, Theatre and Active Learning, UCC , 03-APR-98 - 07-APR-98.
Manfred Schewe (1998) Dramapädagogische Methoden im DaF-Unterricht. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Annual Conference of Italian Teachers of German, Milano , 22-OCT-98 - 23-JAN-98.
Manfred Schewe (1998) A conference which recognises and aims to celebrate the transformative potential of drama/theatre within education. [Other], Texts and Transformations: Drama, Theatre and Active Learning, University College Cork , 03-APR-98 - 03-JUL-99.
Manfred Schewe (1997) Co-organiser of Section on Alternative Sprachlehr- und lernansätze. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Internationale Deutschlehrertagung, Amsterdam , 04-AUG-97 - 08-AUG-97.
Manfred Schewe (1997) DaF-Stunden dramapädagogisch gestalten - eine Einführung in Inszenierungstechniken. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Internationale Deutschlehrertagung (IDT), Amsterdam , 06-AUG-97 - 06-AUG-99.
Manfred Schewe (1997) Lebendiges Lernen im Deutschunterricht. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Annual Conference of French Teachers of German, Lille , 18-OCT-97 - 18-OCT-97.
Manfred Schewe (1997) Emotion und Kognition im Fremdsprachenunterricht. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], 25. Jahrestagung Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Mainz , 22-MAY-97 - 25-MAY-97.
Manfred Schewe (1996) Das Spannende am Inhalt ist die Form! Fremdsprachenunterricht im Blickwinkel ästhetischer Erziehung. [Invited Oral Presentation], 16. Fremdsprachendidaktik-Kongress (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung), Halle (Martin Luther - University) , 04-OCT-96 - 06-OCT-96.
Manfred Schewe (1996) Culture and Language Learning from an aesthetic perspective. [Oral Presentation], Royal Irish Academy Symposium on 'Culture and Language Learning', Limerick (University) , 07-NOV-96 - 08-NOV-96.
Manfred Schewe (1996) DaF-Lehrer/innen-Ausbildung: Nicht nur als Wissenschaft, sondern ebenso als Kunst. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], 24. Jahrestagung des Fachverbandes Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Göttingen (University) , 29-MAY-96 - 31-MAY-96.
Manfred Schewe / Peter Jankowsky (1995) Nur der Mensch, der spielt, ist ganz Mensch (frei nach Schiller). [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Annual Conference of Irish Teachers of German (Gesellschaft der Deutschlehrer Irlands), Dublin (Trinity College) , 10-DEC-95 - 10-DEC-95.
Manfred Schewe (1995) Imagination and Cultural Awareness. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Drama, Cultural Awareness and Foreign Language Teaching, Durham (University) , 16-FEB-95 - 18-FEB-96.
Manfred Schewe (1994) Dramapädagogische Übungsformen. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Prinzipien und Handlungsformen teilnehmerorientierter, kooperativer und praxisnaher Aus- und Fortbildung von Fremdsprachenlehrer/innen, Central Office, Goethe Institute, Munich , 22-MAR-94 - 22-MAR-94.
Manfred Schewe (1994) Fremdsprache lehren und lernen mit Kopf, Herz, Hand und Fuß. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], Internationaler Fremdsprachenkongress des FMF und der FIPLV, University of Hamburg , 28-MAR-94 - 30-MAR-94.
Manfred Schewe (1993) Innere und äußere Lernbewegungen im Fremdsprachenunterricht. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], 10. Pädagogische Woche, University of Oldenburg , 17-SEP-93 - 17-SEP-93.
Manfred Schewe (1992) Fremdsprachenunterricht als Inszenierung. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], 9. Pädagogische Woche an der Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg University , 02-OCT-92 - 03-OCT-92.
Manfred Schewe (1992) Workshop - Intercultural Learning through drama. [Oral Presentation], 1st conference of the IDEA (International Drama Education Association), Porto , 20-JUL-92 - 25-JAN-92.
Manfred Schewe (1992) Theatermethoden zur Förderung mündlicher Kommunikation im Fremdsprachenunterricht. [Oral Presentation], Jahrestagung 92 des Fachverbandes Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Mainz , 11-JUN-92 - 12-JUN-92.
Manfred Schewe (1991) Dramapädagogische Übungsformen im DaF-Unterricht - am Beispiel von gängigen Lehrbuchtexten. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], 3. Regionaltreffen der Lehrgebiete Deutsch als Fremdsprache, University of Oldenburg , 25-SEP-91 - 25-SEP-91.
Manfred Schewe (1991) Arbeitsfomren in einem literarisch orientierten Fremdsprachenunterricht. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], Jahrestagung Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Mainz , 07-JUN-91 - 09-JUN-91.
Manfred Schewe (1991) Dramapädagogischer Fremdsprachenunterricht - praktisch. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], 8. Pädagogische Woche, University of Oldenburg , 27-SEP-91 - 28-SEP-91.
Manfred Schewe / Ali Müller-Black (1990) Kulturverstehen mit Hilfe dramapädagogischer Lehr-/Lernverfahren. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], 7. Pädagogische Woche, University of Oldenburg , 01-OCT-90 - 01-OCT-91.
Manfred Schewe (1988) Eine Kultur spielend verstehen!? - am Beispiel Irland. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Fachtagung Sprache lernen mit Theater, München , 01-DEC-88 - 03-DEC-88.
Manfred Schewe (1988) Plädoyer für eine dramapädagogische Landeskunde. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], Didaktik des Faches Deutsch als Fremdsprache III, Berching , 13-SEP-88 - 16-JAN-88.
Manfred Schewe / Peter Shaw (1987) The Foreign and One's Own - A Comparative Use of Literary Texts in the Teaching of a Modern Language. [Invited Oral Presentation], The Integration of the Teaching and Language and Literature at 3rd Level, Cork (UCC) , 08-MAY-87 - 09-MAY-87.
Manfred Schewe / Peter Shaw (1986) Cultural Competence through Studying Literature. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], The Teaching of Literature, UCC , 02-NOV-86 - 03-NOV-86.
Manfred Schewe (1984) Demonstration einer kommunikativ orientierten Konversationsstunde. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], DAAD-Lektorentagung, London , 16-MAR-84 - 16-JAN-84.
Manfred Schewe (1982) Soziale Utopien in der englischen Literatur seit Thomas Morus. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Vorlesungsserie der Bibliothek der Hochschule St. Gallen, Stadtbibliothek St. Gallen , 10-JUN-82 - 10-JUN-82.

Committees

Committee : Scientific Committee: 8th World Congress Drama in Education

From:10-JAN-13     To: 30-JUL-13
Committee :

From:     To:
Committee : Academic Committee: Languages in Motion: Language Learning/Teaching and the Performing Arts

From:15-JUN-11     To: 15-SEP-11
Committee : CACSSS Postgraduate Studies Committee

From:15-DEC-12     To: 15-DEC-13
Committee : Departmental Graduate Studies Committee

From:15-JUN-12     To: 15-SEP-13
Committee : Advisory Board - Department of Drama and Theatre Studies

From:15-MAR-12     To: 15-MAR-13
Committee : Quality Review Committee - School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

From:15-JAN-12     To: 22-MAR-13
Committee : Executive Committee, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

From:15-SEP-11     To: 14-SEP-14
Committee : Faculty Academic Development Committee

From:01-OCT-04     To: 30-SEP-07
Committee : Arts Faculty Research Committee

From:30-DEC-99     To: 30-DEC-99
Committee : Faculty of Arts Postgraduate Studies Committee

From:30-DEC-99     To: 30-DEC-99
Committee : Staff Enhancement and Development Committee

From:15-SEP-08     To: 31-DEC-10
Committee : School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures: School Executive Committee

From:15-SEP-11     To: 14-APR-12
Committee : College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences: College Executive Committee (CEMC)

From:15-SEP-11     To: 15-APR-13

Employment

Employer: University College Cork

Position: Head of German and Senior Lecturer

From:01-OCT-04     To:
Employer: University College Cork

Position: College Lecturer

From:01-SEP-94     To: 30-SEP-04
Employer: Carl von Ossietzky, Oldenburg, German

Position: Lecturer

From:01-JAN-88     To: 31-DEC-94
Employer: University College Cork

Position: Temp. Full-time lecturer

From:01-JAN-82     To: 31-DEC-87

Education

Year 1981 Institution: Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

Qualification: HDip Subject: German / English / Pedagogy
Year 1993 Institution: Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

Qualification: PhD Subject: Research Project
Year 1989 Institution: Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

Qualification: Diploma Subject: Spielleiterausbildung - Special training in Drama and Theatre Studies
Year 1981 Institution: Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

Qualification: BA Subject: English and German

Languages

German:
English:
French:
Spanish:
Swiss German:
Lower German:

Consultancy

Client: : Leading special training seminars for teachers of German from different parts of the world
Client: : Meridian Theatre Company, Cork
Client: : Cyclone Repertory Company, Cork

Outreach Activities

2012-11-29 - Invitation from Centre for Irish-German Studies, University of Limerick, to launch book Contemporary German-Irish Cultural Relations in a European Perspective - Exploring Issues in Cultural Policy and Practice, edited by Joachim Fischer and Rolf Stehle. 29 November, 2012, Plassey House, University of Limerick
2012-06-12 - IN DETAIL - Looking closely at a work of art. Contribution to the Glucksman public conversations that focus on a single work of art (Exhibition The Sacred Modernist: Josef Albers as a Catholic Artist; Glucksman Gallery, UCC, April - July 2012) 
1986 - THE GREEN MACHINE - A Theatre in Education Project for secondary schools and universities in Germany and Switzerland. Producer. THE GREEN MACHINE was performed to around 17.000 students. (see report in IRISH TIMES - 07-01-1987)
1984 - THE HIDDEN JOURNEY - A Theatre in Education Project for secondary schools and universities in German speaking countries (see article by Johnny Hanrahan/Manfred Schewe (1984) (- for details see my list of publications)

 
2005-09-05 - Invited Workshop (leading to performance) entitled Lektor's Life - A Dramatic Exploration. As part of a conference for DAAD-Lektoren (09 - 11  Sept 2005), Venue: University of Oxford.
1997-10-18 - One day workshop Dramapädagogische Methoden im Unterricht Deutsch als Fremdsprache for French teachers of German, organised by the Goethe Institute Lille. Venue: Goethe Institute Lille
1997-11-21/22 - Week-end Workshop Deutschunterricht dramapädagogisch gestalten: Wie mache ich das? for teachers of German in the Munster region, organised by the Gesellschaft der Deutschlehrer Irlands in cooperation with the Goethe Institute Dublin. Venue: Granary Theatre, University College Cork
1998-12-10 - Invited (3,5 hr) Workshop Drama as a Method in the Teaching of German as a Foreign Language, organised by the London Branch of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Target Group: DAAD-Lecturers; Venue: Cumberland Lodge
2006-09-21 - Workshop Literatur dramapädagogisch erfahren for teachers of German, organised by the Goethe Institute Boston. Venue: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester MA
2006-09-20 - Workshop Lehren und Lernen mit Kopf, Herz, Hand und Fuß for teachers of German, organised by the Goethe Institute Boston. Venue: Melrose High School, Melrose MA
2006-09-16 - Workshop for American university teachers of German. Fremdsprache inszenieren, organised by Goethe Institute Boston. Venue: Goethe Institute Boston
2008-03-08 - Workshop Devising and performing a short piece: From role play to more complex scenarios as part of a one-day special training course entitled "Get ready for the Leaving Certificate German Oral examination", organised by the Department of German, UCC 



Reviews

Gfl - German As A Foreign Language : Editor.
Gfl - German As A Foreign Language : Referee.
System : Referee.
Year Book Of The Centre Of Irish-German Studies,: Referee.
Gfl - German As A Foreign Language : Member of Editorial Board .
Informationen Deutsch Als Fremdsprache : Referee.
Scenario - Drama And Theatre In Language Education : Editor.

Other Activities

Visits Abroad in the Context of ERASMUS EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES and Field Trips with UCC students



University of Leipzig

Universität der Künste, Berlin (2010)

University of Potsdam (2012)

University of Hanover



Fieldtrip to Berlin with 2nd and 3rd year students of German (2008)

Fieldtrip to Berlin with 2nd and 3rd year students of German (2009) 

LIST OF EXPERT ASSIGNMENTS

Examining

External Examiner for the following institutions:

  • University of Limerick (1 MRes)
  • University of Durham (3 PhD)
  • King's College London (1 PhD)
  • University of Essex (Undergraduate Programme in German Studies)  
  • Trinity College Dublin (1 PhD)
  • Waterford Institute of Technology (1 MRes) 
  • Waterford Institute of Technology (MA Programme in Second Language Teaching and Learning)  


Panel of Reviewers / Selection Committees


Member of external Panels/Selection Committees:



Member of international Selection Committee: DAAD Bonn / German Academic Exchange Service - (8 Lecturing Posts / 10 Language Assistant Posts)

Member of Selection Committee: NUI Galway (Applied Language Teacher Post)

External Member of Panel of Reviewers for the MA in Second Language Teaching and Learning (Waterford Institute of Technology) 

Member and also Chair of Selection Selection Board for DAAD Scholarships (German Embassy Dublin)

Reviewer for the Austrian Ministry of Science and Research (Research Scholarship Applications) 



Member of internal Interview Panels/Selection Committees:

 

Member of various Selection Committees, including role of Chair: College Lecturer Posts in Drama and Theatre Studies (2), Senior Lecturer and College Lecturer Posts in German Studies (4), College Language Teachers (2), Lecturing Post in English Studies 

   
Invited lectures, workshops and leader of in-service courses

Over the years I have been invited to contribute to conferences (for details see under conference contributions). I have also lead numerous seminars, workshops as well as extensive in-service courses for professional associations and institutions in different parts of the world. These include:



1. Universities:

•               Germany: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; Universität Hamburg (Zentrales Fremdspracheninstitut), Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (Zentrum für Wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung; Zentrum für Pädagogische Berufspraxis; Oldenburger Fortbildungszentrum; IBKM); Universität Jena; Universität Hannover; Universität Dresden

•               Austria: University of Vienna; University of Graz;

•               Greece: Aristoteles University Thessaloniki; 

•               Italy: University of Bologna; University of Florence; University of Bologna-Forli  



                 Spain: Barcelona (Catalan Ministry of Education), University of Valencia 

•               Great Britain: University of Durham/GB; University of London, King’s College; University of Central England,  

                 Birmingham; University of Essex

•               United States: University of Missouri, St. Louis

 

                 Canada: University of Waterloo 

•               New Zealand: University of Christchurch,

•               Ukraine: Taras Sevchenko National University Kiev,



                  

 2. German Academic Exchange Service /
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst

DAAD Paris; DAAD London; DAAD Bonn

3. Goethe Institutes:

Bremen; Göttingen; Schwäbisch Hall; Frankfurt; Düsseldorf; Munich, Berlin; Amsterdam; Athens; Thessaloniki; Budapest; Lisbon; Brussels; Dublin; Manchester; Lille; Ljubljana; Milan; Trieste; Montreal; Ottawa; Toronto; Chicago; Boston; St. Louis; Houston; Kiev; Nairobi; Bangalore.

4. Austria-Institutes:
 Vienna and Bratislava



5. Associations: Canadian Association of University Teachers of German (CAUTG); German Studies Association Ireland (GSAI); Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung (DGFF); Fachverband Deutsch als Fremdsprache (FaDaF), FAGE / APEG (Germanists' Associations of Spain and Portugal), AATG (American Association of Teachers of German) 



6. Foundations: India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), Robert Bosch-Stiftung

I have led a number of seminars with with a specific focus on theatre-based language teaching at (or in association) with the following theatres:

Weimar: Nationaltheater Weimar;

Berlin: Berliner Ensemble, Schiller-Theater, Gorki Theater, Grips Theater, Deutsches Theater, Volksbühne

Performance Projects
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