Biography

Degrees / Certificates:
1986: Erstes Staatsexamen fuer das Lehramt an Gymnasien, Universitaet Hamburg, Germany
Subjects: German and English Language and Literature, Pedagogy
1988: Zweites Staatsexamen fuer das Lehramt an Gymnasien, Studienseminar Hamburg, Germany
1992: Counselling Certificate, Royal Society of Arts
2010: Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, University College Cork

Committees

Committee Function From / To
Departmental Graduate Studies Committee /

Employment

Employer Position From / To
University College Cork, Department of German College Language Teacher 01-SEP-94 /
University of Bristol, German Department DAAD-Lektorin: Teacher of German as a Foreign Language 01-SEP-89 / 31-JUL-94
Logos Sprachinstitut Hamburg Teacher of German as a Foreign Language 01-AUG-88 / 01-AUG-89

Languages

  Language Reading Writing Speaking
German Fluent Fluent Fluent
Latin Basic Basic None
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
Lower German Fluent Basic Functional

Other Activities

  Description

Module co-ordination:
  1. GE3101/3801 Final Year language module (semester 1 in 2019/2020)
  2. GE1103 Beginners language module
  3. GE3108 Teaching German as a Foreign Language
  4. Co-ordination of Springboard students doing German
               

Teaching Interests

 Teaching interests:

- foreign language acquisition
- language teaching methodology 
- alternative methods in language teaching
- development of writing skills 
- development of teaching materials 
- translation
- cultural studies
- teaching Landeskunde 

Modules taught:
  1. GE1103 Integrated Written and Oral German Language Course for Beginners
  2. GE2101/2801 Integrated German Language Course: Translation, Grammar
  3. GE3101/3801 Advanced Integrated German Language Course: Translation, Discussion and Essay Writing, Oral Practice
  4. GE3108 Teaching German as a Foreign Language