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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




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Professional Activities

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Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	Departmental Graduate Studies Committee		/

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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

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Languages

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

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Other Activities

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

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Teaching Activities

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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