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SUNY Oswego 65 West 3rd St.
Department of Modern Languages Oswego, NY 13126
Oswego, NY 13126 Phone: (315) 343 4647
E-mail:
Phone (315) 312-2463
Fax (315) 312 2596
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Associate Professor of German, State University of New York, Oswego
(since 2001).
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor of German, Hood College, Frederick, MD (1994 - 2001).
EDUCATION
Ph.D., German Language and Literature, 1994.University of Cincinnati
Dissertation: Das Amerikabild in den Reportagen von Egon Erwin Kisch.
Master of Arts in German Language and Literature, 1990.University of
Cincinnati
Thesis: Das Image Mexikos in dem Reportageband Entdeckungen in Mexiko von
Egon Erwin Kisch.
Bachelor of Arts in German Language and Literature, 1980 (minor: French),
University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Charlotten Gymnasium Stuttgart, four years of high school in Stuttgart,
Germany, 1969-73.
STUDY ABROAD
Cuernavaca Language School, intensive courses in Spanish language and
Mexican civilization and culture, summer 1997, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Academia Hispano-Americana, intensive courses in Spanish language, Mexican
history and culture and 20th century Mexican literature, summer 1988, San
Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Escuela de idiomas, intensive courses in Spanish language, summer 1980,
Barcelona, Spain.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Curriculum Innovation Grant for developing a course German Conversation
through Film, Spring 2012
Goethe Institute/New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers
Scholarship for 2010 for attending a professional seminar in Germany.
Curriculum Innovation Grant for developing a course on German Theater and Performance. SUNY Oswego, Spring 2006.
Goethe Institute/New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers
Scholarship for 2004. The scholarship enabled me to travel, do research and
attend a cultural seminar in Germany Literatur im Unterricht (Teaching Literature
to Undergraduates), Berlin, July 4-17, 2004.
TraiNDaF 2003. A grant established by the German government that aims to
build future leaders in the field of the teaching of German. The 2003 program
consists of two meetings and a summer study program in Germany for
development of language skills, cultural knowledge, and
pedagogical/methodological practices.
Summer Research Award supported by the TEAGLE Foundation to carry out
research and study of Berlin in the 20th Century (summer 1999).
Student Summer Research Fellowship for the summer of 1991. This fellowship
enabled me to undertake my research work in the "Egon Erwin Kisch Archives"
in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Charles Phelps Taft Graduate Fellowship. Recipient of 1990-91 Taft Memorial
Grant to support writing of the dissertation. Taft fellowships are among the most
prestigious awards offered by the University of Cincinnati and are given in
recognition of academic achievement and potential for significant scholarly
contribution.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
SUNY OSWEGO. Elementary, intermediate and advanced German; Deutsche
Novelle; Berlin in the 20th Century; German Civilization and Culture; Survey of
German Literature; Business German; Global Cities: Berlin; German Theater and
Performance; Global Cities: Vienna; Independent Study, 2001- present.
HOOD COLLEGE. Elementary and intermediate German; Elementary Spanish;
German Conversation and Composition; Introduction to German Literature;
Modern German Literature; German Civilization and Culture; Novelle;
Translation and Interpretation (German, Spanish, English); Directing and
supervising Independent Study, 1994-2001.
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE. A total immersion program of German Language
and Literature, Deutsche Schule, summer 1994-2002, summer 2005-2009.
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI. Beginning and Intermediate German,
German Composition and Conversation at the 300 level, a course otherwise only
taught by native speakers and faculty. 1987-94.
German Readings for Graduate Students. Designed and implemented class
syllabus. Designed and graded tests. University of Cincinnati, summer 1992.
German Language for Children. Taught 3rd and 4th grade in an elementary
school in Belgrade using audio-visual method of teaching German, fall semester
1980-81.
German Language. Beginning and intermediate German for adults in an evening
college in Belgrade, fall semester 1980-81.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Translator and interpreter in the Yugoslav Embassy in Bonn, Federal Republic
of Germany, September, 1981 - August, 1987.
Translator and interpreter in an export-import company in Belgrade,
Yugoslavia, March, 1981 - August, 1981.
AREAS OF TEACHING INTEREST
Elementary to advanced German language and elementary to advanced pedagogy;
Civilization and culture in the German speaking world; 20th century literature,
particularly Expressionism, literature of the Weimar Republic and literature in
exile; Theater pedagogy; Elementary Spanish and Mexican culture.
WORKSHOPS CO-ORGANIZED AND AT WHICH I PRESENTED
The Annual Convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages (ACTFL), San Antonio. Using Music Videos in the German Classroom – A New Twist, a three hour long workshop that introduced participants to various aspects of teaching German culture and civilization and the use of multi-media in the classroom. November 2007.
The Spring Meeting of the Central New York Chapter of the American
Association of Teachers of German, Onondaga Jr.- Sr. High School, Nedrow,
NY. Drama Pedagogy, a three hour long workshop that introduced participants to
language learning through drama activities. May 2007.
The Annual Convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages (ACTFL), Chicago. Landeskunde Multimedial, a three hour long workshop that introduced participants to various aspects of teaching German culture and civilization and the use of multi-media in the classroom. November 2004.
PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES
The Annual Convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), San Antonio.
Co-Presenter: Multikulti and Beyond: New Voices in German Poetry and Prose
November 2014.
The Annual Meeting of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT), Rochester.
Co-Presenter: Geschichten in Bildern. October, 2011.
The Annual Meeting of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT), Rochester.
Co-Presenter: Film im Unterricht. October, 2010.
The Annual Convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), San Diego.
Co-Presenter: Herkunft – Sprache – Identität (Heritage – Language – Identity),
November 2009.
The Annual Meeting of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT), Saratoga Springs.
Presenter: “Bild und Wort:” Using Images in German Classroom to Enhance
Speaking and Writing Skills. October 2008.
The Annual Meeting of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT), Rochester.
Co-Presenter: Other German Activities In and Outside the Classroom, October 2007.
The Annual Meeting of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT), Saratoga Springs.
Organizer/Presenter: A Journey on the Rhine, October 2006.
The Annual Convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Baltimore.
Co-Presenter: Creative L2 Use: Developing Reading, Speaking, and Writing Abilities, November 2005.
The Annual Meeting of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT), Saratoga Springs.
Co-Presenter: German Culture – What And How We Teach It, October 2005.
The Annual Meeting of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT), Rochester.
Organizer/Presenter: 20th Century Berlin. Developing a Course, October 2004.
The Annual Convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Philadelphia.
Paper: Landeskunde multimedial, November 2003.
The Annual Meeting of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT), Rochester.
Co-Presentation: SUNY-Oswego’s German Program: Show and Tell,
October 2003.
The Annual Convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Salt Lake City.
Paper: Ossi-Wessi Stereotypen in dem Film “Marx und Coca Cola” (Stereotypes of East and West Germans in the Movie Marx und Coca Cola) November 2002.
The Annual Convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Washington, D. C.
Paper: Cultural Stereotypes in the German Classroom, November 2001.
The Annual Convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Boston. Paper: Communicating Diversity - Diversifying Communication? November 2000.
The Annual Meeting of the American Comparative Literature Association,
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Paper: Under the Star of David: Mexico in the Eyes of an Exile German Jew, April 1997.
Cultural Diversity in Germany: Current and Historical Perspectives,
University of Maryland at College Park. Presentation: First Person: Living and
Working in Germany as a Minority, April, 1995.
Ohiotal-Symposium II - Ohio Valley Symposium II, University of Cincinnati.
Paper: Das Amerikabild in den Reportagen von Egon Erwin Kisch, October, 1992.
PUBLICATIONS
"Kaspar Hauser medju narodima" (Kaspar Hauser unter den Nationen [Kaspar Hauser under nations]) from German into Serbian. The translation was published in the second issue of a literary journal "Trevelogue" (Serbian: "Putopis") in March 2014.
Contribution for the project FRANCE-ALLEMAGNE “A CHACUN SES ETRANGERS?” which are lessons plans for teachers of German in France, for the section MIGRATION UND LITERATUR. The work included annotations and worksheets for two stories by the Croatian born German author, Marica Bodrozic. Co-authored with Dr. Karina von Tippelskirch, Syracuse University. January 2009. http://www.goethe.de/ins/fr/lp/prj/mig/unt/de4004737.htm.
Five contributions in the American Association of Teachers of German pedagogical series “Teaching Ideas, Volume VII (2009). A Collection of Successful Classroom Strategies.”
Article: Sharing Ideas for Growth in German Language Enrollment in Language Association Journal – New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers, Vol. 58, No. 1, 2007. (Co-authored with John F. Lalande II, SUNY Owego)
Article/lesson plan: Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten: Praktische Übungen zur
kreativen Förderung der Fertigkeiten Sprechen und Schreiben im Unterricht in
AATG Newsletter. Vol. 41, No. 4, Autumn 2006. (Co-authored with Saskia
Hintz, Deutsches Haus at NYU, New York)
Article/lesson plan: Literatur im Unterricht. Eine Unterrichtseinheit mit Julia
Francks Kurzgeschichte “Streuselschnecke” in AATG Newsletter. Vol. 40, No. 1,
Winter 2005. (Co-authored with Karina von Tippelskirch, Deutsches Haus at
NYU, New York)
A book review: Raths, Angelika. Keine Panik!: Begleitheft zum Hörspiel mit
Arbeitsblättern und Unterrichtsvorschlägen. Berlin: Langenscheidt 1997 + 2 CDs
in Die Unterrichtspraxis/ Teaching German. A Journal of the American
Association of Teachers of German. Vol. 37, No. 1 (2004).
A book review: Raths, Angelika. Ein bisschen Panik!: Begleitheft zum Hörspiel
mit Arbeitsblättern und Unterrichtsvorschlägen. Berlin: Langenscheidt 2000 +
CD in Die Unterrichtspraxis/ Teaching German. A Journal of the American
Association of Teachers of German. Vol. 37, No. 1 (2004).
Lesson plan: Beruf und Ausbildung for Die Deutschstunde, Goethe Institute.
Broadcast over PBS in January 1997. Published in the Goethe Institute web page
URL: http://www.goethe.de/uk/was/ds/ddsdid97.htm.
Article Die Komposition der Kisch-Reportage in Paradies Amerika in Focus on
Literatur (May, 1994).
SERVICE
President of Eta Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars, 2011-2014.
Departmental representative at the Faculty Assembly, since 2010.
Member of the COLT Committee (Committee on Learning and Teaching),
SUNY Oswego, since 2004. Co-Chair of the Committee since the fall 2009.
Member of the Diversity Advisory Board, 2009.
Member of the First Year Advising Group, academic year 2002-2003; 2007-
2008; 2014-2015.
Member of the Hart Hall Policy Advisory Board, fall 2007-spring 2009.
Chair of the Departmental Curriculum Committee, 2005-2009. Member of the
Committee since the fall 2009.
Director of the “Language and International Trade” program
(December 2001 – December 2003).
Co-organizer of the German-American Week, October 2002, September 2003,
September-October 2004, September-October 2005, October 2006, September-
October 2007, September-October 2008, September-October 2009.
College Marshall, December Commencement 2002.
Member of the Curriculum Committee, Hood College, 1999-2001.
Member of the Colloquium Committee, Hood College, 1997-98.
Member of the Academic Standards and Policies Committee, Hood College, 1997-99.
Member of the Scholarship Committee, Hood College, 1997-99.
Member of a search committee for a new Spanish faculty member, Hood College, 1996-97.
Member of a doctoral committee for a candidate for a Doctor of Modern
Languages (DML) in Spanish Language and Literature, Middlebury College,
August, 1996.
Member of a doctoral committee for a candidate for a DML in Spanish
Language and Literature, Middlebury College, August, 1995.
Member of a search committee for a new French faculty member, Hood
College, 1994-95.
Member of a search committee for a new German faculty member, the sole
representative of the teaching assistants, University of Cincinnati, 1993.
Member of a grievance committee, University of Cincinnati, 1993.
Co-organizer of the "German Day", an event for high school students (1988-
1994). Approximately 500 pupils from 20 high schools from the greater
Cincinnati area attend.
LANGUAGES
Serbo-Croatian (Native), German (Near-native fluency), English (Speaking,
reading and writing proficiency), Spanish (Speaking, reading and writing
knowledge), French (Reading knowledge), Latin (Four years in high-school),
Swedish (One year in college).
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
Arts, Identity & Diaspora May 26-27, 2009. A workshop organized by CELT and Artswego, Metro Center, Syracuse.
Trainer-Netzwerk organized by the Goethe Institute New York, New York, September 2003, September 2004, April 2005, September 2005, February 2006,
September 2006, April 2008, May 2010, December 2011, April 2012, December
2013.
Trainer-Netzwerk organized by the Goethe Institute New York, Philadelphia,
February 19-22, 2004.
Teaching and Testing Business German, a workshop organized by the Goethe
Institute Boston and the University of Rhode Island. Boston, February 6-8, 2004.
Prüferschulung “Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf” und “Prüfung
Wirtschaftsdeutsch”. Goethe Institute, Toronto, March 1-2, 2003.
Language and Culture for International Business: A Workshop for Foreign
Language Educators. The University of Memphis, February 20-22, 2003.
Using Images in the German Language Class. A total immersion weekend
organized by Goethe Institute, Washington, D. C. and the Western Maryland
College, September 2000
New Material for Teaching German Civilization and Culture Workshop. A
total immersion weekend organized by Goethe Institute, Washington, D. C. and
the Western Maryland College, September 17-19, 1999.
New Video Materials for the German Language Classroom Workshop. A
total immersion weekend organized by Goethe Institute, Washington, D. C.,
September 11-13, 1998.
Songs, Music, Internet, and Videos in the German Classroom. A total
immersion weekend organized by Goethe Institute, New York,
September 12-14, 1997.
Projekt: Hauptstadt Berlin. A total immersion weekend organized by Goethe