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CURRICULUM VITAE
Katharina Barbe
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Department of Foreign & Languages and Literatures
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
(815) 753-1259
kbarbe@niu.edu
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112 Pooler Avenue
DeKalb, IL 60115
(815) 756-8279
Educational Background
1984-1989
1982-1984
1981-1982
1978-1980
Rice University, Houston, Texas
Ph.D., Linguistics Dissertation Topic: Irony in Conversational German: A Linguistic
Approach (May 1989), Advisor: James Copeland
M.A., Linguistics (May 1988)
University of Houston, B.A. magna cum laude, English (May 1984)
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Pädagogische Hochschule Berlin, Germany
Professional Experience
July 2010 -
Chair, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Northern Illinois
University (NIU)
2008-2010
Assistant Chair, FLAL, NIU
1996-present Associate Professor, FLAL, NIU
1996-2007
Coordinator, Division of German, Classics, Slavic and Asian Languages
1990-1996
Assistant Professor, FLAL, NIU
Publications
Books
(2015) STEM in German: Environmental Science with Langeheine, Nagel, Piwek, Stark and Stuebing to
be published by the Goethe-Institut
(2013a) Teaching Units for the German Classroom: Integrating German and Environmental Sciences – A STEMarticulation Project with Langeheine, Nagel, Piwek, Stark and Stuebing, 131 pp.
(2013b) Deutsch als Fremdsprache – Prüfungstraining - AP® German Language and Culture. With Volker
Langeheine, Ninja Nagel, Siggi Piwek, John Stark, and Friedemann Stübing. Cornelsen Verlag. ISBN
978-3-06-020872-2 - reviewed in Unterrichtspraxis Spring 2014
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(1995) Irony in Context. in the series Pragmatics and Beyond by John Benjamins Publishers
(Amsterdam/Philadelphia). 206 pp. + xi - reviewed in: Studies in Language. 1997. Vol. 21:3, pp. 703706; Journal of Pragmatics. 1997. Vol. 27, pp. 247-254; Language. 1997. Vol. 73:3, pp. 675-676, Pragmatics &
Cognition. 1997. Vol. 5, Number 2, pp. 371-397
Articles
(resubmit) “Confidential Language Instructions for the German Press: Efficient Deterioration
Journalism History (32 pp.)
(in revision) “German-, Deutsch- / Teutsch- : Issues in the Translation of Klemperer’s LTI into
English”, 39 pp, The Translator (refereed)
(2009) “Tropos, circunvoluciones e ironía: sobre la tracucción al español de LTI. Notizbuch eines
Philologen, de Victor Klemperer” [with Eloy Merino], TRANS. Revista de Traductología 13: 197-214
(refereed)
(2008) “Propaganda in the Trivial: Puzzles in the Women’s Section of the Völkischer Beobachter”,
Journal of Discourse & Communication 2/2: 115-141 (refereed)
(2007) “Victor Klemperer - the accidental sociolinguist”, Journal of Sociolinguistics 11/4: 505-520
(refereed)
(2004) “The Role of Anglicisms in the German Language,” Die Unterrichtspraxis: Teaching German
37.1: 26-38 (refereed)
(2003a) “Expanding the Field: Current Issues in Business German,” Global Business Language 8: 81-87
(refereed)
(2003b) “Mit dem Autoschwimmbad in die Verkehrsmarmelade: Learning to use a bilingual dictionary
successfully,” Unterrichtspraxis 34.1, 66-75 (refereed)
(2001) “Auf der Bank: Deutsch für den Beruf von Anfang an,” in: Volker Langeheine (ed.). 2001.
Deutsch in der beruflichen Kommunikation: Grundlagen, Unterrichtspraxis, Materialien. Göttingen: Cuvillier, 5066. (reviewed in Unterrichtspraxis 35.1 (reprint))
(2000) “The dilemma with dichotomies,” Language and Communication, Vol. 21/1: 89-103. (refereed)
(1999a) “Auf der Bank: Deutsch für den Beruf von Anfang an,” Schatzkammer XXV.1&2: 49-65
(refereed)
(1999b) “Translation and Text-Analysis” in: Lockwood, D.G., P. Fries, and J.E. Copeland. Functional
Approaches to Language, Culture and Cognition. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins. 243-256.
(invited)
(1998) “Bewerbung um eine Praktikantenstelle im Ausland,” with C. Becker and H. Ziefle, In:
Karottki, Hartmut, ed. Unterrichtsmaterialien zur Vorbereitung auf die Prüfung Zertifikat Deutsch für den
Beruf, AATG. 28-62
(1996) “Dubbing in the Translation Classroom,” Perspectives: Studies in Translatology, 2: 255-274
(refereed)
(1995) “The dichotomy literal and free translation,” META: Translators' Journal XLI/3: 328-337
(refereed)
(1994a) “The translation of loans: Anglicisms in German,” Perspectives: Studies in Translatology,
November. 147-160 (refereed)
(1994b) “Reading in the intermediate classroom: Der Rattenfänger von Hameln,” Teaching German, June.
2-9 (refereed)
(1993) “Isn't it ironic that ...”: Explicit irony,” Journal of Pragmatics 6: 579-590 (refereed)
(1991) “Linguistic models of irony,” 17th LACUS Forum: 101-108 (refereed)
(1989) “Irony in spontaneous discourse,” 15th LACUS Forum: 271-281 (refereed)
(1986) “The history of the morpheme,” 12th LACUS Forum: 121-131 (refereed)
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Reviews
(2015) Guenat, G. & Hartmann, P. 2014. Berufspraxis Deutsch B1: Fertigkeitentrainer mit Audio-CD.
Stuttgart: Klett. 143 pages. To appear in Unterrichtspraxis
(2010a) Hantschel, Hans-Jürgen, Verena Klotz, and Paul Krieger. 2008. Mit Erfolg zu Start Deutsch 1.
Prüfungsvorbereitung. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Sprachen. 80 pages. Unterrichtspraxis 43.1: 80-81
(2010b) Fandrych, Christian and Ulrike Tallowitz. 2008. Klipp und Klar. Übungsgrammatik Grundstufe
Deutsch (mit Lösungen). Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Sprachen. 248 pages + index. Unterrichtspraxis. 43.1: 84
(2010c) Breslauer, Christine, Stefanie Dengler, Ilse Sander and Johanna Skrodzki. 2009. Mittelpunkt
B2. Grammatiktrainer. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Sprachen. 112 pages. Unterrichtspraxis. 43.1: 86-87
(2010d) Bolton, Sybille et al. Mündlich. Mündliche Produktion und Interaaktion Deutsch. Illustration der
Niveaustufen des Gemeinsamen europäischen Referenzrahmens. Berlin: Langenscheidt. DVD + 62 pages.
Unterrichtspraxis. 43.1: 97
(2008) Ammon, Ulrich; Dittmar, Norbert; Mattheier, Klaus J.; Trudgill, Peter. 2006. Sociolinguistics
/ Soziolinguistik. An International Handbook of the Science of Language and Society / Ein
internationales Handbuch zur Wissenschaft von Sprache und Gesellschaft. Walter de Gruyter.
Linguist List (http://linguistlist.org/pubs/reviews/get-review.cfm?SubID=176323)
(2006) Manipulation and Ideologies in the Twentieth Century: Discourse, language and mind by de Saussure,
Louis; Schulz, Peter, John Benjamins Publishing Company, Linguist List
(http://linguistlist.org/pubs/reviews/get-review.cfm?SubID=82548)
(2005) Making Connections: From the Classroom to the World Beyond by Di Donato, Robert and Nancy A.
Humbach (eds) Unterrichtspraxis 38/1: 114-116
(2004a) Traditional Values and Contemporary Perspectives in Language Teaching by Cárdenas, Karen Hardy
and Marsha Klein (eds) Unterrichtspraxis 37/2: 183-184
(2004b) Sustaining Change: New Directions as Standard Practice by Crouse, Gale et al. (eds.)
Unterrichtspraxis 37/2: 181-182
(2004c) Deutsch mit Grips: Lehrwerk für Jugendliche by Szablyár, Anna, et al. forthcoming
Unterrichtspraxis 37/2: 176-177
(2004d) Handlungsorientierter Fremdsprachenunterricht: Ein Trainingsprogramm zur Kompetenzentwicklung für
den Beruf by Linthout, Gisela. Unterrichtspraxis 37/2: 179
(2004e) Optimal A1: Lehrbuch by Müller, Martin, Paul Rusch, Theo Scherling und Lukas
Wertenschlag, Unterrichtspraxis 37/2: 174-175
(1997) Phonothek: Deutsch als Fremdsprache by Eberhard Stock and Ursula Hirschfeld, Unterrichtspraxis
2: 230-231
(1996a) Einführung in die Phonetik des Deutschen by Klaus J. Kohler, Unterrichtspraxis 2: 293-294
(1996b) The World's Writing Systems by Peter T. Daniels and William Bright (eds), Social and Behavioral
Science Librarian, 15/1: 65-66
(1994) Deutsche Phonetik für Ausländer by R. Rausch and I. Rausch, Unterrichtspraxis 1: 152/153
(1993a) Lesekurs für Geisteswissenschaftler: Textreihen und Übungen für Fortgeschrittene by M.-L. Brandi and
B. Momenteau, Unterrichtspraxis 2: 271
(1993b) Im Spiegel der Literatur by Brigitte M. Turneaure, Unterrichtspraxis 1: 117-118
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Presentations
Papers
(2015a) “Integrating German and Environmental Science; Sample Teaching Units”, with John Stark,
Siggi Piwek, and Ninja Nagel, ACTFL 2015, San Diego
(2015b) “Literatur und Film als Medium zum Sprachenlernen in der Grundschule”, with Siggi
Piwek, invited session, ACTFL 2015, San Diego
(2014) “Grow your German Program with STEM”, session organizer and presenter, ACTFL 2014,
San Antonio
(2014) “MINT – Mathematik, Ingenieurwesen, Naturwissenschaft, Technik – STEM auf Deutsch”,
with John Stark, ICTFL 2014 (2-hour session incorporating the Danielson Domains)
(2013a) “The EU in French, Italian and Spanish“ with John Stark, ICTFL 2013
(2013b) “EU in dEUtsch und dEUtsch in der EU“, with John Stark, ICTFL 2013
(2013c) “Deutsch für den Beruf: Auch für Anfänger geeignet ...“, ACTFL 2013
(2013d) “Lieder, die Geschichte beschreiben“, ACTFL 2013
(2013e) “Deutsch für den Beruf von Anfang an” XV. Internationale Tagung der
Deutschlehrerinnen und Deutschlehrer 2013, Bozen, Italy
(2013f) “Preparing Students for the AP German Exam”, Columbus, OH, Central States for the
Teaching of Foreign Languages Conference, March 16, 2013, with Siggi Piwek and John Stark
(2012a) “Language Instructions for the German Press: Lexical Items”, Berlin, Germany,
Sociolinguistics Symposium 19, August 21
(2012b) “Slow on the Outbound and Stau in Richtung Wedding: Construing Metropolitan Traffic
Reports”, Berlin, Germany, Sociolinguistics Symposium 19, August 24, with D. Macdonald
(2012c) “Preparing Students for the German AP Exam through all levels”, AATG-ACTFL,
Philadelphia, November 18, with Ninja Nagel, Siggi Piwek, and John Stark
(2011a) “Integrating German Grammar and Culture Learning”, Central States Conference on the
Teaching of Foreign Languages, Indianapolis, IN, March 4, with V. Langeheine
(2011b) “Language Instructions for the German Press 1933-1939: A preliminary assessment”,
American Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 26
(2011c) “Jugendliche Sprach- und Lebenswelten im DaF-Unterricht”, AATG-ACTFL, Denver, CO,
November 19, with V. Langeheine
(2010a) “Puzzles as Text and Discourse”, Conference on English and German Nationalist and AntiSemitic Discourse (1871-1945), Queen Mary, University of London, November 10-11, November
11
(2010b) “Confidential Language Instructions for the German Press 1933-1939: An Introduction and
Evaluation”, Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference 16 (GLAC), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 5/1
(2010c) “Puzzles as text: Propaganda in the trivial“, GLAC 16, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 4/30
(2009) “Grammatikwerkstatt - Ideas for Creative German Grammar Teaching”, with Volker
Langeheine, AATG-ACTFL, San Diego, CA, November
(2008) “Landeskunde multimedial”, with Volker Langeheine and John Stark, AATG-ACTFL,
Orlando, FL, November 23
(2007a) “Berliner, Braunschweiger und ein Halver Hahn – Städte im DaF-Unterricht”, with Volker
Langeheine and John Stark, AATG-ACTFL, San Antonio, TX, November 16
(2207b) Session organizer: “Fokus Gegenwartssprache: The mission of the Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache
(GfdS)”, with G. Lischke and H. Hoberg, AATG-ACTFL, San Antonio, TX, November 16
(2006a) “Whorf and Klemperer: The Relativity Principle and Propaganda”, poster session,
Sociolinguistics Symposium 16, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland, July 6-9
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(2006b) “Linguistics and translation: Why does every language look like English in analysis?” SLT
congress - The Study of Language and Translation, Ghent, Belgium, January 12-14
(2005a) “Teaching business language/language in professional situations in the beginning
classroom,” Center for Business Education and Research (CIBER) annual conference, Park City,
Utah, April 8
(2005b) “Wirtschaftsdeutsch im Anfangsunterricht,” Werbeseminar Pro-Deutsch! Goethe-Institut /
NIU, March 6
(2005c) “Lost in Translation? Issues in Translating American, German and French Films,” College
of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS) Life Long Learning Institute, NIU, January 19
(2004a) “Deutsch für berufliche Situationen von Anfang an,” AATG-ACTFL, Chicago, IL,
November 20
(2004b) “New Literacies: How Instructional Technologies can Help with L2 Reading
Comprehension,” with Jessamine Cooke-Plagwitz, , Language Symposium 2004: The Place of Reading
in the Foreign Language Curriculum, Northwestern University , Evanston, IL May 22
(2004c) “The Linearity of Language and Speech,” International Linguistics Association Annual
Meeting, Hunter College, New York, NY, March 19
(2003) “The Dilemma with Dichotomies: From MALE / FEMALE to SKILLED / UNSKILLED
to COMPETENCE / PERFORMANCE,” Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany, June
5
(2001a) “German Business Practices." The Kishwaukee College International Education Committee,
Malta, IL, October 26
(2001b) “Deutsch als Fremdsprache in den USA,” Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache, Studienkolleg
Potsdam, Germany, July 5
(2001c) “Pedagogy and Foreign Language Learning: Small Group Activities” for NIU Continuing
Education, February
(2000a) “Einführung Deutsch: German Outreach Program,” Goethe-Institut Chicago, March 12
(2000b) “The German Social Security System,” Keynote Address, NIU International Women’s Day,
March 8
(1999a) “Teaching Popular Culture through Video,” AATG-ACTFL, Dallas, TX, November 21
(1999b) “The Dilemma with Dichotomies,” Linguistics Colloquium Rice University, Houston, TX,
November 18
(1999c) “Was nutzt mir Deutsch in den USA? Tendenzen im Bereich Deutsch als Fremdsprache,”
Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache e.V., Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, June 15
(1999d) “German ist easy oder nicht? Tendenzen im Bereich Deutsch als Fremdsprache in den
USA,” Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache e.V., Berliner Stadtbibliothek, Berlin, Germany, May 17
(1998) “Assessing Intercultural Issues through Contemporary TV-Shows,” AATG-ACTFL,
Chicago, IL, November
(1997a) “Unterrichtseinheit: Praktikum in Deutschland,” AATG-ACTFL, Nashville, TN, November
(1997b) “The Internet in the Foreign Language Classroom,” with Dennis Brain, ICTFL, Chicago,
IL, October 25
(1997c) “Phonetic, Semantic, and Syntactic Aspects of Misunderstandings,” Universität Augsburg,
Germany, Institute of Linguistics, June 10
(1995a) “Irony in contrast,” Germanisches and Anglistisches Seminar, Universität Augsburg, Germany,
June 9
(1995b) “Aspects of translation,” Linguistics Colloquium, NIU, March
(1994a) “Designing a curriculum: Ausländerproblematik,” with Claudia Becker and Christine
Cronjäger, AATG-ACTFL, Atlanta, GA, November 21
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(1994b) “Irony as interruption or the difficulty of telling an anecdote,” Conference on Pragmatics
and Language Learning, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, April 1
(1993a) “Contextual guessing: Retention of vocabulary,” AATG-ACTFL, San Antonio, TX,
November 22
(1993b) “On translation,” Rice University Linguistics Colloquium, Houston, TX, November 20
(1993c) “Linguistic theories of irony,” Conference on Pragmatics and Language Learning, University
of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, April 3
(1992a) “The intermediate classroom: A case for older texts,” AATG, Baden-Baden, Germany, July
20
(1992b) “Translation as a tool of text-interpretation,” Conference on Pragmatics and Language
Learning, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, April 4
(1992c) “In defense of the notion pre-sequence,” with Neal Norrick, Linguistic Society of America
(LSA), Philadelphia, PA, January 7
(1991a) “Literature in the intermediate classroom,” ICTFL, St. Charles, IL, October 26
(1991b) “'Isn't it ironic?' The use of irony in discourse,” Conference on Pragmatics and Language
Learning, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, April 5
(1990a) “The function of irony in contemporary German culture,” AATG-ACTFL, Nashville, TN,
November 17
(1990b) “Cartoons in the German classroom,” ICTFL, Chicago, October 26
(1990c) “Dubbing of motion pictures: Analysis and discussion of a translation genre,” Rice
University, Houston, TX, October 23
(1990d) “Languages in contact: Assigning gender to English nouns in German,” Linguistic
Association of the Southwest (LASSO), University of Texas, El Paso, October 19
(1990e) “Linguistic models of irony,” Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States
(LACUS), California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, August 9
(1988a) “Irony in the context of culture,” LASSO, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM,
October
(1988b) “Irony in spontaneous conversation,” LACUS, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI,
August
(1985a) “Talk about talking,” LASSO, Houston, TX, October
(1985b) “The history of the morpheme,” LACUS, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, August
Workshops presented
(2015) “Rot, grün, Schwarz: Wie wählen die Deutschen?”Third Northern Illinois College German
Immersion Day, College of DuPage, April 18, with Jessamine Cooke-Plagwitz and John Stark
(2014a) “AP and STEM”, 16th Annual German Immersion Weekend, New Glarus, Wisconsin, Feb.
14-16, with Ninja Nagel, Siggi Piwek and John Stark
(2014b) “Deutschsprachiges Europa: Nicht nur für Touristen”, Second Northern Illinois College
German Immersion Day, Northwestern University, April 12, with Ingrid Zeller, Kimberly Jaeger,
Christine Summers and Friedemann Stuebing
(2014c) “STEM / MINT - Was ist das? Warum soll ich mich damit beschäftigen?“ Goethe-Institut
San Francisco, Dec. 5-7, with Siggi Piwek
(2013) “Multi-ethnisches Deutschland: Von der Immigration zur Integration”, First Northern
Illinois College German Immersion Day, Elmhurst College, April 27, 8:30 AM -9:30 PM; with Ingrid
Zeller, Les Caltvedt, Kimberly Jaeger, Christine Summers, and Mohamed Esa
(2012) “Deutsch für den Beruf von Anfang an”, Immersion Weekend, McDaniel College,
Westminster, MD, February 24-26
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(2011) “The new German AP Exam”, Northern IL AATG, College of DuPage, September 24, with
N. Nagel, J. Stark, F. Stuebing
(2008a) “Lebendiges Museum Online im Unterricht”, workshop, AATG Omaha, NE, October 10
(2006b) ,,Spiel mit, Spiel nach, Spiel besser” – Spiele im Unterricht? Ja - denn wer wagt, gewinnt!”
immersion workshop with Dan Stoyak, Goethe-Institut Chicago, March 9, 9:00-17:00
(2006c) „Berlin - Einmal Anders“, AATG Immersion Workshop, Aurora University at Lake
Geneva, WI, February 3-5
(2005a) “Learning through Games,” mini-workshop, Illinois Council of the Teaching of Foreign
Languages (ICTFL) Annual Meeting, Lisle, IL, Oct. 21
(2005b) “Spielend lernen” with John Paluch and John Stark, Goethe-Institut Chicago, April 16
(2003) “The World’s Classroom: Creating Web-Based Materials for the Foreign Language
Classroom,” with Jessamine Cooke-Plagwitz, ICTFL, Lisle, IL, November 8
(2002a) “Deutsch für den Beruf von Anfang an,” AATG Nebraska, Educational Service Unit 3,
Omaha, NE, December 6
(2002b) “Wirtschaftsdeutsch North America – High School / College Materials,” with Reinhard
Taylor, AATG-ACTFL, Salt Lake City, November 24
(2001) “Small Group Activities in Second Language Instruction,” with John Stark, ICTFL, October 20
(2000) “Germany Since Unification,” with Friedemann Stübing, Illinois Council for the Social
Studies Conference, Peoria, IL, September 22
(1995) “Bewerbung um eine Praktikantenstelle in Deutschland”, Workshop “Materialien zur
Vorbereitung auf die Prüfung 'Deutsch für den Beruf'”, Michigan State University, East Lansing,
MI, November 2
(1994) “The use of dictionaries in the foreign language classroom”, ICTFL, Rockford, IL, October
22 (mini-workshop)
Workshops attended
Netzwerkseminare
1/23-1/25/2015
6/22-6/28/2014
3/29-3/31/2013
4/27-4/29/2012
2/26-2/28/2010
1/30-1/31/2010
2/27-3/1/2009
9/21-9/23/2007
12/8-12/10/2006
9/22-9/24/2006
10/14-16/2005
9/9-9/11/2005
9/24-9/26/2004
3/5-3/7/2004
9/26-9/28/2003
3/1–3/3/2002
“Developing Intercultural Competence”, Goethe-Institut, Chicago, IL
Workshop “Umbau Trainernetzwerk USA”, Catholic University,
Washington, DC
(results: http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/lp/lhr/sem/tra/deindex.htm)
“Der deutsche Wald”, Goethe-Institut, Chicago, IL
“Märchen medial übersetzen” Goethe-Institut, Chicago, IL
“Moodle”, Goethe-Institut Chicago
“Kreative Unterrichtsarbeit mit Todo Alemán”, Goethe-Institut Chicago
“Goethe, Schiller & Co.”, Goethe-Institut Chicago
“Competence Speaking“, Madison, WI
“Werbung in Deutschland,“ Goethe-Institut Chicago
"Wortschatzarbeit," St. Louis, MI
Bestandsaufnahme Wirtschaftsdeutsch, Greenville, SC
“Spiele im Deutschunterricht,” Ann Arbor, MI
“Vom lernerorientierten Deutschunterricht zum autonomen Lernen”,
Goethe-Institut (GI) Chicago
“Das ABC der Sprachen -- europäischer Referenzrahmen,” GI Chicago
“Das alte Weimar neu lesen... (Texte-Genres-Landeskunde),” GI Chicago
“Autorenprogramme für den Deutschunterricht -- Redaktion D: Ein
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3/9-3/11/ 2001
9/22- 9/24/2000
3/10–3/12/2000
2/4–2/5/2000
12/14-16/2001
multimedialer Sprachkurs,” GI Chicago/University of IL Chicago
“Seminardidaktik: Tips für interessanten Unterricht, anregende Präsentationen
und Workshops” GI Chicago
“Teamwork in the German Classroom,” GI Chicago
“Cross Cultural Learning in the German Language Classroom,” GI Chicago
Training for Zertifikat Deutsch, GI Chicago
Workshop Wirtschaftsdeutsch (informational and brainstorming session about the
situation of Business German and the exams Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf,
Prüfung Wirtschaftsdeutsch International) Goethe-Institut Chicago:
Business German Seminars Vorbereitungsmaterialien für das Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf - three
meetings:
10/17-10/19/1997
Doane College, Lincoln, NE - Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf training
11/1-11/3/1996
Michigan State University
5/3-5/5/1996
Goethe-Institut Chicago, IL
Work in Progress
Book-length monographs
Language Instruction for the German Press
working title Unsere Meinung: Analyse: Language-related editorials in the DAZ (1933-1945)
Textbook for German B1/B2 including linguistic genre analysis (Textsorten)
Professional Activities
Regular reviewer for NCATE/CAEP (trained during 2013 ACTFL)
Reviewer for articles in:
Journal of Pragmatics, International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, Intercultural Pragmatics,
Unterrichtspraxis: Teaching German
Reviewer for book manuscripts for:
Yale University Press, John Benjamins, Prentice Hall, DC Heath, Heinle
Grant Reviewer for the Israel Science Foundation (ISF) “Negotiating irony through follow-ups:
Readers’ comments on ironic opinion-columns in on-line newspapers in the Israeli context” (2015)
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Memberships
AATG American Association of Teachers of German
ATA American Translators Association
GfdS Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache
ICTFL Illinois Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Professional Service
2013 – present
Professional Development Consultant, American Association of Teachers of
German (http://www.aatg.org/staff/details.asp?id=20613)
2006 - present
Local Chair, Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache, Chicago Chapter
2000 - present
Member of the Goethe-Institut Trainernetzwerk
(http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/lp/lhr/sem/tra/pfl/de13778787.htm)
Grants and Honors
4/29/2015
2014
2013a
2013b
2013c
Innovation Certificate of Recognition, NIU
(not funded) “National Resource Centers and Foreign Language and Area Studies
Fellowships Program”, Co-PI, ($476,471.00)
Recipient of the Goethe-Institut/AATG Certificate of Merit
Travel Grant to the IDT in Bozen from the AATG ($1,000)
“Teaching Units for the German Classroom: Integrating German and
Environmental Sciences” with Volker Langeheine, Ninja Nagel, Siggi Piwek, John
Stark and Friedemann Stuebing; STEM Articulation Grant from the German
government’s Netzwerk Deutsch program ($2,500)
NEH Summer Stipend - not funded
Recipient of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award
DAAD Faculty Research Visit Grant (€ 2.000) - not funded
2007
Spring 2006
2006, 2011
Spring 1999
& Spring 2008 Sabbatical Leave
1991, 1996,
& 2006
Summer Research Grant, Northern Illinois University
1993
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute: Translation Theory
from the Bible to Benjamin and Beyond: Translation in Humanities Instruction. June 28 – July
30, SUNY Binghamton
1984-1989
Academic Fellowship and Tuition Scholarship, Rice University
1980-1981
“Anglistenstipendium” for University of Houston, Deutscher Akademischer
Austauschdienst (DAAD)
Direction of Theses
Joanna Mankowski, Foreigners in Germany, M.A. (graduated Fall 1995)
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Membership on Thesis Committees
Nathan Pontus (French, M.A., 2014)
Cody Happ (Spanish, M.A., 2013)
Tim Draper (History, Ph.D., 18 October 2007)
Erika Hawkinson (Spanish, M.A., March 2007)
Jessica Rojas. (Spanish, M.A. October 2003)
Andrea Metzinger (French, M.A., October 2001)
Frieda Gretchen Schulz (German, M.A., March 1997)
Marianne Zemil (French, M.A. Spring 1997, November 1996)
Stacey Hendron (German, M.A., Fall 1996)
Ron Suitts (German, M.A. Summer 1995)
Dean's Designee
Deborah Reyes (Psychology, Ph.D., October 8, 2004)
Debra L. Van Maldegiam (Curriculum and Instruction: Curriculum Leadership, Ed.D, October 8,
2003)
Virginia E. Ross (English, Ph.D., November 19, 1999)
University Service
2013-2014
Summer 2009 –
Summer 2015
Spring 2009
2008 - 2009
8/21/2008
20088/2007 - 8/2008
8/23/2007
Fall 2007
Fall 2007Fall 2006-Fall 2007
Spring 2006-Fall 2006
Fall 2005-Spring 2006
Fall 2005-Spring 2008
Provost Search Committee
NIU’s Institutional Review Board II (IRB)
Foundations of Excellence Faculty Dimension
Forward Together Forward Scholarship selection committee
New Faculty Orientation, Host
Strategic Planning Committee - Ph.D. in Linguistics
Graduate Council Appeal Committee, Chair: Bradley G. Bond
Host, New Faculty Forum
Search Committee Foreign Language Technology
Staff Committee
Departmental Personnel Committee
Departmental AdHoc Committee
University Council Hearing Panel
Graduate Council - subcommittees
Research and Artistry Committee
Graduate Colloquium Committee
Graduate Faculty Membership Committee
Committee to organize the Outstanding Graduate Student
Recognition Ceremony
Fall 2004- Spring 2007 College Council
Secretary of the College Council (Fall 2005-Spring2006)
Associate Deans’ Review Committee (Spring 2007)
Spring 2003-2006
Search Committee Fulbright teachers in Indonesian and Arabic
Summer 2002-present Departmental Assessment Committee
Fall 2001-Spring 2004 Member of Graduate Council - subcommittees
Barbe - 11
Fall 2001-Spring 2003
Fall 2001/Spring 2002
Fall 2001-Spring 2003
Fall 2000-present
Spring 2000
Spring 1999
Fall 1997-Spring 2000
Fall 1997-Spring 1999
Fall 1997-present
Spring 1997-present
Fall 1995/Spring 1996
Fall 1995-2003
Fall 1993
1991-1993
1989-1992
1990-present
Curriculum Committee (2001-2003)
Fellowship Committee (2001-2003)
GC representative to the University Assessment Panel
Member of search committee for a foreign language technology position
Member of search committee for German
Departmental Personnel Committee, Chair Fall 2002/Spring 2003
Member of NIU-Linguistics/Cognitive Science Group
Member of Japanese Search Committee
Member of the Assistant Language Learning Center Coordinator search
committee
Consulting member of the Spanish Linguistics search committee
University Council / Faculty Senate
Departmental Personnel Committee
Undergraduate Advising Committee LA&S
Departmental Technology Committee
Member of Spanish Applied Linguistics Search Committee
Presenter at the Fall Teaching Assistant Orientation
Committee for Initial Teacher Certification (CITC)
Departmental Steering Committee
Faculty Advisor to the German group of the Foreign Language Residence
Program
Development and evaluation of graduate foreign language translation exams
Numerous other search committees (departmental, college / university level)
Teaching Obligations
All German language acquisition, translation and linguistics classes