Private Language Tutor (English and German), 8/05 – present

Various (International) students
      • Intensive Local-ESL and standard Distance-EFL.
      • Writing English Curriculum for online, mentor-based EFL course
Various (American) students
      • Teaching beginning German distance courses for high school students and adults
      • Teaching intermediate and advanced German for adults (local and distance)

Global LT   ESL Instructor (http://global-lt.com/), 1/08 – present

• Intermediate and advanced ESL

AMDG Online Instructor (http://www.amdg.ws/), 9/07 – present

• Two semesters German 1 and 2, standard and intensive distance education.

German School of Fremont, CA - 8/05 – present

• 3 years (6 semesters) Adult German class (A1)

Webster University, St. Louis 2004 - 2005

• Two levels of Intensive Beginning German

University of Tennessee, Martin 2002 - 2004

• Four semesters of Beginning German 111 (Ger 101) (6 sections)
• Three semesters of Beginning German 122 (Ger 102)
• Four semesters of Intermediate German 222 (Ger 103)
• One semester of Advanced German 342 (Ger Comp)
• One semester of Receptive Skills 341 (Ger Conv)
• One semester of German Cultural History (Ger 321)
• Seven directed (independent) studies

• Nine semesters of Beginning German 1120 (Ger 101) (2 sections per semester)
• Nine semesters of Beginning German 1121 (Ger 102) (2 sections per semester) 
• Four semesters of Intermediate German 2200 (German 201) 
• Three semesters of Intermediate German 2201 (German 202) 
• Three semesters of German for Reading 6060 (German 105 & 106) 
• One semester of German Literature 3948 (Arthur Schnitzler) 
• One semester of Spoken German for Travelers (Lifelong Learning)
• One semester of German Lecture Series GER 4930

English Language Institute, Tampa 2000-2001

• Two semesters of English culture and writing skills ESL 3
• Two semesters of TOEFL preparation ESL 3-4

• Two semesters of German 106 (Reading knowledge for graduate students in other disciplines).
• Two semesters of German 101 Drill and Language Lab*
• One semester of German 102 Drill and Language Lab
• Two semesters of German 109 (Directing the German Play)

• English Curriculum Developer - Member of English curriculum writing team working on a unique architecture for online course delivery, featuring intensely interactive functionality, real-time mentoring, and research-grounded instructional design. (2007)
• German Curriculum/Game Designer - wrote game and story scenarios for E-Learning program for German afterschool activities (focused on Medieval Feudalism). (2007)
• Developed interactive exercises for ESL
• Designed ESL materials for aged adults with limited literacy. (2004-5)

• Presenter of a 3-hour Faculty Workshop on Second Language Acquisition at TFLTA (Spring 2004)
• Organizer of the 17th West Tennessee Consortium Faculty Conference and Workshop. (Fall, 2003)
• Organizer of the UTM Foreign Language Film Festival. (Spring, 2002)
• German Club faculty advisor.
• University Scholars Program Mentor
• Host of bi-weekly Kaffeestunde and weekly Cyberklatsch.
• Directed independent studies in German linguistics, Survey of German literature, Tagebuch composition, and Arthur Schnitzler.
• Assisting/training faculty of the USF Div. of Lang. and Ling. to post CVs and Syllabi on the Web.
• Implemented Internet telephony tutorials for beginning and intermediate German classes and incorporated resources and webexercises hyperlinked to online course syllabi.
• Designed and programmed multi-media computer presentations for explicit grammar instruction, interactive practice that maximizes attention affordances (i.e. keeps students interested.) 
• Designed Original Miniature Immersion Course for the International Studies Abroad Spring ‘98 Tour of Germany 
• Teach Private Lessons (custom designed curricula) and Tutorials for Adults and Children: continuous, including continuing education for the USF Center for Lifelong Learning. 
• Designed and Authored Multi-media software for German language instruction. 
• Creator and Webmaster of "Deutsch im Netz" Internet exercise bulletin and directory 
• Private tutorials for six musicology graduate students of Washington Univ. School of Music. 
• One session of German for elementary age at the Forsyth School, Foreign Language Camp. (St. Louis) 
• Designed a course of study for an after-care children's Sprach- und Spielstunde. 
• I have also had 10 private students under the age of 12, and seven adult students for each of whom I had the opportunity to design individual coursework. 
• Designed customized curriculum including Internet exercise and communication technology for two 10 yr. old boys in private lessons. 
• Designed simultaneous multi-level, multi-age curriculum for a family of (4) assorted ages seeking lessons prior to a two year residence in Germany.

English: ESL: All levels of English as a Second Language - proficiency skills, culture, listening, drama, literature, and English composition. Introductory comparative linguistics. Literature: Shakespeare, British comedy, and experimental American theater. Music: Language through lyrics from 17th century through today.

German Language and Literature: Language: Undergraduate: All levels of German language acquisition and proficiency skills, including courses in receptive skills: listening and reading, and productive skills: speaking and writing. Graduate: Advanced grammar, Germanic linguistics, translation, second language acquisition, and FL methodology. Literature: Theater and Dramaturgie of Bertold Brecht, Drama of the Weimar Republic and post WWII, Schnitzler, Kleist, Walzer, Frisch, et.al. Volkskömodie. Marionette and Kasperl theater. German History: Early Germanic, Thirty Years War, 20th century and contemporary German politics. Culture: Virtual Germany, contemporary and historical German film, theater, and pop culture.

Pedagogy, SLA, Instructional Technology: Language Lab design, Powerpoint, Introduction and intermediate CALL/SLA, German for specific purposes. Internet Instruction.

Theater Arts: Acting I & II, Directing (all levels), Stage Lighting, Production Values of Literature.

• AAAL American Association of Applied Linguists
• AATG American Association of Teachers of German
• ACHS Association of College Honor Societies
  ACTFL American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages 
• CALICO Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium 
• CATESOL California Teachers of English to Students of other Languages
• FATG Florida Chapter of the AATG 
• FFLA Florida Chapter of the ACTFL 
• FLANC Foreign Language Association of Northern California
• IALL International Association of Language Learning Labs 
• ISLS International Society for Language Studies
• MLA Modern Language Associated 
• SEALL Southeast Association for Language Learning Technology 
• SCFLL Southeast Conference for Foreign Languages and Literature 
• SLAIT Second Language Acquisition/Instructional Technology Research Forum
• TESOL Teachers of English to Students of other Languages
• TFLTA Tennesee Foreign Language Teachers Association
• Phi Sigma Iota International Foreign Language Honor Society (National officer 2000-2007)
• Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society