KRISTINA PILZ
6330 14th AVE NE Department of Germanics Seattle, WA 98115 University of Washington (940) 284 7579 340-C Denny Hall, Box 353130 [email protected] Seattle, WA 98195-3130 ______
EDUCATION
2010- 2012 Master of Arts in German Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas Major Subject: German Studies Minor Subject: Applied Linguistics/Second Language Studies Thesis Topic: Starke Menschen in Starken Texten – Die Darstellung von Identität und Geschlecht in Elke Heidenreichs Geschichten und Erzählungen Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Charles A. Grair Certificates: Certificate in Teaching English in International Contexts
2000 – 2006 Master of Arts, University of Technology Dresden, Germany Major Subject: German as a Foreign Language 1st Minor Subject: Sociology 2nd Minor Subject: Educational Science Thesis Topic: Alphabetisierung in Zuwanderungskursen Deutsch als Zweitsprache für in Deutschland lebende Migranten – Eine Bestandsaufnahme Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Bernt Ahrenholz
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2013 Instructor German, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington ●Courses taught: 2nd Year German
2012 Instructor German, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas ●Courses taught: 3rd Semester German, 4th Semester German: Internship to German, supervising TTU students in teaching and service learning in community schools, supervising students while working on a translation project in cooperation with Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library TTU
2010 – 2012 Graduate Instructor, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas ●Courses taught: 1st Semester German, 1st Year German Comprehensive Review, 3rd Semester German ●Assisted in: 4th Semester German, Northern Myths and Legends, German Language Studies, Contemporary German ●Study Abroad: Teaching Assistant to Dr. Marlen Selker during the Texas Tech German Study Abroad in Quedlinburg, Germany, Summer 2011
1 2008 – 2009 Project Manager “Sprachen unter einem Dach- der interkulturelle, kommunikative Weg des Sprachenlernens” ●In cooperation with Volkshochschule im Landkreis Meissen e.V. ●Developing new concepts of teaching English in an intercultural and communicative way ● Create a variety of different classes (4 to 6 people) ● Aquire new teachers for the project ● Supervising teachers
2007 – 2009 Professional Teacher Volkshochschule im Landkreis Meissen e.V., Radebeul, Germany ●In cooperation with SRH Personaldienstleistungs-und Trainingszentrum Dresden ●German and English Language Instruction ●Assisting persons with mental health issues ●Students with a broad range of ages and educational backgrounds ●Developing teaching material ●Creating and administering written exams
2005 – 2009 Professional Teacher Volkshochschule im Landkreis Meissen e.V., Radebeul, Germany ●Teaching English language classes ●Various levels; Beginners – Advanced; level A1-B1 (Common European Framework) ●Students of different ages and various educational backgrounds
2004 – 2005 Professional Teacher Volkshochschule Radebeul e.V., Radebeul, Germany ●Teaching German as a foreign language for immigrants ●Advanced level; level A2 (Common European Framework)
2003 Internship Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Léon, Monterrey, Mexico ●Teaching German as a foreign language at the University’s language center ●Teaching classes within various grade levels, creating teaching material and administering oral and written exams
2001 – 2002 Tutor University of Technology Dresden, Dresden, Germany ●Leadership of a conversation class in German as a foreign language, part of the DSH-program of the University of Technology Dresden
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Gender Studies 20th Century German Literature and Culture Foreign Language Pedagogy
2 PUBLICATIONS
2009 “Mein persönliches Sprachenportfolio B2” in Lackman/Loyd/Wright. First Choice: B2 Englisch für Erwachsene. Berlin: Cornelsen, 2009. 102-108.
PRESENTATIONS
2013 “Eva, devil’s child and Lulu – Unmasking bourgeois behavior through projections”, 70th Annual South Central MLA Conference, New Orleans, LA, 3-5 October
2012 “Gut und Böse – Frau und Mann!? Von Identität und Geschlecht in Heidenreichs Kinder- und Jugendliteratur”, 37th Annual Women in German Conference, Shawnee on Delaware, PA, 25-28 October
2011 “Leidenschaftlich, verwirrt, geisteskrank- Aspekte des Wahnsinns in Ludwig Tiecks ´Der blonde Eckbert`”, German Romantik Seminar Conference, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 1 May
2010 “Lulu und die weibliche Lust – Ein Männer(alb)traum“, German Drama Seminar Conference, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 10 December
2010 “Mit einem Lächeln auf den Lippen die Mauer in den Köpfen einreißen – Humor als Vergangenheitsbewältigung”, Literartur nach dem Mauerfall Seminar Conference, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 9 December
2010 “Opfer, Hexen, Berg- und Apfelweiber- Konzepte von Weiblichkeit am Beispiel ausgewählter Novellen des 19. Jahrhunderts“, German Novella Seminar Conference, Lubbock, Texas, 19 April
SCHOLARSHIPS
2012 – 2013 Max Kade Fellowship Awarded in support of Graduate Studies Department of Germanics, University of Washington ($10,000)
2010 AT&T Chancellor‘s Fellowship Awarded in support of Graduate Studies Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literature, Texas Tech University ($2000)
ACADEMIC SERVICE
Curriculum Design
2010 Curriculum and materials development for a German Cultural Studies Course, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. Supervisor: Dr. Stefanie Borst
3 Extracurricular Activities
Fall 2013 Graduate and Professional Student Senate, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Spring 2013 Germanic Film Series: “Thriller made in Germany”, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Winter 2013 Germanic Film Series: “Germany- Think transcultural”, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2012 German Movie Night, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2010-2012 German Kaffeeklatsch, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
South Central Modern Language Association (SCMLA) Women in German (WiG)
LANGUAGES
German – native language English – second language French – third language, reading knowledge Spanish – fourth Language, reading knowledge Italian – fifth language, reading knowledge
REFERENCES
Stefanie Borst, Associate Academic Dean, College of Arts & Sciences Associate Professor of German Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literature Texas Tech University [email protected] (806) 742 – 3145 ext. 245
Charles A. Grair, Associate Professor of German Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literature Texas Tech University [email protected] (806) 742 – 3145 ext. 275
Anita McChesney, Assistant Professor of German Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literature Texas Tech University [email protected] (806) 742 – 3145 ext. 275
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