Barbara Schwenk M.A.
ES - Language Practice - Teacher for special tasks
Weblinks
Office address
AR-IF 106
Level 1
Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2
57076
Siegen
CV
- BAMF Licensure German as a Second Language March 2016
- TESOL Ohio Licensure PreK-12 May 2011
- MA Applied Linguistics/TESOL Ohio University, Athens, OH March 2009
- BA/Psychology West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV May 2005
- Certificate: TEFL Edinburgh Language Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland 1997
- Diploma: Business Translation Sprach-und Dolmetscher Schule Giessen, Germany1997
- Oct 2023 – Present
Lecturer for English
Sprachpraxis, Seminar für Anglistik
Universität Siegen, Germany - April 2017 – Sept 2023
Lecturer for English
Sprachpraxis, Institut für Anglistik
Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany - Aug 2018 – Feb 2019
Lecturer for English
Sprachenzentrum Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany - April 2016 – Nov 2020
Lecturer for English (Freelance)
Lessing UG Marburg, Germany - April 2016 – Sept 2016
Lecturer for English
Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf Marburg, Germany - June 2015 – Feb 2018
Lecturer for English (Adjunct)
Sprachenzentrum Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany - Nov 2015 – Nov 2017
Business Translator (Freelance)
TransQuer Kommunikationsagentur Giessen, Germany - Oct 2011 – Sept 2015
Lecturer for English
Sprachpraxis, Institut für Anglistik
Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany - Aug 2011 – Aug 2012
Substitute Teacher
Frankfurt International School, Oberursel, Germany - June 2008 – Aug 2010
ESL Instructor
Ohio Program of Intensive English, Ohio University Athens, Ohio, USA - June 2007 – June 2008
ESL/EAP TA
Ohio Program of Intensive English Ohio University Athens, Ohio, USA - Sept 2006 – June 2007
ESL TA
Athens City Schools ESL Program, Athens, Ohio, USA - Aug 2005 – May 2006
German TA
Department of Germanic Languages,
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
- English as a Second/Foreign Language for Academic Purposes:
- Reading/Vocabulary/Strategies (Intermediate/Advanced)
- Listening/Speaking/Note-taking (Elementary/Intermediate/Advanced)
- Grammar (Elementary/Intermediate)
- Composition (Elementary/Intermediate/Advanced)
- encompassing critical thinking, cross-cultural understanding, computer-assisted language learning, digital game-based learning, presentation, and study skills
- Business and Technical English as a Foreign Language:
- Written and Oral Communication, Reports, Vocabulary, Strategies
- Cross-Cultural Understanding (Basic/Intermediate/Advanced)
- English as a Second Language Elementary School Program:
- Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking
- Cross-Cultural Understanding (Basic/Intermediate/Advanced)
- German as a Foreign Language (Higher Education):
- Elementary/Intermediate language sequences (all skill areas)
- German as a Foreign Language (Middle School Gifted Programs):
- Elementary/Intermediate/Advanced language sequences (all skill areas)
- German as a Foreign Language (Elementary Programs):
- Listening/Speaking (Basic)
- Team coordination, including:
- Providing support, information and guidance to students.
- Developing and organizing meetings and professional development activities for colleagues.
- Assisting with scheduling and other organizational matters for the administration.
- Co-development and design of student achievement assessment tools for the Salesian Polytechnic University (SPU), Quito, Ecuador.
- Co-coordination of orientations and cultural activities for the Ohio Program of Intensive English.
- Proficiency level coordination including:
Providing support, guidance, and mentoring to new faculty members for the Ohio Program of Intensive English.
- Co-development, organization, and participation of an EFL Pronunciation Curriculum Project in collaboration with UFUK University, Ankara, Turkey.
- Development, organization, volunteer training, and participation in the OUTREACH Language Program of German as a oreign Language for Marble Elementary School, East Lansing, MI.
- Development, organization, and participation in a Culture and Language Exposure Program of German as a Foreign Language for Catholic Elementary School, East Lasing, MI.
Classes at Uni Siegen
- Grammar Workshop (GS)
Focus on meaning, explanatory and instructional language, game development, written analysis - Text Production
Orientation to research, reading skills, citation methods and styles, composition, annotated bibliography, video game critique - Pronunciation and Fluency/Oral Skills
Presentation skills, note-taking, academic vocabulary, self awareness, self-assessment project - Professional Communication Skills
Vocabulary development, strategic messaging, public speaking, critical analysis - Thesis Writing (MA)
Academic writing, text structure and organization, scholarly voice - Reading Skills and Strategies (MA)
Analysis, comprehension, strategies