English courses

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Khanh-Duc Kuttig

Hello, I am Khanh-Duc Kuttig and I have been at the University of Siegen since October 2013. Before that, I taught at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England as well as the Ruhr-Uni Bochum and the University of Düsseldorf. I have a degree in Philosophy, English and General Linguistics as well as an MA in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

My research and teaching interests are academic writing, grammar teaching & learning and creative assessment. I am also involved in both local and international teaching associations. I was the TESOL International Association Teacher of the Year for 2021. I am currently working on my doctorate which looks at student academic writing. I play the trumpet when I'm not teaching English!

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Melanie Ryan

Hi, my name is Melanie. I was born and raised in Siegen and studied History, German and English here. An ERASMUS exchange with our partner university in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, confirmed what I had long suspected: I wanted to live in the UK! After considering Northern Ireland, Scotland and England, I ended up choosing London – predictable, I know.

In London, I worked in Language Services of an international financial institution for almost 15 years, looking after the German Translation Section and General Interpretation. This was mainly in an admin role, but as I hold a diploma in translation from the Institute of Linguists in London, I was able to help out with translations into German. During my time there I got to travel to the most amazing countries I would otherwise never have thought to visit: Uzbekistan, Montenegro, Kazakhstan and – my favourite – Georgia, were all on the list.

After 20 years in the UK I decided to come home in 2020. I loved living in England, but am just as happy to be back now. Before I left Siegerland, I hadn’t discovered the joy of walking yet, but I hiked a lot in England. Now that I am back, I really appreciate the scenery all around us much more. That’s lucky, too, as there hasn’t been much opportunity to go anywhere else since I got back.

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Dr. Hendrik Winterstein

Hi everyone!

My name is Hendrik Winterstein and I have been teaching English courses at the University of Siegen since 2007.

I teach a variety of English courses such as General English Language Courses Level B1-C1, Special Purpose Courses in Academic Writing, Business Communication Skills, American Culture, Grammar and Professional Presentation Skills.

My educational background is based on studies both in Germany and the United States.

I lived in the United States from 1990 until 2006 and taught English and German courses as a second language at high school, university and professional language schools.

My research interests are in second language acquisition methodology / bilingual and multicultural education.