About me

Since 2006 I have specialised in teaching German and English as a foreign and second language. 

I have been teaching Business English as well as Technical English as a lecturer at the Foreign Language Institute at the University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Karlsruhe) since 2008. Additionally, since 2016 I have been working as a lecturer for the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW). 

Furthermore, I work as a language trainer and coach for international companies, medium-sized enterprises, European research institutes and organisations as well as private individuals (see references). 

From my own experience of living in a foreign culture, such as two years living and working in France (Paris & Périgord) as well as numerous business trips to England, I know how experiencing foreign cultures can enrich your life, on the one hand, and lead to misunderstandings or even culture shock, on the other.

Therefore, I offer you tailored language courses AND intercultural trainings to increase your success and your personal and professional life quality.  In addition to the classic training courses, I organise practical and experience-oriented elements like language tours, language events, language lunches and language hiking tours.

Besides language skills, the solution and the key to success is intercultural awareness. My mission is to convey both with enthusiasm.

Theatre Studies, English Language and Literature, German Language and Literature, Philosophy (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)

Methodology and Didactics of Teaching German as a Foreign Language (Goethe Institute Munich, Germany, in Cooperation with Kassel University, Germany)

2006

2006 – 2011 Lecturer, Faculty of Information Management and Media / International Master Program Geomatics, University of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe

seit 2008 Lecturer, Foreign Language Institute, University of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe

seit 2016 Lecturer, Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW), Karlsruhe

2009 Basic Didactics for Lecturers in Higher Education (Workshop at University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe, Prof. Dipl.-Phys. Hans-Peter Voss)

2010 Culture & The Classroom – Intercultural Aspects in Language Training (kmp Workshop, Stuttgart, David Evans)

2010 Intercultural Communication (ELTAS Workshop, Stuttgart, Bob Dignen)

2011 Intercultural Competence for Working with Chinese Students (Workshop at University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe, Dr. Dietrich von Queis / Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg)

2012 Medienkompetenz in der Fremdsprachenvermittlung – kreativer Einsatz von Filmsequenzen (Workshop at University of Applied Sciences Aalen, Miguel Angel Vazqez Gomez, Seminar Instructor)

2013 Peer Instruction (Workshop at University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe, Prof. Eric Mazur / Harvard University (USA))

2014 Current Key Issues in In-Company Training (kmp Workshop, Stuttgart, Mike Hogan)

2015 Curriculum Design and Implementation (kmp Workshop, Stuttgart, Ania Kolbuszewska and Pete Sharma)

2016 Future Developments in Language Training (kmp Workshop, Stuttgart, Pete Sharma)

2017 Certified Intercultural Trainer (dgikt / IKUD Seminars, Göttingen)

2017 Certified Intercultural Trainer (dgikt)