MOHAMEDESAMcDanielCollegeWestminster,MD21157(410)857-2462mesa@mcdaniel.eduhttp://www2.mcdaniel.edu/germanEDUCATIONDegrees1991Ph.D.GermanStudies-UniversityofHeidelberg,GermanyTopic:BedingungenundAusdruckderPersonenreferenzimDeutschen1985M.A.GermanasForeignLanguagePedagogy,(MinorsinGermanLiteraturePoliticalScience)UniversityofHeidelberg,Germany,MitAuszeichnung(withdistinction)Topic:DieintonatorischeKennzeichungderthematisch-rhematischenInformationensverteilungimDeutschen.AdditionalEducationalExperience20062006FulbrightGermanStudiesSeminar”MuslimMinorities:OpportunitiesandChallengesinWestEuropeanSocieties,GermanandFrenchExperiences.”1996Workshopon“IntroductiontothePreparationofMultimediaMaterials”atUMBC1987WorkshoponIntonationandComputerTechnology,InstituteforPsycholinguistics,Nijmegen,TheNetherlands(2weeks)1986SummerSchoolonGermanLanguage,LiteratureandComputerLinguistics,UniversityofMunich,Germany(4weeks)ACADEMICANDPROFESSIONALHISTORYTeachingExperience2008-FullProfessor,McDanielCollege1999-2008AssociateProfessor,McDanielCollege(formerlyWesternMarylandCollege)1994-1999AssistantProfessor,WesternMarylandCollege1992-1997Instructor,USDAGraduateSchool,Washington,DC1993-1994VisitingAssistantProfessor,WesternMarylandCollege1993-1994Instructor,CarrollCommunityCollegeSpring1994Instructor,LibraryofCongress,Washington,DCSpring1993Lecturer,WesternMarylandCollegeSpring1992Lecturer,WesternMarylandCollege1991GermanLanguageInstructor,TheArabicSchool,K-12,Bonn,Germany1988-2001GermanLanguageInstructor,InternationalSummerCourseforGermanLanguageandCulture,UniversityofHeidelberg,Germany1986-1988TeachingAssistantinLiterature,InstituteforGermanasForeignLanguagePhilology,UniversityofHeidelberg,Germany1985-1986GermanLanguageInstructor,InstituteforGermanasForeignLanguagePhilology,UniversityofHeidelberg,Germany1983-1986AcademicTutorinLinguistics,InstituteforGermanasForeignLanguagePhilology,UniversityofHeidelberg,GermanyCoursesdesignedandtaughtGraduateLevelwGermanNovellas(USDAGraduateSchool-inGerman)wGermanWomenWritersI&II(USDAGraduateSchool-inGerman)wGermanShortStories(USDAGraduateSchool-inGerman)wIslamandtheMuslimWorld(GraduateProgram)wEuropeanCinema(TaughtaspartoftheGraduateProgramatMcDanielCollegetogetherwithaSpanishandaFrenchcolleague.)

UndergraduateLevelwElementaryGermanIⅈIntermediateGermanI&IIwGermanConversationandCompositionI&IIwSchreibenaufDeutsch(WritinginGerman)w20thCenturyGermanLiteraturewNeuesdeutschesKinoseit1989(GermanCinemasince1989)wIntroductiontoGermanLiteratureI&II�VonBeethovenbiszudenWiseGuys–DeutschvergnügenmitMusikwGermanNovella(seniorseminarinGerman)wGermanWomenWriters(inGerman)wFilmundLiteraturvonFrauen(seniorseminarinGerman)wPrinciplesofGermanforBusinesswGermanforInternationalBusinesswGerman/EnglishTranslationwGermanforReadingKnowledge(attheLibraryofCongress)wGegenwartskulturimdeutschsprachigenRaumwKulturmetropoleBerlin(seniorseminarinGerman)wAdvancedGermanCompositionandConversationwDeutscheMaÅNrchenvonGrimmbisRammstein(seniorseminarinGerman)wOnceUponaTime:FolkandFairytalesaroundtheWorld(HonorsCourse)wFromTheBrothersGrimmtoWaltDisney–FairyTaleandFilm(FirstYearSeminarinEnglish)wTheWonderfulWorldofTheHungerGames(abrandnewcoursefortheHonorsProgram)wFromtheHolocausttoGermanUnification(FirstYearSeminar/RegularClass)wGermanWomeninLiteratureandSociety(inEnglish)wGermanCinema(FirstYearSeminar/RegularClass)wCultureofGermany,AustriaandSwitzerland(inEnglish)wTheArabWorld(inEnglishforregularandhonorstudents)wIslamandtheMuslimWorld(FirstYearSeminar)wArabicI-IV(designedthecoursesthataretaughtbyanadjunctlecturer)PUBLICATIONSBooks2013DieWiseGuysimDeutschunterricht.(Abookwithlessonplansto10newsongsbythemostfamousandsuccessfulGermanaCappellaband)TobepublishedinJuly2013byCornelsenVerlag,Berlin,Germany2012Kurzfilm-GermanShortFilmsandActivitiesManual.BookletwithDVD:PublishedbyHeinle&Heinle(TogetherwithmycolleagueIngridZellerfromNorthwesternUniversity,Chicago)2011MusikimDeutschunterricht–DergezielteEinsatz.CherryHill:NationalAATGPublication(AbookonCD-RominHonorofHeleneZimmer-LoewforherlomnglastingservicefortheGermanprofession.)1994“Morgenstund’hatGoldimMund”-SprichwoÅNrterundRedensartenimDeutschunterricht.InternationalSummerSchool,UniversityofHeidelberg,Germany[AmultilingualhandbookforteachersofGermanonGermanproverbsandidioms.]1992“Bitte,dieOhrenspitzen”-EinführungindiebunteWeltderdeutschenSprichwoÅNrterundRedensarten.EinkleinesHandbuchfürdenDeutschunterricht.Heidelberg,Germany[AsmallhandbookforstudentsonGermanproverbsandidioms.]1991BedingungenundAusdruckderPersonenreferenzimDeutschen.EinefunktionaleAnalyse.PeterLangVerlag,Frankfurt/Bern/NewYork/Paris[Afunctionalanalysisofthesyntactic,semanticandpragmaticstructuresoforalGermannarrationandthedevelopmentofadequatestrategiesandmodelsforthisanalysis.]Articles2008“MusikimDeutschunterricht–DergezielteEinsatz,”DieUnterrichtspraxis/TeachingGerman,Vol.41,No.1,1-14.

2006Onelessonplan(inPDFformat)forthesong„JetztistSommer“bytheWiseGuysatthe“StepIntoGerman“websitefromtheGoethe-InstitutSanFranciscoathttp://www.stepintogerman.org/biolyrics/wiseguys.pdf2002Threelessonplans(inPDFformat)werepublishedonaCDcontainingaprogramabouttheGermanband“WiseGuys”aspartoftheseries“ThePoetandthePoem”producedbyPacificaRadiowithhostGraceCavelieri.1999“Viele‘Vehikel’führennachRom.SprichwoÅNrterundRedensartenimDeutschunterricht”.DieUnterrichtspraxis/TeachingGerman,Vol.32,Number1,Spring1999,45-59.1993“GrammatikarbeitamText.”FremdspracheDeutsch9.2(1993):25-34.WithH.Graffman.1992“DerMannmitvielenEigenschaften.Zum50.TodestagvonRobertMusil,”TheWashingtonJournalApril17,1992.1991“LebezwischeneinemVolk40Tage.”FremdunterDeutschen..Frankfurta.M.:Fischer-Taschenbuch,1992.1986“WenndasRhemabetontwird,...WasleistenThema-Rhema-GliederungundIntonationfürdieTextarbeit?”ZielspracheDeutsch17.3(1986):2-15.WithH.Graffman.Blackboard,WebsitesandPDFFilesIhavebeenusingBlackBoardformanyofmyGermanandotherclasses,especiallyfortheFirstYearSeminars,aswellasmyArabWorldClass.IhavedevelopednumerouswebsitesfortheGermansectionandforallGermanclasses,forGerman-AmericanDay,andfortheGermanClubandSuite.Inaddition,Idevelopedvariouswebsitesabout“Arab-GermanWriters,Musicians,andPainters”and“MusikimDeutschunterricht,”awebsitededicatedtomethodsonhoweffectivelytouseGermanmusicintheclassroom.ThiswebsiteconsistsofvariousotherwebsiteswithmanylessonplansthatIdevelopedandIhavebeenusinginmyvariousclasses.Ihavealsodevelopedtwowebsiteson“IslaminEurope”and“IslaminGerman-speakingCountries”withlinkstomanyresourcesforforeignlanguageteachers.IhavealsodesignedwebsiteswithvariouslinkstoimportantinformationonEgyptfortheStudyTourofEgyptthatIorganizedfortheSpringBreak2007andthatI’llbeofferinginJune2008alongwithAlumniAffairs,andfortheJan-Term2008StudyTriptoCentralEurope.Inaddition,IdesignedthewebsitefortheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociation,ofwhichIwaspresidentfrom2004-2006.Herearethelinks:•GermanSectionatMcDanielhttp://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/•German-AmericanDayhttp://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/gad/•MusicintheGermanClassroomhttp://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/musikimdu.htm•BerlinInSonghttp://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/berlinimlied/•Arab-GermanWritershttp://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/arab-german/•IslaminEuropehttp://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/islamineurope/•IslaminGerman-speakingCountrieshttp://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/islamindach/•StudyTourofEgypthttp://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/egypt/•TreasuresofCentralEuropehttp://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/tcePRESENTATIONSSeptember2014Wasinvitedtooffera4-hourworkshopforGermanteachersinNebraskaon“DieLiederderWiseGuysimDeutschnunterricht”andalsogivetheKeynoteaddressattheNebraskaInternationalLanguagesAssociationon“Music-TheLanguageforAll”September2014TaughtaweekendseminarforGermanteachersinSaltLakeCityon“MaÅNrchenimDaFUnterricht.”September2014WasinvitedtoofferaonedayworkshopforGermanteachersinNorthCarolinaon“KurzfilmimDaF-Unterricht”July2014GaveakeynoteaddressattheUniversityofLeipzig,Germanyon“STEMSubjectAreasandGermanasaForeignLanguage”July2014LeadArabicinstructorfortheStartalkSummerInstitutesatNorthernVirginiaCommunityCollegeApril2014AttheNorthernIllinoisCollegeGermanImmersion-Day2014atNorthwesternUniversitytaughtaninteractivemini-workshoppresentationon“KoÅNlnisteinfachkorrekt.HistoryandCultureofaGermanCity”Thismini-workshopwasrepeated4timesforvariouslevels.March2914AttendedtheannualconventionofNECTFLinBostonandpresented2paperson“DieLiederderWiseGuysimDaF-Unterricht”and“CreatingCulturallyRich

MaterialsUsingtheQRCodes”February2014Wasinvitedtooffera4-hourworkshopforallteachersattheGermanLanguageSchoolofWashington.Thetopicwas“WiseGuysimDeutschnunterricht”GaveapresentationatthisyearsmeetingoftheVirginiachapteroftheAATGinNorfolk,VAon“Tanz,BewegungundGraffitiimDeutschunterricht”December2013WasinvitedbyMetroGermanGroupinAtlantatogivealectureandaconductworkshopataconferenceon“DiversityintheGermanClassroom.”Mylectureandworkshopwereentitled“RequirementsforMulticulturalSuccessinaGermanStudiesProgram”November2013AttendedtheAnnualConventionofACTFLinOrlandoandgavetwotalksononetheWiseGuysandoneon“MeilensteineBerlinerGeschichteinMusikvideos”August2013AttendedtheInternationalGermanTeacherConvention(IDT)inBolzano,Italy,whereIintroducedmynewbookandgaveatalkon“NeuereLiederderBandWiseGuysimDeutschunterricht”July2013LeadArabicinstructorfortheStartalkSummerInstitutesatNorthernVirginiaCommunityCollegeDecember2012AttendedtheInternationalConference“MaÅNrchen,MythenundModerne.200JahreKinder-indHausmaÅNrchenderBrüderGrimm”inKasselGermanyandgaveatalkon“MatsersReloaded:TheBrothersGrimmandRammstein”.December2012TaughtaWebinartoGermanTeachersfromaroundtheUnitedStatesonhowtousefairytalesintheGermanclassroom.November2012AttendedtheAnnualConventionofACTFLinPhiladelphiaandtogetherwithmycolleaguesIngridZellerandCharlesJamesoffereda3-hourworkshopon"EngagingStudentsthroughGermanMusic"October2012Wasinvitedtogivethekeynoteaddressatthe25.GoÅNteborgerLehrertageinGoÅNteborg,Sweden.Thetopicwas“MaÅNrchenderBrüderGrimm”August-Sept.2012AttendedthesecondmeetingofDeutschvergnügenNetzwerkmembersattheGoethe-InstitutNewYorkandwaspartofapaneldiscussionontheFutureofGermanattheuniversitylevel.Summer2012Taught3StartalksummerseminarsforteachersoflesscommonlytaughtlanguagesatMcDanielCollege,NOVA,andUniversityofCaliforniaSanBernandinoJuly2012TaughttheDeutscheSommerSchuleamPazificinPortland,OR.Thetopicwas“GermanInstructioninthe21stCentury:Creative,InnovativeintheAgeofMultimedia”(Film,MusikundMaÅNrchen)March2012WasinvitedtogiveintroductoryremarksandleadthediscussionaftertheshowingoftheGermanfilm“AKaddishforaFriend”atthisyear’sBaltimoreJewishFilmFestival.March2012TaughtaWebinartoGermanTeachersfromaroundtheUnitedStatesonhowtousemusicintheGermanclassroommoreeffectively.February2012GavethekeynoteaddressataStartalkeventforArabicandChineseteachersatMcDanielCollege.Thetopicwas“PathwaystoGlobalAppreciation:ConnectingLanguage,CultureandCommunitiesintheClassroom”January2012TaughtaworkshoptoGermanTeachersattheGermanSchoolinWashington,DCon“GermanFairytalesfromGrimmtoRammstein”November2011AttendedtheAnnualConventionofACTFLinDenver,COandoffered3presentationson“GermanFairyTalesasaCreativeImpulseforReading,WritingandSpeaking,”“LotteReiniger’sFairyTaleFilmsinLanguageInstruction”and“DeutschvergnügenmitUweKind’sMusik”October2011OfferedtwoworkshopsatthisyearsannualconferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociation(MFLA)ontheuseoftechnologyinforeignlanguageclassroom:“ThecreativesideoftheFlipCamera”and“IPad,YouPad,WeAllPad:IPad2andLanguageInstruction”September2011SpecialGuestPresenterandLeaderoftwoworkshopsattheAnnualFallOrientationWorkshopoftheCouncilonlanguageInstructionatNorthwesternUniversity,Chicago.Thetopicwas“CreativeUseofTechnologyinWorldLanguageInstruction”

June-July2010DevelopedthesyllabusforandtaughttheArabicpartofatwo-weeklongStartalkTechnologyInstituteforArabicandChineseTeachers,whichtookplaceatNOVAinArlington,VAJune2011DevelopedthesyllabusforandtaughttheArabicpartofaweek-longsummer-instituteforArabicandChineseteachersatMcDanielCollegeApril2011AttendedtheNortheastConferenceontheTeachingofForeignLanguages(NECTFL)andgaveamultimediatalkon"CurrywurstoderDoÅNnner.IstdaseinedeutscheFrage?"April2011ReadapaperattheannualmeetingoftheNortheastModernLanguageAssociation(NEMLA)atRutgersUniversityentitled“TheHealingPowersofStorytellinginRafikSchami’s‘ErzaÅNhlerderNacht’"March2011LedaGermanimmersionworkshopon“MusikimDeutschunterricht”attheCentralStatesConferenceontheTeachingofForeignLanguages(CSCTFL)inIndianapolisFebruary2011LedaworkshopforArabicandChineseteachersatNorthernVirginiaCommunityCollegeon“FlipCamerasintheForeignLanguageClassroom:ACreativeToolforLanguageInstruction”January2011WasinvitedtoconducttheinauguralmonthlyFreitagseminar,anintensiveworkshopforGermanteachersandprofessorsinSwedenattheGoethe-InstitutStockholmon“FromBettinaWegnertotheWiseGuys:PopularGermanMusicandLanguageInstruction”November2010GavethreepresentationsattheannualconventionoftheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages(ACTFL)inBostonon:“ChrsitinaStürmerandDJOÅNtzi:PopMusicfromAustria,”“NewSongsbytheWiseGuys,”and“S(w)ingAlongwithRogerCicero:GermanStillGottheBlues.”October2010GaveaninvitedlectureatNothwesternUniversityinChicagoon“MastersReloaded:Goethe,theGrimmsandRammstein”October2010WasthekeynotespeakerattheXXVDeutschesWochenendeoftheKansasAssociationofteachersofGerman(KATG)inKansasCity.Thetopicwas“FromBeethoventotheWiseGuys:TheEffectiveUseofGermanSongsintheClassroom.”September2010Taughtatwo-dayworkshopatSweetBriarCollegeinVirginianon“MaÅNrchenimDeutschunterricht”August2010DevelopedthesyllabusforandtaughttheArabicpartofaweek-longsummer-instituteforArabicandChineseteacherswhichtookplaceatMcDanielCollegeJune-July2010DevelopedthesyllabusforandtaughttheArabicpartofatwo-weeklongStartalkTechnologyInstituteforArabicandChineseTeachers,whichtookplaceatNOVAinArlington,VAJune-July2010Taught3workshopsinGermany,twoinHeidelbergon“GermanfairytalesfromtheBrothersGrimmtoRammstein”and“TechnologyandLanguageLearninginthe21stCentury”andaworkshopon“ArtandCultureinCologne:TheMusicoftheWiseGuys”WorkshopinKoÅNln,GermanyataseminarorganizedbytheGoethe-InstitutDüsseldorf,GermanyMay2010ItravelledtoGermanytoattendaseriesofseminars,lecturesandreadingsbyRafikSchami,aboutwhomIamcurrentlyconductingresearch.Imetwithhimfor3consecutivedaysandwetalkedabouthis2latestnovels.Wewillmeetinthesummeragaintocontinueourconversations.Thisispartofmysabbaticalprojects.April2010AttendedtheAnnualConventionoftheNortheastModernLanguageAssociation(NEMLA)inMontreal,Canadaandreadapaperon“MastersReinterpreted:Goethe,theBrothersGrimmandRammstein”March2010AttendedNECTFLconferenceinNewYorkCity,taughtaworkshopon“DeutschlandresiemitdenneuenStarderMusikszene”andapresentationon“VonGrimmbisRammstein:MaÅNrchenimDeutschunterricht”Wasinvitedtoteacha3daylongworkshopforGermanteachersinFloridaon“MaÅNrchenimDeutschunterricht:MultimedialundKreativ.”(http://deutschemaerchenimdu.blogspot.com/)Receivedthe“2010HumanRelationsAward”fromtheCarrollCountyHumanRelationsCommissionFebruary2010Wasinvitedtoteacha3daylongworkshopforGermanteachersinFloridaon“MaÅNrchenimDeutschunterricht:MultimedialundKreativ”.January2010OrganizedaJanTermTrip“TreasuresofCentralEurope”for31students.

November2009OrganizedatalkbyDr.MariaTatarfromHarvardUniversityon“TheMysteriesofBeautyandHorrorinFairyTales“Helpedorganizean“EveningwithFairyTalesfromAroundtheWorld”attheFairhavenRetirementCenterinSykesville,MD,whichwashostedbyWinDulaney.2studentsfrommyFirstYearSeminaronFolkandFairyTalesandIwereguestspeakersattheevent.Ispokeon“ChristianMotifsintheFairyTalesoftheBrothersGrimm”Attendedthisyear’sACTFLConventioninSanDiego,offeredaworkshopon“TokioHotel:DieerfolgreichsteDeutscheBand”,andtwopaperson“BerlinmitallenSinnen”and“MultikulturelleMusikausDeutschland”October2009AttendedtheMFLAFallconferenceandofferedaworkshopon“VonGrimmbisRammstein:MaÅNrchenimDeutschunterricht”aswellasasessionon“iPodYouFlipWeAllSkype:21dtCenturyTechnologyinLanguageInstruction.TowardsaDigitalLiterary(Seemywebsiteionthat:http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/mfla2009/)HelpedtheMarylandStudentEducationAssociationthathostedaneventforelementaryandmiddleschoolkidsfromthearea.Thetopicwas“GermanCulturethroughFairyTales.”September2009Lecturedinthe“9/11SISSeminaron“Islam-AnIntroduction”and“Fundamentalism,ExtremisminIslam”OrganizedaweekendseminarforGermanteachersinMarylandandDCon“ZeitgenoÅNssischerFilmimDeutschunterricht”(SeetheblogIhavecreatedforthisseminar:http://filmimdeutschunterricht.blogspot.com)Organizedandhostedthe10thannualTasteofIslamRamadanDinnerTaughtawhole-dayworkshopforGermanteachersattheSt.EdwardsUniversityinAustin,Texas(SeetheblogIhavecreatedforthisseminar:http://musikimdeutschunterricht.blogspot.com/August20092PresentationsattheInternationalGermanteacherConvention(IDT)inJena,Germanyon“TheMusicofRammsteininLanguageInstruction”and“FromRiefenstahltoRammstein:NaziAestheticsinFilmandMusicVideos.”DevelopedthesyllabusforandtaughttheArabicpartofaweek-longsummer-instituteforArabicandChineseteacherswhichtookplaceatMcDanielCollege.July2009WorkshopinKoÅNln,Germanyon“ArtandCultureinCologne:TheMusicoftheWiseGuys”ataseminarorganizedbytheGoethe-InstitutDüsseldorf,GermanyJune2009DevelopedthesyllabusforandtaughttheArabicpartofatwo-weeklongStartalkTechnologyInstituteforArabicandChineseTeachers,whichtookplaceatNOVAinArlington,VA.April2009AttendedNECTFLconferenceinNewYorkcityandgaveawhole-dayworkshopforvariouslanguageteacherson“MakeYourOwnMusicVideosintheTargetLanguage”andofferedasessionon“iTube,YouTube,WeAllTube:UsingYouTubeandTeacherTubeinLanguageLearning”March2009WasinvitedtoofferaworkshopforGermanteachersinFloridaon“TheEffectiveUseofRecentGermanMusicintheClassroom”February2009Wasinvitedtooffer3workshopsforajointmeetingoftheIllinoisandWisconsinchaptersoftheAATGatCampLake,WI.Thetopicswere:“MulticulturalismandDiversityinGermany,”“Arab-GermanLiterature,”and“MusicintheGermanClassroom”November2008AttendedtheannualconventionofACTFL(AmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages),inOrlando,FLandgaveaworkshopon“DeutschlandreisemitdenStarsderneuenMusik-Szene”October2008AttendedtheFallconferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociation(MFLA)inBaltimoreandgave2presentationson“UsingYouTubeinLanguageInstruction”andon“HowtoMakeYourOwnMusicVideosintheForeignLanguage”September2008AttendedtheFallconferenceoftheGreaterWashingtonAssociationofTeachersofForeignLanguages(GWATFL)inWashington,DCandgave2presentationson“IslaminEurope”andon“APictureisWorthaThousandWords:GraffitiandPhoto-CollagesintheForeignLanguageClassroom”September2008Wasinvitedtoofferatwo-dayworkshopforGermanteachersinOklahomaCityon

“UsingGermanMusicintheClassroom”August2008Wasinvitedtoofferatwo-dayworkshopforGermanteachersandtrainersinCanadaaspartoftheirannual“Multiplikatoren-Fortbildung,”whichtookplaceinArnpriorbyOttawa,CanadaJuly-August2008Taughtagraduateclasson“”TheWorldofIslam”atMcDnielCollegeJuly2008Offeredaweeklongseminaron“UnderstandingIslam”aspartofCommonGroundontheHillatMcDanielCollegeJune2008Wasinvitedtobeafacilitator/consultantfortheArabicpartofthesummerworkshop"PoweringUpYourChineseandArabicLanguageCourseswithTechnology,"whichwasheldatNVCCArlingtonCenter.April2008Participatedinthe“MulticulturalDay”atCenturyHighSchool,Eldersburg,MarylandorganizedbyGermanteacher,DorothyLouksApril2008WasinvitedbyDr.GabrieleStrauchfromtheUniversityofMaryland,CollegeParktogivealectureon“IslamandMuslimsinGermany”April2008ParticipatedinaFacultyPanelforthe“CrabCrawlTour”sponsoredbytheAdmissionsOfficeforGuidanceCouncilorsfromacrossthecountryMarch2008“IntroductiontoIslam,”alectureformiddleschoolstudentsatEastMiddleSchoolinWestminster,MDMarch2008AttendedNECTFLconferenceinNewYorkcityandgaveapresentationon“MakeYourOwnMusicVideosintheTargetLanguage”March2008Wasinvitedtogivealectureon“IslamimdeutschsprachigenRaum”andawholedayworkshopon“MusikimDeutschunterricht:LiedervonRammstein”bytheCentralPennsylvaniaChapteroftheAATGFebruary2008WasinvitedbySt.PaulUnitedMethodistChurchinNewWindsor,MDtogivealectureon“Islam:FaithandPeople”February20008WasinvitedbytheGoethe-InstitutWashingtontogiveamultimediapresentationon“IslamandMuslimsinGermany”aspartoftheirphotoexhibiton“MuslimWomeninGermany”December2007WasinvitedbytheGoethe-InstitutWashingtontoleadatwodayweekendseminaron“RammsteinimDeutschunterricht.”Someofthelessonplansthatweredevelopedbytheparticipantsofthisseminarcanbedownloadedfromthewebsiteat:http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/rammstein)November2007VariouspresentationsattheannualconventionofACTFL(AmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages),inSanAntonio,TX:ØPre-ConferenceWorkshopon“RammsteinimDeutschunterricht”Ø“GermanophoneLiterature:Arab-GermanWriters”Ø“Illustrating,DigitizingandPerforming‘DerErlkoÅNnig’”October2007Wasinvitedtogivetwoworkshopson“GermanProverbsandidioms”and“IslaminEurope”andasessionon“GraffitiandPhoto-CollagesintheForeignLanguageClassroom”atthe40thannualconferenceoftheMassachusettsForeignLanguageAssociation(MaFLA)October2007WasinvitedbytheGoethe-InstitutStockholmtogivethreepresentationstoGermanteachersinStockholmandGoÅNteborg,Swedenon“RammsteinimDeutschunterricht”and“WiseGuysimDeutschunterricht.”June2007Wasinvitedtobeafacilitator/consultantfortheArabicpartofthesummerworkshop"PoweringUpYourChineseandArabicLanguageCourseswithTechnology,"whichwasheldatNVCCArlingtonCenter.June2007Gavetwopresentationson“TeachingandLearningaboutIslaminPublicSchools”attheETM/ESOLSummerInstituteorganizedbytheMinorityAchievementLiaisonDepartmentofMinorityAchievementandInterventionProgramsCarrollCountyPublicSchoolsJune2007Wasinvitedtobethekeynotespeakeratthe2007SummerTeacherWorkshopofIndianaUniversityatBloomington.Thetitleoftheworkshopwas“IncorporatingCultureintheLanguageClassroom:IslaminEurope”April/May2007Participatedin2eventssponsoredbytheAdmissionsOfficeforGuidanceCouncelorsfromacrossthecountry(April)andJuniorVisitationDay(May)

May2007Attendedaweek-longsummerinstitute“TeachingArabictoCollegeandUpperHighSchoolStudents”atGeorgetownUniversitythatwassponsoredbytheNationalCapitalLanguageResourceCenter(NCLRC)May2007“IntroductiontoIslam,”alectureformiddleschoolstudentsatShilohMiddleSchoolinHampstead,MDandinaneveningclassbyDr.IraZepp:“Abraham’sTentinCarrollCounty”atCarrollCommunityCollegeApril2007AttendedNECTFLconferenceinNewYorkcityandgave2presentations:“RammsteinimDeutschunterricht”and“IslamandMuslimsinEurope”February2007“SunnisandShiites.Whatunitesthem?Whatdividesthem?”Alectureatthe2007GreatDecisionsForumatMcDanielCollegeorganizedbyJoyceMuller,whichtakesplaceinMcDanielLoungeeverySpring.January2007“IntroductiontoIslamforKids,”alectureformiddleschoolstudentsatCedarhurstUnitarianUniversalistChurchinFinksburg,MDDecember2006“MaryandJesusintheQur’an,”alectureattheFairhavenRetirementCommunityCenter,Sykesville,MDNovember2006VariouspresentationsattheannualconventionofACTFL(AmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages),inNashville,TN:ØPre-ConferenceWorkshopon“BerlinimLied”(teachingaboutthecityofBerlinusingsongs,historicalimagesandfilms,seemywebsiteonthathttp://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/berlinimlied/),Ø“IslamandMuslimsinGerman-speakingcountries–ChallengesandOpportunities,”(http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/islamindach/)Ø“GerM-TV:MakeYourOwnMusicVideos.”(SeemywebsiteonGermanmusic:http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/musikimdu.htm)October2006VariouspresentationsinAlaska,Pennsylvania,Maryland,andMassachusettson“IslaminEurope”(AlaskaandMassachusetts,seethewebsiteIhavecreatedwithlinkstoTomDeveny’s,MartineMotard-Noar’sandmypresentationsonIslaminEurope:http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/islamineurope/);“IslaminGerman-speakingCountries”(PennsylvaniaandMaryland)andon“UsingMusicintheGermanClassroom”(AlaskaandMassachusetts)August2006Taughtthe“DeutscheWocheatBarHarbor,”aone-weekseminarinBarHarbor,MaineforGermanteachersfromacrosstheUSAon“MusikundTechnologieimDeutschunterricht.”InadditiontodiscussingvariouswaysofintegratingGermanpopularmusicintoGermanclasses,Iprovidedtraininginthecreationofdigitalmusicvideoandaudiofiles.(Formoredetails,seemywebsiteonthat:http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/DeutscheWoche/)June2006“TheArtofCalligraphyinIslam”–2lectures,oneforfourthgradersatRobertMotonElementarySchoolinWestminsterandoneinDr.IraZepp’sclassonIslamatCarrollCommunityCollegeMay2006SummerFulbrightGranttoparticipateina2-weekGermanStudiesSeminaron“MuslimMinoritiesinGermanyandFrance.”TheseminarwassponsoredbytheFulbrightcommissionandtookplaceinGermanyandFranceMay2006“WhatdoesitmeantometobeaMuslimafterSeptember11th”–AlectureattheUnitedMethodistChurchofWestminster,MarylandApril2006“Einstein'sNightmares-NaziGermany'sBrainDrain”–LectureinMargieBoudreauxclasson“Einstein’sDreams”atMcDanielCollegeApril2006“TheArtofCalligraphyinIslam”–AlectureatFairhavenRetirementCenter,Sykesville,Maryland“IslamandthePersecutionofBaha’isinIran”–MemberofapaneldiscussionontheBaha’isinIran,aneventorganizedbythelocalBaha’icommunity,McDanielCollege“TheIsraeli-PalestinianConflict–APersonalPerspective”–AlectureatthelocalRotaryClub,aninvitationbyDr.TomZirpoli,SecretaryoftheClubandprofessorofEducationatMcDanielCollege,Westminster,Maryland“IslaminEurope”–A75-minutesessionattheannualconventionoftheNorthEastConference

ontheTeachingofForeignLanguages(NECTFL),NewYorkCityMarch2006“MulticulturalisminGermany”–A3-hourworkshopattheannualSpringConferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociation(MFLA)atMcDanielCollege“TeachingaboutMulticulturalisminGermany:MusicandLiterature”–A2-dayseminarforGermanteachersfromvariousstatesfromtheNorthWestoftheUSAaspartoftheGoethe-Institute’s“Train-the–Trainer”Program,SanFranciscoFebruary2006“WiseGuysunddiePrinzenimDeutschunterricht”-A3-hourworkshopfor75GermanteachersinLongBeach,California.TheseminarwassponsoredbythenationalofficeoftheAmericanAssociationofTeachersofGerman(AATG),theSouthernCaliforniaChapteroftheAATGandtheGermanDepartmentoftheUniversityofCaliforniaLongBeach2002-2006Variouslecturesatthe“GreatDecisions”meetingsatMcDanielCollegethatJoyceMullerhasbeenorganizingformanyyears,including,“DemocracyintheMiddleEast,”“Islamtoday,”“TheIsraeli-PalestinianConflict,”and“AmericanForeignPolicyintheMiddleEast.”November2005VariouspresentationsattheannualconventionofACTFLinBaltimore,MD:“BerlinimLied–UsingSongstoTeachabouttheCityofBerlin,Germany,”“HomoDigitalis–StudentProducedFilms,”and“RafikSchamiandAdelKarasholi–TwoArab-GermanWritersintheGermanCurriculum.”Ialsochairedasessionon“IslaminEurope:ThreePerspectives,”andtalkedabout“IslamandMuslimsinGerman-speakingCountries.”“MusikimDeutschunterricht”-A3-hourworkshopfor70GermanteachersatthefallconferenceoftheIndianaForeignLanguageTeachers’Association(IFLTA),Indianapolis,INOctober2005“ArabGermanWritersintheGermanCurriculum”–PapersessionattheAnnualConventionoftheGermanStudiesAssociationinMilwaukee,WIAugust2005“Afghanistan–LandofManyEthnicities”–LectureaspartoftheOrientationSymposium2005forincomingfirstyearstudentsatMcDanielCollege.“DieMusikderWiseGuysimDeutschunterricht”-ApresentationattheIDTConventionoftheInternationalGermanTeachers’Association(IDV)inGraz,AustriaNovember2004“Storytelling,FairytalesandGermanRapMusic”-Papersession.IhavealsoparticipatedinapaneldiscussiononminoritiesinGermanyandtalkedbrieflyabout“IslamandMuslimsinGermany”attheannualconentionofACTFL(AmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages),Chicago,ILNovember2004“LiederimDeutschunterricht–DergezielteEinsatz”–KeynotespeakeratthefallconferenceoftheAmericanAssociationofTeachersofGerman(AATG),OHIOChapter,Columbus,OHMarch2004“FromSheherazadetoSchami:StorytellingandMinoriyWritingasTherapy”-NEMLAAnnualConvention.Pittsburgh,PANovember2003Offeredapre-conferenceWorkshopforGermanteachersentitled“DieWiseGuysimDeutschunterricht”andreadapaperentitled“FromBeethoventotheWiseGuys:DeutschvergnügenmitMusik”attheACTFLannualconvention,Philadelphia,PAApril2003OfferedaworkshopforGermanTeachersinWesternPennsylvaniainPittsburghon“RockingtheGermanClassroomwithMusic”April2003GaveatalkatSusquehannaUniversityinPennsylvaniaon“IslaminGermany”whichwaspartoftheDepartmentofForeignLanguagesserieson“ForeignLanguagesandtheAftermathof9/11”Januray2003“MartinLutherKingandtheIsraeli-PalestinianConflict”-TalkattheChevreZedekSynagogue,BaltimoreOctober2002“TheWiseGuysintheGermanClassroom:DevelopingyourOwnLessonPlansUsingGermanMusic,”VariousWorkshopsforGermanTeachersattheGoethe-InstitutesinMontreal,NewYorkCityandWashington,DCSeptember2002Readapaperon“GoetheandIslam”atasymposiumwiththesametitleattheGoethe-InstituteinWashington,DC.July2002Conducteda5-dayseminarforGermanteachersinBarHarbor,MaineontheuseofmusicandnewmediaintheGermanClassroom.2002Offeredworkshopson“GermanSongsintheClassroom”atvariouschaptersoftheAmerican

AssociationofTeachersofGerman(NewJersey,Indiana,Minnesota,Pennsylvania)November2001“DieWiseGuys–EinfrechesA-Capella-QuintettausKoÅNlnamRhein.”AnnualMeetingoftheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages(ACTFL)inWashington,DC“MilestonesofGermanHistory:MusicVideosintheGermanClassroom.”AnnualMeetingoftheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages(ACTFL)inWashington,DCOctober2001“TheillusivesymbolismoftheBindestrich.Arab-GermanWriters,MusiciansandArtists,”AnnualConventionoftheGermanStudiesAssociationinWashington,DC.March,2001“RockingtheGermanClassroomwithPop,Rock,HipHop,Folk,ClassicalandChildren’sMusic,”WorkshopforGermanteachersatDickinsonCollegesponsoredbytheGoethe-InstitutNewYork.March2001“TheHauntedScreen:Student-ProducedVideosintheForeignLanguageClassroom,”apresentationattheannualconventionoftheNortheastModernLanguageAssociation(NEMLA)inHartford,CT;chairedasessionentitled“TheThemeofEcologyinGermanLiterature”September2000“BilderalsSprech-undSchreibanlass-EinemultimedialeEinführung,”2000Goethe-InstitutImmersionWeekendatWesternMarylandCollege,Westminster,MarylandMarch1999“CreateYourOwnWebPage,”SpringConferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociationatWesternMarylandCollege.(a3-hourworkshopforforeignlanguageteachers)November1998“RockingtheGermanClassroom:DergezielteEinsatz,”AnnualMeetingoftheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages(ACTFL)inChicago.October1998“GermanSongsintheLanguageClassroom,”FallConferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociationatPrinceGeorge’sCommunityCollege,MD.March1998“InternetintheForeignLanguageClassroom,”afull-dayworkshopforteachersoftheBaltimoreCityPublicSchoolsMarch1998“PowerPresentationswithPowerPoint,”SpringConferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociationatWesternMarylandCollege.(a3-hourworkshopforforeignlanguageteachers)November1997“OntheAir,OntheScreen:RadioShowsandVideoProductionsintheClassroom,”AnnualMeetingoftheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages(ACTFL)inNashville,TennesseeOctober1997“Internet101,”FallConferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociation,PrinceGeorge’sCommunityCollege,MarylandOctober1997“LanguageLearningandtheInternet,”CatholicSchoolsConvention,BaltimoreConventionCenterSeptember1997“DeutscheLiederimSprachunterricht,”SecondAnnualGoethe-ImmersionWeekendatWesternMarylandCollege(3-hourworkshop)March1997“InternetintheClassroom,”SpringConferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociation,WesternMarylandCollege,MarylandNovember1996“GraffitiandPhoto-CollageintheForeignLanguageClassroom,”AnnualMeetingoftheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages(ACTFL)inPhiladelphia,PennsylvaniaNovember1995“GraffitiandPhoto-Collage:ActivitiesthatMotivateAllStudents”,JointConferenceofthe“AdvocatesforLanguageLearning”and“SecondLanguageAcquisitionbyChildren”(SLAC),theCaliforniaStateUniversityatFullertonAugust1995“VonFettnaÅNpchenundElefanteninPorzellanlaÅNden-DeutscheSprichwoÅNrternundRedensartenimDeutschunterricht,”AnnualConventionoftheAmericanAssociationofTeachersofGermanatStanfordUniversityinPaloAlto,CA“MigrantenliteraturundderamerikanischeDeutschunterricht,”atthesameconference[AsurveyofalltextbooksusedinGermancoursesinthefirst,secondandthirdyearintheUSA.Thefocusoftheexaminationwasthepresentationofminorityissuesandminorityliteratureinthetextbooks.]April1995“ArabContributiontoCultureinGermany,”Symposiumon“CulturalDiversityinGermany”,UniversityofMaryland/CollegePark.March1995“RockingtheGermanClassroomwithRock,HipHop,ClassicalandChildren’sMusic,”workshopattheAnnualConferenceoftheGreaterWashingtonAssociationofTeachersofForeignLanguages(GWATFL),Washington,DC.

April1994“FromClosedDoorstoKaffeeklatsch-OnGermanCustomsandHabits,”AnnualFacultyConference,USDAGraduateSchool,WashingtonDC.March1994“TheUseofVideoCameras,ProverbsandIdiomsinGermanClasses,”SpringconferenceoftheAmericanAssociationofTeachersofGerman,MarylandChapter,Columbia,MarylandOctober1990“FünfStrategienzurAnalysedeutscherTexte,”Colloquium,InstituteforGermanasForeignLanguage,UniversityofHeidelberg,GermanyAWARDS&FELLOWSHIPS•StanleyRapiey,oneofmyGermanstudentsreceivedameritawardsfromtheGermanSocietyofMaryland,May2013•AformerstudentofminewhomajoredinGerman,JenniferKraeer,receivedtheOutstandingAwardofExcellencefromtheGermanembassyforstartinganewGermanprogramatherschool.(2012)•DavidArnold,oneofmystudents,didextensiveresearchonthefilmsthatwereusedindevelopingthelessonplansforthebookKurzfilm.GermanShortFilmsandActivitiesManual.Hisnameappearsonthebookaswell.•MonikaLemke,oneofmyGermanmajorsreceivedawardsfromtheGermanSocietyofMaryland,May2012•2ofmyGermanstudents(MeaganPilarandRachelTillinghast)received2meritawardsfromtheGermanSocietyofMaryland,May2011•WasawardedtheOutstandingGermanEducatorAwardattheUniversitylevelfromtheAmericanAssociationofTeachersofGerman.(November2009)•ReceivedtheBundesverdienstkreuz(CrossofMerit)oftheGermangovernment,thehighesthonorbestowedonaforeignnational(October2009)•Finalistfor“BestoftheNortheastConferenceontheTeachingofForeignLanguages”(NCTFL),2008•Semi-Finalistforthe2008MarylandLanguageTeacheroftheYear.•IraG.ZeppDistinguishedTeachingAward,McDanielCollege,April2007•Finalistfor“BestoftheNortheastConferenceontheTeachingofForeignLanguages”(NCTFL),2007•FulbrightSummerStudiesGranttoparticipateina2-weekseminaron“MulsimMinoritiesinGermanyandFrance,”May2006•AATGMeritAward,givenannuallybytheAmericanAssociationofGermanTeachers,MarylandChapter,September2003•MostValuableProfessoroftheYearAward,givenannuallybytheOfficeofMulticulturalStudentServices(OMS)andtheMulticulturalStudentAssociation(MSA),McDanielCollege,May2003•TheGoetheMedal,Goethe-InstitutWashington,DC,October2002•CertificateofMeritAward,Goethe-InstituteandAmericanAssociationofTeachersofGerman,Boston,November2000•TheFederalRepublicofGermanyFriendshipAward,Washington,DC,May1999•Post-graduateFellowship,Friedrich-NaumannFoundation,Berlin,Germany,1986-1989•ScholarshipforMaster'sStudies,Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation,Berlin,Germany,1982-1985OFFICES/COMMITTEES/SERVICEATMCDANIELCOLLEGE•ChairedtheFacultyTechnologyCommittee(2013-2014)•ChairedtheThematicEventsCommitteefortheInaugurationofRogerN.CaseyasMcDaniel’s9thPresident(April2011)•ChairoftheDepartmentofForeignLanguage,2007-2012•Co-ChairoftheSteeringCommitteeforimplementingthenewcollegecurriculum,2005-2006•MemberoftheHonoraryDegreeInaugurationCommitteeforNobelLaureate,Dr.ElieWiesel

•Memberofvarioussearchcommittees:ForeignLanguages(French,GermanandSpanish),Music,ResidenceLifeCoordinator,DirectorofLibrary•Mentorforfirstyearfacultymembers:SimeonSchlossberg,BrynUpton,StephenFeeley•AdvisoryCommitteeforTechnology(ACT),2004-2006•CurriculumCommittee,2003-2006•ActingStudyAbroadAdviser,McDanielCollege,Fall2003•ActingChairoftheDepartmentofForeignLanguage,2001-2002•AdvisorforGermanClub,GermanSuite,andMulticulturalStudentAssociation,since1994•AdvisorforMulticulturalStudentAssociation(1997-2007)•FacultyTechnologyCommittee,McDanielCollege,2001-2004•FacultyDevelopmentCommittee,McDanielCollege,2000-2003•Admission,Standards,andRetentionCommittee,McDanielCollege,Fall1999-2002•CurriculumCommittee,WesternMarylandCollege,Fall1996-1999•FacultyCouncil,WesternMarylandCollege,Fall1995toSpring1997•ActingStudyAbroadAdviser,WesternMarylandCollege,AcademicYear1994-95OFFICES/COMMITTEES/SERVICEOUTSIDEOFMCDANIELCOLLEGE•Waselectedtoservea2yeartermastheVice-President(2011-2013)andthenfor2years(2013-2015)asthePresidentoftheAmericanAssociationofTeachersofGerman(AATG)•Co-ChairedtheConferenceProgramCommitteeoftheannualmeetingoftheAATG,whichtookplaceinBostoninNovember2010•WaselectedtotheBoardofDirectorsoftheNortheastConferenceontheTeachingofForeignLanguages(NECTFL)(2009-2013)•AppointedchairoftheReviewCommitteeforthe07-09FulbrightGermanStudiesSummerSeminars•InvitedtoserveontheAPGermanRedesignCommission(2007-2008)•ServedasJudgefortheGermanpartoftheannualPoetryAliveContestforhighschoolforeignlanguagestudentsorganizedbytheHowardCountySchoolSystem(2005-2007)•ChairoftheAwardsCommitteeoftheGermanSocietyofMaryland(2006-present)•ChairofthelocalhostcommitteefortheAnnualConventionoftheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages(ACTFL),Baltimore,November17-21,2005•President,MarylandForeignLanguageAssociation(MFLA),October2004-September2006•ServedasJudgeforGermanSprachfest(Germanlanguagecompetitions)forhighschoolstudentsorganizedbytheMarylandOrganizationofGermanStudents(MOGS)(1999-2003)•MemberoftheBoardofDirectorsofTheGermanSocietyofMaryland,sinceApril2002•FirstVice-President,MarylandForeignLanguageAssociation,October2002-September2004•PresidentofAmericanAssociationofTeachersofGerman-MarylandChapter,1994-1999•TreasurerofMarylandForeignLanguageAssociation,1996-2000•MemberoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheMFLA,since1995•MemberoftheProgramCommitteeforthe1996AATGAnnualMeetinginPhiladelphia•ElectedSpeakeroftheFellowsoftheFriedrichNaumannFoundation,1986-1988JAN-TERMS,SPRINGBREAKTRIPSMarch2011OrganizedaStudyTriptoTurkeywith24participantsJanuary2010OrganizedaJanTermTrip“TreasuresofCentralEurope”for31students.June2008LeadaStudyTourofEgyptorganizedbyAlumniAffairswith35participantsCV-MohamedEsaPage13January2008TreasuresofCentralEuropeJan-TermTriptoGermany,CzechRepublic,Hungary,andAustriawith45participantsMarch2007StudyTourofEgyptwith27participants

1993-2004OrganizednumerousJan-TermstudytripstoGermany,Austria,Switzerland,andCentralEurope.FIELDTRIPS,VISITSTOEMBASSIES,ETC.2008Participatedalongwith5ofmystudentsinthe400thanniversaryoftheFirstGermanstoJamestownandthededicationceremonyonApril19thattheGlassHouseinhistoricJamestown.SeethefilmIhaveputtogetherandhavepostedonYouTubeat:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR6U_SxFc101993-PresentEverysemester,IorganizeatleastonefieldtripforourstudentstoeitherWashington,DCorBaltimoretovisittheHolocaustMuseum,theembassiesofGerman-speakingcountriesorattendlecturesandfilmssponsoredbytheGoethe-InstituteinWashingtonorothercollegesanduniversitiesinthearea.InconjunctionwiththeGermanClubandSuite,wealsooffereducationaltripstohistoricalplaceswithdistinctGermanheritage,suchastheZionLutheranChurchinBaltimore,theSchifferstadtMuseuminFrederick,theGermanSaÅNngerbundinUpperMarlboro,andvariousGermanrestaurantsinMaryland,Washington,DCandWest-Virginia.2003-2008AspartofmyArabWorldclass,Itakethestudentsonavisitto4-5embassiesofArabcountriesandalsototheIslamicCenterinWashington,DCandtheStateDepartmentGERMAN-AMERICANDAYatMcDanielCollege/WesternMarylandCollegeOctober1995-presentAnnualGerman-AmericanDayformorethan1000middleandhighschoolGermanstudents,teachers,andotherindividualsfromMaryland,Washington,DCandNorthernVirginia.(in2007,GADmadeitonTV.WBALChannel11Newsreportedabouttheeventsoftheday.ToseethefilmgotowebsiteforGADat:http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/german/gad/CONCERTS,LECTURES,EXHIBITIONS,FILMFESTIVALS,ETC.February2009Wona$2,000grantfromtheMidAtlanticArtsFoundationtobringSimonShaheenandhisNearEasternEnsembletotheCarrollArtsCenterinWestminster,MDMarch2008Organized“EcstaticSoundsofArabicMusic,”aconcertbySimonShaheenandMicheleMerhejatMcDanielCollege2000-presentOrganizedannual“TasteofIslamRamadanDinner”forthecollegecommunityOvertheyearsHelpedMargieBoudreaux,theCollegeMadrigalsandCollegeChoirwiththepronunciationforvariousArabicSongsMay2007Helpedorganizethisyear’sInternationalDinnerMarch2007TogetherwithmycolleagueMichaelLosch,organized“AnEveningofTraditionalArabicandPersianMusic”thatwasattendedbymorethan300people.March/April2006OrganizedaFacultyColloquiumwithDr.MuslihYahya,theFulbrightVisitingScholarfromNigeriaApril2005HelpedorganizeandfacilitatedaseminarforstudentsandfacultywithNobelLaureate,ElieWieselMarch2003Organized“AnEveningofArabicMusicwithSimonShaheenandhisNearEastEnsemble.”December2000Inconjunctionwiththefirst“TasteofIslamRamadanDinner”invitedSimonShaheenandhismusicTriotoperformclassicalandtraditionalArabicMusicatWesternMarylandCollege.November24,1997“Ipromisednevertoforget,”alecturebyRubinSztajer,HolocaustSurvivorNovember1997HelpedorganizetheSecondEuropeanFilmFestivalatWesternMarylandCollege.November1996HelpedorganizetheFirstEuropeanFilmFestivalatWesternMarylandCollege.February9,1996Lectureon“AustrianMillennium:996-1996”thatwasgivenbyDr.GünterDüriegl,DirectoroftheMuseumsoftheCityofVienna,Austria,withmorethan100students,facultyandguestsfromthecommunityattending(onaFridayafternoon).November6-8,1995Collected700signaturesofstudents,facultyandstaffandsentthemtotheIsraeliGovernmentandtoLeaRabin,thewidowofthelatePrimeMinisterYitzhakRabin,showingourcondolencesupontheassassinationofYitzhakRabinonNovember4,1995.October4-21,1995WithstudentsfromGermanClubandSuiteaslideshowonGustavKlimtandEgon

SchielegivenbyDr.JulieBadiee,andorganizedanexhibition:“ArtinViennaaround1900”,thatwasmadepossiblethroughtheAustrianCulturalInstitute.Fall1994Createdaradioshow,“DieDeutschstunde,”onWMCRRadio.Mystudentspreparedandbroadcastashow(inGermanandEnglish)withmusicfromandinformationaboutGermany,AustriaandSwitzerland.April1994Organized“AGiantLeapofHopeforaSacredLand”-ApodiumdiscussionwithIsraeliandPalestinianrepresentatives(incooperationwiththePresident’sOfficeandtheInternationalClubofWMC).Spring1994RevivedtheGermanClubandestablishedtheGermanHouseatWMCMARYLANDFOREIGNLANGUAGEASSOCIATION(MFLA)CONFERENCESORGANIZEDOctober13-14,2006FallConferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociationentitled“ConnectingCommunities:DiscoveringLanguages,”AnneArundelCommunityCollegeMarch18,2006Spring2006ConferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociationentitled“TechnologyandMore:BestPracticesforLanguageLearning,”McDanielCollegeMarch17,2005Spring2005ConferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociationentitled“No-TechLow-TechGo-Tech:ExploretheRangeofPossibilitiesfortheYearofLanguages,"McDanielCollegeOctober15-16,2004FallConferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociationentitled“WorldLanguages:DiscoveringthePossibilitiesinallofourStudents,”PrinceGeorge’sCommunityCollegeMarch13,2004Spring2004ConferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociationentitled“TechfestatBowie:TheSequel,”BowieStateUniversityMarch14-15,2003Spring2003ConferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociationentitled“TechfestatBowieandMore:TechnologyintheClassroom,”BowieStateUniversityMarch11,2000Spring2000ConferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociationentitled“TechnologyintheClassroom:EnhancingTeachingandLearningintheNewMillennium,”WesternMarylandCollegeMarch13,1999Spring1999ConferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociationentitled“TechnologyintheClassroom:TheLessonPlan…,”WesternMarylandCollegeMarch14,1998Spring1998ConferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociationentitled“TechnologyintheClassroom:MakingItHappen.”WesternMarylandCollegeMarch15,1997Spring1997ConferenceoftheMarylandForeignLanguageAssociationentitled“TechnologyintheClassroom:HandsonInnovation.”WesternMarylandCollegeAATGMARYLANDCHAPTERACTIVITIESORGANIZEDLeadershipConferencesatWesternMarylandCollege(WMC)February2011“FutureofGermanSummit”(Co-organizerandPanelLeader)December1999“TheFutureofGermanLanguageandCultureinMaryland,Washington,DCandNorthernVirginia.It’sTimetoAct.”December1998“FutureofGermanLanguageInstructioninMD,DCandNorth.VA”;April1995“BuildingBridgesforFuturePartnerships:HighSchools,CollegesandUniversities”.German-AmericanDayatWMCwasconceivedatthisconference;TotalImmersionWeekendsatMcDanielCollege/WesternMarylandCollegeFebruary2012HostedtheGermanImmersionWeekendforGermanteachersandprofessorson“DeutschimBerufvonAnfangan”leadbyKatharinaBarbeandsponsoredbytheGoethe-InstituteandtheAATGMarylandChapterandMcDanielCollegeSeptember2009HostedtheGermanImmersionWeekendforGermanteachersandprofessorson“ZeitgenoÅNssischerFilmimDeutschunterricht”sponsoredbytheGoethe-InstituteandtheAATGMarylandChapterSeptember2007Hostedandco-organizedtheGermanImmersionWeekendforGermanteachersandprofessorson“PodcastingimDeutschunterricht,”whichwasco-sponsoredbytheGoethe-InstitutWashingtonandMDMetroDCChapteroftheAATG

September2006“Pro-Deutsch–PromotingyourGermanProgram”withChristopherGwin,StefanBrunnerandDeborahMifflinandparticipantsfromMD,DC,PA,DEandNorthernVirginiaSeptember2003„TypischDeutsch–GermanyandAmericainComparison“withUschiLeitzmann,StefanBrunnerandDeborahMcGeeMifflinandparticipantsfromMD,DC,PA,DEandNorthernVirginiaDecember2001"WWWandtheGermanCurriculum:WebPageDesignandLearningScenarios"withEleonoreSylla,MohamedEsa,CarolynOstermann-HealeyandUlrichLevi-Goerlich(Seealso:http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/German/Goethe01/index01.htmlSeptember2000"BilderalsSprech-undSchreibanlassimDeutschunterricht"withJanettePatterson,BirgitSchweckendiekandMohamedEsa.Seealso:http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/German/Goethe/index.htmlSeptember1999“NeuelandeskundlicheMaterialienfürdenDeutschunterricht”withBirgitSchweckendiek,UrsulaMeyerandparticipantsfromMD,DC,DE,PAandVA.September1998“NeueVideo-MaterialienfürdenDeutschunterricht”withBirgitSchweckendiek,EleonoreSylla,andAnnaCramer-MehnertandteachersfromMD,DC,PA&VA;September1997“Lieder,Musik,VideosundInternetimDeutschunterricht”withUrsulaMeyer,MaureenHelinski,MohamedEsaandparticipantsfromMD,DC,DE,PA,&VA;September1996“Projekt:HauptstadtBerlin”withUrsulaMeyerfromtheGoethe-InstitutNewYorkandparticipantsfromMD,DC,NY,andVTSeptember1995“E-MailandInternetintheGermanClassroom”withClaudiaHahn-RaabefromtheGoethe-InstitutNewYorkandDonnavanHandlefromMt.HolyokeCollege.April1995Organizedandhosted“BuildingBridgesforFuturePartnerships–HighSchools,Colleges&Universities,”anoutreachconferenceoftheMarylandAATG.AtthisconferenceourannualGerman-AmericanDaywasconceived.