Tessa Wegener received her BA in German Literature and Culture at Bethany College and her MA in German Studies from the University of Kentucky. In 2006, she joined Georgetown University's Department of German as a PhD candidate and is currently working on her dissertation. Her research interests include travel literature, globalization theories and gender studies, with a particular focus on contemporary Austrian women writers. While at Georgetown, she has enjoyed teaching undergraduate German courses as a teaching assistant and as an instructor for the University's five-week summer program in Trier, Germany. Having worked as a Bilingual Assistant in the German School for three summers in the past, Tessa is excited to return to Middlebury as a teacher.
Courses
Courses offered in the past four years.
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GRMN 3101 - Elementary German ▹
Daily activities include four hours of classroom instruction, plus additional work in the language laboratory and computer center. Emphasis will be placed on the grammatical structures of German as well as on conversation and correct pronunciation. Reading comprehension skills are introduced through primary texts, including literature. Throughout the program, audio-visual presentations supplement regular classroom activities.
Required Text: Dollenmayer, David and Hansen, Thomas: Neue Horizonte: Introductory German 7th edition. Publisher: Heinle Cengage
Note: All students who have prior knowledge of German and want to be placed beyond the Elementary German level (101-102-103) are required to take an analytical placement examination involving all four skills. On the basis of the test results, students will be advised concerning their course selections.
LNGSummer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3102 - Elementary German ▹
Daily activities include four hours of classroom instruction, plus additional work in the language laboratory and computer center. Emphasis will be placed on the grammatical structures of German as well as on conversation and correct pronunciation. Reading comprehension skills are introduced through primary texts, including literature. Throughout the program, audio-visual presentations supplement regular classroom activities.
Required Text: Dollenmayer, David and Hansen, Thomas: Neue Horizonte: Introductory German 7th edition. Publisher: Heinle Cengage
Note: All students who have prior knowledge of German and want to be placed beyond the Elementary German level (101-102-103) are required to take an analytical placement examination involving all four skills. On the basis of the test results, students will be advised concerning their course selections.
EUR LNGSummer 2011, Summer 2012
GRMN 3103 - Elementary German ▹
Daily activities include four hours of classroom instruction, plus additional work in the language laboratory and computer center. Emphasis will be placed on the grammatical structures of German as well as on conversation and correct pronunciation. Reading comprehension skills are introduced through primary texts, including literature. Throughout the program, audio-visual presentations supplement regular classroom activities.
Required Text: Dollenmayer, David and Hansen, Thomas: Neue Horizonte: Introductory German 7th edition. Publisher: Heinle Cengage
Note: All students who have prior knowledge of German and want to be placed beyond the Elementary German level (101-102-103) are required to take an analytical placement examination involving all four skills. On the basis of the test results, students will be advised concerning their course selections.
LNGSummer 2011, Summer 2012
