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Specialization: German and Austrian Landeskunde and literature, Bertolt Brecht and his collaborators, use of Internet resources in foreign language teaching. The web allows students to encounter German language and culture in context, normally only possible when students have the opportunity to live in a country where the language is spoken. The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures encourages travel to countries where German is spoken, of course, especially at Webster University in Vienna, where German is part of the curriculum.
Currently at work on an article about the women and Bertolt Brecht in exile, Paula Hanssen is vice president of the Small Interest Group (SIG) for Small German Programs with the ACTFL, American Association of Teachers of Foreign Language, and is secretary of the Missouri AATG, American Association of Teachers of German for 2004–2005. She teaches summer and spring break courses at Webster Vienna. Courses: Fin-de-Siecle Vienna in Literature and Art German for beginners, intermediate, advanced German Film from Caligari to Lola Rennt Intro. German Literature I and II: from Hildebrandslied to v. Schlink Bertolt Brecht: Poet and Playwright//Fascinating Fascism (in English) |
Paula Hanssen, Coordinator of German Studies at Webster University In St. Louis