Rebecca Sibrian

Special Lecturer in German

Boise State University

Education

M.A. in German University of Washington, Seattle, WA, June, 2001

B.A. in German Boise State University, Boise, ID, May, 1998

Teaching Experience

Fall 2003-Present Special Lecturer of German
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Boise State University, Boise, ID

Fall 2001-Summer 2003 Adjunct Instructor of German, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Boise State University, Boise, ID

Winter 1999-Summer 2001 Teaching Assistant of German
Germanics Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

September 2000-June 2001 German Teacher
German Language School for Children,  Seattle, WA

Fall 1998-Spring 1999 Adjunct Instructor of German, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures,
Boise State University, Boise, ID

Classes taught:

German 101 Elementary German I

German 102 Elementary German II

German 103 Elementary German III (quarter system at UW)

German 122 German for Reading Knowledge (at UW)

German 201 Intermediate German I

German 202 Intermediate German II

German 203 Intermediate German Conversation

German 303 Advanced German Conversation and Composition

German 304 Introduction to German Literature

German 307 Business German

German 377 German Culture and Civilization

Professional Development and Service

November 2007 Third Annual IATG (Idaho Association ofGerman Teachers) German ImmersionWeekend, McCall, ID

July-August 2007 Internationaler Sommerkurs an derUniversität Erfurt (International SummerSession at University of Erfurt) Erfurt, Germany

February-March 2007 Service Learning WorkshopOrganizer: Kara BrasciaNovember 2006 Second Annual IATG German ImmersionWeekend and Workshop, Presenter: ReginaBraker, Eastern Oregon University, Title: Kunst im Unterricht (Art in theClassroom)Sun Valley, Idaho

October 2006 Panel Member in Advising InstituteTopic: Faculty Perspectives on Advising, Boise State University, Boise, ID

October 2006 IATLC (Idaho Association of Teachers of Language and Culture) – Conference PresentationTitle: “The use of proverbs in the German language classroom.” Boise, ID

February 2006 Goethe Institut Workshop offered by Ekkehard Sprenger, Title: Verschiedene Stilen imKlassenzimmer (Different Styles in the classroom) Boise, ID

November 2005 First Annual IATG German Immersion Weekend, Sun Valley, ID

October 2005 IATLC – Conference Presentation Title: “Using shorts (short films in the German language classroom.” Boise, ID.

August 2005 University of Montana’s German Immersion Week, Title: Die deutschsprachigen Länder (The German-Speaking Countries)Flathead Lake Biological Station, Montana

February 2005 Goethe Institut Workshop offered by Ekkehard Sprenger, Title: Kreativer Grammatikunterricht (Creative grammar lessons) Declo, ID

October 2004 NACADA (National ACademic ADvisingAssociation) Conference – representative for Boise State University, Cincinnati, OH

February 2004 Goethe Institut Workshop offered byEkkehard Sprenger, Title: Wer bin ich ? (Who am I?) Meridian, ID

June 2003 German for Teachers’ Course GLS Sprachzentrum, Berlin, Germany

November 2002 ACTFL Conference attendee, Salt Lake City, UT

October 2002 IATLC – Conference Presentation “Introducing books into the first and second year curriculum” Boise, ID