Teaching Staff


                
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Maila Akerberg
Credentials
M.A. in Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, Freie Universität Berlin
Certified German teacher (DAF - German as Foreign Language)
Taught German in Berlin and in a private language school in Frankfurt/Main
Part of Deutsches Haus since 2003
Teaches Grundstufe and Mittelstufe
Works also for the On-site program

                
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Deike Benjoya
Credentials
M.A. in Germanic Languages & Literature, Humboldt Universität, Berlin
M.A. in American Studies, Freie Universität, Berlin
Taught German and studied Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences at Brown University, Providence
Part of Deutsches Haus since summer 2007
Also teaches in the On-site program
Supervisor of Goethe-Institut certificate exams

                
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Uwe Bergermann
Credentials
Translation diploma, Berlin, Peking
Certified German teacher (DAF), Humboldt University, Berlin
Taught German at Friedländer Schule, Berlin and at the German-American School, New York
Part of Deutsches Haus staff since 1998
Teaches Reading Knowledge and special classes on Business and Politics

                
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Miranda Emre
Credentials
Received the first Staatsexamen/M.A. in German Studies, Political Science and German as a Foreign Language at the Freie Universität Berlin and University of Sussex, UK
Taught German at a Montessori School in Berlin and at the Berlin International School as well as German phonetics at the Goethe-Institut Berlin
Taught one-to-one German to children with reading and writing disability at Lernwerk Language School in Berlin
Teaches Intermediate German at Barnard College and German Beginning at Montclair State University
Has been teaching at Deutsches Haus since 2005 but was previously part of it in 2002
Supervisor of Goethe-Institut certificate exams
Teaches Grundstufe, kids classes (age: 6-9) and works in the On-site program

                
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Marlen Gabriel
Credentials
M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language, Hunter College of The City University of New York
M.A. in English, University of Paris VIII, Paris, France
Translation Diploma in French and German, Institut Catholique, Paris, France
Preparatory Certificate, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, The Royal Society of Arts Examination Board, London, England
Publication edited and translated from English into German: "Auf Asche Gehen : Gedichte zum Holocaust" by Barbara Wind, EOS-Verlag, 2004
Part of Deutsches Haus staff since 1983
Taught all levels as well as Reading Knowledge at Deutsches Haus
Since 2001 teaching Reading Knowledge for Research at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University

                
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Erika Jakubassa
Credentials
M.A. Political Science and German Language and Literature, Bremen University, Germany
Postgraduate Diploma Film & Television, University of Melbourne, Australia
Taught German as a Foreign Language at universities and Goethe-Institutes in France, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Germany
Worked as a writer/producer/director for Australian and German film and television
Taught German film history at Columbia University, New York
Faculty at School for Professional and Continuing Studies (SCPS) at NYU (Humanities and Performing Arts) and screenwriting consultant
Part of Deutsches Haus staff since 2003
Teaches all levels and special classes on film
Supervisor of Goethe-Institut certificate exams
Works also for the Deutsches Haus On-site program

                
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Jürgen Reichert
Credentials
M.A. in International Relations, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C.
Diplom, Political Science, Free University Berlin, Germany
Translated for U.S. and Japanese Businesses
Taught German language classes in conversation, reading knowledge, and lectured in the field of European Studies in the US, the U.K. and Japan, including Oxford and Tokyo Universities
Teaches German language classes at all levels at Deutsches Haus as well as the School for Professional and Continuing Studies (SCPS) at NYU
Part of Deutsches Haus staff since 2003

                
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Sybille Rinkert-Garcia
Credentials
M.A. in German Languages / Literatures and Economics, BPH Stuttgart-Hohenheim
Certified German and Economics Teacher
Taught German and Economics at Business Schools in Stuttgart
Teaches Grundstufe at Deutsches Haus as well as undergraduate courses at colleges in New York
Part of Deutsches Haus staff since 2003
Works also for the Deutsches Haus On-site program

                
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Katrin Roos
Credentials
Diploma in Education, Zofingen, Switzerland, 1986
Diploma in Sculpture, Kunstgewerbeschule, Switzerland, 1993
Internationally recognized and exhibiting visual artist
Taught German as a second language in various schools both in her native Switzerland and in the US for many years
Studied mime in Paris as well as art education. Brings her experience as part of an international arts community into the classroom
Teaches Grundstufe and works in the On-site program, as well as with young people and children

                
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Regula Rüegg
Credentials
Ph.D. in Germanic Languages and Literature, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Taught German at Gymnasium in Wetzikon/Switzerland, and Linguistics at Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich. Special interests: Media Language and Discourse Analysis
Works also as videographer and photographer
Part of Deutsches Haus since 2006
Teaches Grundstufe and Mittelstufe, as well as in the On-Site program

                
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Tina Samartzi
Credentials
B.A. in German Language and Literature, Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
B.A. in Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpretation, Ionian University of Corfu, Greece
Greek native, born and educated in Ulm/Germany
Taught German as a Foreign Language at Language Schools and Public High Schools in Greece, as well as a Private Instructor (1989 - 2003)
Part of Deutsches Haus since January 2005 as Adjunct Instructor
Language Program Coordinator since July 2007
Teaches children's courses, as well as Beginners' and Intermediate adult classes
Licensed Exams Manager for the Goethe-Institut Exams held at Deutsches Haus

                
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Heidi Ziegler
Credentials
Translation Diploma in English, French and German, Dolmetscherschule Zurich, 1997
Fluent in German, English, French, and Spanish
Part of Deutsches Haus staff since 1998
Teaches all standard courses, Reading Knowledge, and private classes
Supervisor of Goethe-Institute certificate exams
Teaches German at the Institute of Fine Arts (NYU)
Teaches all levels of German at The New School
Translated for the Guggenheim Museum, Sony Classical, and the Department of History of Psychiatry at Cornell University