Courses

GERM 1A: Beginning German

GERM 11A: German Laboratory

GERM 1B: Beginning German

GERM 11B: German Laboratory

GERM Immersion Program

LATN 50: Grammar, Structure, and Roman Culture

Education

Ph.D.
Dissertation: Tradition im Umbruch - Zur Sophokles-Rezeption im deutschen Vormärz. (Peter Lang Publisher)
UC Berkeley

M.A., German Literature, German Language
Classics (emphasis on Latin and Greek)
UC Berkeley

B.A.
UC Berkeley

Experience

• 15 years teaching German and German literature, Latin at SJSU
• 1 year German at Santa Clara University
• 2 years of Latin at Foothill College
• 17 years at West Valley College

Personal Message to Students

Have you heard of Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Hegel, Nietzsche, Freud, Einstein, Wagner… just to name a few? Come and learn their language. Become multilingual! Learning German will discipline your habits, improve your reasoning and add fun to your life!

Personal Interests

• Writing about the two world wars and the effects on future generations
• Politics and literature of Germany, South Africa, Namibia and Botswana
• Travels to Berlin, Germany and the South of Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia etc.)