Curriculum Vitae
Klaus Brandl, Ph.D.
ContentsUniversity of Washington Committees
Dissertation:
"Strategic Response to Errors in Computer Assisted Language Learning."
in Foreign Language Education/Applied Linguistics
1988 - 1991
Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics/Foreign Language Education, University of Texas at Austin.
1985 - 1987
MA in Foreign Language Education, University of Texas at Austin.
1981 - 1985
Zwischenprüfung (BA equivalent) in English, University of Würzburg, West Germany.
2009 -present
Assistant Professor, Applied Linguistics/Foreign Language Education
Director, Language Program
Department of Germanics2008 -2009
Senior Lecturer, Department of Scandinavian Studies (50%)/Department of Germanics (50%)
1997 -2008
Senior Lecturer, Foreign Language Education, University of Washington, Department of Scandinavian Studies (40%)/College of Arts & Sciences (60%)
Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the Teacher Education Program, College of Education, University of Washington
Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the Department of Germanics, University of Washington
Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studiess, University of Washington1993 - 1997
Lecturer in Foreign Language Education, University of Washington, Seattle, Department of Scandinavian Studies (40%)/College of Arts & Sciences (60%)
1991 - 1993
Language Pedagogy Specialist, Center for Instructional Development and Research/Language Learning Center, University of Washington, Seattle
1987 - 1990
Instructor, first- and second-year German at the University of Texas, Austin
1989 (Sum) Instructor, intermediate/advanced German, German Summer School in Taos, NM 1987 (Sum) Supervisor for ESL Instruction at Emerson Language School, Taiwan ESL Instructor, Jordan's Language Institute, Taiwan
Professional ExperienceForeign Language Teaching Methodology (TA Training Seminar), ASIAN/GER/ROM, NE, SLAV 518, University of Washington, First-year German, 1992 - present
World Languages I & II (Secondary Teacher Training Seminar), EdTEP 588/589, University of Washington, 1995 - present
German Teaching Methods & Materials, GER 576, University of Washington, Fall 1995/2002/2008
Language Teaching Methods, EdC&I 329, University of Washington, 1993 - 1994
Special Topics in Foreign Language Teaching Methodology (Independent Study Course at the Graduate Level), University of Washington, Spring 1994
Applied Linguistics and CALL (Independent Study Course at the Graduate Level), University of Washington, Fall 1993
Technology and Language Learning (Independent Study Course at the Graduate Level), University of Washington, Fall 1991
Applied Linguistics: Using the Computer to Teach German (Co-instructor with Dr. Dorothy Chun), University of Texas, Austin, Fall 1990
First/Second-Year German, University of Texas, Austin Language Instructor, 1987 - 1990
Advanced German, German Summer School in Taos, NM, Summer 1989
Advanced ESL, ESL Intern Teacher, Intensive English Program, University of Texas, Austin, Spring 1986
Language Program Director, Department of Germanics, University of Washington, 2008-present
Program Coordinator, Department of Scandinavian Studies, University of Washington, 1998-2008
TA Training (at the departmental/individual level) College of Arts & Sciences/ Center for Instructional Development and Research, University of Washington, 1991 - present
Supervision of Graduate Student Assistants’ Technology Projects, Language Learning Center, University of Washington, 1991 - present
Consultant on Curriculum Design for the Bengali Language Project (Funded by the South East Asian Center, Chicago), Language Learning Center, University of Washington, 2005-2006
Consultant on Curriculum Design for the Persian Language Project (Funded by the Federal Government), Language Learning Center, University of Washington, Summer 1994
Teacher Training at SEASSI (South East Asian Studies Summer Institute), University of Washington, Summer 1993
Course Coordinator, second-year German, University of Texas, Austin, Fall 1990
Books
(2008). Communicative language teaching in action. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Refereed Articles
(forthcoming 2009). Implementational demands in task-based teaching: the teachers’ perspective. e-FLT online
(2005). (equally co-authored with Paloma Borreguero). Textbook analysis. Journal of the Washington Association of Language Teaching, 26 (1), 7-20.
(2005). (equally co-authored with Margy Lawrence). Aligning in Foreign Language Instruction. In Donald H. Wulff, et al. (Eds.), Aligning for Learning (pp. 134-146). Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company.
(2005). Are you ready to “MOODLE”? Language Learning & Technology, 9 (2), 16-23.
(2002). Integrating Internet-based reading materials into the foreign language curriculum: From teacher- to student-centered approaches. Language Learning & Technology, 6 (3), 87-107.
(2002). (equally co-authored with Gabriele Bauer). “Students' Perceptions of Novice Teaching Assistants' Use of the Target Language in Beginning Foreign Language Classes: A Preliminary Investigation.” In Will Davis, Jan Smith, & Rosslyn Smith (Eds.), Ready to Teach: Graduate Teaching Assistants Prepare for Today and for Tomorrow (pp. 128-138). Stillwater, OK: New Forums Press.
(2000). Foreign Language TAs' Perceptions of Training Components: Do We Know How They Like To Be Trained? The Modern Language Journal. 84 (3). 355-371.
(1998). Die Anwendung eines multimedialen Leseprogrammes im Umgang mit literarischen Texten im DaF-Unterricht. Eine Didaktisierung am Beispiel von Borcherts Kurzgeschichte Das Brot. Jahresheft der Internationalen Wolfgang-Borchert-Gesellschaft. e.V.,10, 34-43.
(1995). Strong and Weak Students' Preferences of Feedback Options in Computer Assisted Language Learning. The Modern Language Journal 79 (2), 194-211. (abstract)
(1994). Assessing Students’ Use of Feedback Strategies. Proceedings of the 1994 CALICO Annual Symposium "Human Factors, " Eds. F. L. Borchardt & E. Johnson, 50. Durham, CALICO.
(1994). (equally co-authored with Ken White et al.). The University of Washington's Entry-level Initiative: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Training Departmental Lead TAs and Enhancing Undergraduate Learning. The TA Experience: Preparing for Multiple Roles. Stillwaters, OK: New Forms Press.
(1992). (equally co-authored with Dorothy Chun). Beyond Form-Based Drill and Practice: Meaning-Enhancing CALL on the Macintosh. The Foreign Language Annals. 25, 255 - 267.
Refereed ONLINE COURSES
(2001). (equally co-authored with Ali Moeller). Instructional Planning. German Teacher Training Course. GOING THE DISTANCE: On-line Training Course for Teachers of German. The American Association of Teachers of German & The Goethe Institute.
Reprinted Articles
Strong and weak students' preferences of feedback options in computer assisted language learning. In P. Hubbard (Ed). Computer Assisted Language Learning: Critical Concepts in Linguistics (pp. 307-335). New York: Routledge.
Integrating Internet-based reading materials into the foreign language curriculum: From teacher- to student-centered approaches. (Part 1) In O. Villarreal & M. Kira (Eds.), SHARE An Electronic Magazine, 4 (99), March 8th.
Integrating Internet-based reading materials into the foreign language curriculum: From teacher- to student-centered approaches. (Part 2) In O. Villarreal & M. Kira (Eds.). SHARE An Electronic Magazine, 4 (101), April 6th.
(TRANSLATED INTO FRENCH)
(1995). Exercices axés sur le sens, plutôt que sur la forme, au moyen du système CALL sur Macintosh. In S. Rehorick & V. Edwards (Eds.), L'apprentissage et l'enseignement des langues secondes (pp. 23-41). The Canadian Modern Language Review.
Refereed Educational Software
(1996). Das Brot: An Interactive Reading Program. Agora Language Marketplace in cooperation with Schoenhof's Foreign Books. Spring.
(1996). The Gradebook for Languages. Agora Language Marketplace in cooperation with Schoenhof's Foreign Books. Spring.
(1994). (equally co-authored with I. Stöhr). The German Pronunciation Tutor. 2nd. ed. The Hyperglot Software Company. Fall.
(1989). (equally co-authored with I. Stöhr). The German Pronunciation Tutor. The Hyperglot Software Company. Fall.
(1989). The German Passive Voice Tutor. The Hyperglot Software Company. Summer.
Handbook (non refereed)
1994. (equally co-authored with Marianne Stecher-Hansen). TA Training Handbook. Department of Scandinavian Studies. University of Washington, Seattle.
2002. Students’ attitudes and perception of learning: A comparative study of a web-based and classroom-based language course. CALICO 2002. Annual Conference, March. 27-31, Davis, CA.
2001. “Taking Language Instruction Online: Progress or Demise?” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers. Oct. 12-13, Pasco, WA.
2001. “From Principal Method to Methods based on Principles.” Paper presented at the in-service day for the Shoreline School District. Seattle, February, 26.
2001. “The Development of the Instructional Planning Course.” Paper presented at the Author Workshop. The Goethe Institute, Washington, DC, January, 28.
2000. “Instructional Planning. German Teacher Training Course. GOING THE DISTANCE: On-line Training Course for Teachers of German.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council of Foreign Language Teachers. Boston, November.
2000. Workshop on Review of TA Training Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, April, 5 – 9.
1999. “On training TAs: Do we know how they like to be trained?” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council of Foreign Language Teachers. Dallas, November.
1999. Workshop on TA Training in Action: Development through Assessment and Feedback, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, March. 19 – 20.
1996a. "TA Training in Foreign Languages: Learning from Students’ Perceptions." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council of Foreign Language Teachers. Philadelphia, November.
1996b. Panelist, Roundtable discussion of "Bringing Faculty Work to the Agora Language Marketplace," at the annual meeting of the American Council of Foreign Language Teachers. Philadelphia, November.
1996. "The Cognitive Benefits of Learning a Foreign Language at an Early Age." Paper presented at the annual parents meeting at Bennett Elementary School. Bellevue, WA, November.
1995. Panelist, Roundtable Discussion of "What Do Tamil, O. J., and Computers Have in Common?" at the University of Washington, May.
1994. "Röda Rummet: An Interactive Reading Program." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Swedish Teachers’ Conference, Seattle WA, October.
1994a. "Assessing Students' Use of Feedback Strategies." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Computer Assisted Language Learning and Instruction Consortium. Flagstaff, March.
1994b. "LET'S TALK! Communication Exercises for German." Software demonstrated at the annual meeting of the Computer Assisted Language Learning and Instruction Consortium. Flagstaff, March.
1994. "Faculty Multimedia Projects." Software demonstrated at the University of Washington, Seattle, June.
1993. "Computer Assisted Reading: Integrating Pre- and Postreading Strategies for Better Comprehension." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council of Foreign Language Teachers. San Antonio, TX, November.
1993. "The Use of German Language Learning Software in the Classroom." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Teachers of German in Washington. Hyak, September.
1992. "Communicative CALL for the Macintosh: Beyond Drill and Practice." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Computer Assisted Language Learning and Instruction Consortium. Monterey, February.
1990. "Foreign Language Instruction Using HyperCard." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the South Central Small College Computing Conference. Austin, TX, March.
1990a. "HyperCard Solutions to Problems in Teaching Sound Perception and Production: An Integrated Approach." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Computer Assisted Language Learning and Instruction Consortium. Baltimore, March.
1990b. "The German Passive Voice Tutor." Software demonstrated at the annual meeting of the Computer Assisted Language Learning and Instruction Consortium. Baltimore, March.
1990. "HyperCard-Based Foreign Language Software." Software demonstrated at the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Minneapolis, MN, March.
1990. "Foreign Language Software that Works." Software demonstrated at the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. New York, NY, April.
1990. "Foreign Language Software." Software demonstrated at the Texas Foreign Language Association. Fort Worth, TX, October.
1990. "Teaching German Pronunciation: A HyperCard Application." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the South Central Modern Language Association. San Antonio, TX, October.
1989. "The German Pronunciation Tutor." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Modern Language Association. Washington, DC., December.
1989. "Developing Communicative Skills through Radio Plays and Short Stories." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Teachers of German. Boston, November.
1989. "The Macintosh: A Grammar Tutor?" Paper presented at The German Summer School of Taos, NM, Taos, July.
1988. "Teaching ESL in Taiwan." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the TexTesol 3rd Convention. Austin, March.
Flagship Language Initiative, NSEP/National Foreign Language Center, Washington, DC, (with Teri Deyoung, Principal Investigator, Paul Aoki), 2002-2004.
Invited participation in the LARC institute on Computer-assisted Testing. Funded by the National Language Resource Center, San Diego State University, Summer 1997.
Invited participation (with Julia Herschensohn, Richard Dunn, Paul Aoki) in the National Language Mission Project. Funded by the Association of American Colleges and The National Foreign Language Center. Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC. 1996 - 1998.
Invited participation in the workshop on Project-oriented Learning at the University of Giessen, Germany. Funded by The Goethe Institute, Germany, Summer 1996.
AwardsFulbright-Hayes China Study Scholarship, Summer 1998.
1994 EDUCOM Higher Education Software Awards: Finalist for Languages, 1994.
Project Quest Computing Grant (with Dorothy Chun), University of Texas, Austin, 1990.
Macintosh Academic Computing Grant (with J. Weinstock, J. Swaffar), University of Texas, Austin, 1989.
University of Texas Professional Development Award, 1989 - 1990.
Competitive Scholarship (tuition waver) from the University of Texas, Austin, 1985 - 1987.
University of Washington CommitteesChair, Language Board, Unviversity of Washington. 2000-present
Member, Collegial Evaluation Committee, Department of Scandinavian Studies, 1997-1998.
Member (ex officio), Language Center Board, 1995 - 1999.
Member, Admissions Committee , Teacher Education Program, College of Education, 1996 - 1999.
Chair, Foreign Languages Field Studies Committee, 1994 - present, Member, 1992 - 1993.
Member, Applied Linguistics Committee, 1995 - 1998.
Principal member (with Julia Herschensohn and Paul Aoki), Language Mission Project (collaborative effort of the Association of American Colleges and the National Foreign Language Center). 1996-1998.
Member, Language Steering Committee, 1993 - 1994.
Member, Curriculum Development Committee, Secondary Teacher Education Program, College of Education, 1993 - 1994.
Member, Language Task Force, College of Arts & Sciences, 1992 - 1993.
Community ServiceMember; Subcommittee of The Higher Education Coordinating Board on Admission Standards for Language Learning for the State of Washington, 1997-1999.
Paper presented on Necessary Changes in Teacher Training Requirements and Certification/ Endorsement Implementations to the Commission on Student Learning (WA K-12 Education Reform Commission). Tukwila, April 17, 1995.
Written report on World Language Research submitted to the Commission on Student Learning. (WA K-12 Education Reform Commission). Olympia, April 17, 1995.
Workshop on Developing Oral Achievement Tests, Kitsap School District, Silverdale, WA, May 1994.
Workshop on Oral Achievement Testing, Kitsap School District, Silverdale, WA, October 1994.
Professional OfficesPresident, SIG Software Development, Computer Assisted Language Learning and Instruction Consortium, 1993 - 1994.
Vice President, SIG Software Development, Computer Assisted Language Learning and Instruction Consortium, 1992 - 1993.
Vice President, FLECSA (Foreign Language Education Center Student Association), University of Texas, Austin, 1987 - 1988.
Public Relations Officer, FLECSA, University of Texas, Austin, 1986 - 1987.
Native: German
Near-native fluency: English
Intermediate Spanish
Reading knowledge: French, Italian
Beginning knowledge: Chinese
AATG American Association of Teachers of German
ACTFL American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages
CALICO Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium
GTTG German Teacher Trainer Group (Goethe Institute, Seattle)
Last Revised: © Klaus Brandl, September 19, 2003