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Elke Oerter M.A., DipTrans IOL

Overview

Elke Oerter Position: Lecturer, German Programme Director Email: OerterEC@cardiff.ac.uk
 Telephone: +44(0)29 2087 6247
Fax: +44(0)29 2087 4946
Extension: 76247
Location: Room 2.28, 65-68 Park Place
Office hours: Thursday, 16:00 - 17:00
Friday, 14:00 - 15:00

I graduated from the Ruhr-Universität in Bochum with an M.A. in British Cultural Studies, Modern German Literature and Philosophy. During my year abroad I worked as a foreign language assistant at the University of Derby, gaining my first teaching experience in the UK.

Since graduating in 2001 I have taught German language at Cardiff University. I have thoroughly enjoyed working as a language tutor, and to further improve my teaching skills I completed a university certificate for teaching German as a Foreign Language with the Goethe-Institute.

At Cardiff University I have taught undergraduate students at all levels, as well as postgraduate students on the MA Translation and adult learners at the university's Centre for Lifelong Learning.

As DAAD-Ortlslektorin I maintain close links with the German academic exchange service DAAD and regularly attend conferences and workshops to keep abreast with new teaching approaches and developments in higher education in Germany and the UK. I advise students interested in postgraduate study at German universities and deal with the scholarship applications for the DAAD summer schools.

Teaching

I coordinate the language teaching in the German section and teach on the following courses:

Undergraduate

BA German Single and Joint Honours

  • EU2136 German Language and German-English translation (year one)
  • EU2137 German oral classes for beginners (year one)
  • EU2249 Translation German-English and German core language hours (year two)
  • EU2350 German-English Tandem (year four)
  • EU7227 European Cinema (year two)

BA Translation

  • EU8100 Translation Methods and Skills
  • EU8101 Introduction to Translation Theory

Postgraduate

MA Translation

  • EUT401 Theory of Translation
  • EUT403 Specialized Translation: Literary Translation
  • EUT409 History of European Translation

Administrative and pastoral duties

In addition to my teaching I deal with the following administrative tasks in the German section:

  • Programme convener
  • Timetabling
  • Personal tutor
  • Year abroad (university partnerships, visiting students abroad)
  • Admissions contact for German (advising on curriculum and course content)