Hello, my name is Kate Stevenson!
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Occupation:
Associate Professor of German and French, Jamestown College, Jamestown, North Dakota Home town:
Walhalla ND
(if it's the self-proclaimed Moose Capital of ND, why are their sports teams called the Eagles?)
------------------------------------------------------------------- I joined this wiki because: It is important for language teachers to keep in contact with each other and continue to learn and grow as professionals and as language learners.Interests: - music (listening, making music with friends and performing),
- theater (performing and directing).
- German Cabaret performance,
- performing songs in German and French (singing and playing guitar),
- performing the music of Peggy Lee as soloist with band or piano,
- teaching languages (German and French, sometimes Italian and/or ESL),
- learning languages (Italian, Spanish, Russian, Latin, Koine Greek so far),
- reading for work, research and leisure,
- writing (literary criticism, fiction, memoir, and poetry),
- travel to anywhere -- domestic and international,
- all things Polynesian,
- life and literature in Germany,
- Caribbean island life,
- life and literature in France,
- life and literature in Quebec,
- Concordia Language Villages,
- integrating ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview theory and techniques into language teaching,
- cooking with friends,
- working with the JC International Student Organization,
- outdoor activities like camping and cookouts,
- domestic and international films,
- tai chi,
- dancing for fun,
- computer wrangling,
- home remodeling design, upkeep and maintenance.
Lieblingsfilme für den Deutschunterricht: - Lola rennt
- Der König der Löwen
- Momo
- Goodbye Lenin
- Das Boot
- Muzzy
- Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum
- Nirgendwo in Afrika
- German music videos on YouTube
- Max Raabe und das Palastorchester
- Die Harmonists
- Der Golem (1920, Stummfilm)
- Filme aus dem Buch German though Film von Yale University Press
- Das Leben der Anderen
- Luther (synchronisierte deutsche Ausgabe der amerikanischen Verfilmung)
- Bonhoeffer: Die letzte Stufe (synchronisierte deutsche Ausgabe der amerikanischen Verfilmung)
- und andere . . .
Films que j'utilise dans les cours de français: - Le roi lion, La Belle et la Bête et d'autres films de Disney
- Muzzy
- French in Action I et II
- Les Diaboliques (1954)
- Les Invasions barbares
- Le Dîner de cons
- La Gloire de mon Père; Le Château de ma Mère
- Milou en mai
- Le retour de Martin Guerre
- Le Louvre (avec Charles Boyer)
- Paris, je t'aime
- Germinal
- Madame Bovary
- Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise
- Indochine
- Notre-Dame de Paris (version musicale de Plamondon et Cocciante)
- Jean de Florette
- Manon des sources
- La vie et rien d’autre
- La veuve de Saint-Pierre
- Moderato Cantabile
- Bon Cop, Bad Cop
- encore de films à suivre . . .
If I could live anywhere, it would be: St. John, USVI (It has the most beautiful beaches in the world; the people are great and visitors come from all over the world.)
My dream job(s): Teaching German and French
*Slogan note: Aita e pea pea is Polynesian for "No worries/No problem/It will all work out!"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SAY HELLO!
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