Elizabeth Kautz

she/her/hers

German, Nordic, Slavic & Dutch

328B Folwell Hall

9 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Collegiate Affiliation

Education Program Specialist,

Educational Background & Specialties

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Educational Background

Publications

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Kautz, Elizabeth. "Sustainability, Study Abroad, and Curricular Revisions in the Face of Global Crises." Die Unterrichtspraxis / Teaching German 54.2 (Nov. 2021): 314-317.
Kautz, Elizabeth, Ed. Laurent Cammarata. Exploring Environmental Sustainability Issues in the Intermediate-level Foreign Language Curriculum. Routledge, 2016.
Kautz, Elizabeth, Zorach, Cecile, Charlotte Melin. English Grammar for Students of German. Ann Arbor: Olivia and Hill Press, 2009.

Activities

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Interim Director for the CLA Language Center 2021-2022
Curriculum Developer for Sustainability and Social Justice Topics in the Language Classroom: 2012 - present.
Career-Readiness Teaching Fellow 2019-2020
TandemPlus Specialist / Virtual Exchange Coordinator 2017-present
Director of Language Instruction, GSD Fall 2006- Spring 2012
Intermediate-level German Coordinator Fall 2013 - present
CLA P&A Promotion and Leave Committee 2007-2009
CLA Committee on Second Language Education (ComSLE) Fall 2006- Spring 2012
Ad Hoc University Committee on the Re-Evaluation of the SET Form (Student Evaluation of Teaching) 2006- 2007

Technology Workshop Presenter for K-12 Teachers: Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition 2004-present

"Transforming Second-Year French and German Courses into a Blended-Learning Format." : CLA-OIT Tools for Discovery Grant January 2012 - January 2013
Green Germany: Resources and teaching materials about sustainability for the German language classroom 2011 - present

Awards

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Courses

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