Simone Schlichting-Artur Senior Lecturer in German Director of Modern Languages Office:       48-211 Phone:       (215) 895-2443E-Mail:       schlichs@drexel.edu

Education
Doctoral Candidate, Educational Leadership, University of Pennsylvania, since 2004
M.S., Science, Technology and Society, Drexel University, 2002
B.A., International Area Studies, Drexel University, 2000
M.A., German Studies and Art History, University of Marburg and University of Bochum, 1983

Research Interests
International Business Communication ( Germany and the US ), Language Policy and Planning with a focus on Foreign Language Acquisition
German Post-War History through Film and Literature, Development of Writing Assessment Tools for German Minor, Foreign Language Learning and Technology

Publication
"The Germans Protest: Still a Country of Pacifists?" in Alexander G. Nikolaev, Ernest Hakanen, eds. Leading to the War: The Global Media Debate. New York: Palgrave-McMillan, January 2006.149-163.

Courses Usually Taught
German 101, 102, 103 : Introduction to German
German 201, 202, 203 : Intermediate German
German 311, 312, 313 : German Stylistics
German 351 : Introduction to Business and Professional German
German 371 : Special Studies in German Civilization and Culture (i.e. Deutsche Geschicht von der Kaiserzeit biz zur Wende)
German 431 : Special Studies in Advanced German Literature (i.e. Deutsche Märchen und Psychologische Analyse)
German 451 : Special Studies in Advanced German for Business and the Profession (i.e. Deutschland und die EU, Deutsche Geschäftskultur)
German 471 : Special Studies in German Civilization (i.e Deutsche Geschichte verfilmt)
German 480 : Minor Thesis Advisement Course