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CURRICULUM VITAE

Joachim Noob

EDUCATION:

1997 Ph.D., German, University of Oregon

Dissertation: Non Vitae sed Scholae discimus: Der Schülerselbstmord in der deutschen

Literatur um die Jahrhundertwende. Dissertation advisor: Professor Kenneth Calhoon

1990 M.A., German, University of Oregon

1989 M.A., German and English Philology, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg, Germany

M.A.-Thesis: William Faulkner‟s Modernist Novels: The Sound and the Fury and

Absalom, Absalom! 144 pp. (unpublished)

EMPLOYMENT:

6-10/2011 Study Abroad Advisor, Office of International Education, Indiana University of

Pennsylvania (IUP), Indiana, PA

2010-2011 International Student Advisor, Office of International Education, Indiana University of

Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA

2008-2009 Visiting Assistant Professor of German, Department of Foreign Languages and

Literatures, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN


Literatures, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

2001-2005 Assistant Professor of German, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures,

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA


Literatures, Virginia Tech

1998-2000 Instructor of German, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Virginia Tech

Fall 1999 Instructor of Conversational and Business German for Managers and Engineers, Xaloy,

Inc., Pulaski, VA


Literatures, Radford University, Radford, VA

Fall 1997 Visiting Assistant Professor of German, Department of Modern Languages, Humboldt

State University, Arcata, CA

Spring 1996 Instructor of German, Department of German, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

EMPLOYMENT (cont.):

Spring 1995 Instructor of German, Department of Modern Languages, Western Oregon State College,

Monmouth, OR

Summer 1993 Instructor of German, Deutsche Sommerschule am Pazifik, Portland State University,

Portland, OR

1990-1994 Graduate Teaching Fellow, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures,

University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

1986-1987 Graduate Teaching Fellow, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures,

University of Oregon

ADVISING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS:

As International Student Advisor:

- advised IUP community about visa processes and immigration issues for international

students and their dependents and ensured compliance with federal and state regulations

- acted as Designated School Official (DSO) for F-1 and F-2 (and at times H-1B) visas

- advised international students (as well as their dependents) with regard to immigration

matters

- primary person to manage SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System),

liaise with SEVP (International Student and Exchange Visitor Program) and USCIS (U.S.

Citizenship and Immigration Services) pertaining to F-1 and F-2 visa holders

- organized and conducted informational workshop sessions on immigration regulations

and procedures

- contributed to the Office of International Education’s (OIE) website and Universitas, the

OIE’s newsletter

- promoted diversity and cultural awareness in Indiana and at IUP through coordination of

various programming (e.g., International Unity Day, International Education Week)

As Study Abroad Advisor:

- coordination of Study Abroad activities for designated IUP Study Abroad programs and

third party providers (CEA - , SAI - Study Abroad Italy, ETEN - European Teacher

Education Network, AustraLearn)

- coordination of ISEP (International Student Exchange Programs): Europe, North

America, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand

- organization and presentation of Study Abroad information sessions

- assistance with Study Abroad scholarships (Gilman, Bridging, CEA)

- coordination of pre-departure sessions for outgoing students to prepare them for their

Study Abroad experience

- coordination of re-entry programs for returning Study Abroad students

- maintenance of information on the Study Abroad website

- advisor for Global Ambassadors (IUP student organization)

AREAS OF ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTERESTS:

German language, literature, and culture classes at all levels; grammar, composition, and conversation;

business German; stylistics; phonetics; translation courses

Eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth century German drama, prose, and poetry; film studies; literature

and culture; psychoanalytical approaches to literature; literature in translation; Business German

LANGUAGES:

German: native speaker

English: near native proficiency

French: good reading and writing knowledge; good listening comprehension and conversational skills

Spanish: beginning level

Latin: basic reading knowledge

ACADEMIC HONORS:

2007 Outstanding Teaching Award 2006-2007, Purdue University

1991 Delta Phi Alpha (German Honor Society), University of Oregon

1990 M.A. in German passed with Distinction, University of Oregon

MEMBERSHIPS:

American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

April 2009 Administration of Goethe-exam Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf (ZDfB), Department of

Foreign Languages and Literatures, Purdue University

January 2009 Administration of Goethe-exam Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf (ZDfB), Department of


Sep. 2008 Member, Ph.D. committee (Mr. Christopher LaCross, candidate), Department of Foreign

Languages and Literatures, Purdue University





PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (cont.):

January 2007 Administration of Goethe-exam Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf (ZDfB), Department of


October 2006 Member, Ph.D. committee (Mr. Heustis “Penn” Whiteside, candidate), Department of


March 2006 Member, Ph.D. committee (Ms. Ana Foteva, candidate), Department of Foreign

Languages and Literatures, Purdue University

2003-2004 Chair, Executive Committee, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Virginia

Tech

2002-2005 Advisor for German Majors and Minors, Department of Foreign Languages and


2002-2004 Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Department of Foreign Languages and


2002-2004 Coordinator of the Stammtisch (German Table), Department of Foreign Languages and


2002-2003 Member, Executive Committee, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures,

Virginia Tech

1992-1993 Coordinator for German Film Seminar, Department of Germanic Languages and

Literatures, University of Oregon

1991-1992 Coordinator for Curriculum Design for Intermediate German, Department of Germanic

Languages and Literatures, University of Oregon

WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION:

Prüferschulung (Tester Training) Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf (ZDfB), organized by the Goethe-

Institut Chicago, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, February 6-8, 2009; re-certified tester for

Advanced Intermediate level B2

Berufskommunikation Deutsch, organized by the Goethe-Institut Chicago, Georgia Tech Institute, Atlanta,

GA, October 20-22, 2006

Prüferschulung (Tester Training) Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf (ZDfB), organized by the Goethe-

Institut Chicago, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, February 24-26, 2006; certified tester for

Advanced Intermediate level B2

Prüferschulung (Tester Training) Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung (ZMP), organized by the Goethe-Institut

Chicago, German-American Institute, St. Paul, MN, October 28-30, 2005; certified tester for Advanced

level C1

WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION (cont.):

Lessons from the MBA classroom: Business Concepts for Foreign Language Teachers and Professionals,

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, October 20-22, 2005

Fourth Annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education at the University of Rhode Island,

Kingston, RI, November 1-3, 2001

CERTIFICATES:

2006 Authorized tester for the ZDfB-exam (Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf / German for the

Professions)

2005 Authorized tester for the ZMP-exam (Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung / German at the

Advanced Level)

GRANTS:

2003 $700.00 travel stipend from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at

Virginia Tech for researching a Study Abroad Trip Program

2002 $500.00 stipend from the University Writing Program for participating in Virginia Tech’s

Writing Program Summer Workshop (May 13-17)

PUBLICATIONS:

Book:

Non Vitae sed Scholae discimus: Der Schülerselbstmord in der deutschen Literatur um die Jahrhundert-

wende (Heidelberg: Winter, 1998), 250 pp. This book has been a required text for a number of seminars at

German universities.

PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL PARTICIPATION:

Invited guest speaker on M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder, German Film Series, Purdue University,

West Lafayette, IN, August 28, 2006

Invited guest speaker on Die Nibelungen, GER 341 (German Literature I: From the Middle Ages to the

Eighteenth Century), Purdue University, September 27 and 29, 2005

“M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder and the Anonymity of the Modern Metropolis.” Presented at the

Fifty-Seventh Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference at the University of Kentucky in

Lexington, KY, April 15-17, 2004

“Robert Musils Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften. Zur essayistischen Formgestaltung des Romans.”

Presented at the Thirty-Second Twentieth-Century Literature Conference at the University of Louisville

in Louisville, KY, February 26-28, 2004

Chair of “Sound and Silence” at the Thirty-Second Twentieth-Century Literature Conference at the

University of Louisville in Louisville, KY, February 26-28, 2004

“Die „Erleuchteten:‟ Göttliche Inkompetenz in Bertolt Brechts Der gute Mensch von Sezuan.” Presented

at the Thirty-First Twentieth-Century Literature Conference at the University of Louisville in Louisville,

KY, February 27-March 1, 2003

Chair of “German and Austrian Writers” at the Thirty-First Twentieth-Century Literature Conference at

the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY, February 27-March 1, 2003

“‟Women‟s Time‟ am Vatertag: Günter Grass‟ Der Butt.”. Presented at the Thirtieth Twentieth-Century

Literature Conference at the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY, February 21-23, 2002

Chair of “Language, Identity, and Reality in Aichinger, Schnitzler, and Wolfe” at the Thirtieth Twentieth-

Century Literature Conference at the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY, February 21-23, 2002

Invited guest speaker on “Der betrogene Betrüger: Werthers theatralischer Selbstmord.” Radford

University, Radford, VA, March 22, 1999

“Thomas Manns Der Zauberberg im Lichte von Schillers Aufsatz „Über naïve und sentimentalische

Dichtung.” Presented at the Forty-Eighth Annual Mountain Foreign Language Interstate Conference at

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, October 8-10, 1998

Chair of “The Thrills and Pitfalls of Literary Translation” at the Forty-Eighth Annual Mountain Foreign

Language Interstate Conference at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, October 8-10, 1998

COURSE DEVELOPMENT:

At Purdue University:

GER 224 Introduction to Business German

GER 230 Murder and Mayhem: Crime and Punishment in German Literature (taught in English)

GER 424 Advanced Business German

GER 480 German Culture and Civilization (From the Nineteenth Century to the Present)

GER 524 German for International Trade

GER 581 German Culture and Civilization (From the Beginnings to the Nineteenth Century)

GER 594 Vienna ante Portas: Culture and Decadence at the Turn of the (Nineteenth / Twentieth)

Century

At Virginia Tech:

GER 2784 Accelerated Elementary German (Maymester)

GER 2784 Business Study Abroad (Preparation for Germany and Austria)

COURSE DEVELOPMENT (cont.):

GER 3106 Grammar, Composition, and Conversation (Writing Intensive Course)

GER 3954 Study Abroad Trip (Summer Preparation Course: Survival Germany)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

At Purdue University:

GER 201 Intermediate German

GER 224 Introduction to Business German

GER 230 Murder and Mayhem: Crime and Punishment in German Literature (taught in English)

GER 301 Grammar, Composition, Conversation, and Culture

GER 402 German Level VIII (Short Stories)

GER 424 Advanced Business German

GER 480 German Culture and Civilization (From the Nineteenth Century to the Present)

GER 524 German for International Trade

GER 581 German Culture and Civilization (From the Beginnings to the Nineteenth Century)

GER 594 Vienna ante Portas: Culture and Decadence at the Turn of the (Nineteenth / Twentieth)

Century

GER 603-605 German for Reading Knowledge

At Virginia Tech:

GER 1105-06 Elementary German

GER 2105-06 Intermediate German

GER 2724 German Culture and Civilization (Humanities Course taught in English)

GER 2984 Accelerated Elementary German (Maymester)

GER 2984 Business Study Abroad (Preparation for Germany and Austria)

GER 3105-06 Grammar, Composition and Conversation

GER 3305 Survey of German Literature (From the Middle Ages to Goethe)

GER 3306 Survey of German Literature (From Romanticism to the Present)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (cont.):

GER 4324 Twentieth Century German Prose

GER 4334 German Life, Literature, and Language: German Culture and Civilization Through Film

UH 4974 Independent Study (The Depiction of Berlin in German Cinema)

UH 4974 Independent Study (Creative Writing)

At Radford University:

GER 210 Intermediate German

GER 300 Readings in German

GER XXX Screening and Discussion: A Survey of German Film (no credit class)

At Humboldt State University:

GERM 105 Elementary German

GERM 311 Grammar, Composition, and Conversation

At Vassar College:

GERM 106 Elementary German

GERM 199 Supervision and instruction of undergraduate teaching assistants for the German

conversation class at the elementary level

GERM 211 Intermediate German

At Western Oregon State College:

GL 203 Intermediate German

GL 299 Supervision and instruction of undergraduate teaching assistants for the German

conversation class at the intermediate level

GL 303 Grammar, Composition, and Conversation

GL 412 Survey of German Literature: From the Age of Naturalism to the Present

At the Deutsche Sommerschule am Pazifik:

GER 211 Elementary German

GER 412 Cultural Studies

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (cont.):

At the University of Oregon:

GER 105 Elementary German Intensive Program

GER 201-203 Intermediate German

GER 205 Intermediate German Intensive Program

GER 301-303 Grammar, Composition, and Conversation

TEACHING EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE ACADEMIA:

At Xaloy, Inc.:

Conversational and Business German for Managers and Engineers

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