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MS RITA M. NIEMANN
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (CLS)
CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES
National University of Singapore
10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260
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Brief Introduction Top
I am teaching German as a foreign language at the NUS since I joined the European Studies Programme as a Fellow in June 1997. I became a lecturer in 1998 and was transferred to the new Centre for Language Studies, (CLS) in 2001. At present, I am Convenor for German language at the Centre.
I graduated with a direct Master’s degree (Magistra Artium) in German Language and Literature, Romance Language and Literature and Educational Theory from the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany, in 1995. During the time of my studies, I spend one year as a guest student at the Universidad de Granada, Spain, to improve my language skills and to study Spanish language and literature at the Faculdad de Filología y Letras.
Upon the completion of my degree studies in Münster, I was selected by the university’s Language Centre to take part in their exchange programme with the Department of Germanics at the University of Washington, Seattle. One year later, in 1996, I graduated from UW with a Master’s Degree, specializing in German 18th and 19th century literature.
During my years of studies abroad, I have been teaching German at the Goethe-Institute in Granada, Spain, and the University of Washington, Seattle.
I am editorial board member of e-FLT, Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching (URL: http://e-flt.nus.edu.sg) and member of PacCALL (URL: http://www.paccall.org).
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Teaching Areas Top
At the NUS, I have been teaching German language modules on the beginners', intermediate and advanced level. I am coordinating and teaching LAG3201 German 3 in semester I of the academic year 2005/2006.
Furthermore, I am co-chairing the Centre's Teaching Development Committee. At present we are about to finalize the Centre's first curriculum framework for all languages. We are also looking into review and assessment citeria that will lead to better quality control and maintanance among our numerous part time staff.
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Current Research Top
At present, I am investigating the impact of the application of ICT in foreign language teaching on learners' listening comprenehsion skills. I am planning to do my PhD under the supervision of Prof. Hermann Funk of the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany, in this area.
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Research Interests Top
I am interested in the impact of instructional technologies and infomation and communication technologies on foreign language teaching and learning. Of particular interest are the establishment of didactic design-principles for the development of network-based interactive learning materials and the effectiveness of such learning materials for learners.
I am also interested in process-oriented learning, learner autonomy, curriculum development, syllabus design and materials development.
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Publications Top
CONFERENCE PAPERS - Niemann, R. M. (2005): CALL and the Classroom: Making Learning German more effective with a blended learning approach. Invited paper presented at the First International Conference on the Didactics of Languages, Antonine University, Beirut, Lebanon.
- Niemann, R. M. (2004): Towards more effective learners: Blended learning in the German language classroom. FASS-CDTL Symposium. Proceedings of the Symposium on Innovative Approaches to University Teaching and Learning. Compiled by Daphne Pan, 57 - 63.
- Niemann, R. M. (2004): Teaching and learning in an electronic self-access centre in the Internet. Paper presented at the First International Conference on ICT's and Autonomy Applied to Language Learning, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain.
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Niemann, R. M. (2003): Integrating Online Coursework for Language Learning. Provider’s goals and learners’ feedback. Paper presented at Asia CALL 2003, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand. -
Niemann, R. M. (2002): Network-based Foreign Language Teaching and Learning: From Practicing Structures to Language Use. Paper presented at the International Conference for Foreign Language Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia. -
Niemann, R. M. (2001): Sind Schere und Klebstoff out? Ueberlegungen zur Entwicklung von interaktiven netzwerkgestuetzten Uebungen. Paper presented at XII. Internationale Tagung der Deutschlehrerinnen und Deutschlehrer, Lucerne, Switzerland. -
Niemann, R. M. (2000): 'The Link between Experience and Thinking'. A Text Project on Contemporary German Art. TLHE Symposium. Proceedings of the First Symposium on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Compiled by C.M. Wang, K.P. Mohanan, D. Pan & Y.S. Chee, 113 - 120.
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2011-04-18
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