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Sylvia Rieger is the German Language Coordinator at Freie Universität Berlin, where she coordinates the language courses for the International Summer and Winter University (FUBiS) and FU-BEST. She holds a Ph.D. in German Literature from the University of Washington, obtained in 2001, and two M.A. degrees in German Literature from the Universität Regensburg (1995) and Vanderbilt University (1993). Rieger has also taught language and cultural studies courses at McGill University from 2008 to 2013 and has been a part of the Freie Universität Berlin community since 2012, enhancing students' language skills through her coordinating efforts. Her prior experience includes teaching at Harvard University from 2000 to 2007 and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2007-2008. Her research interests include foreign language pedagogy, Berlin literature and film, and Arab-German writers, reflecting her commitment to engaging with diverse cultural narratives in her teaching and curriculum development.
Freie Universität Berlin • Berlin
Coordinates the language courses for the International Summer and Winter University (FUBiS) and FU-BEST.
McGill University • Montreal
Coordinated and taught language and cultural studies courses.
Harvard University • Cambridge
Taught courses in German Literature.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge
Taught German language courses.
Administered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences.