University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: German (grad)

Beringer, Berni

Biography Area(s) of Study: Holocaust literature and post-1945 literature. About: Berni Beringer completed his First (2016) and Second (2020) State Examination in English, Geography, German, and History with a certificate for bilingual teaching at the University of Education in Freiburg, Germany. In Freiburg, he also worked at the Sport-Club Freiburg soccer academy as a coach …

Cummins, Robin

Biography Area(s) of Study: Germanic linguistics, orality and literacy, paleography. About: Robin Cummins is a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in German at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic. They received their B.A. in English and German from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville in 2019 and later their M.A. …

Ferchau, Sarah

Biography Area(s) of Study: Second and foreign language acquisition of German. (Pre-Service) language teacher education. Reflective practice and teaching in the foreign language classroom. Creation and reviewing teaching material for German. New media in the foreign language classroom. About Me: Right now, I am preparing for my prelims for my Ph.D. in German and Curriculum …

Mackie-Suetmeier, Elizabeth

Biography Area(s) of Study: Historical linguistics. About Me: I received my BA in German from UW-Madison and am currently working towards completing my dissertation in German and Dutch linguistics. Education: – University of Wisconsin-Madison, BA in German

Shepherd, Finn

Biography Area(s) of Study: Sociolinguistics, language variation and change, language contact Pronouns: he/him/his About:I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+. I received my Master of Arts in May 2023 from UW-Madison, and my Bachelor of Arts in May 2019 from Guilford College (Greensboro, NC). My current research interests encompass language …

Vanhecke, Charlotte Emma

Biography Area(s) of Study: Historical linguistics. Language variation & change. Pronouns: she/her About: Charlotte is a PhD student in Linguistics with an emphasis on historical linguistics and heritage language linguistics. She holds a master’s degree in Literature and Linguistics with a focus on English and Nordic from the University of Ghent (2009). Her current research …