Dr. Henriette J. Runte
Photo: sz/hr
Head of the Department of Modern Languages at the Language Center
Address
University of Hamburg
Von-Melle-Park 5
20146 Hamburg
Office
Room: 3037
Office hours
- Thu, 11-12 AM (via ZOOM)
Contact
Tel: +49 40 42838-6757
Key aspects of activity
- Teaching English, French, and Spanish
- Didactic and academic coordination and development of the Modern Languages
Qualifications and Education
- Ph. D. - University of Kansas - 1995-2002
- Dissertation: “The Papes and Sous-Papes of the Avignon Festival: a Sociocultural and Literary Analysis of Contemporary French Theater”
- M. A. in French Literature - University of Kansas - 1993-1995
- Bryn Mawr College Exchange Program at the Insitut d’études françaises d’Avignon - 1993
- B. A. French - University of Kansas - 1990-1993
- B. A. Human Biology - University of Kansas - 1990-1993
- Pre-med - University of Kansas - 1990-1993
Languages:
- native fluency in English, French and Hungarian
- near-native fluency in German
- C1 in Spanish
- B2 in Romanian
- basic knowledge of Russian
Academic Career
| 2008-present | Head of the Center for Modern Languages (Sprachenzentrum) of Universität Hamburg | |
| 2004-2007 | Coordinator and Senior Lecturer for English and Cultural Studies for Business Psychology minors at Leuphana Universität Lüneburg | |
| 2002-2004 | Lecturer at Helmut-Schmidt-Universität in Hamburg | |
1999-2001 and 1993-1997 | Graduate Teaching Assistant for French at the University of Kansas | |
| 1997-1998 | Lecturer at the Université de Franche-Comté in Besançon, France | |
| 1995-2000 | Extracurricular tutor for French at Hillcrest, Deerfield, and Wakarusa Valley | Elementary Schools in Douglas County, Kansas |
| 1992 | Lecturer for English as a Second Language at the University of Kansas |
Teaching
- Cross Cultural Studies
- Intercultural Communications
- English through theater
- French and French Literature
- Business and Medical Ethics
- Presenting in English
- Classes for Medical Students ranging from vocabulary training or taking an anamnesis to English preparatory courses for the USMLE
Projects and Further Interests
At Universität Hamburg:
Co-organizer and contributor
- Sprach & Kultur Messe- Language & Culture Fair
- Die Welt der angewandten Sprachen - a conference about teaching and learning applied languages
- Märchenstunde - Fairytales in English
- Englische Weihnachtslieder zum Mitsingen - Christmas Caroling
Speaker
at conferences at Universidade de Évora (Portugal), Intercollege (Cyprus), Central European University (Hungary), Università Degli Studi Di Messina (Italy), University at Buffalo (USA)
At the University of Kansas:
Director of Summer Exchange Programs to Paris, Strasbourg and Brussels
At Leuphana Universität Lüneburg:
Coordinator for university exchange programs to Judson College, Michigan State University, IILM in India, Turku Polytechnik in Finnland, Middle East Technical University in Turkey, London Metropolitan University in London, England, Intercollege in Cyprus and Columbia University in Paris