Kathryn Sederberg
@ksederbe
German Studies prof in Michigan. Researching refugee diaries written by German and Austrian Jews fleeing Nazism. Teaching German at all levels. Ansonsten: proud auntie, cyclist, cookbook enthusiast, into running, swimming, almond croissants.
Fresh graffiti in Vienna on the statue of Karl Lueger. (And it seems like more people stopping to read about it)
Sharing on behalf of the ACTFL German Special Interest Group - we give out two annual awards, one for Early Career faculty, and one to recognize Outstanding German Program Development and Advocacy. Please nominate yourself or others! And share widely! Danke im Voraus! @aatgonline.bsky.social
Can someone explain what these "limit times" would be? Seems too fast for a regular lap lane. I cannot make sense of it. (At Schönbrunner Bad in Vienna) #SchwimmeninWien
Apparently this sign is funny to non-German speakers, my mom tells me😂
Arrived in Vienna for my 4 weeks as a Fellow at VWI, thanks to EHRI-ERIC fellowship. So grateful to have this opportunity to access libraries and archives in Vienna. @ehri-project.eu
Best part about research trips abroad? Discovering the historic swimming pools. 😍 Had a great swim this morning at Kongressbad in Vienna.
A great read for German instructors! Interview with Nichole Neuman and Illi Anna Heger onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Very proud of our graduating seniors who presented their research yesterday! Great to see all their hard work pay off. #KalamazooCollege
Spring term starts tomorrow and some of our students returning from Study Abroad brought us a new Dept Mascot😂 #BernddasBrot
@jeskeets.bsky.social Is this a new Buff fashion move? Did the #NoBuffs guys try this one out? @nodunks.com
German instructors: join us April 8 for this great webinar sponsored by the German Special Interest Group! Free to ACTFL members!
You know you're a Lang teacher when you watch this challenge with the paintings in #TraitorsUK & #TheTraitors and all you can think about is how fun this would be in class. Group 1 reads a description and acts out a painting, Group 2 gets a photo and has to match it to the original. #langchat
Who all is attending Central States this weekend? I'm looking forward to meeting other language teachers and getting some new ideas for the classroom! #CentralStates26 @cslang4all.bsky.social
Lucian Rothe sharing a great reading list for those looking to redesign their German programs
Webinar happening now! Dr. Lucian Rothe sharing tips and research-informed strategies for creating strong German programs
Thank you so much Dr. Chris Hakala for the session on teaching students to read yesterday, sponsored by GLCA/GLAA Consortium for Teaching and Learning. Today I'm going to show students a page of the novel we're reading from my marked-up book. #TeachingLiterature #TeachingReading #DaF #langchat
Join us on Feb 10 for the first German SIG webinar of 2026: "Why should students study German? Research-informed strategies for revitalizing undergraduate German programs" with Prof. Lucian Rothe. Free to ACTFL members! Registration link: my.actfl.org/SIG_WEBINAR_...
looking forward to discussing truth and lies in Jurek Becker's "Jakob der Lügner" with students the next 3 weeks. An amazing work of literature. Day 1 we will dig into the complicated narrator and what it means to be a survivor storyteller.
This week in German class: the scene in Babylon Berlin where the chief of police says that they need to suppress demonstrations to "protect democracy". Warns about "radicals" bringing chaos to the streets, increases police presence in left-leaning areas, & passes out guns to be used ag. civilians
inspired by @slayyypod.bsky.social friends to create a little "cheat sheet" for my intermediate learners. They always struggle with the "mir" idioms and I thought we'll focus on those next week. #teachGerman #DaF #langchat
Frohes Neues! Here is a communicative activity for intermediate #DaF learners, rank what they think the top 8 New Years resolutions are and then reveal statistic and discuss. Also discuss any cultural differences, possible differences for younger people vs older people. #langchat #teachGerman
Finally saw Adaptation (2002) and the writer's block scenes are TOO REAL😂😂😂