Staff
Mrs Christine Bohlander, Diplom-Übersetzerin; PGCHET; MICL; FHEA; CELTA
Contact Mrs Christine Bohlander (email at christine.bohlander@durham.ac.uk)
Biography
I studied Translation (English and Spanish) with Law as a specialised subject at Saarbrücken University in Germany and began my professional career as a freelance translator in Germany with an emphasis on legal translations, such as contracts, judgments and other legal documents. I also have experience as an in-house translator/interpreter in the manufacturing industry and I taught English and Spanish in adult education as well as to private and commercial clients in Germany.
Since 2004 I have taught a variety of courses at different levels at Durham University, from Beginners to post-A-level, among them Languages-for-all classes, credit-bearing modules for non-linguists, translation classes, and German for academic purposes for postgraduates of all disciplines. From 2010/2011 on, I will also be teaching the MA in Translation module on Specialised Translation from English into German.
I have a special interest in the development of new courses, particularly for academic reading, the creation of online teaching resources and software tools for computer-aided tests, feedback, collaborative and independent learning. I also mentor LFA colleagues and believe in sharing good practice with colleagues at conferences and symposia.
I also organise the German Café.
I am the module convenor of the classes mentioned below and I teach all of them except Beginners' German.
Since 2012 I have been a mentor on the DULTA course for early-career researchers and part-time teachers (Durham University Learning and Teaching Award).
Conferences and Workshops
Together with my French colleague David Tual I organised the following conferences and workshops:
- Workshop for LLAS ‘<span >LOC-tool training’, 2010, Durham University
- Workshop for LLAS ‘<span >Supporting language learning outside the classroom’, 2011, Durham University
- AULC Annual National Conference, 2013, Durham University
Administrative Tasks
I am the external examinations coordinator for CFLS for Signature, Asset Languages and the OCR CBLC exams. This involves training colleagues, organising exams and liaising with external examination bodies.
External Examiner
Since 2011 I have been an external examiner
- for the German Extension Course (pre Initial Teacher Training course) at the School of Modern Languages of Newcastle University and
- for the institution-wide language provision in German at the Language Centre of the University of Glasgow.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Fellow of the HEA
- Member of LLAS contributing to workshops and LOC-tool repository
- AULC
- CercleS
- Member of Chartered Institute of Linguists
- Member of OCR Modern Foreign Languages Consultative Forum
- Erasmus partners: Erasmus visits to Barcelona/Spain and Nicosia/Cyprus
- Ortslektorin (local lecturer) of DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service): regular attendance of conferences
Selected Publications
Conference papers
- Bohlander, Christine (2010), Blog-Feedback-Projekt, Kreatives und Akademisches Schreiben. Cumberland Lodge, Great Windsor Park, London.
- Bohlander, Christine, Ogden, Mark & Tual, David (2010), Developing students' skills through online resources, LLAS conference: Supporting students' learning outside the classroom: promoting independence and autonomy in LLAS disciplines. Leeds.
Teaching Areas
- German for academic purposes (Graduate School)
- MELA10030 German reading skills for research
- MELA41930 Specialised Translation English - German
- MLAN1031 Beginners' German
- MLAN1061 German in its context
- MLAN2031 German consolidation
- MLAN2061 German in its context 2