Gabriele May
World Languages
German Instructor
Courses
GERM 1A: Beginning German
GERM 11A: German Laboratory
GERM 1B: Beginning German
GERM 11B: German Laboratory
GERM Immersion Program
LATN 50: Grammar, Structure, and Roman Culture
Education
Ph.D.
Dissertation: Tradition im Umbruch - Zur Sophokles-Rezeption im deutschen Vorm盲rz. (Peter Lang Publisher)
UC Berkeley
M.A., German Literature, German Language
Classics (emphasis on Latin and Greek)
UC Berkeley
B.A.
UC Berkeley
Experience
- 15 years teaching German and German literature, Latin at SJSU
- 1 year German at Santa Clara University
- 2 years of Latin at Foothill College
- 17 years at West Valley College
Personal Message to Students
Have you heard of Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Hegel, Nietzsche, Freud, Einstein, Wagner鈥� just to name a few? Come and learn their language. Become multilingual! Learning German will discipline your habits, improve your reasoning and add fun to your life!
Personal Interests
- Writing about the two world wars and the effects on future generations
- Politics and literature of Germany, South Africa, Namibia and Botswana
- Travels to Berlin, Germany and the South of Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia etc.)