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Agnete
/ Nete Schmidt
University of
Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706
E-mail: aschmidt2@wisc.edu
home phone: 608-270-0244
office phone: 608-262-2128 SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
An experienced teacher with an extensive
knowledge of education at many levels; flexible and adaptable with
a strong ability to engage students; innovative, independent, and organized.
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University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Ph.D., Master of Arts, and Bachelor of Arts degrees in
English Language and Literature, Danish Language and
Literature, and English as a Second Language
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Aarhus College of Education, Denmark
Bachelor of
Arts and Masters of Arts degrees in
Secondary Education
Major: Education
Minors: English Language
and Literature
English as a Second
Language
French Language and
Literature
Secondary Education
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Ministry of Education, Copenhagen, Denmark
Certified Student Counselor
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| EXPERIENCE |
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The
University of Wisconsin-Madison (1998 - present)
Senior Lecturer,
Dept. of Scandinavian Studies, 2006 - present
Assistant Visiting Professor, Department of Scandinavian
Studies, 1998-2006
Courses taught
- Danish Language, level 1,2, 3,
and 4
- Readings in Danish Literature
- Contemporary Scandinavian Literature
- Soeren Kierkegaard and Scandinavian
Literature
- Survey of Scandinavian Literature
- Modern Scandinavian Poetry
- Scandinavian Life and
Civilization
- The Writings of
Hans Christian Andersen
- Criminal Utopias -
Scandinavian Science Fiction & Crime Stories
- Undergraduate
Major Advisor
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Edgewood
College, Madison (2000 - present)
Adjunct Faculty,
English Department
Courses taught
- Tales of Human
Nature
- Introduction to
Literature
- Introduction to
World Literature
- Introduction to
The Short Story
- English
Composition 1 & 2
- A Global Sampler of Literature
- From Fairy Tales through Fantasy to Science Fiction
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The
University of Aarhus, Denmark (1996 - 1998)
Adjunct Faculty.
Courses Taught
- Modern American and British Women's
Literature
- American Women's Literature around the turn
of the Century
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Berkshire
Community College, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (1993 - 1994)
Fulbright Professor of English.
Courses Taught (Day and Evening Sessions)
- English, Freshman Composition I and II
- Scandinavian Literature
- European Literature
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San
Francisco State University (1986 - 1987)
Fulbright Research Scholar
- Researched American Women's Literature from
1963-87
- Interacted with the Department for Women's
Studies on campus
- Interviewed various women with a view to
publication of book
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| PUBLICATIONS |
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Beginner's Danish,
Hippocrene Books, new York, 2007 |
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"Using
the Internet in the teaching of English", May 1997 |
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"A Douglas Coupland
Reader, Generation X and After", Systime, Denmark 1996 |
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"Teaching
at an American Community College", English Publications, Denmark 1994 |
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"A Taste of
Horror", Systime, Denmark 1993 |
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"Love and Marriage, an
Anthology about Love, Marriage, Children and Divorce", Systime, Denmark 1993 |
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"The Crucial Years.
American Women's Literature from 1963-87", Schønberg, Denmark 1988
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| Selected Papers Given |
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"Science
Fiction and the freedom to be a radical," Society
for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies, Madison, May 2000 |
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"Cyberspace
and Feminism," Society for the Advancement of
Scandinavian Studies, Chicago, May 2001 |
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"Popular
Literature and the Female Writer," Society for the
Advancement of Scandinavian Studies, Salt Lake City, May 2002 |
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"Women
in Scandinavia", UW-Madison, May 2002 |
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"The
Transatlantic Bridge of Narcissistic Egotism," Society for the
Advancement of Scandinavian Studies, Minneapolis, May 2003 |
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"The
Women in Radiator," Scandinavian Conference in Seattle,
October, 2003 |
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"Sonnergaard
and The Women," Society for the
Advancement of Scandinavian Studies, Redonda Beach,April 2004 |
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| AWARDS |
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IN-TIME
grant for technological innovation, UW Madison, 2002-3 |
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Award
for outstanding leadership, Bjerringbro, Denmark, 1997 |
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Winner
of a competition designed by Center for Technology in Teaching, Copenhagen, Denmark, May
1997 |
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Fulbright
Scholarship 1993-1994 |
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Fulbright
Research Scholarship 1986-1987
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| ADDITIONAL SKILLS |
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Translating
from English to Danish and Danish to English: |
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Book:
The Technique of Teaching Brass |
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Technical
manuals and papers, for Ameritech, among others |
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Travel
Books and brochures |
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Bio-sociological
books and papers |
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Web-editing
and creating home-pages on the Internet. |
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Responsible
for creating and helping to maintain webpages for Bjerringbro
Junior College |
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Teaching
seminars about the use of the Internet in teaching |
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Certified
tennis coach with 22 years of coaching experience, and several national and regional
championships in the past |
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