Beverly Harris-Schenz
Associate Professor of German
PhD, German Studies, Stanford University
Director of Undergraduate Studies
1409D
Cathedral of Learning
412-624-5911
bhs@pitt.edu
Areas of Research and Teaching Focus
Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Children’s Literature
Courses Taught Recently
- Reading Literary Texts
- Children’s Literature
- Introduction to Literary Analysis
- Intermediate German
Recent and Significant Publications and Projects
- Violence in Children’s Literature, an annotated bibliography of contemporary German children’s literature, including both primary and secondary sources, as well as other relevant materials (films, Web sites, etc.)
- Violence in Children's Literature (Presentation, 2003 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
Awards/Honors
- Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award (1988)
- Featured in College of Arts and Sciences "Classic Clips" teaching series. To see a video clip of Professor Harris-Schenz' teaching, click here: http://cas.pitt.edu/classicclips.htm
Other
- Sponsors annual “Lern Deutsch at Pitt” program for middle-school German students at the Frick International Academy to experience a day of German-learning activities on the Pitt campus.
- Member, Executive Council, American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2004-2007
- Presenter, 2004 Annual meeting of the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages with the workshop session: Emil und die Detektive—Damals und Jetzt
- Co-presenter, 2004 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages for the pre-conference workshop: Drei Kinderromane von Erich Kästner: Emil und die Detektive, Anton und Pünktchen, und das Doppelte Lottchen