Biographical Profile
Interest Background
International Activity
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Ducate, Lara Claire
Professor
Lara Ducate is originally from Aiken, SC and received her PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. She has been at USC since 2003 and teaches courses on German language and culture and foreign language teaching methods, including using technology in language classes. In addition to getting students excited about studying the German language and culture, she is dedicated to training future foreign language teachers to be motivated and passionate members of the teaching profession.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- Languages, Literatures, & Cult.
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
International Activity
- International Activities
- Yes
- Type of Activity
- Study abroad
- Countries
- Germany
- Description
- I lead a study abroad exchange program to Saxony-Anhalt, Germany that focuses on sustainability.
- Institution/Entity
- State Department of Education of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany;
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
- Extended Residence in Foreign Country
- No
- Speaks Non-English Language
- Yes (German, Spanish)
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- None
- Interest Keywords
- Wikis, blogs, podcasts, computer-mediated communication, teacher education
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
- Personal Focus Areas
- German Language and Culture, all levels, Foreign Language Teaching Methodology, Computer-assisted language learning
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 - 2003 | University of Texas at Austin | Ph.D. | Germanic Studies | |
| 1997 - 1999 | University of Texas at Austin | MA | Germanic Studies | |
| 1991 - 1995 | University of South Carolina Honors College | BA | German |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 - 1997 | German Teacher, South Aiken High School | |
| 1997 - 2003 | Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin | |
| 2003 - 2005 | Visiting Assistant Professor, German and Applied Linguistics, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, USC | |
| 2005 - 2009 | Assistant Professor, German and Applied Linguistics, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, USC | |
| 2009 | Associate Professor, German and Applied Linguistics, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, USC | |
| 2017 | Professor of German and Applied Linguistics | University of South Carolina |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Award | First Year Experience Grant, (with Lara Lomicka) from the USC College of Arts and Sciences to develop a new course entitled FORL 398 "Intercultural and International Study" | |
| 2008 | Award | USC Tablet PC Grant from USC Center for Teaching Excellence - use of a Gateway Tablet PC for one year | |
| 2008 | Award | USC Outstanding Service Learning Award for "Teaching German to Young Children" course | |
| 2008 | Award | CTE Classroom Response Systems Grant from USC Center for Teaching Excellence - use of a set of iClicker classroom response systems for a summer course | |
| 2016 | Award | Garnet Apple Award | University of South Carolina |
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