Andreas Boldt

I am a self-directed enthusiastic lecturer with a passionate commitment to student development. My teaching style is one of ensuring that I support all learning styles and help my students to learn in an interesting way to ensure maximum benefit for them. I am passionate about the subject that I teach and have 24 years’ experience in teaching to third level students. 

Courses taught:

·      Cold War Europe: The history, politics, and culture of two Germanies 1945-1990: Final Year BA elective seminar [German Department, MU].
·      Introduction to Modern Germany: First Year survey module that looked at the historical, political, and social development of Germany since 1945 [German Department, MU].
·      Language Acquisition German class: Masters-level module for students of the MA in European History [History Department, MU].
·      Computer Usage for Students of German: Second Year elective module [German Department, MU].
·      German for Beginners and Intermediate German: Evening classes teaching German under the LASP Programme [Language Centre, MU].
·      Language Labs in German: All German conversation classes for First, Second- and Third-Year BA students [Language Centre and German Department, MU].
·      German Language, Culture and Society 2a: Covering regional diversity of Germany, reading, and speaking exercises and the historical background of 1950s Germany as visualised in the movie Das Wunder von Bern [School of Humanities, ITB].
·      German Language, Culture and Society 4a: Covering key issues and events relating to the period surrounding the German unification in 1990 [School of Humanities, ITB].
·      Unity in Diversity – Languages and Cultures: First Year survey module in the history and politics of Germany and Austria in the context of Europe {European Studies, MU].
·      Economics and Culture: Final Year BA module on the German and Austrian economy and Euroscepticism [European Studies, MU].
·      The Idea of History: Final Year BA elective module covering Leopold von Ranke and the writing of history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries [History Department, MU].
·      The Early Modern World: Europe and Global Expansion: Second Year core module [History Department, MU].
·      Ireland and the nations of Great Britain in the early modern period 1450 – 1760: Second Year core module [History Department, MU].
·      Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: Final Year BA core module [History Department, MU].
·      Introduction to German Literature: First Year literature module [German Department, MU].
·      Textarbeit II (Précis): Second Year optional module on writing summaries in German [German Department, MU].
·      Grundkurs Sprache 3 und 4 – Language Labs: Second Year core module [German Department, MU].
·      Business German: Second Year elective module [German Department, MU].
·      Student Digital Skills. Online course on the introduction of digital skills to students at Maynooth University [Office of the Dean for Teaching & Learning, MU].
·      German for Beginners: First Year core module covering listening comprehension, conversation and grammar revision classes [German Department, MU].
·      Beginning German: Second Year elective module for beginners of second year and masters students from across the campus [German Department, MU].