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Languages: Spanish(Native proficiency), German (Native proficiency), English (Superior), Italian, Portuguese (Intermediate mid)
Mrs. Behrman is a trilingual and multicultural educator, who was born in a Spanish-speaking country and household, and grew up in South Germany. She completed her B.A. and M.A degrees at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen. There, she became a research fellow on a pilot project for blended language learning. During her studies, she gained some experience in the marketing field working for a German company. She got accepted by the State Examination Bureau for Teachers of Baden Württemberg, Germany and obtained a Master of Arts in Teaching Spanish and English as second languages.
Mrs. Behrman worked for several years for the German public-school system as a Spanish and English (ESOL) teacher, then, moved to Aviano, Italy, where she lived 3 years before moving to the USA in 2013 with her husband´s military orders. In the USA, she has worked as a Spanish and German teacher for the USAF e-Mentor LEAP program (Linguistic Enabled Airmen Program), as a Spanish adjunct instructor at the Central Carolina Technical College, and gained experience as a Spanish certified teacher for a virtual education provider. The last two years, Mrs. Behrman taught Spanish for the Sumter School District at Crestwood High School. She loves the Italian painters DaVinci and Michelangelo, enjoys cardio and strength workouts, running, watching soccer, basketball games, reading, and watching documentaries about world history, culture, travel.
Publications:
Spanish (Spanish as a second language ) ACTFL Intermediate low
2011: “Los jóvenes y su vida diaria ejemplificada a través de la vida de una joven ecuatoriana”
http://www.grin.com/de/e-book/194504/los-jovenes-y-su-vida-diaria-als-moeglichkeit-zur-foerderung-der- funktionalen
Spanish (Spanish as a second language) ACTFL Novice low
2011- ¿Qué quieres hacer el fin de semana?
http://www.grin.com/de/e-book/194544/que-quieres-hacer-el-fin-de-semana-lehrprobenentwurf
2011-“Diego Armando Maradona”: Usage of Past Tense
https://www.grin.com/document/194539
2010: Spanish Phonetics for beginners- ACTFL Novice low
https://www.grin.com/document/194569
English (ESOL)
2010: Die Verwendung der Zeit „Simple Present Tense use“ ACTFL Novice high-Intermediate low
http://www.grin.com/de/e-book/194534/die-verwendung-der-zeit-simple-present
2011: Sweet Home Alabama - Listening comprehension ACTFL Intermediate mid
http://www.grin.com/de/e-book/194541/sweet-home-alabama-listening-comprehension-b2
2011: Communicative-based lesson based on the movie “The Pursuit of HappYness”. ACTFL intermediate low
http://www.grin.com/de/e-book/194530/real-life-example-i-the-pursuit-of-happyness-happiness-the-story-of