As the subject leader in German, Daniela leads a team of Germanists with varying expertise which provides the students with a coordinated and inclusive learning experience in all undergraduate modules. As a team they encourage and implement wider employability skills and strengthen independent study skills through a range of projects and events.
Apart from translating various books, Daniela has recently secured an academic publication in a consortium with other German lecturers from various UK universities about ' ab initio' teaching and learning in German.
Daniela grew up in Germany, Wetzlar, and studied Social Pedagogy in Darmstadt where she became interested in educational theories and practices ranging from early years, special school, secondary school and adult education. Having been awarded a transfer degree 'comparative study in social work' at Lancaster university, Daniela worked as a field and residential social worker within Lancashire. She received her first teaching post in 1995 teaching social work, psychology, human growth and development and later criminology and teacher training. Parallel to this Daniela taught German in adult education classes and the last 11 years she delivered German Language Modules on the undergraduate programme at Lancaster University (DELC), before joining UCLan in 2017.
Throughout her career Daniela has been teaching in early years setting, special education, further education, secondary colleges and higher education. The qualification in Management and many years of being Head of German in FE and deputy on an ACCESS course to Higher Education provided her with leadership and visionary skills. At UCLan she was Course Leader for EICC and IBC with MFL in 2019.
She is also an external examiner and scrutineer for the Welsh Examination Board (WJEC) for A-levels in German since 2000.
