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William B. Fischer,
Ph.D. (Yale University) German Language, Literature, & Linguistics
Dr. Fischer received
his Ph.D. from Yale. He specializes in language teaching, educational
technology, language teacher training, and the interaction of science
and technology with literature and language. His publications and projects
are listed in detail on his personal
website. They include textbooks for German and Spanish, computer-based
language courses, a multilingual talking pictorial dictionary, software
activities for listening and writing, a book about German science fiction,
and miscellaneous publications about language, literature and culture.
The computer-based language resources can be used from the "CosmoLingua"
website. Career highlights include originating and writing the proposals
for the Department's Pew and Faculty Vitality grants (2001), delivering
the keynote address at the annual convention of the Japanese National
Computer Users' Association (1997), and creating the first computer-based
language course at PSU (1993-). Dr. Fischer is an amateur musician, with
several appearances in Portland Opera productions; he also builds fine
furniture and boats.
Contact Information:
Phone: 503-725-5285
Email: fischerw@pdx.edu
Personal Website
CosmoLingua Website
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