Ruth A Burch

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Selbstständig, Director of Studies, Dr Burch Languages

Lugano-Paradiso, Schweiz

Über mich

RUTH A BURCH - Researcher, teacher and translator, Assistant Editor "Existenz" online research journal, contemporary research on Karl Jaspers. PhD in Philosophy from Warwick University in 2009, thesis "Is Donna Haraway’s ‘Situated Knowledge’ Nietzschean ‘Gay Science’?". Together with Helmut Wautischer I translated Karl Jaspers’ ‘Preface’ and ‘Introduction’ to his book “Die grossen Philosophen” (1957)“The Great Philosophers” (1965), edited Hannah Arendt. Language School Director at Linguae.pro.

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Insegnamento
Adult education
German as a foreign language
Teaching English as a foreign language
Translation
Research
German language
Proofreading
Editing
Writing skills
Academic writing
Management
Marketing
Public relations
Business English
Philosophy
Editorial Assistance
Teaching materials
Seminarmanagement
Administration
Coaching
E-Learning
Language
Personal Training
International experience
English Language
Linguistics
German studies
Communication Training

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Ruth A Burch

  • Bis heute 4 Jahre und 5 Monate, seit Jan. 2020

    Director of Studies

    Dr Burch Languages

    Dr Burch Languages, a language school offering German and English language training. It also offers translation, editing and interpreting services.

  • Bis heute 6 Jahre und 5 Monate, seit Jan. 2018

    Corporate German Trainer

    Executive Language Training (ELT)

  • Bis heute 7 Jahre und 4 Monate, seit Feb. 2017

    German and English Teacher

    ECAP Ticino Unia

  • Bis heute 8 Jahre, seit Juni 2016

    Business English Trainer

    British Language Centre

    18.06.2016- Teaching of Business German and Business English to international pharmaceutical companies (Zambon, Ginsana and Micro-Sphere) and to the software company Arca24 (groups and 1-to-1 teaching) at British Language Centre SA, 6900 Lugano, Via S. Balestra 27, Tel: 0912105767, Email: training@lacc.ch

  • Bis heute 8 Jahre und 1 Monat, seit Mai 2016

    Assistant Editor

    Existenz

    Assistant Editor of the "Existenz" online journal that publishes contemporary research on the philosopher Karl Jaspers. The mission of "Existenz" is to encourage research and publication on problems and topics in the history of philosophy, phenomenology, existentialism, and hermeneutics; psychology, philosophy of religion, politics, culture, and the arts. The journal serves as a medium of publication for Jaspers scholarship, it cooperates with various national Jaspers societies.

  • Bis heute 13 Jahre und 8 Monate, seit Okt. 2010

    Docente di tedesco

    Reist Lingue

  • 2 Jahre und 6 Monate, Apr. 2020 - Sep. 2022

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Existenz

    Volume 15/2 of the online research journal "Existenz" www.existenz.us is now published. It contains two of my Nietzsche essays: 1. ‘On Cheerfulness and Seriousness in Nietzsche and Jaspers’. In: Existenz (1932-1066), vol. 15, fall issue 2020, 65-72. www.existenz.us. https://lnkd.in/e7mMW8Bt 2. ‘Cheerful Creation of Words and Worlds: Nietzsche's The Gay Science in English Translation’. In: Existenz (1932-1066), vol. 15, fall issue 2020, 46-54. www.existenz.us. https://lnkd.in/en7Bxwts

  • 5 Monate, Feb. 2022 - Juni 2022

    German Teacher

    Liceo Lugano 2 at Savosa

    21.02.2022-20.06.2022 I was teaching German at intermediate level to six first-year classes and two second-year classes with 20 teenagers in each class at Liceo Lugano 2 in Savosa in Lugano, Switzerland.

  • 8 Monate, Juli 2021 - Feb. 2022

    German Teacher

    Lingoda GmbH

    20.07.2021-27.01.2022 German teacher of adults and professionals working for universities and international firms (groups and 1-to-1 teaching) at leading Lingoda Online Language School, Berlin, Germany.

  • 5 Jahre und 2 Monate, Apr. 2014 - Mai 2019

    German Teacher

    CTA Istituto Interlingue

    April 2014-2019 Senior German Teacher of adults and teenagers (groups and 1-to-1 teaching)

  • 1 Jahr und 10 Monate, Sep. 2012 - Juni 2014

    English Teacher

    Open University Ticino, corsi per adulti (cpa)

    2012-2014 English Teacher at Open University Lugano: corsi per adulti, Universita popolare Ticino.

  • 2 Jahre, Jan. 2007 - Dez. 2008

    Office Clerk

    National Assessment Agency (NAA)

    At various times in 2007-8 I did office work for the National Assessment Agency (NAA) in the UK.

  • 6 Monate, Jan. 2008 - Juni 2008

    Administrator

    RICS

    In 2008 I worked for a half a year full-time as Data-Inputter and Administrator for the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in Coventry, England. As Membership Operations Assistant I was involved with the recruitment, registration and the retention of student and trainee members of RICS. RICS regulates worldwide the work of land and property specialists.

Sprachen

  • Italienisch

    Fließend

  • Deutsch

    Muttersprache

  • Englisch

    Fließend

  • Französisch

    Gut

  • Schweizerdeutsch

    Fließend

  • Griechisch

    Gut

  • Latin

    Gut

Interessen

Photography
Travel
Art
Music
Reading

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