Marc Liam Toolan

• Sep 2003 – Sep 2004: MA in Film Production and Film Studies at University College Dublin, Ireland.
  Courses of Major Interest: British Cinema, Documentary, German post-war cinema.
  Master's Thesis: New German Cinema: Confronting Reality Through Film in The Federal Republic of Germany.
• Sep 1999 – June 2003: MA in English Language and Literature at University of St Andrews, Scotland.
  Courses of Major Interest: Tragedy in the Age of Shakespeare, Revolution and Romanticism: Literature, History and Society, Contemporary Fiction, Shakespeare and Film, Philosophy of Film.
  Master's Thesis: Woody Allen and the Rise of the Auteur in 20th Century Cinema.

• autumn 2014 onwards: fulltime lecturer on a permanent contract at the University of Hamburg
• April 2012 – March 2014: Lecturer (Lektor) at the University of Hamburg
  Tasks: I started to work full-time at the Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik in April 2012. Tasks include teaching a full complement of Sprachpraxis modules (16 SWS) for both BA and MA students in the department as well as conducting language assessments for the DAAD language certificate. Heavily involved in revising the core curriculum over the past year. Creation and teaching of a hip hop seminar for the English department’s literature program entitled: ‘From Hip Hop to No Hope: The Commodification of Street Culture’.
• since October 2011: Advisor to the university run Interkulturelles Schuelerseminar (iks) on a voluntary basis under the guidance of Professor Ursula Neumann. Tasks: Teaching English to high school pupils with a migration background. Offering seminars to future English language teachers on effective teaching practices.
• Sep 2010 – March 2013: Assistant lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) at HAW (4 SWS) (University of Applied Sciences)
  Tasks: Creation and development of an academic English program for the first cohort of doctoral students at the HAW. Teaching of a weekly class of between 8-20 post-graduate students to improve their academic writing and speaking skills. Work was also done on poster presentations for academic conferences.
• April 2009 – Mar 2012: Assistant lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) at the University of Hamburg (4 SWS)
  Tasks: Preparation and teaching of compulsory Sprachpraxis seminars, from introductory to advanced modules at the IAA. Creation and teaching of a film seminar for the English department’s literature program entitled ‘British Film in Thatcher’s Britain’.
• Jan 2005 – Mar 2012: Freelance proofreader of academic texts for e.g. university professors
  Tasks: Stylistic review and consultation on academic papers and peer-review articles.
• Mar 2011 – Aug 2013: Founded and supervised a project called ‘Reach Out’ with students from the English department of the university. The aim was to provide free workshops in areas of the English language as varied as creative writing, tense revision, prepositions, and plays to high school students with a migration background. The project was initially supported by Centro Sociale and later became integrated in the MEd program through the Practical Skills seminar.
• Oct 2009 – July 2010: Assistant lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) at the University of Potsdam (12 SWS)
  Tasks: Preparation and teaching of both compulsory Sprachpraxis seminars for students studying English and of UNIcert classes for students from a wide variety of disciplines.
• Oct 2009 – Dec 2009: Assistant lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) at Humboldt University (4 SWS)
  Tasks: Preparation and teaching of both UNIcert II & UNIcert III classes at the University’s Sprachenzentrum. The classes were made up of students from a wide variety of disciplines.

• Language Teaching:
  • TEFL qualification from International T.E.F.L College of Ireland
  • IELTS examiner
  • Qualified TOEIC examiner
• Broadcast/Film Industry: Trained Camera Operator (film & digital) and Assistant Director with experience
• Languages:
  • English: Fluent (mother tongue)
  • German: Good (DSH certificate)
  • Gaelic: Fluent
  • Spanish: Basics
• Computer-Literacy:
  • Word, Excel, Power Point, editing programmes (e.g. Final Cut Pro)
  • Detailed understanding of E-Learning-Platforms such as AGORA and Moodle and a good working understanding of STINE.
  • Excellent knowledge of online resources and in-class implementation.
  • Good working knowledge of Adobe InDesign.

Articles in internationally distributed magazines. In November 2010, I founded an English language event guide and literary journal with undergraduate students at the University of Hamburg. ‘tbaJournal’ is a monthly online magazine that gives students the opportunity to write articles about the cultural life of the city as well as short stories. I have been editing the magazine from the early months of 2011, and to date we have published some 280 articles (www.tbajournal.com)

I spend my free time engaged in developing my understanding of pedagogical concepts, short film-making, journalism, social activism and running.

In the summer of 2013, I founded an improv theatre group with first year students. The 'Improv Your English' group meets every Monday and provides students with the opportunity to work on their English skills in a relaxed environment.

In October 2012, I founded 'Soul Films', a continuous film seminar open to students from every faculty at the university who are interested in watching and speaking about independent films.