Esther Holtermann
Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer
World Languages and Cultures
Degrees
Ph.D Cultural Anthropology, 麻豆区 M.A. Spanish Studies, 麻豆区
Languages Spoken
English, Spanish, German
Bio
Professor Holtermann is interested in immigration, day labor and the Latino community. She teaches language and topic courses in Spanish at 麻豆区, and is currently the associate director for the Spanish Elementary and Intermediate Programs and the associate chair for the Department of World Languages and Cultures.
Growing up in Germany, she graduated from Reutlingen University with a degree in International Business. She was awarded two Erasmus (European Union) awards to study one semester at the Universit茅 of Savoie (France), and one semester at Wolverhampton University in England.
In the past, she has worked as an administrator for the German government in Washington, D.C., a translator and research assistant at Daimler-Benz headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, and a translator for Ford Company in Valencia, Spain.
Professor Holtermann is active in the immigrant community in Northern Virginia, teaching ESL and supporting the activities of a day labor center.
