Phillip McKnight
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Prof. Phillip S. McKnight, Chair School of Modern Languages,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Academic
BA (1967) and MA (1969) in Germanic Languages & Literatures at
the University of Colorado. PhD (1978) in German at Brown
University. Academic appointments at the University of Southern
California and the University of Kentucky. Extensive study and
research at the University of Bonn, University of Tübingen, the
Free University of Berlin, the Humboldt University of Berlin,
and Leipzig University in Germany.
Professional
Fulbright Research grants, German Academic Exchange grants,
International Research Exchange grant, Japan Foundation grant,
Center for International Business, Education and Research (CIBER),
DOE Title VI, NDEA, Woodrow Wilson. Founder and editor of the
International Wezel Yearbook. Developed Foreign Languages and
International Economics BA degree and created the Kentucky
Germany Business Council (22 German-owned businesses,
German-American Chamber of Commerce, and University Kentucky) at
UK. Established Global Economics and Modern Languages BS degree
at Georgia Tech. Established collaboration between Modern
Languages and ME, ECE, ISYE and Computing at Georgia Tech.
Developed collaboration for international internships with
Siemens, UPS, Michelin, ZF Industries, JETRO and others for
Georgia Tech students. Established undergraduate study
abroad/exchange programs targeted to engineering, computer
science, and International Affairs/Modern Language students at
the Technical University of Munich and Monterrey Tech in Mexico.
Currently developing joint MS in Information Technology Design
and Language Pedagogy and International Website Localization
with the School of Literature, Communication and Culture (Media
Design section) at Georgia Tech.
Research interests include German literature and culture,
applied language learning in the context of the global economy,
literary representations of history, web-based instructional
materials.
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