Background
Reschke, Claus was born on April 30, 1935 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1956. Son of Ernst Erich and Margarete Charlotte (Schreiber) Reschke.
Reschke, Claus was born on April 30, 1935 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1956. Son of Ernst Erich and Margarete Charlotte (Schreiber) Reschke.
Bachelor in German, University Oregon, 1968. Master of Arts in German Literature, University Oregon, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in German Literature, Applied Linguistics, Cornell University, 1973.
Buyer, division and store manager various business in Germany and the United States, 1953-1965;
assistant professor business and German, Lane Community College, Eugene, 1965-1970;
assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1973-1975;
assistant professor, U. Houston, 1975-1978;
associate professor, U. Houston, 1978-1992;
professor, U. Houston, since 1992. Guest professor Moscow State Linguistic U., 1991, Beijing Florida U., Xian Foreign Studies University, University Nanjing, SISU U. Shanghai, 1993, Kazakh State University, Almaty, 1995. Member German language faculty Houston Opera Studio, Houston Grand Opera, 1977-1985.
Director foreign language studies American Institute Museum Studies, Dallas/Graz, Austria, 1979-1985. Director foreign language project Houston Area Teacher Foreign Langs., 1979-1980. Keynote speaker I.IDV-Regional Conference, Beijing, 1994, German Teachers Association, Porto Alegre, 1991, Buenos Aires, 1992;Associated Press Germany chief reader College Board, New York City, ETS, Princeton, New Jersey, 1980-1985.
With United States Army, 1958-1962. Member Modern Language Association, International German Teachers Association (board directors, treasurer 1989-1993, 93-97), American Council Teachers Foreign Languages, American Association Teachers German (board directors 1980-1983, president Houston chapter 1979-1980), International Vereinigung für Germannische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft, Gesellschaft für Interkulturelle Germanistik, Federation International Professors des Langues Vivantes.
Married Barbara W. Heartfield, December 21, 1971. Children: Richard W., Donald M., Frances E.