Dante S. Prado

Teaching

He has taught at the University of British Columbia, the University of Calgary, and the Universidad de Buenos Aires, in person and online, in English, Spanish, and German.

Instructor of record

  • Germanophone Literature 1900–1945University of British Columbia, Winter 2024
  • On Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain (taught in Spanish)Universidad de Buenos Aires, Fall 2023 and Fall 2024
  • German Texts in Translation: German ModernismUniversity of Calgary, Winter 2022
  • Beginners’ Spanish IUniversity of Calgary, Spring 2022

Teaching assistant: German studies

  • German Fairy TalesUniversity of British Columbia
  • German Media StudiesUniversity of British Columbia
  • Beginners’ GermanUniversity of Calgary
  • The Holocaust in FilmUniversity of Calgary
  • 100+ Years of German CinemaUniversity of Calgary

Teaching assistant: European studies and history

  • Global History of Europe: 1500–1900University of British Columbia
  • History of the First World WarUniversity of British Columbia
  • History of EuropeUniversity of British Columbia
  • Great Works of Literature from Central, Eastern and Northern EuropeUniversity of British Columbia
  • Fantastic Worlds in Russian FictionUniversity of British Columbia
  • Witches: Myth and RealityUniversity of British Columbia
  • Literary and Visual Representations of the HolocaustUniversity of British Columbia

Teaching assistant: Spanish and Latin American studies

  • Contemporary Latin American CinemaUniversity of Calgary
  • Intermediate Spanish IUniversity of Calgary
  • Beginners’ Spanish IIUniversity of Calgary

Training and recognition

Instructional Skills Workshop, University of British Columbia (2023). TEFL certification, The TEFL Org (2026). Excellence in Mentorship Award, University of British Columbia (2024).