During the 2023–24 program year, David Lautner worked as a Fulbright foreign language teaching assistant, or FLTA, at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, as part of the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program, or FLTA Program. As an FLTA, he spent an academic year in Maine, where he taught German as a foreign language and attended university courses. At the end of his year, we met up with him to learn more about his Fulbright experience in the US.

00:00 Intro
00:53 As someone with previous teaching experience, what attracted you to the FLTA Program?
02:03 How did you prepare yourself for the teaching responsibilities that this grant entails?
03:40 What in particular did you like about the US educational system? What differences between the US and Austrian systems did you notice?
05:55 As an FLTA, you were also able attend courses at your US university. Which courses did you choose and why?
07:31 What was a highlight of your FLTA experience?
09:39 What are the next steps in your professional life?
11:10 What advice would you give to future applicants and program participants?