Who We Are

Meet the Tutors

Quynh-Anh “Quinn” Vu is from Hanoi, Vietnam where she completed her first Bachelor in Finance and Banking at Hanoi University, and her second Bachelor in English at Vietnam National University, before working as an English language teacher and a translator. Due to her great interest in literature, (popular) culture and critical theory, in 2023, she moved to Tübingen to pursue her third (and perhaps last) BA in Interdisciplinary American Studies. In 2025, she worked as a tutor for the course “Introduction to Literary Studies,” and from 2025/26, “Introduction to Cultural Studies,” at the English Department. When she is not studying/working, she enjoys making pottery and giving them to her friends. She also reads, watches movies, sings, dances, bakes, birdwatches, and rollerblades (or practices falling more elegantly on rollerblades).

Julia Klumbach grew up in rural Baden-Württemberg where she completed her Abitur in 2017. After that she moved to Tübingen to pursue a Bachelor of Education in English, Math, and History. In order to fulfill not only her passion for teaching but also for films and novels, she is now doing a Master of Arts in American Studies alongside her Master of Education in Tübingen. In the course of her studies, she spent one semester each in Ireland (Maynooth University) and Sweden (Stockholm University) because she loves getting to know other cultures. In her free time Julia likes to read and to discuss novels with the two book clubs she is a member of. She also enjoys watching and discussing movies with friends.

Vincent Fix is half Berliner and half Swabian and grew up in the Black Forest and at the Müggelsee. Blossoming in these two surroundings, he grew a curiosity for the differences in people and how they communicate early on. He has four younger brothers, making him the family tutor and home Wikipedia. Consequently, he began studying English, philosophy, and political science in 2020 to become a full-on teacher so he could finally answer all their questions. In 2021/2022, he participated in Tübingen’s “Lehr:werkstatt” program and accompanied a fifth-grade English class for an entire year. The consecutive year, he completed an exchange year at Valparaiso University, Indiana, USA. When he is not thriving in his studies, Vincent enjoys singing in choirs or on his own, writing & reading, traveling around (often backpacked) and having a noble cup of tea while spending time with his amazing friends.

Meet the Director

Shawn Raisig has been teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language since 2003. She taught English in the U.S. at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI), and the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR). She also taught a variety of academic English courses at the Sprachenzentrum for the Bauhaus University in Weimar, and she has been an instructor for academic English at the University of Tübingen since 2007.

In addition to teaching ESL/EFL, Shawn co-founded the Research and Writing Center for the English Department at the University of Tübingen in 2008, and she has been the acting director ever since. She is currently an active member of the European Writing Center Association (EWCA) and the European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing (EATAW). Her research interests include writing methods and pedagogy as well as teacher and tutor training.

Shawn received her B.A. in German from the University of Michigan and spent one year studying abroad at Albert Ludwigs University in Freiburg. She received her M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from Eastern Michigan University and was actively involved in the professional organizations MITESOL (Michigan TESOL) and TESOL.

In her spare time, Shawn enjoys almost any sports-related activity (running, biking, swimming, and hiking are her favorites!), reading, and drinking coffee and tea with family and friends.