I have studied rhetoric and English linguistics at Universität Tübingen, where I am currently working on my dissertation with the topic "Monitoring success in English as a lingua franca". My research is empirically based on data from the TELF corpus and database. My responsibilities include maintaining and developing the TELF web applications and teaching the proseminar "English pragmatics", as well as part of the lecture "Introduction to Linguistics", in the English department. I have also been involved in several EU Lifelong Learning projects, such as PELLIC and Backbone.
I previously worked as a sessional lecturer at the University of British Columbia, and currently hold a part time position as a research assistant at the Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften ZHAW. |
Publications 2012b | "A blended practice-enterprise course for language learning in an international business community". Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society 8 (3).
[Online version (Open Access)] | 2012a | [with Daria Maria Domagala]. "A review of 'Lingua Franca English: the role of simplification and transfer' by Yvonne Dröschel". Language Awareness 21 (4).
[Available here from T&F online] | 2011 | "Practice Enterprise for language learning and intercultural communication (PELLIC) – a CLIL course for business English in an international blended learning scenario." WideMinds Kaleidoscope 9 (2011).
[Available here] | 2010 | "Practice Enterprise pedagogy, language learning and educational ICT in Germany: National survey report within the LifeLongLearning project PELLIC." Tübingen: Universität Tübingen.
[Available here] | 2008 | [mit Gerd Helbich & Kurt Kohn]. "Perceived potential of educational ICT in European schools." EcoMedia Socrates Comenius 3 Network (Hrsg.): ICT in European Schools, ePortfolios and Open Content. St. Michael: der wolf verlag, 2008, 35-42. | 2007 | [mit Claudia Warth & Kurt Kohn] "The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in European schools - a survey report." EcoMedia Socrates Comenius 3 Network (Hrsg.): Strategies, Media and Technologies in European Education Systems. St. Michael: der wolf verlag, 2007, 17-42. |
Conference presentations, posters and workshops:2012 | The Role of Monitoring in ELF Group Discussions. Paper presented at the Fifth International Conference on English as a Lingua Franca. 24 to 26 May, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul. | 2012 | A blended practice-enterprise course for language learning in an international business community. Paper presented at the conference "Learning Through Sharing: Open Resources, Open Practices, Open Communication". 29 to 30 March, University of Bologna, Italy. | 2011 | [with Kurt Kohn]. Nutzung neuer Technologien zur Förderung der Sprachproduktion. Authentische CLIL-Interaktionen im Web. Presentation at the conference EXPOLINGUA - The 24th International Fair for Languages and Cultures. October 29th, Berlin. | 2011 | A blended learning concept for practice enterprise courses in an international business setting. Paper presented at the conference LANGUAGES & BUSINESS 2011. October 27th, Berlin. | 2011 | English learning in international business: practice enterprise courses in a blended learning scenario, supported by Moodle and Google Apps. Pre-conference workshop (half day) conducted at EuroCALL 2011. August 31st, University of Nottingham. | 2011 | English learning in international business: practice enterprise courses in a blended learning scenario. Paper presented at the research symposium "Authenticating Language Learning: Web Collaboration Meets Pedagogic Corpora". February 17-19, Universität Tübingen.
also presented at the conference "Moodlemoot 2011". April 14-15, Nordakademie Elmshorn.
Presentation Slides | 2010 | with Christel Schneider (ICC): The PELLIC Project (Practice Enterprise for Language Learning & Intercultural Communication). Poster presented at the BAAL Language Learning and Teaching SIG Conference. 8 to 9 July, King's College, London.
Poster | 2010 | with Kurt Kohn and Michaela Albl-Mikasa: The TELF (Tübingen English as a Lingua Franca) corpus and database. Poster presented at the Third International Conference on English as a Lingua Franca. 22 to 25 May, Universität Wien, Austria. Abstract | 2010 | "Do you understand?" - Monitoring and let-it-pass in ELF discussions. Paper presented at the Third International Conference on English as a Lingua Franca. 22 to 25 May, Universität Wien, Austria. Abstract | 2009 | Mutual Intellegibility is not the Whole Story: New Perspectives on the Strategic Use of English as a Lingua Franca. Paper presented at the Northwestern Linguistics Conference, 25 April, University of British Columbia, Canada. Abstract |
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