Teaching and learning of English as a foreign language

People

• Kötter, Markus (Univ.-Prof. Dr.) (Chair)
• Obermeier, Elena
• Salisbury, Sigrid (StR)
• Simunek, Robert (Dr.)
• Wagner, Ute (Dr.)
• Wehren, Marvin Martin
• Zibelius, Marja (Dr.)
• Stettner-Ayani, Gabriele (Secretary)

Courses

Research

Research conducted by the TEFL team revolves around the acquisition, development and use of English as a foreign language in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Particular attention is paid to the following areas:

• Early foreign language learning and teaching
• Vocabulary in ELT
• Language awareness
• Assessing foreign language abilities
• Bilingual teaching and learning / CLIL
• Work placements as part of studies at university and in teacher training
• Developing (intercultural) communicative competence
• Language acquisition in interaction
• Media-supported foreign language learning
• Multilingualism, intercultural communication and intercultural competence

For further information, please refer to the webpages of the individual team members (Prof. Dr. Markus Kötter, Dr. Robert Simunek, Marvin Wehren, Dr. Marja Zibelius).