Curriculum Vitae
Academic Position
Full Professor of Applied Languages, Saarland University of Applied Sciences (htw saar), Germany
Education
Ph.D. in Linguistics (Legal and Administrative French), Duisburg University, Germany
M.A. equivalent (French and English), Duisburg University, Germany
Research Interests
Languages for special/specific purposes
Grammar and grammaticography
Research on writing
Language consciousness
Lexicography, meta-lexicography and dictionary work
Examination methodology and examination practice in German, French, English, and Spanish
Editorial Work
2011 to date:
Series Editor of
Saarbrücken Series on Linguistic and Language Methodology (SSLLM)
Saarbrücker Schriften zu Linguistik und Fremdsprachendidaktik (SSLF)
2010 to date:
Editor of the Journal of Linguistics and Language Teaching (JLLT)
2003 (Jan.) – 2009 (Dec.):
Co-editor of the national pedagogic journal Fremdsprachen und Hochschule (FuH) (Foreign Languages and Universities)
Conference & Symposium Organisation
2011 to date:
Chairman of the Saarbrücken International Conference Series on Foreign Language Teaching (Internationale Saarbrücker Fremdsprachentagungen)
2014 to date:
Chairman of the Saarbrücken French Symposia (Saarbrücker Französisch-Symposien)
Service
Since October 5, 2022: President of the Saarland Language Council (Sprachenrat Saar / Conseil linguistique de la Sarre)
Memberships
2022 to date: Board Member of ICC-The International Language Association
2022 to date: Member of the German Association of Professors at Universities of Applied Sciences (Hochschullehrerbund)
2018 to date: GERAS (Groupe d'Études et de Recherche en Anglais de Spécialité) International Correspondent (GIC) in Germany
2008 to date: Board Member of the German-Pennsylvanian Friendship Association, Saarbrücken
2004 – 2006: Member of the Permanent Board of the AKS (Association of Language Centres in Germany)
1995 – 2005 (Aug): Göttingen Representative of the UNIcert® Council
1994 to date: Member of the Association of German Romance Philologists
1994 to date: Member of the German Society of Applied Linguistics (GAL)
Working Languages
German
French
English
Spanish
Languages of Interest
Italian (reading competence)
Chinese (basic)
Swedish (basic)