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Professional Activities

Professional Activities and Academic Service

 MEMBERSHIPS

  • Association for Language Awareness (ALA)

  • Literacy Research Association (LRA)

  • International Association for Intercultural Education (IAIE)

  • German Association of Foreign Language Research (DGFF)

  • The German Association for American Studies (DGFA)

  • Association for Applied Linguistics (GAL)

 

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INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 

Since 2019: Member of the PRONET project "Metaevaluation", Innovation Unit II 2018-2023: Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung: Mitglied im Anschlussprojekt PRONET2 „Professionalisierung durch Vernetzung – Fortführung und Potenzierung“ - Handlungsfeld III, Maßnahme 9: „Erwerb professioneller Handlungskompetenz in praxisnahen Lehr-Lern-Situationen“ – P5: Verzahnung und Weiterentwicklung der Studienwerkstätten zu Lehr-Lern-Laboren - Handlungsfeld II, Maßnahme 6: „Sprachbildung und sprachsensibler Fachunterricht“ – P9: Mehrsprachigkeitsbezogenes Lehrerhandeln im bilingualen Sachfachunterricht – Professionalisierung angehender und aktiver Lehrkräfte 2015-2018: Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung: Projektmitglied „Professionalisierung durch Vernetzung“ (PRONET) - Handlungsfeld III, Maßnahme 9: „Weiterentwicklung und Erprobung innovativer (fach-)didaktischer Lernarrangements in Studienwerkstätten“ – P5: Verzahnung der Studienwerkstätten - Handlungsfeld III, Maßnahme 8: „Stärkung trans-, interdisziplinärer und pro-fessionsorientierter Projekte“ – P9: Mehrsprachigkeitspotenziale im bilingualen Sachfachunterricht 2017-2018: Director of the Self-learning Center of Department 02 at the University of Kassel 2013-2014: Director of the Self-learning Center of Department 02 at the University of Kassel Since 2012: Member of Teaching Right Livelihood, Center of Teaching Training at the University of Kassel Since 2012: Foundation member of Empirical Teaching-and-Learning Research Center at the University of Kassel Since 2011: Member of examiners for modularized teaching degree in Department 02, School of Humanities and Cultural Studies Since 2010: Member in the Board of Directors of Self-learning Center in Department 02 at the University of Kassel 2010-2018: Authorized representative of internationalization in Department 02, School of Humanities and Cultural Studies Since 2010: Foundation member of BIKA Kassel team for bilingual exchange and integration between the University of Kassel and schools in Kassel 2016/2017; 2010/2011; 2005/2006: Director of the English Department, School of Humanities and Cultural Studies at the University of Kassel, Germany 10/09-03/10: Member in the Council of Department 02, School of Humanities and Cultural Studies at the University of Kassel Since 2007: Member of the Central Center for Teacher Education (ZLB) at the University of Kassel, Germany Since 2006: Member of Educational Research Group Kassel: Research on empirical training (Teaching- Learning- Literacy) Since 2001: Board Member of International House at the University of Kassel, Germany Since 2001: Member, of Center for Teacher Education (ZLB) at the University of Kassel, Germany Since 2001: Member of Commission on Internationalization and Commission of the Library at the University of Kassel, Germany 2001-2012: Member of Library Commission at the University of Kassel Since 2000: Fulbright Representative at the University of Kassel Since 2000: Member of Department of Interdisciplinary Primary Education at the University of Kassel Since 2000: Member of Conference of Teaching Methodology at the University of Kassel Since 1998: Member of University Association Kassel e. V. (former Kassel Academy Union ) Since 1997: Officially authorized examiner for Majors in teaching English, Kassel

EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES

Since 2013: Chairman of the Jury "Schoolbook of the Year" in the Field of "Languages" of the Georg-Eckert-Institute / Leibnitz Institute for International Schoolbook Research Since 2013: Mentor of German Academy Association (DHV) Since 2012: Member of Network Hessen-China (Economic Promotion Kassel) 2012: Scientific advisor for the project "Autostadt" in cooperation with the Ministry of Education in Lower Saxony (eds.). DENK(T)RÄUME Mobilität. Praxisprojekte zum fächerübergreifenden Lernen. Volume 6: English Since 2010: Evaluator for the Austrian Science Fund, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Since 2009: Consultant of the Swiss National Science Foundation Since 2009: Consultant of the German Research Community Since 2007: Expert for the Ministry of Education, Wellington New Zealand on “Intercultural language learning: implications for effective teaching Since 1992: EFL textbook author, Ernst-Klett Textbook Publishers, Stuttgart, Germany

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CONSULTANT- AND COMMISSION ACTIVITIES FOR POSTDOCTORAL- AND HABILITATION PROCESSES

Summer 2019: Final Evaluation Junior Professorship (anonymous review) Summer 2016: Thesis Treichl, Christiane (Prof. Dr. Josef Wallmannsberger, University of Kassel) Winter 2014/15: Thesis Chaiwan, Patcharin (Prof. Dr. Karin Aguado, University of Kassel) Winter 2014/15: Thesis Morgret, Stefanie (Prof. Dr. Karin Aguado, University of Kassel) Summer 2014: Thesis Rossolatos, George (Prof. Dr. Winfried Nöth, University of Kassel) Summer 2013: Thesis Lettner, Alina Therese (Prof. Dr. Josef Wallmannsberger, University of Kassel) Summer 2010: Thesis Bannenberg, Ann-Kristin (Prof. Dr. Josef Wallmannsberger, University of Kassel) Winter 2008/09: Thesis Röttcher, Sabine (Prof. Dr. Gerd Rohmann, University of Kassel) Winter 2007/08: Thesis Armengol, Llurdes (Prof. Dr. Josep Cots, University of Lleida) Summer 2007: Thesis Bishara, Nina (Prof. Dr. Wilfried Nöth, University of Kassel) Summer 2004: Thesis Oppermann, Eva (Prof. Dr. Gerd Rohmann, University of Kassel) Dissertations Sussex, Maria, Dr. (2020). „Kulturelle Identitätskonstruktionen von Kindern. Eine qualitative Studie im Englischunterricht der Grundschule auf der Grundlage des «ABC’s of Cultural Understanding and Communication.“ Language Culture Literacy. Frankfurt: Peter Lang. Masterson, Mary, Dr. (2017). "A European adaptation of the ABCs of Cultural Understanding and Communication for the Foreign Language Classroom: Promoting intercultural learning in an Irish context." Language Culture Literacy: Hrsg. Claudia Finkbeiner & Bernd Tesch. Frankfurt: Peter Lang. Schluer, Jennifer, Dr. (2016). "Lexical and conceptual awareness in L2 reading: An exploratory study". Language Culture Literacy: Hrsg. Claudia Finkbeiner & Bernd Tesch. Frankfurt: Peter Lang. Olson, Agnes Madeleine, Dr. (2015). "Peer Scaffolding bei unterschiedlich zusammengesetzten Lernerpaaren während der fremdsprachigen Textarbeit. Eine qualitative Studie." Language Culture Literacy: Hg. Claudia Finkbeiner. Frankfurt: Peter Lang. Pliska, Enisa, Dr. (2014). "Language Awareness in einer multikulturellen Gesellschaft. Eine Empirische Studie mit Schülerinnen und Schüler in Bosnien, Kroatien und Serbien." Language Culture Literacy: Hg. Claudia Finkbeiner. Frankfurt: Peter Lang. Wilden, Eva, Dr. (2007). "Selbst- und Fremdwahrnehmung in einem interkulturellen Onlineaustausch von Fremdsprachenlehrerinnen und -lehrern: The ABCs of Cultural Understanding and Communication Online. Eine qualitative Studie“. Language Culture Literacy. Hg. Claudia Finkbeiner. Frankfurt: Peter Lang. Fehling, Sylvia, Dr. (2004, 2nd ed. 2009): "Language Awareness bei monolingual und bilingual unterrichteten Schülerinnen und Schülern: Eine komparative Studie." Language Culture Literacy: Hg. Claudia Finkbeiner. Frankfurt: Peter Lang.

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