| Date of birth | 17.10.1980 | |
| Place of birth | Würselen, Germany | |
| Education and qualifications: | ||
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| September 1991-June 2000 | Städtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath Abitur |
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| October 2000-March 2002 | Universität-Gesamthochschule Siegen Intermediate exam |
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| April 2002-March 2005 | Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen Magistra Artium in English Linguistics, Modern German Literary History and Philosophy Topic of MA thesis: AAVE and education |
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| since April 2005 | Working towards doctorate Thesis: Teachers' attitudes toward African American Vernacular English: influence of contact with linguistics on ambivalent attitudes (summa cum laude) Defense on 7/9/2009 (summa cum laude) |
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| since October 2007 | Studying "Online and Distance Education" at the Open University | |
| Work experience: | ||
| October 2003 - May 2005 | "Studentische Hilfskraft" (Assistant without academic degree) at the Institute for English Linguistics, University Aachen | |
| since May 2005 | "Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft" (Assistant with academic degree) at the Institute for English Linguistics, University Aachen | |
| August - November 2006 | "Interviewer" for konsalt GmbH Conducting face-to-face interviews for a nation-wide study on noise and noise-perception |
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| November 2006 - February 2007 | Teaching Business English In-house-seminars on beginners and intermediate level | |
| International experience: | ||
| February/March 2006 | Three-week stay in California Sitting in at various schools |
Conferences: |
| October 2006 | "International Symposium on African & Diasporic Languages and Education" (Columbia University, New York) Participating in the poster "Poster Session". Title of poster presentation: "The teacher as language expert". |
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| November 2007 | 49th Annual M/MLA Convention Presentation: "Definitions of AAVE in Lay Discourse" |
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| April 2008 | Sociolinguistics Symposium 17: Micro and Macro Connections, 3.-5- April 2008, Amsterdam Presentation: "Does contact with linguistics influence language attitudes? An analysis of factors influencing the attitudes toward African American Vernacular English" |
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| May 2009 | Us and them - them and us: Constructions of the other in cultural stereotypes - perceptions, challenges, meanings, 6-8. May 2009, Szczecin Presentation: "Ambivalence in attitudes toward basilects and its ramifications" |
Catherine wished to congratulate him, but knew not what to say, and her eloquence was only in her eyes. From them, however, the eight parts of speech shone out most expressively, and James could combine them with ease.
Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey