| 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" |
What a difference a vowel makes! If his rents were but equal to his rants!
Jane Austen: Mansfield Park