Dr. Jean Elspeth CONACHER

Geb. 1963, Professor - Emeritiert / im Ruhestand seit 2022, Limerick, Irland

German Studies (Fachgebiet) - Neuere dt. Literaturwissenschaft - Deutsch als Fremdsprache - Übersetzen (Lehrgebiet)

Kontaktinformationen:

University of Limerick - School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics - University of Limerick - Limerick

Centre for Applied Language Studies, School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics, University of Limerick, Limerick

Forschungsgebiete

Besondere Forschungsgebiete

DDR-Literatur und -Film
Deutsche Literatur und Film seit 1990
Autonomes Lernen
#Fremdsprachendidaktik
Fremdsprachenpolitik
Der Auslandsaufenthalt und soziale Netzwerke

Monographien Transformation and Education in the Literature of the GDR. Rochester, NY: Camden House, 2020.

Aufsätze und Beiträge

'Contested Memory and Narrative within GDR-Polish Intercultural Landscapes: Ursula Höntsch’s "Wir Flüchtlingskinder" (1985) and "Wir sind keine Kinder mehr" (1990)'. Transit, 2024, 14(1): 103-116 (https://doi.org/10.5070/T714162197).
'Adapting Hein’s Willenbrock: Andreas Dresen and the legacy of the GDR ‘ensemble’ tradition' in B. Cronin, R. MagShamhráin & N. Preuschoff (eds) (2020) Adaptation as a Collaborative Art, Process and Practice. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 193-213.
with Byrnes, D. & G. Holfter (2018) 'The enduring legacy of GDR literature and culture: An introduction' in D. Byrnes, D., J.E. Conacher & G. Holfter (eds) German Reunification and the Legacy of GDR Literature and Culture. Leiden/Boston: Brill, 1-15.
'Capturing the Zeitgeist: On Human Experience and Personal Historiography in Helga Königsdorf’s 1989 oder Ein Moment Schönheit'. In D. Byrnes, J.E. Conacher & G. Holfter (eds) (2018) German Reunification and the Legacy of GDR Literature and Culture. Leiden/Boston: Brill, 69–88.
'Women at work: Reflections on Social Identity and the Private Self in "Die Polizistin" (2000), "Willenbrock" (2005) and "Steigerlied" (2013)' in JE Preece & N. Hodgin (eds) (2017) Andreas Dresen. Oxford: Peter Lang, 147-168
'Transformation and Education in GDR Youth Literature: A Script Theory Approach'. International Research in Children's Literature, 2016, 9 (1): 65-82
'Language as gate-keeper of quality? Exploring Austria's English-only policy for national research funding' in: CW Earls (ed) (2016) Multilingualism and English in Twenty-First-Century Europe. Bern: Peter Lang, 161-192
(with H. Kelly-Holmes), ‘Contact, community and continuity: The case of German speakers in mid-west Ireland’ in Ch. Fäcke (ed) (2009) Sprachbegegnung und Sprachkontakt in europäischer Dimension, Frankfurt/Main, Peter Lang.
,Home Thoughts on Abroad’: Zur Identität und Integration irischer ERASMUS- StudentInnen in Deutschland, GFL-Journal, 2008, 2: 1-20.
‘'Die Sehnsucht nach Zugehörigkeit': An Exploration of Heimat in the Essays and Short Stories of Helga Königsdorf’ in R Rechtien and K von Oppen (eds) (2007) Local/Global Narratives. Amsterdam, Rodopi: 99-119.
(with S. Murphy), 'Laying good foundations: the language resource centre as meeting-place of policy, pedagogical theory and practice' in A. Chambers, J.E. Conacher and J.M. Littlemore (eds ) (2004) ICT and Language Learning: Integrating Pedagogy and Practice. Birmingham, Birmingham University Press: 49-78.

(with P. Taalas and T. Vogel), 'New language learning and teaching environments: How does ICT fit in?' in A. Chambers, J.E. Conacher and J.M. Littlemore (eds) (2004) ICT and Language Learning: Integrating Pedagogy and Practice. Birmingham, Birmingham University Press: 9-31.
(with C. Penman) 'Meeting half way: An exploration of intercultural exchanges' in J. Eckerth and M. Wendt (eds) (2003), Interkulturelles und transkulturelles Lernen im Fremdsprachenunterricht. Frankfurt/Main, Peter Lang: 125-138.
(with F. Royall) (1998) An evaluation of the use of new technology for purposes of language learning: the Internet for students of languages, Language Learning Journal 18: 37-41.
‘Native Speaker to Native Speaker: Crossing the Translation Gap’ in I Higgins and P Sewell (eds) (1996) Teaching translation in universities. Present and future perspectives. London, CILT: 161-182.
‘The learner's diary: (Self)reflections on the language learning process’ in G. Leder et al. (eds) (1996) Ab initio language learning. A guide to good practice in universities and colleges. London, CILT: 120-129.
‘Preparing engineering and science students for study abroad’ in B. Hendriks et al (eds) (1994) Language Needs in Business. Nijmegen, University Press Nijmegen: 62-71.
‘Pressing for change: the case of Helga Königsdorf’ in E. Boa et al. (eds) (1994) Women and the Wende: Social effects and cultural reflections of the German unification process. Amsterdam, Rodopi: 164-176.

Dissertation (Titel) The portrayal of education in prose writings of the German Democratic Republic: ideology and reality

Dissertation - Jahr der Publikation 1991

Herausgebertätigkeit

(with G. Holfter and D. Byrnes) (2019) Perceptions and Perspectives: Exploring Connections between Ireland and the GDR. Trier: WVT
(with D. Byrnes and G. Holfter) (2018) German Reunification and the Legacy of GDR Literature and Culture. Leiden/Boston: Brill
(with B. Geraghty) (2014) Intercultural Contact, Language Learning and Migration. London & New York: Bloomsbury.
(with H. Kelly-Holmes) (2007) New Learning Environments for Language Learning. Moving beyond the classroom? Frankfurt/Main: Peter Lang.
(with A. Chambers and J.M. Littlemore) (2004) ICT and Language Learning: Integrating Pedagogy and Practice. Birmingham: Birmingham University Press.
(with F. Royall) (1996) Issues in languages for specific purposes: Theoretical approaches and practical applications. Limerick: Limerick University Press.

Forschergruppen, Forschungsprojekte

Member of Management Committee, Centre for Applied Language Studies (until 2023) (http://www.ul.ie/llcc/cals/index.shtml)
Member of Management Committee, COST Action CA15130: “Study Abroad Research in European Perspective (SAREP)” (2016-2020)
Partner in "Gender Equality in Language Studies" (GELS) project 2022-2025, funded by Higher Education Authority in Ireland

Verbindung mit wiss. Gesellschaften

Member, German Studies Association of Ireland
Member, Association for German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland
Member, Women in German Studies

Zusätzliche Kurzinformationen 1981-86 MA (Hons) French & German an der University of Aberdeen, Schottland, einschließlich 1983-1984 DAAD-Stipendiatin an der Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen. 1986-87 Gastlektorin für Englisch an der Wilhelm-Pieck-Universität, Rostock, DDR und Herbst 1989 2-monatiger Forschungsaufenthalt in Leipzig. 1991 Promotion an der University of Aberdeen zum Thema DDR-Literatur und - Bildungspolitik. Seit 1990 an der University of Limerick in Irland tätig, seit 1996 als Senior Lecturer in German und seit 2022 als Professor in German Studies, seit 2024 emeritiert.

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