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Forschungsgebiete:

• Literatur im 20./21. Jahrhundert, Exilliteratur, Literatur seit 1945
• Angewandte Linguistik
• Deutsch als Fremdsprache, interkulturelle Kommunikation
• Mehrsprachigkeit

Besondere Forschungsgebiete:

• DDR-Literatur und -Film
• deutsche Literatur und Film seit 1990
• autonomes Lernen
• Fremdsprachendidaktik
• Fremdsprachenpolitik
• der Auslandsaufenthalt und soziale Netzwerke

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

Aufsätze und Beiträge in Auswahl:

• "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) (2018) German Reunification and the Legacy of GDR Literature and Culture. Leiden/Boston: Brill, 69–88.
• "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
• "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 in Auswahl:

• (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 (http://www. ul. ie/ llcc/ cals/ index. shtml)
• Member of Management Committee, COST Action CA15130: “Study Abroad Research in European Perspective (SAREP)” (2016-2020)

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

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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.