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Qualifikationen/Auszeichnungen

Sekundarlehrerdiplom (Fribourg, 1978), MA (UCLA, 1980), Ph.D. (Cardiff, Wales, 1988), Habilitation (Universität Basel, 2009), Fellow of Chartered Institute of Linguists.

Akademische Laufbahn

2005-          Senior Research Fellow, Universität Bristol, England

2001 - 2005 Research Fellow, Universität Bristol, England

1993 - 2001 Dozentin für Deutsch, Universität Bristol, England

1988 - 1993 Dozentin für Deutsch, Oxford Brookes Universität Oxford

1984 - 1988 Tutorin für Deutsch, Universität Oxford

1980 - 1984 Tutorin für Deutsch, Universität Cambridge

1979 - 1980 Assistentin für Deutsch, UCLA

Akademische Positionen

Herausgeberin der Bücherserie Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities

http://www.palgrave.com/products/Series.aspx?s=PSMLC

Mitherausgeberin der Zeitschrift Current Issues in Language Planning http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/rclp

Redaktionsmitglied, Language Policy (2009-), Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia (BAAL, 2001 - 2004), AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS, 2005 - 2008).

Gastprofessur, Universität Vilnius (Litauen, 2003-).

Exekutivmitglied, The British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL, 2001 - 2004), International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA, 2005 - 2008).

Mitgliedschaften in Berufsvereinigungen

Metropolis

Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies

Chartered Institute of Linguists

British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL)

International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA)

Kompetenzzentrum Kulturelle Topographien, Universität Basel (Link)

Vereinigung für Angewandte Linguistik in der Schweiz (VALS-ASLA)

Onlineverzeichnis der Hochschulgermanistik: http://www.germanistenverzeichnis.phil.uni-erlangen.de/cgi-bin/gvz_ausgabe_int.pl

Sponsorierte Forschungsaufenthalte

Visiting Scholar, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada (Oktober, 2009)

Visiting Research Fellowship at the National Europe Center, The Australien National University, Canberra (November/Dezember, 2007)

Forschungsaufenthalte, Universität Vilnius, Litauen (2003-)

Peer review

Aufsätze für Zeitschriften: Language Policy; Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development; Journal of Sociolinguistics; Current Issues in Language Planning; Ethnicities; Journal of Baltic Studies; System.

Bücher für Zeitschriften: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Journal of Sociolinguistics, Language Policy, Germanistik, BAALnews, German Teaching.

Abstract review committee u.a. für Sociolinguistics Symposium 18, University of Southampton; Baltic Studies Conference Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania; Irish Association for Applied Linguistics International conference on Language Policy and University of Limerick; Sociolinguistics Symposium 17, Free University Amsterdam; British Association of Applied Linguistics Meeting, University of Bristol; Association of Applied Linguistics Meeting London.

Consultancies: European Minority Languages, for Mercator-Education; EU Feasibility Study concerning the creation of a European Agency for Linguistic Diversity and Language Learning. Bruxelles; Danish National Research Foundation.

Organisation von Konferenzen

(2006) Sociolinguistics Symposium 16, on "New Perspectives on Sociolinguistic Change, Conflict and Accommodation", University of Limerick, Ireland. Convening and chairing a colloquium on "Change, Conflicts and Challenges from a Minority Community Perspective".

(2006) International Interdisciplinary Conference, on "Language, Diversity and Integration: Challenges and Opportunities in the enlarged EU", Baltic Language and Integration Network (BLaIN), Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania. (Convenor & organiser).

(2005) The 38th Annual Meeting of the British Association of Applied Linguistics on "Language, culture and identity in applied Linguistics", University of Bristol, Bristol (Conference organising committee member). Also: Convening & chairing and presenting a paper at a Colloquium on "Language, Culture and Identity from a Minority Language Community Perspective".

(2005) Baltic Language and Integration Network (BLaIN), 3rd Workshop, University of Tallinn, Estonia, on "Language and Identity". (Convenor & organiser).

(2004) The 37th Annual Meeting of the British Association of Applied Linguistic: on "Applied Linguistics in a reconfiguring Europe", (BAAL), King's College, London. (Conference organising committee member).

(2004) Baltic Language and Integration Network (BLaIN), 2nd Workshop, on "Baltic Language Policies in an Enlarged Europe", University of Latvia, Riga (Convenor & organiser).

(2004) 1st Applied Linguistics Conference, on "The Role of Applied Linguistics in Lithuania", Pedagogical University, Vilnius, Lithuania (Initiator & scientific advisor).

(2003) 36th Annual Meeting of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL), on "Language at the Interface", University of Leeds. Convening & chairing and presenting a paper at a Colloquium on "Minority Language Communities at the Interface".

(2003) Baltic Language and Integration Network (BLaIN), 1rd Workshop, on "Language and Social Processes in the Baltic", Universitiy of Vilnius, Lithuania. (Convenor & organiser).

(2001) ESF-Exploratory Workshop, University of Bath, on "Minority Languages in Europe: Frameworks - Status - Prospects". A Pan-European comparative, transdisciplinary research workshop (convened & co-organised with Stefan Wolff; University of Bath).

(2000) 33th Annual Meeting of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL), on "Language across Boundaries", Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge. Convening, chairing and presenting a paper at the CETaLL colloquium on "Language Learning in the Information Era: Widening the Boundaries to Learn Faster, Better and With More User Satisfaction?".