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Katharina von Elbwart
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Katharina von Elbwart

Teaching

I teach applied linguistics, English language education and sociolinguistics, from the introductory lecture with 300 students to Master’s seminars that prepare the practical semester.

International teaching collaborations

International collaboration is an important dimension of my teaching. Through sustained collaborations with colleagues and students at universities abroad, I create opportunities for students to encounter different educational systems, linguistic perspectives, and approaches to language education. Drawing on my own experiences in international educational contexts, I see such encounters as an important part of preparing future English teachers for multilingual and globally connected educational contexts.

  • since 2026

    Language and Power

    With M. Devereaux, Linguistics, Kennesaw State University, USA

  • 2021–2026

    Teaching Language Internationally

    With W. Dunn, Second Language Education, University of Alberta, Canada

Courses as instructor of record

32 courses

Courses as instructor of record
LevelCourseParticipantsTerms
Applied Linguistics and TEFL 8
BAIntroduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language300 participantsSummer 2027
MADiagnose und Förderung: Focus on Multilingualism40 participants
6 terms, Winter 2021/22 to Summer 2027

Summer 2027, Winter 2025/26, Summer 2025, Winter 2024/25, Summer 2023, Winter 2021/22

MABegleitveranstaltung Praxissemester30 participantsWinter 2021/22, Summer 2021
MAVorbereitungsseminar zum Praxissemester am Berufskolleg25 participants
10 terms, Winter 2020/21 to Summer 2027

Summer 2027, Winter 2026/27, Winter 2025/26, Summer 2025, Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Winter 2021/22, Summer 2021, Winter 2020/21

MAVorbereitungsseminar zum Praxissemester (Gy/Ge/HRSGe)30 participantsWinter 2026/27, Winter 2025/26, Winter 2024/25
BA/MATeaching English to Young Learners and in Special Needs Education (basic/intermediate/advanced)35 participants
8 terms, Winter 2020/21 to Summer 2027

Summer 2027, Summer 2026, Winter 2025/26, Summer 2025, Winter 2024/25, Winter 2021/22, Summer 2021, Winter 2020/21

BATeaching Language: Focus on Global Englishes35 participants
8 terms, Winter 2020/21 to Summer 2027

Summer 2027, Winter 2025/26, Summer 2025, Winter 2024/25, Summer 2022, Winter 2021/22, Summer 2021, Winter 2020/21

EDSE401Teaching Language Internationally28 participants
5 terms, Summer 2021 to Summer 2025

Summer 2025, Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022, Summer 2021

Sociolinguistics 11
BASociolinguistics & Education25 participantsWinter 2026/27
BALanguage and Power20 participantsSummer 2026
MALanguages in Contact45 participantsWinter 2020/21
BAFolk Linguistics35 participantsWinter 2018/19
BALanguage in the US40 participantsSummer 2020
BAVarieties of English30 participantsSummer 2019, Summer 2018, Winter 2017/18
ENG681Sociolinguistics and Education12 participantsSummer 2018, Summer 2015
BABilingualism in the US45 participantsSummer 2016, Summer 2014
BALanguage & Identity45 participantsWinter 2016/17
BAPidgins and Creoles40 participantsWinter 2014/15
BAAfrican American English40 participantsSummer 2014
General Linguistics 6
BAMorphology & Syntax45 participantsWinter 2020/21, Winter 2019/20
BAIntroduction to Linguistics50 participants
5 terms, Winter 2014/15 to Winter 2018/19

Winter 2018/19, Winter 2017/18, Winter 2016/17, Winter 2015/16, Winter 2014/15

BAThe Study of Meaning40 participantsSummer 2017
BAThe English Lexicon40 participantsWinter 2017/18
BAContrastive Linguistics40 participantsSummer 2016
BAEnglish Syntax35 participantsSummer 2015
Historical Linguistics 1
BAMiddle High German: Translation & Culture30 participants
4 terms, Summer 2014 to Summer 2016

Summer 2016, Summer 2015, Winter 2014/15, Summer 2014

Foreign language classes 6
–German language classes (A1–C2)25 participantsWinter 2019/20, Summer 2018, Summer 2012
–English language classes (A1–B1)25 participantsSummer 2015, Winter 2014/15
GER1120Beginning German Language and Culture25 participantsFall 2013, Spring 2011
GER1121Beginning German Language and Culture25 participantsFall 2013
GER2201Intermediate German Language and Culture12 participantsFall 2010
GER2220Intermediate German Language and Culture10 participantsSpring 2011

Teaching experience in schools

  • 2019–2020

    Hans-Böckler-Berufskolleg, Marl (teacher training, Referendariat)

  • 2012

    Europaschule Krupp-Gymnasium, Duisburg (internship alongside studies)

  • 2008–2009

    Hans-Böckler-Berufskolleg, Haltern am See (internship alongside studies)

Thesis supervision

I supervise BA and MA theses in English language education and applied linguistics. In TEFL, defences take place in a central exam week; the next one runs from 9 to 12 February 2027.

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  2. 2Degree programme and intended semester of submission
  3. 3Courses you have taken in linguistics or TEFL

Office hours

By appointment. Please email me to arrange a time; room J4.204, Warburger Str. 100.

katharina.elbwart@upb.de

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Activity

Freelance work as a linguist (talks, reviewing, consulting). This is not a regulated profession; there is no chamber membership, no supervisory authority and no register entry.

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