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Professorship of English Didactics

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Objective

“It is not about describing what foreign language teaching is like today, but what it needs to be like twenty years from now.” (Hans Hunfeld, Emeritus of the Professorship)

Find out more on our objective HERE

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Team

Information on Prof. Dr. Heiner Böttger & Team.

All information on the team members, their contact details, office hours, and teaching and research activities.

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Initiative

The professorship's current project: Fighting the Fear Factor – an initiative against English Language Anxiety

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Studies & Teaching

Information on program structure, courses, internships, and academic work.


This section provides answers to all essential questions about studying English didactics. This is a worthwhile and time-saving resource before contacting the relevant instructors for assistance in specific cases.

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Research

Information on the research focus of the professorship and the LEAR Lab.

The special focus of research in English language teaching forms the basis for our own qualification levels. This website provides the basis for a discussion about possible BA/MA/doctoral thesis and postdoctoral thesis topics.

Heiner Böttger's LEAR Lab© conducts research at the intersection of English language teaching and, in particular, language educational neurosciences.

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