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Prof. Dr. Dr. Heiner Böttger
Research Focus

Current Focus: English Language Speaking Anxiety

Language Educational Neurosciences

Educational Psychology

Sensitive phases of language development: Early foreign language learning & puberty

Multilingualism Didactics

Evidence-based foreign language teaching

Corporate foreign language learning & sales communication

Psychological aspects of language learning: including anxiety, memory, resilience, mindfulness

Lectures and Presentations

Lectures and presentations on research focus areas. Contact via the secretary or heiner.boettger(at)ku.de .

Curriculum Vitae

Background & Education:

2025 PhD Psychology (University of Hagen, Germany)

2021 Master of Science (MSc) in Educational Neurosciences (Master by Research) at Central Queensland University Australia

1992 PhD English Didactics (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany)

Professional Experience:

2023 Visiting Professor Stanford University, School of Education (USA)

2019-2021 Representative for Global Education of the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt

2018 Senior Research Fellow Long Island University New York City (Campus Brooklyn)

2016-2019 Board Member at the center for teacher training and research of the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt

2016 Visiting Professor at Akdeniz University Antalya (Turkey), Aristotle University Thessaloniki (Greece)

2015-present External Academic Reviewer to the Greek state

2014-2015 Visiting Professor at Mercy College New York, New York University, Nebraska Wesleyan University (USA)

2007-present Professor of English Didactics and EFL at the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Germany (Full Professor)

2006-2007 Professor of English Didactics and EFL at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany (Temporary Full Professor)

2004-present Chairman of the Early language learning advisory board BIG (foundation Lernen, Munich, Germany)

Post doc studies on Adult English Teaching and Learning in Companies (English for Special purposes)

2004-06 Director of the Department of English Didactics at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

2002-04 Associate Professor TEFL at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

2002 Seminar Chair English Mittelschule in Nürnberg, Germany

1994-2001 Additional university teaching position at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

1992 Guest teacher at Sidwell Friends High School in Washington DC, USA

1989-2002 School teacher at several middle schools (Mittelschule, Realschule) in Bavaria, Germany

1984-1989 Lecturer at the adult education centers in Eckental and Nürnberg, Germany

Publications

(HERE on the KU server, also available almost in full at www.researchgate.net, free downloads)

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