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contact:
Prof.
Dr. Dirks
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Research Areas:
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Reading Literacy,
Genres & 'Bildung'
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| 1961 |
born
at Eckernförde (Schleswig-Holstein/ Germany) |
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| 1968
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Elementary
School/Grammar School Eckernförde |
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| 1977
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Badger
High School at Lake Geneva/ Wisconsin, USA (Diploma 1978) |
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1978 – 1981
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Grammar School continued: Jungmann-Gymnasium, Eckernförde (A-Levels
1981)
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1981 – 1982
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Christian-Albrecht-University Kiel:
English and French Language, Literature and Cultural Studies,
Physical and Educational Sciences
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1982 – 1983
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Studies continued at
Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg
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1983 – 1984
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Studies continued at University Paul
Valéry, Montpellier
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1984 – 1987
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Studies continued at
Philipps-University Marburg: Academic Teacher's Thesis in English
Linguistics/ "Erstes Staatsexamen" 11/1987)
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1988 –
1990
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PhD Scholar of the
Federal Land Hessen in English Linguistics (Rigorosum 4/1991)
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1991 – 1993
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"Studienreferendarin":
Pre-Service Teacher Training at Elisabeth Grammar School, Marburg
(State Board Teacher's Exam/ "Zweites Staatsexamen" 4/1993)
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1991 – 1993
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Teaching Assistant in Feminist Linguistics and
ESL Studies, Philipps-University Marburg
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1993
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1999
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Assistant Professor,
Martin-Luther-University
Halle-Wittenberg
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10/1998
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Disputatio of the Habilitation
Thesis, Otto-v.-Guericke-University
Magdeburg
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12/1998
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Inauguration Lecture as "Privatdozentin",
University of Magdeburg
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since 04/1999
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Full Professor in
Applied Linguistics/ English (chair), University of Hildesheim (Lower Saxony, Germany)
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Other Activities:
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guidance of twin city activities
with Sweden, Great Britain, Germany and of multicultural seminars
of the French-German Youth Office; cooperation with the American
Field Service; chairwoman of the UNESCO youth group Northern
Germany; teacher of sailing.
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Universität Hildesheim
