Mag. Dr. Karin Richter

karin.richter@univie.ac.at

+43-1-4277-42421

Room 3G-O1-35

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Professional interests:

  • English-medium teaching
  • Second language acquisition
  • Pronunciation learning and teaching
  • English for specific purposes (Business English, Technical English)
  • English for academic purposes

 

 

On a personal note ...

What do you like most about your job?

When I see the penny drop!

 

What's the number one piece of advice you wish you had been given as a student?

That learning and teaching Business English is fun and extremely useful to understand what is going on in the world!

 

Which English word/phrase/grammar point do you especially like to teach to your students?

Body Language!

 

What’s your favo(u)rite line from a song or your favo(u)rite saying?

"If you never try, you'll never know." Coldplay

 

When you are not at the department, where do you like to hang out in Vienna?

I love the area around Schloss Wilhelminenberg!

 

What's the scariest thing you've ever done in your life?

I once got completely lost in the middle of rural China without speaking any Chinese whatsoever.