Mag. Dr. Helen Heaney, BA

T: +43-1-4277-42418

helen.heaney@univie.ac.at

Consultation hours: In the summer break (non-teaching weeks): by appointment only (please arrange by email).

Winter term 2018

120422 VU BEd 02.2: Introduction to Information and Research Literacy (IRL)

121010 VO STEOP: Language Analysis

122051 PS PS Linguistics - Vocabulary

126242 FK Assessment / EFL Testing and Assessment

126245 FK Assessment / EFL Testing and Assessment

126290 KO Principles of English Language Teaching Methodology

Summer term 2018

120422 VU BEd 02.2: Introduction to Information and Research Literacy (IRL)

121010 VO STEOP: Language Analysis

121110 UE Integrated Language and Study Skills 1

122051 PS PS Linguistics - Vocabulary

126244 FK Assessment / EFL Testing and Assessment

126290 KO Principles of English Language Teaching Methodology

Winter term 2017

120422 VU BEd 02.2: Introduction to Information and Research Literacy (IRL)

121010 VO STEOP: Language Analysis

121110 UE Integrated Language and Study Skills 1

126242 FK Assessment / EFL Testing and Assessment

126244 FK Assessment / EFL Testing and Assessment

126290 KO Principles of English Language Teaching Methodology

Heaney, H & Mewald, C (ed.) Darstellung der Kompetenzorientierung durch E8 Bildungsstandards im Unterricht der SEK1 in einem Multimedia Paket: Bildungsstandards Englisch 8. Unterrichtsvideos und Begleitmaterialien: Teaching reading.

Heaney, H 2013, 'Fleshing out CEFR descriptors at C1 and above for the assessment of academic writing in Departments of English at Austrian universities' Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics, vol 2, no. 1, pp. 43-56.

Heaney, H 2011, Does my text mean the same as yours? Cultural bias in reading tests. in MB Vukanovic & I Vodopija-Krstanovic (eds), The Global and Local Dimensions of English: Exploring Issues of Language and Culture . LIT Verlag, Wien, pp. 45-58.

Heaney, H Issues in developing a tertiary-level English reading comprehension test.

Heaney, H 2009, The role of memory while reading. in P Antonitsch, A Scherbantin, A Theuermann & V Wakounig (eds), Zeit erinnern. Zum interdisziplinären und pädagogischen Umgang mit Zeit und Erinnerung . Drava Verlag, Klagenfurt, pp. 171-191.

Heaney, H 2007, Reading for bachelors – mistressing reading skills. in E-M Graf & AR James (eds), English Studies in Flux. New Peaks, New Shores, New Crossings . Narr Verlag, Tübingen, pp. 127-137.

Curriculum vitae

2011 PhD (Dr.phil.) in Applied Linguistics (testing), University of Klagenfurt
1993 Master's degree (Mag.phil.) in English and French (teacher education), University of Klagenfurt
1988 B.A. (Honours) in German and French, University of Durham, Great Britain

Teaching

Current position: Senior Lecturer, Department of English, University of Vienna (teacher education, linguistics, language programme)
Research and teaching post at the Department of English, University of Klagenfurt (teacher education, linguistics, language programme)
ESP (medical English, business English, Export & Tourism, Business Administration, Media and Communications, Computing)
Team teacher in CLIL programme at a grammar school in Klagenfurt (music, natural sciences)
Teacher of English and French at secondary school, Austria