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.