Kurzbiografie
- since 2003 Member of the editorial team of Zeitschrift für Fremdsprachenforschung
- Oct. 2004 – present Professor of EFL at the University of Giessen (Full Professor)
- 2002 Habilitation (Justus-Liebig-University Giessen)
- 2001 – 2004 University of Giessen (Hochschuldozentur)
- Summer term 2001 Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (assistant professorship)
- 1997 – 2001 Research Grants "Graduiertenkolleg Didaktik des Fremdverstehens" and DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)
- 1995 – 1997 Teacher at Stierstadt Comprehensive School near Frankfurt, Germany
- 1987 Ph.D. Amerikanistik (Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main)