Helena Olfert
Linguistics
Language preservation in the context of migration; multilingualism and language education in formal, non-formal and informal learning contexts; multilingualism in teacher training; multilingualism and written language acquisition
Vita:
Since 2024 Professor of German as a Second Language and Language Education at Osnabrück University (Institute of German Studies, Department of Linguistics and Literary Studies) and member of IMIS.
2018-2024: Academic Counselor at the Center for Multilingualism and Language Acquisition (CEMES), University of Münster; 2018: Doctorate at the University of Duisburg-Essen; 2015-2018: LfbA Didactics of the German Language, Osnabrück University; 2010-2014: Research Assistant German as a Second and Foreign Language, University of Duisburg-Essen; 2008-2010: Research Assistant at IMIS, Osnabrück University; 2008: MA General Literature and Linguistics, Osnabrück University.
Current third-party funded project:
HSU-Interregio: Interdisciplinary and interregional research, development and networking of heritage language teaching (BMBF, 2023-2026); joint project with the University of Duisburg-Essen and the University of Cologne
Completed third-party funded project:
Language and religious education in migrant self-organizations (Fritz Thyssen Foundation for the Promotion of Science, 2023-2024); together with Dr. Y. Danilovich (Faculty of Protestant Theology, University of Münster)
