Ulla Fürstenberg and Vida Bicman, Teaching and learning Language Awareness

Ulla  Fürstenberg; Vida Bicman

doi:10.25364/978-3-903374-05-8

Ulla Fürstenberg and Vida Bicman, Teaching and learning Language Awareness

Authors

Ulla Fürstenberg University of Graz

Vida Bicman Campus 02 Fachhochschule der Wirtschaft

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25364/978-3-903374-05-8.003

Synopsis

In this chapter, we ask the following questions:
What are LA and TLA?
Why is language awareness important in the context of teaching English in Austria?
What should an up-to-date concept of (T)LA include?

Author Biographies

Ulla Fürstenberg, University of Graz

Ulla Fürstenberg is a senior lecturer in the Department of English Studies in Graz, where she teaches English language and ELT methodology classes. Her research interests include (teacher) language awareness and the integration of content and language in higher education. She has taught professional development courses on teaching in English for lecturers at different universities and seminars on L2 writing at Pädagogische Hochschulen (University Colleges of Teacher Education). She has recently contributed teaching materials to an Austrian coursebook series.

Vida Bicman, Campus 02 Fachhochschule der Wirtschaft

Vida Bicman is a lecturer, research scientist and language coordinator at the Uni-versity of Applied Sciences CAMPUS 02 in Graz. Her interests include English for Specific Purposes (ESP), academic writing and intercultural communication. She has worked as a language travel coordinator in the UK, Ireland, the USA and Aus-tralia as well as a freelance English lecturer at the University of Graz, the University College of Teacher Education, FH Burgenland University of Applied Sciences, FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences and a variety of private companies across Styria.