Prof. Dr. Torben Schmidt

Vita
Prof. Dr. Torben Schmidt is Professor of English Didactics at the Institute of English Studies at Leuphana University Lüneburg. His fields of interest are foreign language learning and the digital media, self-directed learning and project work in the EFL classroom, teaching EFL in elementary schools, drama in education, and the teaching of listening and speaking.
Education, Employment, and Positions
- winter term 2016/2017: visiting scholarat the University College of Teacher Education in Vienna.
- since Jan 2012: Prof. of English Didactics at Leuphana University Lüneburg.
- Apr 2011 - Jan 2012: Prof. (Jun.-Prof.) of English Didactics at Leuphana University Lüneburg.
- summer term 2010: visiting scholar at the Saint Mary's University in Halifax (Canada).
- Dec 2008 – Mar 2011: associate, Giessen International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC).
- Jan 2007 – Apr 2008: research assistant, M.A. "E-LINGO – Teaching languages to young learners", Justus Liebig University Gießen, Germany.
- Jun 2004 – Apr 2007: doctoral research project, topic of dissertation: "Gemeinsames Lernen mit Selbstlernsoftware – Eine empirische Analyse lernprogrammgestützter Partnerarbeitsphasen im Unterricht der Klasse 7" (Cooperative learning with language learning software), (advisor: Prof. Dr. Michael K. Legutke, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Germany), (graduation with highest honour).
- Jan 2003 – Jun 2006: research assistant, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
- Oct 2002 – Jun 2004: postgraduate studies, English Literature and Linguistics, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany (graduation with distinction).
- Oct 1998 – Jun 2002: teacher training studies, English Language and Literature, Mathematics, Psychology, Educational Sciences, first state examination, teaching degree for secondary schools, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (graduation with distinction).