Research interests:

Language regard and perceptual dialectology, Varieties of English (focus on American English), Educational linguistics, Language attitudes, Language teacher identity, Teaching Linguistics

Current projects:

Language ideologies in a multiethnic community: In line with previous research on language regard in South Florida, this project explores language ideologies in a multiethnic and multilingual context. It complements research on non-linguists’ beliefs about language in a linguistically diverse setting by showcasing how this context fosters language ideologies and whether diversity plays a role in forming representations of linguistic landscapes among Floridian residents. Data sets based on transcribed interviews are analyzed against the sociolinguistic variables of age, gender, and ethnicity and allow for a variationist approach to language ideologies (2023 - today).

Language Teacher Identity (LTI) and Language (Teacher) Attitudes: This is an ongoing qualitative research study on emerging LTIs which explores avenues of how teachers’ ideologies towards the use of language emerge in preservice academic contexts. Our research uses a mixed-methods approach and combines short narratives with an online attitude survey to be completed by respondents before and after a 15 week-long course in TESOL. As part of this project, one strand explores emerging and changing attitudes future teachers of English hold towards the use of English in class (before and after in-service training). This includes attitudes towards the use of English vs. other languages (heritage languages and/or German), but also towards the use of different (nonstandard) varieties of English in the context of Global Englishes and language teaching (2022 - today).

Teaching Language Internationally: International teaching and research collaboration together with W. Dunn (University of Alberta, Canada) and D. Keatinge (UPB), originally funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as part of the OWL-Alberta cooperation We CAN virtuOWL. Current research investigates the role of student feedback and teaching in international collaborative online environments. More information on the virtual exchange can be found here: https://www.daad.de/de/der-daad/kommunikation-publikationen/presse/pressemitteilungen/digitale-chancen-auch-in-der-internationalen-hochschulzusammenarbeit-nutzen/ (2021 - today).

Completed projects:

mittelalt & literarisch: Production of an educational podcast series “mittelalt & literarisch” on Middle High German language and medieval culture, in collaboration with G. Herchert (University of Duisburg-Essen) and K. Winter (University of Münster), funded by University of Duisburg-Essen (2020-2021).

Language regard in Florida: Dissertation project on perceptual dialectology and language attitudes in Florida, USA. Sociolinguistic fieldwork which included interviews, questionnaires and perceptual data collection (2016-2019).

Academic writing in linguistics: Teaching project to develop students' abilities to compose linguistic research papers in cooperative learning environments. Awarded with Innovations in Teaching Award/Innovationspreis der Lehre 2016 (UDE).

Classes taught in (Applied) Linguistics:

Teaching Language - Focus on Global Englishes

Teaching language internationally

Vorbereitung/Begleitung Praxissemester BK/Gy/Ge

Diagnosis & Support: Focus on Multilingualism

Teaching English in primary schools (intermediate/advanced)

Bilingualism in the US

Language in US Society

Varieties of English

Approaches to Language: Sociolinguistics & Education

Languages in Contact

Introduction to Linguistics

The English Lexicon

Morphology & Syntax

Contrastive Linguistics

Foreign language classes in English and German in various contexts (ESL/EFL/DaZ/DaF)

MONOGRAPHS/THESES/EDITED VOLUMES

von Elbwart, K.; Fisseni, B.; Winter, K.; Wodtke, E. (2023). Beackerte Felder: Kultur, Bildung, Erinnerung. Gaby Herchert zum 65. Perspektiven des Regionalen Band 1, Münster: Aschendorff Verlag. Available OA: https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/receive/duepublico_mods_00078171

von Elbwart, K. (2020). Language regard in the Sunshine State. Floridian perspectives on language ideologies and linguistic variation. WVT: Trier.

von Elbwart, K. (2014). Language Choice in Children’s Animated TV Shows. MA thesis. Florida Atlantic University.

ARTICLES

von Elbwart, K. (in prep). ‘Variationist dialectology’ in multiethnic communities – The case of South Florida.

von Elbwart, K. & Alfes, L. (2022) „Painting America - Fostering visual literacy through art to teach US-American history and culture in EFL classrooms”, F&E Edition 27: Teaching the United States: Past, Present and Future Visions, PH Vorarlberg, 23-34. Available OA: https://www.ph-vorarlberg.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/RED_SOZ/PDFs/F_E_27/FE_27_03_Alfes_et_al.pdf

von Elbwart, K. (2022). English Only? Multilingualism in EFL classrooms., Praxis Englisch 03/2022, 44-46.

von Elbwart, K. (2021). Speaking Singlish - A legacy of Singapore's colonialism?, Praxis Englisch 4/2021, 44-46

von Elbwart, K. (2021). Welcome to Miami, bienvenido a Miami - Showcasing Florida to teach linguistic and cultural diversity in the EFL classroom, Praxis Englisch 1/2021, 44-46.

ARTICLES IN EDITED VOLUMES

von Elbwart, K., & Keatinge, D. (acc./in prep.). Assessing attitudes towards the use of Englishes in pre-service teacher education. To appear in Reckermann, J. & Römhild, R. (eds.). Global Englishes Language Teaching in Germany: Perspectives on Research, Teacher Education, and Classroom Practice. New York: Bloomsbury Academic Publishing.

von Elbwart, K. (acc., in prep.). Language ideologies and education: Using perceptual dialectology to teach linguistic and cultural diversity. To appear in Shei, C. & Chao, D. (eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Language Learning in the New Global Context. New York: Routledge.

von Elbwart, K. & Keatinge, D. (2023). Developing language teacher identity and leadership skills in intercultural learning environments. In: Reinders, H. (ed). Language Teacher Leadership: Insights from Research and Practice (New Language Learning and Teaching Environments). London: Palgrave Macmillan.

von Elbwart, K.; Fisseni, B.; Winter, K. (2023). Einführung. In: von Elbwart, K.; Fisseni, B.; Winter, K.; Wodtke, E. (2023). Beackerte Felder: Kultur, Bildung, Erinnerung. Gaby Herchert zum 65. Perspektiven des Regionalen Band 1, Münster: Aschendorff Verlag. Available OA: https://www.aschendorff-buchverlag.de/digibib/?digidownload&tid=26428

von Elbwart, K.; Winter, K.; Keidel, M. (2023). Podcasts in der Hochschullehre: mittelalt & literarisch. In: von Elbwart, K.; Fisseni, B.; Winter, K.; Wodtke, E. (2023). Beackerte Felder: Kultur, Bildung, Erinnerung. Gaby Herchert zum 65. Perspektiven des Regionalen Band 1, Münster: Aschendorff Verlag.  Available OA: https://www.aschendorff-buchverlag.de/digibib/?digidownload&tid=26428

von Elbwart, K. (2022). A View from the Sunshine State: Mapping Perceptions and Language Ideologies in Florida. In P. Ronan and E. Ziegler (eds.). Language and Identity in Migration Contexts. Oxford: Peter Lang, 23-49.

von Elbwart, K. & Keatinge, D. (2022). Teaching Language Internationally – Wissenstransfer in einem deutsch-kanadischen Lehrprojekt in der Lehrer*innenausbildung. In Harmening, A., Leinfellner, S. & Meier, R. (Ed.). Wissenstransfer als Aufgabe, Herausforderung und Chance kulturwissenschaftlicher Forschung. Interdisziplinäre Studien des Paderborner Graduiertenzentrums für Kulturwissenschaften. Darmstadt: wbg academic.

von Elbwart, K., Burovikinha, V., Winter, K. (2021). Wer Jubiläen feiert, erinnert sich. In H. Cölfen, K. Helmer & G. Herchert (Eds.). Aller Ehre werth und nicht leicht zu ersetzen: Feste, Feiern, Jubiläen. Duisburg: Univ.-Verl. Rhein-Ruhr, 13-36.

von Elbwart, K. (2015). Mord am Hofe. Literarische Verarbeitung der Königsmarckaffäre. In H. Cölfen, K. Helmer & G. Herchert (Eds.), Aller Ehre werth und nicht leicht zu ersetzen: Adel, Hof und Höflichkeit: Symposion der AEET in Hansühn am 21.02.2014. Duisburg: Univ.-Verl. Rhein-Ruhr, 91-104. Available OA: https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/receive/duepublico_mods_00072645

TEACHING MATERIALS

von Elbwart, K. (2023). “Sabotaged Pipelines and a Mystery: Who Did It? (Was it Russia?)” A look at international conflicts and ecological challenges. Englisch betrifft uns 1/2023: 19-23.

von Elbwart, K. (2022). Taking a bite out of the big apple - A New York Jeopardy! game. Englisch betrifft uns 1/2022.

von Elbwart, K. (2021). Of monasteries, hotels, and mansions - On the trail of Spanish architecture in Florida. Praxis Englisch 06/2021: 39-46.

von Elbwart, K. (2021). Code-switching: Expressing identity and belonging through language. A written exam. Englisch betrifft uns 5/2021: 23-26.

von Elbwart, K. (2021). Comics in the Classroom. Analyzing a Cartoon about Cultural Diversity and Systemic Racism in the US. A written exam. Englisch betrifft uns 4/2021: 23-26.

von Elbwart, K., & Moisich, O. (2021). Comics in the Classroom. Teaching vocabulary with superheroes - A word search puzzle. Englisch betrifft uns 4/2021.

ONLINE PUBLICATIONS

Keatinge, D., von Elbwart, K. & Dunn, B. (2022). A Practice Report on Teaching Language Internationally in Germany and Canada. In Kathlyn Elliott (ed.). International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC) 2021 Conference Proceedings, 48-53. Available OA: https://iveconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IVECFinal_Proceedings_2021.pdf

von Elbwart, K., Herchert, G. & Winter, K. (2020). mittelalt und literarisch. Podcastreihe zur Sprache und Literatur des Mittelalters. Universität Duisburg-Essen, abrufbar über: https://soundcloud.com/mittelalt-und-literarisch.https://soundcloud.com/mittelalt-und-literarisch.

von Elbwart, K. (2020). A Writers' Conference - Improving students' academic writing skills oder: Die Schreibkonferenz in der Hochschullehre. Lehrwerkstatt online. Zentrum für Hochschulqualitätsentwicklung, Universität Duisburg-Essen, abrufbar über: https://lehrwerkstatt.zhqe.uni-due.de.

Invited

'Languages matter! Sprachbewusster Englischunterricht am Berufskolleg', Fremdsprachentag 2024, Englisch und Mehrsprachigkeit NRW, Sept. 18, 2024. 

'Spanglish, migration and the world of work? Using Florida to teach linguistic and cultural diversity in vocational schools', Fremdsprachentag 2021, Englisch und Mehrsprachigkeit NRW, Sept. 29, 2021. 

Peer-reviewed

2024

with B. Dunn & D. Keatinge. 'The development of language teacher identity in an online international learning environment'. Theorizing Practice, Practicing Theory: 12th International Language Teacher Education Conference (CARLA), Minneapolis, MN, May 31-June 1, 2024.

2023

with D. Keatinge. 'Teaching Language Internationally - Eine deutsch-kanadische Lehrkollaboration im „We CAN VirtuOWL” Verbundprojekt'. HRK ADVANCE Themenzyklustagung, online, Dec. 7, 2023.

'Sprachliche Grenzräume visualisieren: Perceptual dialectology im (Fremd)Sprachenunterricht'. 30. Kongress für Fremdsprachendidaktik der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung, Freiburg, Germany, Sept. 27-29, 2023.

with D. Keatinge. 'Language teacher identity über Grenzen hinweg? Identitätskonstruktion in internationalen Lernumgebungen in der LehrerInnenausbildung'.  30. Kongress für Fremdsprachendidaktik der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung, Freiburg, Germany, Sept. 27-29, 2023.

with D. Keatinge. '"Them character been face with a life-changing decision." Assessing attitudes towards non-standard varieties of English in teacher education.' Global Englishes Language Teaching Symposium, Münster, Germany, May 31, 2023.

with B. Dunn & D. Keatinge. 'The construction of language teacher identity in an online collaborative learning environment for pre-service teachers', American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Portland, OR, US. March 18-21.

2022

'Towards a socially just language teacher ideal? Deconstructing language ideologies in pre-service teacher education'. British Association of Applied Linguistics Conference 2022, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Sept. 1-3, 2022.

'To be or not to be a native speaker? Assessing language ideologies in teacher education'. Sociolinguistics Symposium 24, Ghent, Belgium, July 13-16.

'Language ideologies and perceptual dialectology in education: The case of Florida'. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Pittsburgh, PA, March 19-22.

with D. Keatinge. '"Just say it in English!“ – Language ideologies and language teacher identity in intercultural learning environments'. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Pittsburgh, PA, March 19-22.

2021

‘Variationist dialectology’ in multiethnic communities – The case of South Florida. New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV 49), University of Texas at Austin, USA, Oct. 19-24.

with D. Keatinge und B. Dunn. 'Practice report on “Teaching Language Internationally in Germany and Canada”', International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC), Drexel University & State University of New York (SUNY) COIL Center, Oct. 27-29.

with D. Keatinge. "'Since it is an English class, I would ask the students to talk in English.' – Der Einfluss von Spracheinstellungen auf die Entwicklung von Language Teacher Identity in internationaler Kommunikation", Gesellschaft für Angewandte Linguistik Sektionentagung 2021 (Applied Linguistics in Germany), Würzburg, Germany, Sept. 15-17,2021.

'Linguistics in the classroom: Using Florida’s perceptual dialectology to teach linguistic and cultural diversity.' Bonn Applied English Linguistics conference (BAELc10), Bonn, Germany, June 10-12, 2021.

'Language, education and migration: Using perceptual dialectology to teach linguistic and cultural diversity.' Approaches to Migration, Language and Identity: Practices, Ideologies and Policies now and then 2021 (AMLI 3), Sussex, England, June 9-11, 2021.

'Variationist Dialectology: Language regard in Florida', International Society for the Linguistics of English (ISLE 6), Joensuu, Finland, June 2-5, 2021.

2020

'Making diversity and language practices visible: Language regard in Florida', Third International Conference on Sociolinguistics (ICS.3), Prague, Czech Republic, Aug. 26-28, 2020. (accepted for presentation, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

'Analyzing linguistic variation in the 21st century: Map-drawing and language ideologies in ArcGIS', Methods XVII, Mainz, Germany, August 3-7, 2020. (accepted for presentation, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

with V. Burovikhina and K. Winter. 'Wer Jubiläen feiert, erinnert sich.' Annual symposium organized by Arbeitsstelle für Edition und Editionstechnik (AEET), Wangels, Germany, Feb 28., 2020.

2019

'The Perceptual Dialectology of South Florida'. Experimental Approaches to Perception and Production of Language Variation 2019 (ExAPP), Sept. 26-28, 2019, Münster, Germany. 

'A view from the Sunshine State: Mapping perceptions and language'. Approaches to Migration, Language and Identity: Practices, Ideologies and Policies now and then 2019 (AMLI 2), Sept. 19-21, 2019, Essen, Germany.

2018

'Of rednecks, snowbirds and Spanglish everywhere": The perceptual dialectology of Florida.' AILA-Europe Junior Researcher Meeting 2018 in Applied Linguistics, Sept. 10-11, 2018 Essen, Germany.

'Once you’re south of Orlando, you’re not in Florida anymore. - Mapping Perceptions and Language Attitudes in Florida.' Second International Conference on Sociolinguistics (ICS.2), Sept. 6-9 2018, Budapest, Hungary.

2017

with J. Cramer. 'The impact of diversity on language regard.' New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV 46), Wisconsin, USA, Nov 4-7, 2017.

“It's so Miami!” - Language awareness and attitudes in South Florida. 2017 Ruhr PhD Forum in American Studies, Essen und Dortmund, Germany, Jan 27-28, 2017.

'Mord am Hofe. Literarische Verarbeitung der Königsmarckaffäre’ [Interpreting the case of Königsmarck in current novels].' Annual symposium organized by Arbeitsstelle für Edition und Editionstechnik (AEET), Wangels, Germany, Feb 21, 2014.

Other (selected)

2023

mit D. Keatinge. 'Initiating international teaching collaborations,' International week organized by the Department of English and American Studies, Paderborn University, April 26.

2021

with D. Keatinge. 'Language Teacher Identities in intercultural learning environments', Forschungskolleg „Empirische Bildungsforschung“, Zentrum für Bildungsforschung und Lehrerbildung – PLAZ-Professional School, Universität Paderborn, July 13.

with D. Keatinge. 'Teaching Language Internationally' - Vorstellung des Lehrprojekts im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe "International Tuesdays" der Universität Paderborn, June 22,.

with D. Keatinge. 'Teaching language internationally - Ein Werkstattbericht zum Wissenstransfer in einem deutsch-kanadischen Lehrprojekt in der Lehrer*innenausbildung' 13. Graduiertentagung der Fakultät für Kulturwissenschaften, Universität Paderborn, May, 25.

2016-20

'¿Qué pasa, Florida? Mapping language ideologies and perceptions of linguistic variation in the Sunshine State', Linguistics Round Table, Essen, Feb. 5, 2020.'

'Language ideologies in the Sunshine State - Wie die Laienlinguistik uns hilft, sprachliche Diskriminierung aufzudecken.' Talk at the monthly meeting of the German-American Friends Niederrhein (DAFN e.V.), Oct. 31, 2019, Duisburg, Germany.

with A. Schemien. 'Jane the Latina Heroine? Negotiating sociolinguistic and cultural perspectives on heroism in Jane the Virgin.' Talk as part of the lecture series "We don't need another hero? Heroism in Contemporary Culture", July 3, 2018, Essen.

'How to improve students' academic writing skills. Linguistics Round Table, Essen, Jan. 18, 2017.

'A Writers' conference - Improving students' academic writing skills.' Awards ceremony for the Innovations in Teaching Award, ZfH, Essen, Sept. 1, 2016.

2020                Recognition as the best graduate of the year (Zweites Staatsexamen für das Lehramt an Berufskollegs), ZfsL Gelsenkirchen

2018                Research and Teaching Fellow at the English Department at Fort Hays State University

2017                Student Travel Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison 

2016                Innovations in Teaching Award, University of Duisburg-Essen 

2014                Recognition as the best graduate of the year, University of Duisburg-Essen

2013                Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Florida Atlantic University 

2013                Fellowship, German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD 

2010                Fellowship, Federation of German-American Clubs, VDAC