Professor of Primary School Education Research
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Prof. Dr. Anja Wildemann
"The linguistic and cognitive achievements of children in the course of language acquisition are the inspiration for my research."
Anja Wildemann heads the Language Working Group in the Primary School Education department. One focus of her research is metalinguistic awareness, especially in the context of multilingual language development and language education. For several years, she has been conducting research on conceptual change in this context. She is the founder and co-editor of the open access journal “Research on Language” and heads the RPTU certificate program “Heterogeneity and Multilingualism".
More languages – more language skills
Multilingualism is not the exception in this country, but rather the norm. However, while English and French are considered lingua franca, other foreign languages are less widely accepted. This could be a mistake – also in terms of developing language skills in school.
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