Lecturer in German Studies, University of New England
Dr Neigert joined UNE in 2018 as a Lecturer and Discipline Convenor of German Studies. She completed her PhD thesis at Justus-Liebig Universität Gießen and Macquarie University Sydney (Cotutelle) on the topic of older language learners at community colleges in Germany. She is passionate about learning and teaching languages and has more than 15 years of teaching experience in a variety of adult and higher education contexts in both Germany and Australia. During her studies at Justus-Liebig Universität, she was part of an e-learning team creating digital language learning material in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut and teaching German online via chats, wikis and on SecondLife. Dr Neigert has taught a variety of lectures and seminars for teachers of TEFL/TESOL and trained teachers in the teaching and learning of German as a foreign language (DaF/DaZ).
Miriam’s research interests include motivation and the language learner self, age and language learning, using digital media in the foreign language classroom, and assessment for language learning.
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