Academic Position: Full Professor
Saarland University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
Business School
Orcid-ID: 0009-0003-2133-9652
Education
Ph.D. in Linguistics (Legal and Administrative French), Duisburg University, 1993
M.A. equivalent (French and English, distinction), Duisburg University, 1985
Editorial Work
from 2011 to date: series Editor of the
2003 (Jan.) – 2009 (Dec.): Co-editor of the national pedagogic journal Fremdsprachen und Hochschule (FuH) (Foreign Languages and Universities)
Conference & Symposium Organisation
2011 - to date: Chairman of the Saarbrücken International Conference Series on Foreign Language Teaching (Internationale Saarbrücker Fremdsprachentagungen)
Employment
2008 (Oct.) to date: Professor of Applied Languages (English and French), School of Business Administration, Saarland University of Applied Sciences, Germany
2005 (Aug.) to 2008 (July): Visiting Professor, Department of Applied English Studies, MingDao University, Taiwan
2005 (Aug.) – 2006 (Dec.): Head of the Department of Applied English Studies, MingDao University, Taiwan
1991 (Oct.) to 2005 (Aug): Head of the French Department, Language Centre, Göttingen University, Germany
2004 (Nov.) to 2005 (Aug): Full academic faculty member, Department of Romance Philology, Göttingen University, Germany
2004 (May) to 2005 (Aug): National graduation examiner in Spanish Linguistics and Spanish Methodology for secondary education teacher candidates, conferred by the examination authority of Lower Saxony, Germany
2003 (Oct.) to 2005 (Aug): National graduation examiner in French Linguistics and French Methodology for secondary education teacher candidates, conferred by the examination authority of Lower Saxony, Germany
2002 (Nov.) to 2005 (Aug): Instructor of Applied Linguistics and Methodology (French and Spanish), Department of Romance Philology, Göttingen University, Germany
1995 (Apr.) to 2005 (Aug): Instructor of French and Spanish Linguistics in introductory courses, Department of Romance Philology, Göttingen University, Germany
1989 (Jan.) – 2005 (July): Adjunct instructor of General French and Business French, Romance Department, Duisburg University, Germany
1987 (Sep.) – 1991 (Sep.): Pedagogical staff member of English and French, Catholic Education Institute, Oberhausen, Germany
1986 (Sep.) – 1991 (Apr.): Instructor of Business English in classes preparing for the examination of bilingual secretaries, Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Oberhausen, Germany
1983 (Sep.) –1986 (Aug.): Instructor of English and French, Weltsprachen-Institut, Mülheim, Germany
Memberships
2022 to date Board Member of ICC- The International Language Association
2008 to date: Board Member of the German-Pennsylvanian Friendship Association, Saarbrücken
2004 – 2006: Member of the Permanent Board of the AKS (Association of Language Centres in Germany)
1995 – 2005 (Aug): Göttingen Representative of the UNIcert® Council
1994 to date: Member of the Association of German Romance Philologists
1994 to date: Member of the German Society of Applied Linguistics (GAL)
Publications
Please refer to:
https://htwsaar.academia.edu/ThomasTinnefeld
Fields of Research
- Languages for special/specific purposes
- Grammar and grammaticography
- Research on writing
- Language consciousness
- Lexicography, meta-lexicography and dictionary work
- Examination methodology and examination practice in German, French, English, and
Spanish
Additional Qualifications
2004 (May) First runner-up for the appointment to the professorship of French Linguistics and Translation Sciences at Cologne University of Applied Sciences
1983 - 1984 State-approved translator and interpreter of French; State-approved translator of English
Award/Scholarships
1986 – 1987 National German Scholarship for Ph.D. studies
1984 Strasburg-Prize for students by the F.V.S-Foundation
1981 – 1982 Scholarship granted by the German Academic Exchange Service for studies in France
International Academic Experience
1985 Research work in Paris (Sorbonne University library)
1981 – 1982 Sponsored-studies in France (University of Nantes)
Working Languages
- German
- French - English
- Spanish
Languages of Interest
- Italian (reading competence)
- Chinese (basic)
- Swedish (basic)
