Irene Heidt, Ph.D. Projektleiterin des DAAD-Projekts LeBe@BTU Grundschullehramt Goes East and Beyond
Kontakt
Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft
Universitätsplatz 1
01968 Senftenberg
Haus 4, Raum 4.220
T +49 (0)3573 85-627
irene.heidt(at)b-tu.de
Professional Appointments
| 04/2025 - 12/2029 | Project Leader, DAAD-funded project Grundschullehramt Goes East and Beyond – LeBe@BTU BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg |
| 09/2023 – 03/2025 | Substitute Professor (Vertretungsprofessorin, W3) English and English Language Education in Primary School BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg
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| 01/2021 – 08/2023 | Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Secondary English Language Education (Prof. Dr. Freitag-Hild) University of Potsdam |
| 08/2020 – 07/2023 | Teacher of English and Fine Arts (bilingual) Paul-Natorp-Gymnasium, Berlin |
| 04/2019 – 12/2020 | Researcher and Lecturer (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin) Department of Primary and Secondary English Language Education (Prof. Dr. Jana Roos, Prof. Dr. Britta Freitag-Hild) University of Potsdam |
| 2016 – 2018 | Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragte) University of Bremen (Prof. Dr. Doff) and University of Potsdam (Prof. Dr. Freitag-Hild) – Department of TEFL |
Education & Professional Development
| 03/2023 – 03/2024 | Higher Education Teaching Training (Hochschuldidaktisches Qualifikationsprogramm) “Senior Teaching Professionals” Potsdam Graduate School, University of Potsdam |
| 06/2020 | Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics (specialization in Second and Foreign Language Education), summa cum laude Hellenic American University, USA Dissertation: Conflicting Worldviews, Ethical Dilemmas, and Symbolic Power: An Ethnographic Study of Teaching Multilingual Students in the German Bildungssystem
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| 2011 - 2014 | Master of Education University of Bremen Majors: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Fine Arts, Educational Science |
| 2008 - 2011 | Bachelor of Arts University of Bremen Majors:Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Fine Arts, Educational Science |
Fellowships & International Experience
- Ph.D. Fellowship (Promotionsstipendium), Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (2015 – 2017)
- Visiting Research Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, USA (07/2013 – 01/2014)
- Semester Abroad, RMIT University, Australia (07/2010 – 01/2011)
- Teaching Internship Abroad, German School Washington D.C., USA (01/2010 – 04/2010)
- Fellowship (lehramtsbezogenes Stipendium), Studienkolleg – Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (2010 – 2014)
Research Interests
- Development of critical literacy, symbolic competence, and critical discourse competence in foreign language education
- Decolonial and antiracist approaches to English Language Education
- Critical language teacher education
- Multilingualism
- Virtual exchange and telecollaboration
- Critical Global Citizenship Education in EFL classrooms
- Empirical classroom research