Research and development

The research and development work carried out at the School of Applied Linguistics is closely driven by specific practitioner needs and is focused on practical applicability. The projects deal with a broad spectrum of questions arising in the fields of language, communication and media. Applied Linguistics thus makes a practical contribution in addressing issues and problems relevant to business and society at large.

The School of Applied Linguistics focuses on the following research areas and thus develops practice-relevant knowledge for training, continuing education and consultation purposes.

• Applied Discourse Studies (Professor Ulla Kleinberger)
• German as a foreign/second language (Professor Joachim Hoefele)
• Interpreting Studies (Professor Michaela Albl-Mikasa)
• LSP and Terminology (Dr. Felix Steiner)
• Intercultural Studies and Linguistic Diversity (Professor Christiane Hohenstein)
• Journalism (Professor Vinzenz Wyss)
• Media Linguistics (Professor Daniel Perrin)
• Organisational Communication and Management (Professor Nicole Rosenberger Staub)
• Organisational Communication and Public Sphere (Professor Peter Stücheli-Herlach)
• Language Competence and Knowledge Development (Professor Patrick Studer)
• Language Technology and Multilingual Communication (Professor Susanne J. Jekat)
• Technical Communication (Professor Catherine Badras)
• Transfer Linguistics (to be appointed)
• Translation Studies (Professor Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow)