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Joachim Grzega
[http://www.grzega.de www.grzega.de]
born on 9 September 1971 in Weißenburg (Germany), raised in Treuchtlingen
Associate Professor at the University of Eichstätt (Germany) and Project Coordinator at Volkshochschule Donauwörth (Germany)
- 1991-1998 studies at the universities of Eichstätt, Salt Lake City, Paris-Sorbonne, Graz
- 2000 Dr.phil. (Ph.D.) in Romance, English and German Linguistics
- 2004 habil.diss. in English and General Linguistics
- interim professorships at the universities of Münster, Bayreuth, Eichstätt, Erfurt, and Freiburg
Author of over 20 books and several dozen articles
Editor of the [http://www.eurolinguistix.com Journal for EuroLinguistiX]
Founder of the [http://www.asecoli.com Academy for Socioeconomic Linguistics (ASEcoLi)]
Important Internet Publications and Projects
- [http://www.eurolinguistix.com EuroLinguistiX (ELiX)] - platform with discussion forum, materials, academic journal and [http://www1.ku-eichstaett.de/SLF/EngluVglSW/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page project wiki]
- [http://www.basicglobalenglish.com Basic Global English (BGE)], a concept for teaching English as a lingua franca to beginners, with school project
- [http://www.onomasiology.de Onomasiology Online (OnOn)]
- [http://www1.ku-eichstaett.de/SLF/EngluVglSW/schule.htm Sprachwissenschaft für die Öffentlichkeit] - collection og predominantly student papers for interested laypersons and teachers
- [http://de.wikiversity.org/wiki/LdL/Hochschule the didactic model LdL at universities]
- the book [http://www1.ku-eichstaett.de/SLF/EngluVglSW/OnOnMon1.pdf English and General Historical Lexicology: Materials for Onomasiology Seminars] (with Marion Schöner)
- [http://de.wikiversity.org/wiki/Benutzer:JoachimGrzega my German Wikiversity user page]
- [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:JoachimGrzega my English Wikiversity user page]
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Research Interests
- the connection between language, thought and action
- eurolinguistics
- onomasiology
- public-oriented linguistics/practical linguistics, linguistics for the public
- intelligible linguistics
- linguistic economics/[http://people.freenet.de/grzega/SEL-home.de socioeconomic linguistics], linguistics and knowledge society ([http://www1.ku-eichstaett.de/SLF/EngluVglSW/ELiX/grzega-052.pdf basic article])
- Austrian German
- language contacts
- intercultural communication
- teaching English as an international language ([http://www.basicglobalenglish.com Basic Global English])
- didactic issues at university (especially Learning by teaching (LdL) -- cf. my [http://www.ldl.de/material/berichte/uni/ldl-engl.pdf English article])
WP Articles that I've co-authored
Austrian German, Wolfgang Butzkamm (first author), componential analysis (first author), cross-cultural communication, direct method (first author), error analysis, Eurolinguistics (first author), European languages (first author), onomasiology, English as an additional language, English language, English language learning and teaching, Gricean maxims, Edward T. Hall, Dell Hymes, Hans Kurath (first author), Dean Martin, historical pragmatics (first author), homonym, intercultural communication (first author), international auxiliary language, International English, language change, language education, lexical field theory (first author), linguistic atlas, loanword, metaphor, metonymy, Leonard Orban, phatic, semantic change, semasiology, small talk (phatic communication) (first author), sociolinguistics, sociohistorical linguistics (first author), speech act, Standard Average European, teaching English as a foreign language, T-V distinction