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Simone E. Pfenninger

Simone E. Pfenninger, Prof. Dr.

  • Full Professor for English Linguistics
Room number
PLH 204

Short CV

Academic positions

2022–
Full Professor of English Linguistics, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2017–
Associate Professor of Second Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistics, 
University of Salzburg, Austria
2016–2017
Assistant Professor of SLA and Psycholinguistics, University of Salzburg
2015–
Co-editor of the Second Language Acquisition book series published by Multilingual Matters (with Prof. David Singleton)
2010–2015
Senior Research and Teaching Associate (Oberassistenz, similar to non-tenurable Assistant Professor) in English Linguistics, University of Zurich
2009–2010
Research and teaching assistant to Prof. M. Hundt, University of Zurich
2006–2008
Part-time lecturer, English Department, University of Zurich
 

University and science management

2021–
Vice President of the European Second Language Association EuroSLA (http://www.eurosla.org/).
2022–
President of the International Association of Multilingualism (IAM) (https://iam.wildapricot.org/)
2020–2022
Vice President of the International Association of Multilingualism (IAM)

Visiting positions

2020

Visiting professor, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (spring semester)

2018

Visiting professor, Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz, Poland (spring semester)

2013

Visiting scholar, Department of Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics (with Prof. N. C. Ellis), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

 

Education

2016

Habilitation, Venia Legendi in English Linguistics (University of Zurich)

2011

Diploma for Teaching (English and Geography) at Secondary and Academic High SchoolsInstitut für Gymnasial- und Berufspädagogik Schweiz (Institute of Teacher Education)

2009

PhD in English Linguistics, University of Zurich

2005

Lizenziat (MA) in English Literature and Linguistics (major), Geography
(first minor), History of Modern Times (second minor), University of Zurich

 

Honors and awards

 

2022

Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Salzburg

2022

Best Teacher Award 2022 (English Department), University of Salzburg

2021 Roger W. Shuy Best Paper of 2021 prize, American Speech

2020

The Modern Language Journal Research Article Award 2020

2021

Top Cited Article 2020-2021 in the Modern Language Journal

2020

Top Downloaded Article 2020 in the International Journal of Applied Linguistics

2018

Best Article Prize, The Journal of EuroSLA (JESLA)

2018 Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Prize for outstanding research
2017 Nomination for the Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Salzburg
2015 Mercator Award for outstanding research
2013 Nomination for the Credit Suisse Award for Best Teaching, University of Zurich

For more information, see my personal website: https://www.simonepfenninger.eu/