BAEL News and Events
Bethany Stoddard and Lisa-Christine Altendorf present new findings on L2 writing at CASLL 2026
Bethany Stoddard M.A. and Lisa-Christine Altendorf M.A. travelled to Valencia to present at the first International Conference on Corpus-based Approaches to School Learner Language. Their talk examined how cohesion and syntactic complexity jointly shape coherence in argumentative writing by German secondary school learners of English — drawing on the Young German Learner English (YGLE) corpus.
BAEL at IAAK Research Day
The IAAK Research Day, held on May 6 in Bonn, brought together the BAEL team, researchers, and staff for an engaging afternoon of presentations. Topics included AI in teaching, English learners, and global English varieties. The event also fostered connection and exchange within the IAAK community in a welcoming atmosphere.
Introducing Guest Researcher
Bonn Applied English Linguistics Team are honoured to welcome Fouzia Jamal Goreja (MA) as our guest researcher for summer semester 2026!
Dr. Ghattas Eid Nominated for University of Bonn Teaching Award
Dr. Ghattas Eid, lecturer at the Bonn Applied English Linguistics (BAEL) section of the Department of English, American and Celtic Studies (IAAK), has been nominated by the department to compete for the Lehrpreis der Universität Bonn.
Newly revised Term Paper and Thesis Guidelines – 10th Edition
The 10th edition of the Term Paper and Thesis Guidelines (2025) introduces key updates.
Introducing: Visiting Researcher Khadra Yasmina Meridja
I am honoured to join the Department of Bonn English Applied Linguistics at Bonn Universityas a visiting researcher, where I aim to develop my research skills and enrich my academiccareer.
Prof. Fuchs plenary talk in Nigeria
on "Empirical research on phonological nuances:issues and methods – with a focus on speech rhythm"
YGLE at NLK
Beth Stoddard presented our project Young German Learner English at the 24th North German Linguistic Colloquium
Second Workshop on Studying the Language of Young Learners
IMPULSE – House for ...
12:00 PM
The workshop will take place jointly with the Fifteenth Bonn Applied English Linguistics Conference (BAELc15), which will focus on corpus-based research but is ...
Fifteenth Bonn Applied English Linguistics Conference (BAELc15)
IMPULSE — House for ...
Whole Day
Each year, the Bonn Applied English Linguistics group hosts a conference aimed specifically at postgraduate, PhD, and post-doc students. This conference allows ...
Career Forum - English Departement
Rabinstraße 8
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
You are warmly invited to the Career Forum English Department, taking place on January 28th at 6 PM in room 7 at Rabinstraße.
We are delighted to host ...
Embracing Accent Diversity in Language Teaching
Online
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
How can we make language teaching more inclusive — a space where all voices and accents
are valued?
This interactive webinar explores how teachers can ...
Using mixed methods to analyze stance: A variationist approach
Rabinstr. 6 and via Zoom
02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
In this talk, I will introduce a framework for coding speaker stance (i.e., the way individuals position themselves towards an interaction) that I developed ...
Bonn Talks on Research Trends in Applied Linguistics
Rabinstr. 8 and via Zoom
02:15 PM - 05:45 PM
This talk and its subsequent workshop will introduce approaches to measuring syntactic properties in the English language, with a specific focus on large- and ...
Bonn Talks on Research Trends in Applied Linguistics
Rabinstr. 8 and via Zoom
02:15 PM - 05:45 PM
This talk and its subsequent workshop will explore lexical properties in the English language and methods to automatically calculate lexical features. The ...
Bonn Talks on Research Trends in Applied Linguistics
Hauptgebäude Hörsaal 8 ...
12:15 PM - 01:45 PM
This talk will provide an overview of the architecture that underpins modern AI language models including n-gram language models, word embedding models, and ...
Bonn Talks on Research Trends in Applied Linguistics
Zoom
02:15 PM - 03:45 PM
In cooperation with the Erasmus+ project 'CIRCE - Counteracting Accent Discrimination Practices in Education'
Building on a previous analysis of how World ...
Fourteeth Bonn Applied English Linguistics Conference
Bonner Universitätsforum ...
10:00 AM
We would like to invite you to the Fourteenth Annual Bonn Applied English Linguistics Conference under the theme "Corpus Approaches to Linguistics". Our two ...
CIRCE: Counteracting accent discrimination practices in education
Webinar, online
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
This talk explores how to counteract language ideologies that damage speakers' subjectivities and prevent their equal participation in society. To this end, it ...
CIRCE: Counteracting accent discrimination practices in education
Webinar, online
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Accent discrimination remains one of the most pervasive forms of linguistic bias, influencing social perceptions, identity construction, and attitudes towards ...
CIRCE: Counteracting accent discrimination practices in education
Webinar, online
Whole Day
In spaces informed and characterised by Anglo-Western ideologies and discourses, migrants are exposed to overlapping forms of marginalisation where cultural ...
CIRCE: Counteracting accent discrimination practices in education
Webinar, online
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
The university workplace is representative of international-ised/-ising workplaces in general, where different communities, languages, and cultures coexist. ...
Career Forum
Rabinstr. 8
06:15 PM - 08:00 PM
The Alumni Network invites you to Career Forum Applied Linguistics, students ask questions and alumni answer!
M.A. Applied English Linguistics — First Term Welcome Day
Rabinstraße 8
03:00 PM
Learn more about how to sign up for courses and about university life in Bonn. Get to know your lecturers and fellow students!
M.A. Applied English Linguistics — First Term Information Event
Zoom
03:00 PM
Get a chance to hear from students about their experiences, learn more about the requirements of the study program, and ask any questions you have. Get engaged ...
Thirteenth Bonn Applied English Linguistics Conference
Bonner Universitätsforum ...
10:00 AM
We would like to invite you to the Thirteenth annual Bonn Applied English Linguistics Conference under the theme "Studying World Englishes — Teaching World ...
Research Day Summer Term 2024
Rabinstraße 8
10:40 AM - 05:40 PM
Each term, we organise a Research Day for the PhD students and post-doctoral students at BAEL. The purpose of this meeting is for everyone to present their ...
Guest Lecture by Dr. Inke Du Bois
Rabinstraße 8
06:15 PM - 08:00 PM
We would like to invite you to the guest lecture held by Dr. Inke Du Bois (University of Bremen) titled "Age and gender related linguistic differences of ...
Forum Beruf 2024
Rabinstraße 8
06:00 PM
We organize an annual Forum Beruf event, where alumni of the M.A. Applied Linguistics program share their experiences with entering the job market, finding ...
MA Welcome Event 2023
Am Hof 3-5
12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
We are thrilled to extend a warm and enthusiastic welcome to you as a new member of our Applied Linguistics degree program here at the University of Bonn. Your ...
Workshop: Language as a social practice
University of Bonn, ...
09:00 AM
We are happy to announce that the workshop "Language as a social practice: Constructing (a)symmetries in legal discourse" will be held on 7-8 September 2023, ...
