Dr Gabriele Schmidt
Areas of expertise
- German Language 200307
- Language Studies 2003
- Applied Linguistics And Educational Linguistics 200401
- Curriculum And Pedagogy 1302
Research interests
Language Teaching and Learning in Higher Education; Language Learning Motivation; Curriculum Development; History of German in Australia
Biography
Gabriele Schmidt is a lecturer in the German Studies Program in the School of Literature, Languages & Linguistics. She has a Master of Arts degree from the University of Bielefeld specialising in German as a Foreign Language and a PhD in Linguistics from the ANU. In her PhD thesis she investigated the motivation of Australian university students to learn German. Before joining the ANU in 1996 Gabriele was a lecturer at the University of Düsseldorf.
Awards
2015: Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (UK)
2009: The Vice-Chancellor's Award for Community Outreach (Team Award)
2003: The Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
2003: Honorary award from the German Ambassador for supporting the German-speaking culture in Australia and the foundation of the Canberra German-speakers’ Network
Researcher's projects
I am currently working on a study that investigates the language learning motivation of international students in Australia.
Available student projects
I welcome proposals from Honours, PhB, Masters and PhD students. Generally I am interested in supervising work in the areas of research interests listed above. I have an interest in quantitative and qualitative research methods and am familiar with some of the relevant software programs.
Current student projects
Current PhD supervision (Primary Supervisor):
Mr Aser Altalib
Working title: Dynamics of Motivation of University Students in Saudi Arabia Learning English
Past student projects
My last Honours student (2016) wrote her thesis on "The discursive representation of refugees in German newspapers". Result: First Class Honours (H1), University Medal
In Preparation
Ammon, U; Sambe, S & Schmidt, G (eds.) Förderung der deutschen Sprache weltweit. Vorschläge, Ansätze und Konzepte. Verlag Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, ca. 500 pp.
Publications
- Schmidt, G 2016, 'Motivation zum Fremdsprachenstudium in einem englischsprachigen Land: Das Beispiel Australien', FLuL - Fremdsprachen Lehren und Lernen, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 62-77.
- Schmidt, G 2015, 'German Studies an australischen Universitaeten', Jahrbuch fuer Internationale Germanistik, vol. 2, pp. 109-122.
- Schmidt, G 2014, '"There's more to it": A qualitative study into the motivation of Australian university students to learn German', German as a Foreign Language, vol. 1, pp. 21-44.
- Schmidt, G 2014, 'Personal Growth as a Strong Element in the Motivation of Australian University Students to Learn German', Australian Review of Applied Linguistics (online edition), vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 145-160.
- Schmidt, G 2012, 'The diversity of German Studies students in Australian universities', Inaugural LCNAU Colloquim, ed. John Hajek, Colin Nettelbeck and Anya Woods, Languages & Cultures, Network for Australian Universities, Melbourne Australia, pp. 221-234.
- Schmidt, G 2011, Motives for studying German in Australia: re-examining the profile and motivation of German Studies students in Australian universities, Peter Lang, International Academic Publishers, Frankfurt am Main, 190 pp.
- Jansen, L & Schmidt, G 2011, 'Das Auf und Ab im Deutschstudium. Gruende fur die Aufnahme und den Abbruch eines Deutschstudiums in Australien', Deutsch als Fremdsprache, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 166-172.
- Schmidt, G 2010, 'Das Deutschstudium an australischen Universitaeten', in Annegret Middeke (ed.), Entwicklungstendenzen germanistischer Studiengaenge im Ausland, Universitaetsverlag Goettingen, Goettingen, pp. 23-32.
- Schmidt, G 2009, 'Dimensions of Learning German at Australian Universities', in Ahmar Mahboob and Caroline Lipovsky (eds.), Studies in Applied Linguistics and Language Learning, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, United Kingdom, pp. 176-202.
- Schmidt, G & Schweer, W 2008, 'Researching and Writing about Swiss Culture: A Project from a University German Course', Babel, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 4-9.
- Schmidt, G 2006, '150 Jahre Deutsch an australischen Universitaeten: Von der Germanistik ueber DaF zu German Studies', Zielsprache Deutsch, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 79-98.
- Schmidt, G & Jansen, L 2003, 'Enhancing Overseas Study', in Anthony J. Liddicoat, Susana Eisenchlas and Susan Trevaskes (eds.), Australian Perspectives on Internationalising Education, Language Australia, Melbourne, pp. 129-139.
- Schmidt, G 2001, 'Integrating Literature into the University Language Curriculum: A Case Study from the Australian National University', Babel, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 19-24.
- Schmidt, G 2000, 'Teaching culture and language for specific purposes: An approach to the development of specific teaching material', in Crozet, C.; Liddicoat, A. (eds.), Teaching Languages, Teaching Cultures, Language Australia, Melbourne, pp. 131-140.
- Schmidt, G 1998, 'Zur Situation der deutschen Sprache an australischen Hochschulen', Informationen Deutsch als Fremdsprache, no. 4, pp. 470-476.
- Liddicoat, A, Crozet, C, Jansen, L & Schmidt, G 1997, 'The role of language learning in academic education: an overview', Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 19-32.
- Firnhaber-Sensen, U & Schmidt, G 1994, Deutsch im Krankenhaus: Berufssprache fuer auslaendische Pflegekraefte, Berlin/Muenchen, Langenscheidt.
- Schmidt, G et al. 1991. Curriculum Projektarbeit Deutsch für deutschlernende Aussiedler mit akademischem Abschluss. IIK-Skripten 6. Duesseldorf: Institut für Internationale Kommunikation. 100 pp
- Schmidt, G 1989, Deutschunterricht fuer Spaetaussiedler aus Polen und der UdSSR: Voraussetzungen - Bedingungen - Loesungsversuche. Masters thesis. Bielefeld: Universitaet Bielefeld. 139 pp
Schmidt (2011)
