School of Languages and Area Studies (SLAS)

Elke Winkfield

Mrs. Elke Winkfield

Senior Lecturer, German Language

School of Languages and Area Studies

Park Building
King Henry I Street
Portsmouth Hampshire
PO1 2DZ
UK

Elke.Winkfield@port.ac.uk

Profile

Qualifications

  • MA in Anglistik and Romanistik
  • German Literature and Linguistics; German as a Foreign Language;  Education (pedagogy)
  • PGCE (Post-Compulsory Education) :  University of Portsmouth

Teaching Areas

  • German Language at all levels within the BA degree course framework (Ab Initio to Grade 6B Final Year)
  • Area Studies:  Introduction to German Studies (Contemporary Germany)
  • Translation at undergraduate and postgraduate level (MA Translation Studies:  Specialised TranslationWorkshop)
  • Language Projects; IWLP all levels

Administration

  • German Language Coordinator
  • Unit  Coordinator for German 6A and 6B
  • IWLP Coordinator for grades 1A -2B

Research areas and interests

  • Motivation of Adult Learners in Adult Education
  • English Literature
  • German film; Second/Foreign language acquisition