Uni.-Prof. Tanja Angelovska - Research Information System | University of Kassel

Prof. Dr. Tanja Angelovska

Research Interest

Language Acquisition

L2/L3 input processing by children and adults

Second and third (or additional) language acquisition in children and adults using behavioral and (neuro-) cognitive measures

Bilingual acquisition: Code-switching and the effects of bilingualism on cognitive functions in relation to factors, such as frequency, language dominance, proficiency, etc. using psycholinguistic methodologies

Multilingual acquisition: (morpho)syntactic transfer and (neuro-)cognitive constraints

Language Teaching:

Instructed L2/L3/Ln acquisition: (psycho/neuro)-linguistically-informed evidence-based pedagogies for L2/L3/Ln teaching; the effects of research-based grammar instructional interventions (e.g. Processing Instruction, Input Enhancement), etc.

Bilingual teaching

Multilingual education

Teachers' multilingual competences

Engagement in EFL Learning

Media Didactics: the use of digital tools in EFL learning and teaching, MALL, CALL, modality etc.

Early ELL in (pre-)primary school settings

Academic background

04/ 2018

Habilitation (venia for "English Linguistics" and "Foreign Language Teaching")

Topic: Comprehension and Production in Instructed Second Language Acquisition (ISLA): Psycholinguistic Accounts and Teaching Implications

University of Salzburg, Austria

04/ 2006 – 07/2010

Ph.D. in English Linguistics and TESOL

Topic: Second Language Pronunciation: Attainment and Assessment

Ph.D. supervision: 1st Prof. Dr. Angela Hahn; 2nd Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Schmid

University of Munich (LMU), Germany

10/ 2001 – 02/2006

Master of Arts (Magisterartium) in English Linguistics (major) and German Linguistics and ELT Education (minors)

University of Munich (LMU), Germany

Current position (since 03/2024):

Full professor and chair holder of "Research on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching"

Institute for English and American Studies

University of Kassel, Germany

Previous positions:

06/2018-2/2024

Associate Professor of English Applied Linguistics and TEFL

Department for English and American Studies

University of Salzburg, Austria

03/2015 – 05/2018

Assistant Professor of English Applied Linguistics and TEFL

Department for English and American Studies

University of Salzburg, Austria

11/2012 – 02/2015

Post-doc in Linguistics and TEFL (wiss. Oberassistentin)

Department for English and American Studies

Applied Linguistics and Media Language Education (Prof. Dr. Angela Hahn)

University of Munich (LMU), Germany

02/2012 – 10/2012

Visiting Post-doc Leverhulme Research Fellow

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Research group of Alessandro Benati

University of Greenwich, London, UK

08/2010 – 01/2012

Post-doc in English Linguistics and TEFL (wiss. Mitarbeiterin)

Department for English and American Studies

Applied Linguistics and Media Language Education (Prof. Dr. Angela Hahn)

University of Munich (LMU), Germany

04/2006 – 07/2010

Adjunct Lecturer & PhD student (Lehrbeauftragte & Doktorandin)

Department for English and American Studies

University of Munich (LMU), Germany

Awards

02/2015	Projektträger: Bayerische Forschungsallianz (BayFOR) Projekt: 'Multilingualism and Migration: predicting outcomes in third language acquisition' (Projektverantwortlichkeitsübertragung auf Angela Hahn aufgrund Stellenwechsel nach Salzburg)
01/2015	VC PhD project funding, Project: 'Processing L2 and L3 grammatical input“ (PI: Alessandro Benati, Co-applicant: Tanja Angelovska)
12/2013	LMU Exzellenzförderung Grant 'Forschung entdecken: Förderung von Forschungsorientierung in der Lehre' (gemeinsam mit Angela Hahn)
02/2012	Leverhulme International Post-Doc Visiting Fellowship (Uni Greenwich)
07/2007	EU STIBET Teaching Assistant Stipendium an der LMU
07/2007	Friedrich Ebert Promotionsstipendium für Graduierte

Memberships and non-academic activities

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since 2019	Centre for Research and Enterprise in Language (CREL), University of Greenwich, UK
since 2018	Centre for Applied Research and Innovation in Language Sciences and Education (CARILSE), University of Portsmouth
since 2018	Language Acquisition, Multilingualism, & Cognition (LAM-C) Laboratory, Wilfrid Laurier University
2018 - 2022	Norwegian University of Science and Technology
since 2016	Österreichische Gesellschaft für Sprachendidaktik (ÖGSD) Vorstandsmitglied
2014 - 2019	Centre for Applied Research and Outreach in Language Education (CAROLE), University of Greenwich
since 2013	EUROSLA
since 03/2012	Gesellschaft für Angewandte Linguistik (GAL e.V.)
since 09/2011	International Association of Multilingualism
since 04/2009	BAAL Special Interest Group in Language Learning and Teaching

Projects as Principal Investigator

2020 - 2021	Erasmus + KA1 mit USA (Texas Tech Uni & Texas A&M Uni)Processing Instruction for L3 English: Differences between balanced and unbalanced bilinguals (PI-BI-L3) (with Alessandro Benati (Hong Kong University), Dietmar Roehm (PLUS) & Anastazija Kirkova Naskova, University of Skopje
2019 - 2020	Erasmus + KA1 mit Australien (UNSW University)
07/2018
2016 - 2016	Konferenzförderung "L2 Grammar Acquisition"
2015 - 2015	Forschungsanschubsförderung Projekt: Migration and Multilingualism: predicting outcomes in third language acquisition
2014 - 2014	Vice-Chancellor Grant Processing L2 and L3 grammatical input
2013 - 2013	Forschung entdecken: Förderung von Forschungsorientierung in der Lehre
2012 - 2012	Post Doc International Visiting Research Fellow Grant

Projects as Co-Investigator

01/2024 - 12/2025

ADHD Multi - The effects of (in)attention and (hyper)activity on conversation abilities by multilingual individuals in Austria and Poland

Publications

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2025	Benati, A.G., Angelovska, T., 2025. Second language acquisition: A theoretical introduction to evidence-based language teaching. Bloomsbury, London.Angelovska, T., Hahn, A., 2023. Third Language Acquisition in the Classroom, in: Cabrelli Amaro, J., Chaouch-Orozco, A., González Alonso, J., Pereira Soares, S.M., Puig-Mayenco, E., Rothman, J. (Hrsg.), The Cambridge handbook of third language acquisition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and New York, NY, S. 466–491. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108957823.019
2025	Angelovska, T., Roehm, D., Kirkova-Naskova, A., 2025. The effects of processing instruction on the morphosyntactic acquisition of English as L2/ L3: a school lab classroom study with mono- and bilingual children. TBD, TBD.
2024	Angelovska, T., Roehm, D., 2024. Research agenda on structuring input in foreign language grammar learning: theoretical and methodological considerations. Languages TBD.
2024	Kałdonek-Crnjaković,, A., Angelovska, T., 2024. Theoretical considerations for the well-being of Chinese international students in the context of dyslexia and ADHD, in: The Health and Educational Experiences of Chinese International Students (Hrsg.), The Health and Educational Experiences of Chinese International Students. Springer, Heidelberg, S. TBD.
2024	Angelovska, T., 2024. The role of context in L2 processing and acquisition of morphosyntax, in: Clare Wright, P.P. (Hrsg.), Context Matters. Bristol: Multilingual Matters. TBD, TBD, S. TBD.
2024	Angelovska, T., Roehm, D., 2024. The use of electroencephalography in second language instructional contexts: assets and challenges for the classroom, in: Benati (Hrsg.), Language Teaching and Pedagogy . Bloomsbury, London, S. TBD.
2024	Angelovska, T., Roehm, D., 2024. Working memory of young school-age learners acquiring L2 English morphology : An experimental exploratory lab study with structured input intervention. Ampersand TBD.
2023	Angelovska, T., Roehm, D., 2023. A Selective Review of Event-Related Potential Investigations in Second and Third Language Acquisition of Syntax. Languages 8, 90. https://doi.org/10.3390/languages8010090
2023
2022	Heredia, R.R., Angelovska, T., Cieślicka, A.B., 2022. An online (r)examination of frequency and context effects in code-switching using the auditory moving window. International Journal of Bilingualism 26, 695–709. https://doi.org/10.1177/13670069211056003

Lectures

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10/2022	Pronunciation assessment for the foreign language classroom: some challenges and practical solutions PronSIG Conference in association with IATEFL TEAsig
01/2022	The Effects of Processing Instruction on the Morphosyntactic Acquisition of English as L2/ L3: A Bi-National School-Lab Classroom Study with Mono- And Bilingual School-Age Learners N/A, Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland
07/2020	Speaking and Pronunciation: Bilingual Processing Views University of Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
06/2019	Transfer effects in L3 English sentence processing using the self-paced non-cumulative reading paradigm and ERPs Experimental Psycholinguistics Conference , University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spanien
05/2019	When a psycholinguist enters the multilingual classroom": Bridging the gap between psycholinguistics and pronunciation teaching 6th International Conference on English Pronunciation: Issues & Practices, Mazedonien
04/2019	The Whys, The Whats, and the Hows of Structured Input Activities for ELT Invited Workshop, Mazedonien
12/2018	An EEG study on the effects of processing instruction on the processing of –ed in L2 English International Workshop "Language in mind and brain", LMU München
11/2018	An Online (R)examination of Frequency and Context Effects in Code-switching using the Auditory Moving Window The 59th Annual Conference of the Psychonomic Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, Vereinigte Staaten
09/2018	The effects of processing instruction on L2 online processing of –ed: a neurocognitive study British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL) 2018 "Taking Risks in Applied Linguistics", York St John University, Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland
08/2018	Bringing to light transfer effects of dominance and proficiency in L3 English acquisition: A self-paced reading study MELDC18 (Multilingual Education in Linguistically Diverse Contexts) Conference, University of Valetta, Malta

Other Research Activities

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2013	TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOPS Workshop or training
2013	The Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO) Review
2012	Forschungsaufenthalt: Leverhulme Trust International Visiting Post-Doc Fellow Stay abroad
2012	International Journal of Applied Linguistics (Fachzeitschrift) Review
2012	Organisatorin Conference or similar event
2012	TAGUNGSORGANISATION Conference or similar event
2012	The Linguistics Journal (Fachzeitschrift) Review
2010	SYMPOSIEN & SEKTIONEN Conference or similar event