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Michael Wentker, M.A.

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1. Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies / Fields of Study / Departments / Anglistik / Amerikanistik / Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter*innen und Lehrbeauftragte

Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben im Bereich Anglistische Linguistik

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michael.wentker@uni-bielefeld.de  
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Office hour (WiSe 2025/26): Tuesdays, 10:00-11:30.

My office hour may take place in my office (U3-239) or online via Zoom (https://uni-bielefeld.zoom-x.de/j/69195166838?pwd=V3VYenFqRW1pRm5ETkZ4NFJZZ2tyZz09). Please book an appointment in advance via the appointment tool and indicate whether you would would like to meet in person or online.

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Curriculum Vitae

Taught Undergraduate Classes:

  • Introduction to Linguistics [WiSe 2017/18 | WiSe 2018/19 | WiSe 2019/20 | WiSe 2020/21]
  • Advanced Academic Writing [WiSe 2022/23 | SoSe 2023 | WiSe 2023/24 | SoSe 2024 | WiSe 2024/25 | SoSe 2025 | >WiSe 2025/26]
  • Linguistic Landscaping [WiSe 2022/23 | WiSe 2024/25 | >WiSe 2025/26]
  • English Dialects [WiSe 2024/25 | SoSe 2025 | >WiSe 2025/26]
  • Language Change [SoSe 2023 | >WiSe 2025/26]
  • English(es) in the British Media [SoSe 2023 | WiSe 2023/24 | SoSe 2024]
  • Multilingualism [SoSe 2022 | WiSe 2022/23]
  • Multilingualism in Educational Contexts [>WiSe 2025/26]
  • Speech Acts in the History of English [SoSe 2025]
  • Exploring Pragmatics on Social Media [SoSe 2025]
  • Investigating Individual and Societal Multilingualism [SoSe 2025]
  • English Morphology and Word-Formation [SoSe 2024]
  • Australian and New Zealand English [SoSe 2024]
  • Pragmatic Approaches to Online Genres [WiSe 2023/24]
  • Analysing Digital Genres [SoSe 2023]
  • Language Use in Social Media [WiSe 2022/23]
  • The Sociopragmatics of Digital Discourse [SoSe 2021]
  • Approaches to Morphology and Syntax [SoSe 2020]
  • The Pragmatics of Online Interaction [SoSe 2018]
  • Morphological and Syntactic Features of English(es) [SoSe 2017]
  • Mündliche Sprachpraxis A (Niederländisch) [WiSe 2021/22]
  • Mündliche Sprachpraxis B (Niederländisch) [WiSe 2021/22]

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Taught Graduate Classes:

  • Linguistic Theory [WiSe 2024/25 | >WiSe 2025/26]
  • The Metapragmatics of Online Genres [WiSe 2024/25]
  • Academic Proficiency [SoSe 2024]
  • Constructing Identity in Spoken and Written Interaction [WiSe 2023/24]
  • Digital Genres (with Prof. Dr. Birte Bös) [WiSe 2021/22]
  • Constructing Identity in Interaction [SoSe 2019; Fort Hays State University, KS, USA; MA Summer Programme]
  • The British Rock Invasion of the 1960s (with Prof. Dr. Frank Erik Pointner) [WiSe 2018/19]
  • Schreibpraxis Niederländisch [WiSe 2021/22]

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Contributions to Lecture Series:

  • Ring-VL Mehrsprachigkeit: Codeswitching als sprachlicher Ausdruck soziokultureller Identität: Theoretische Hintergründe und Datenanalyse (with Dr. Carolin Schneider) [WiSe 2020/21]
  • Ring-VL Mehrsprachigkeit: Codeswitching als sprachlicher Ausdruck soziokultureller Identität: Theoretische Hintergründe und Datenanalyse (with Dr. Nuria Hernández) [WiSe 2019/20]
  • Ring-VL Mehrsprachigkeit: Codeswitching als sprachlicher Ausdruck soziokultureller Identität: Theoretische Hintergründe und Datenanalyse (with Prof. Dr. Birte Bös) [WiSe 2017/18 | WiSe 2018/19 | WiSe 2021/22]

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Lehraufträge:

  • Sprachkurs Niederländisch A1 [SoSe 2021 | WiSe 2021/22 | SoSe 2022]
  • Sprachkurs Niederländisch A2 [WiSe 2020/21 | SoSe 2021 | SoSe 2022]

Current research topics

  • Computer-Mediated Communication
  • Emotions in Language
  • Linguistic Landscaping
  • Interpersonal Pragmatics
  • Language and Identity
  • (Political) Discourse Analysis