Dr Sophie Payne
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+44 (0) 118 378 3203
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Lecturer
- IWLP German Language Lead
- IWLP Marketing Lead
- Module convenor for LA1PG2
During this time please contact iwlp@reading.ac.uk for general IWLP enquiries and Wendy Hillier at w.l.hillier@reading.ac.uk for specific IWLP German enquiries.
Office
Miller 101Building location
Miller buildingAreas of interest
German language and culture, linguistics and feminism.
Teaching
For the academic year 2023/24, I will be teaching on:
LA1PG1 – IWLP German Stage 1
LA1PG2 – IWLP German Stage 2
ML3LP – Language and Power (Autumn term only)
GM1IMG – Icons of Modern Germany (Spring term only)I
Background
I was born in Reading and grew up nearby. After a gap year teaching English, I returned to Reading to study BA German and Italian, followed by an M(Res) and a PhD in German Studies.
In the past I taught on DLC degree-side modules on the history of German post-war migration, German lexicology and German textual linguistics. I have also previously taught on the module Approaches to Discourse Analysis for the English Language and Applied Linguistics Department.