08 - 12/2016
Visiting Professor, Department of Germanic Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago (Max Kade fellow)

11/2015 - 10/2016
Research associate in the project "Ladenburger Kolleg: Sprachstandsermittlung bei Kindern mit Migrationshintergrund" [https://www.daimler-benz-stiftung.de/cms/forschung/ladenburger-kolleg-sprachstandsermittlung.html]

since 08/2013
Postdoctoral research and teaching associate, German Department, University of Basel

07/2013
Defence of the PhD thesis "Frequency effects in instructed second language acquisition or Why input flooding is not the whole story" [published as Madlener 2015]

02/2013 - 07/2013
Research and teaching associate, German Department, University of Basel

02/2011 - 07/2011
Guest lecturer, German Department, University of Basel

03/2010 - 02/2013
PhD scholarship: Research Training Group/Graduate School DFG 1624 "Frequency Effects in Language", Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

04/2006 - 02/2010
Teaching and research associate, Department of German Language and Linguistics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, teaching and research section "German as a Foreign Language"

01/2006 - 09/2007
Cooperation: EU-project COVCELL (Cohort-Oriented Virtual Campus for Effective Language Learning), http://www.linguistik.hu-berlin.de/daf/forschung/COVCELL.php

04/2005 - 02/2006
Teaching associate, Department of German Language and Linguistics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, teaching and research section "German as a Foreign Language"

06/2004 - 02/2010
Research project "Multimedia-Chunks for German as a Foreign Language" with Prof. Brigitte Handwerker, http://www.linguistik.hu-berlin.de/daf/forschung/multimedia-chunks.php

01/2002 - 04/2006
Teaching German as a second language, Interkulturelle Familienbildung Tiergarten, Berlin

04/2001 - 11/2004
Magister degree in linguistics/German and Romance Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

10/1999 - 06/2000
DEUG Lettres Modernes, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon

1997
A-levels, Bernhard-Strigel-Gymasium, Memmingen

Publications:

Ender, Andrea & Madlener, Karin (accepted). Modelle der (Sprach-)Bildung für jugendliche und junge erwachsene SeiteneinsteigerInnen. Accepted for Schmölzer-Eibinger, Sabine & Akbulut, Muhammed (Hrsg.), Sammelband zur 20. und 21. Grazer Tagung DaF/DaZ und Sprachdidaktik [working title]. Waxmann-Verlag.

Madlener, Karin (2018). Type and token frequency effects on developing constructional productivity. The case of the German sein + present participle construction. In Boas, Hans C. & Ziem, Alexander (Eds.), Constructional approaches to syntactic structures in German. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, 327-365.

Madlener, Karin (2018). Do Artificial Language Learning Studies Predict Instructed Second Language Acquisition? In Tyler, Andrea; Ortega, Lourdes; Uno, Mariko & Park, Lauren (Eds.), Usage-Inspired L2-Instruction: Researched Pedagogy. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 211-234.

Madlener, Karin; Skoruppa, Katrin & Behrens, Heike (2017). Gradual development of constructional complexity in German spatial language. Cognitive Linguistics 28 (4), 757–798. doi: 10.1515/cog-2016-0089.

Madlener, Karin & Ender, Andrea (2017). Diskurse in und um Willkommensklassen. Best practice und Desiderata aus der Innen- und Außenperspektive. To appear in Baylonia, Special edition 2017/1 "Défis langagiers de l’afflux actuel de réfugiés", 57-59.

Behrens, Heike; Madlener, Karin & Skoruppa, Katrin (2016). The role of scaffolding in children’s questions: Implications for (preschool) language assessment from a usage-based perspective. In Goschler, Juliana & Niemeier, Susanne (Eds.), Yearbook of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, 237-259.

Roche, J.; Jessen, M.; Weidinger, N.; Behrens, H.; Haberzettl, S.; Hasselhorn, M.; Ifenthaler, D.; Kapica, N.; Kecker, G.; Klein, W.; Madlener, K.; Pagonis, G.; Schug, M.; Skoruppa, K.; Terrasi-Haufe, E. & Thissen, F. (2016). Zur Entwicklung eines interaktiven Verfahrens der Sprachstandsermittlung bei mehrsprachig aufwachsenden Kindern – von der Idee zu ersten Umsetzungsschritten. Zeitschrift für Interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht 21 (2), 127-142.

Madlener, Karin (2016). Input Optimization. Effects of Type and Token Frequency Manipulations in Instructed Second Language Learning. In Behrens, Heike & Pfänder, Stefan (Eds.), Frequency effects in language. What counts in language processing, acquisition and change. Berlin, New York: De Gruyter Mouton, 133-173.

Madlener, Karin (2015). Frequency Effects in Instructed Second Language Acquisition. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton (ACL 29). [http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/436265]

Madlener, Karin & Behrens, Heike (2015). Konstruktion(en) sprachlichen Wissens: Lernprozesse im Erst- und Zweitspracherwerb. Working Paper University of Basel.

Madlener, Karin (2010). Computergestützte Anwendungen in Spracherwerb und Spracherwerbsforschung: Die Multimedia-Chunks für Deutsch als Fremdsprache. In Chlosta, Christoph & Jung, Matthias (Eds.), DaF integriert. Literatur, Medien, Ausbildung. 36. Jahrestagung des Fachverbandes Deutsch als Fremdsprache 2008. Materialien Deutsch als Fremdsprache 81, 159-172.

Handwerker, Brigitte & Madlener, Karin (2009). Chunks für Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Theoretischer Hintergrund und Prototyp einer multimedialen Lernumgebung (mit DVD). Hohengehren: Schneider Verlag. (2nd edition 2013) [http://www.paedagogik.de/index.php?m=wd&wid=1727]

Madlener, Karin & Merz, Stefan (2008). Moodle is an attitude, not a technology. From the teaching platform to a learning environment. In Arnbjörnsdóttir, Birna & Whelpton, Matthew (Eds.), Open Source in Education and Language Learning Online. Reykjavík: Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute of Foreign Languages, 73-103.

Madlener, Karin & Merz, Stefan (2007). Vom Schaukasten zum Baukasten. Moodle und das EU-Projekt COVCELL an der Humboldt-Universität. CMS-Journal 29, 72-76.

Handwerker, Brigitte & Madlener, Karin (2006). Multimedia-Chunks für Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Ein Lernmodul zur Entwicklung lexikalisch-grammatischer Kompetenz. In Hahn, Angela & Klippel, Friederike (Eds.), Sprachen schaffen Chancen. Dokumentation zum 21. Kongress für Fremd-sprachendidaktik der deutschen Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung (DGFF), München, Oktober 2005. München/Düsseldorf/Stuttgart: Oldenbourg, 199-206.

Handwerker, Brigitte; Madlener, Karin & Möller, Max (2004). Wortbedeutung und Konstruktionsbedeutung. Die Adjektiv-Partizip-Opposition aus der Perspektive des Deutschen als Fremdsprache. In: Lüger, Heinz-Helmut/Rothenhäusler, Rainer (Eds.), Linguistik für die Fremdsprache Deutsch. bzf-Sonderheft 7. Landau: Verlag Empirische Pädogogik, 85-120.

Talks and presentations:

Madlener, Karin; Skoruppa, Katrin & Behrens, Heike (2018g). Beyond lexicalization patterns and the path-manner dichotomy: Development of utterance complexity and information density in spatial language. DGKL8 (8. International Conference of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association). Universität Koblenz-Landau, 26.-28.09.2018.

Madlener, Karin & Ender, Andrea (2018f). (Sprach-)Bildungsmodelle für jugendliche und junge erwachsene SeiteneinsteigerInnen: Schulorganisatorische und sprachdidaktische Herausforderungen. Panel "Sprachliche Integration von Geflüchteten“ at 50. Kongress der Gesellschaft für Angewandte Linguistik e.V., Universität Duisburg-Essen, 11.-14.09.2018.

Madlener, Karin (2018e). Second language patterns of constructional complexity in the spatial language domain. Poster (peer reviewed). EuroSLA 2018. Universität Münster, 5.-8.09.2018.

Madlener, Karin (2018d). „Rethinking for speaking“ in einer L2: gebrauchsbasierte Perspektiven auf zwischensprachliche Einflüsse. Guest lecture, course „Dynamik der mehrsprachigen Kompetenz“, Universität Salzburg, 30.05.2018.

Ender, Andrea & Madlener, Karin (2018c). (Sprach-)Bildung von Seiteneinsteiger/-innen: Modelle und Herausforderungen - mit einem besonderen Fokus auf Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene. Guest lecture, course "Migration und Mehrsprachigkeit". Pädagogische Hochschule Oberösterreich, Linz, 19.04.2018.

Madlener, Karin (2018b). Optimizing the input through usage-based linguistics: Effects of type and token frequency manipulations in instructed second language learning. Modern Linguistics & Language Didactics, Universität Konstanz, 15.-16.03.2018.

Madlener, Karin & Ender, Andrea (2018a). Sprachbildungsmodelle für jugendliche und junge erwachsene SeiteneinsteigerInnen (16+). Guest lecture, seminar "Zweitspracherwerb". Humboldt-Universität Berlin, 26.01.2018.

Madlener, Karin & Ender, Andrea (2017k). Educational models for newly immigrated adolescents and young adults. Angenommen für den Workshop "Education and refugees: Theory meets practice", Humboldt-Universität Berlin, 08.-09.12.2017.

Madlener, Karin (2017j). Intro: Formfokussierung, Aufmerksamkeitslenkung und Bewusstmachung. Workshop "Explizites/implizites Wissen/Lernen/Lehren für DaM/DaZ/DaF", Universität Basel, 30.11.-01.12.2017.

Weder, Mirjam, Madlener, Karin & Dettwiler, Sophie (2017i). Tün Si au gern aperöle, käffele und lädele oder lieber proseccöle, ipödle und kungfule? Zur Erhebung dialektaler Wortbildungsproduktivität in schriftlichen Befragungen. Accepted for presentation at 19. Arbeitstagung Alemannische Dialektologie, Universität Freiburg i.Br., 11.-13.10.2017.

Madlener, Karin; Dettwiler, Sophie & Weder, Mirjam (2017h). Dialectal constructional productivity at the intersection of morphology and syntax: The case of Swiss German aperöle verbs. International Workshop "Creativity and Construction Grammar", Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, 14.-15.09.2017.

Ender, Andrea & Madlener, Karin (2017g). Handlungsräume für Forschung und Praxis: Sprachbildung von jugendlichen SeiteneinsteigerInnen (poster, peer-reviewed). IDT (International Conference of German Teachers) 2017, Université de Fribourg, 31.07.-04.08.2017.

Ender, Andrea & Madlener, Karin (2017f). Willkommens- und Übergangsklassen als Modelle der (Sprach-)Bildung für jugendliche Seitenein-steigerInnen. 20. Grazer Tagung Deutsch als Fremd/Zweitsprache und Sprachdidaktik „Mit Sprachen Grenzen überwinden. Sprachenlehren und -lernen im Kontext von Flucht und Migration“, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, 30.06.-01.07.2017.

Madlener, Karin (2017e). Complex constructions in first and (late) second languages: Comparing picturebook and animated cartoon retellings by adult bi-/multilingual speakers (poster). 11th International Symposium on Bilingualism, University of Limerick, 11.-15.06.2017.

Madlener, Karin (2017d). Complex constructions in German as a first and second language. Comparing adult cartoon and picturebook retellings. TDL3 (Thinking, Doing, Learning 3). Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 19.-21.04.2017.

Madlener, Karin; Skoruppa, Katrin & Behrens, Heike (2017c). Thinking for speaking meets usage-based approaches. Information density and constructional complexity revisited. TDL3 (Thinking, Doing, Learning 3). Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 19.-21.04.2017.

Madlener, Karin & Ender, Andrea (2017b). Language start classes for newly immigrated adolescents – Chances and challenges (poster, peer-reviewed). Internationale Konferenz "Mehrsprachigkeit in Gesellschaft, Politik und Bildung“, Sektion 2: Mehrsprachigkeitspolitik als Integrationspolitik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, 16.-18.03.2017.

Madlener, Karin; Skoruppa, Katrin & Behrens, Heike (2017a). Language assessment for multilingual preschoolers: Options and desiderata from a usage-based perspective. Internationale Konferenz "Mehrsprachigkeit in Gesellschaft, Politik und Bildung“, Sektion 3: Mehrsprachigkeitsdidaktik in Schule und Hochschule, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, 16.-18.03.2017.

Madlener, Karin (2016g). Tip-toeing into spatial language: Corpus-based perspectives on developing constructional complexity and implications for (preschool) language assessment. Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 07.12.2016.

Madlener, Karin (2016f). Reconstructing a language: Usage-based approaches to second language learning, teaching, and assessment. Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, USA, 21.11.2016.

Madlener, Karin (2016e). Do findings from artificial language learning generalize to second language classrooms? A usage-based perspective. International Conference „UIC Biligualism Forum“, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA, 20.-21.10.2016.

Madlener, Karin; Skoruppa, Katrin & Behrens, Heike (2016d). Constructional complexity and information density in German spatial language development. UK-CLC 2016 (UK Cognitive Linguistics Conference). Bangor University, 19.-22.07.2016.

Schumacher, Nicole; Möller, Max & Madlener, Karin (2016c). Formfokussierung im gesteuerten Fremdsprachenerwerb am Beispiel des Dictogloss - vom Labor ins Klassenzimmer? Workshop "Zur Rolle der Bewusstmachung im gesteuerten Erwerb des Deutschen als Zweit-/Fremdsprache: empirische und didaktische Perspektiven. Humboldt-Universität Berlin, 29.04.2016.

Madlener, Karin (2016b). (Second) Language development from a usage-based perspective: Cognition meets interaction. Lecture Cycle, Université de Neuchâtel, 24.03.2016.

Madlener, Karin & Skoruppa, Katrin (2016a). How space clicks into place: Zur Entwicklung der Komplexität und Informationsdichte von Raumausdrücken im Deutschen. Colloquium "Cognitive Linguistics", Universität Basel, 03.03.2016.

Behrens, Heike; Haberzettl, Stefanie; Kapica, Natalia; Madlener, Karin; Pagonis, Giulio; Schug, Maike & Skoruppa, Katrin (2015h). Different routes to spatial language in multilingual preschoolers with German as L2. International conference "Issues of Multilingualism in Early Childhood Education: Zero to six". Roma Trè Università, Rom, 26.-27.11.2015.

Madlener, Karin (2015g). Konstruktion(en) zweitsprachlichen Wissens. L2-Erwerb und Mehrsprachigkeit aus gebrauchsbasierter Sicht. Invited lecture, Université de Fribourg, 23.11.2015.

Madlener, Karin (2015f). Different experiences, different outcomes? Skewed input effects in first and additional language learning. Invited talk at the international workshop “Usage-based approaches to first and second language acquisition: Contrasts and convergences“. University of Basel, 21.10.2015.

Skoruppa, Katrin & Madlener, Karin (2015e). Spatial language in development. Complexity, information density, and information packaging in German. Workshop "Cross-linguistic influence in motion event encoding". Institute of Multilingualism, Fribourg, 07.10.2015.

Behrens, Heike; Madlener, Karin & Skoruppa, Katrin (2015d). A usage-based perspective on (preschool) language diagnostics. TDL2 (Thinking, Doing, Learning 2), University of Groningen, 03.-06.06.2015.

Madlener, Karin (2015c). Optimizing the input - A usage-based approach to incidental language learning. Panel "Usage-based insights into L2 teaching" at TDL2 (Thinking, Doing, Learning: Usage-based Perspectives on Second Language Learning 2), University of Groningen, 03.-06.06.2015.

Madlener, Karin (2015b). Gebrauchsbasierte Perspektiven auf (Zweit-)Sprachwissen und (Zweit-)Spracherwerb. Invited lecture, Université de Fribourg, 22.05.2015.

Schumacher, Nicole; Madlener, Karin & Möller, Max (2015a). Explizite und implizite Formfokussierung im gesteuerten Fremdsprachenerwerb am Beispiel des Dictogloss (work in progress). Workshop "Altersspezifische Instruktionseffekte: theoretische Annahmen und empirische Messbarkeit", University of Basel, 08.05.2015.

Madlener, Karin (2014h). Input floods revisited. A constructionist approach to incidental second language learning in the classroom. Invited talk at the Department of Linguistics/Department of German Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, 11.11.2014

Madlener, Karin (2014g). Evaluating discourse competence in mono- and bilingual children. A usage-based perspective on acquisition and diagnostics. Invited talk at the Department of Linguistics/Department of German Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, 10.11.2014

Madlener, Karin & Cordes, Anne-Kristin (2014f). Kognitive Linguistik in Sprachunterricht und Sprachförderung. GAL (2nd Congress of the German Association for Applied Linguistics). Philipps-Universität Marburg, 16.-19.09.2014

Madlener, Karin (2014e). How input frequency distributions influence learning mode and learning success in instructed second language acquisition. UKCLC5 (5th UK Cognitive Linguistics Conference). Lancaster University, 29.-31.07.2014

Madlener, Karin (2014d). Because it's exciting and inspiring, enriching and rewarding. Connecting cognitive linguistics to the development of second language teaching and learning materials. MATSDA 2014 (Conference SLA and Materials Development). University of Liverpool, 28.-29.06.2014

Madlener, Karin (2014c). Input floods revisited. A usage-based approach to incidental second language learning in the classroom. 8th Days of Swiss Linguistics (CHLING8). University of Zürich, 19.-21.06.2014

Madlener, Karin (2014b). Wenn weniger mehr ist - Frequenzeffekte im gesteuerten Fremdsprachenerwerb. Invited talk at Colloquium German as a Second Language. Humboldt University Berlin, 11.06.2014.

Madlener, Karin (2014a). Do Artificial Language Learning (ALL) Studies Predict Instructed Second Language Acquisition (SLA)? GURT 2014 (Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics: Usage-Based Approaches to Language, Language Learning, and Multilingualism). Georgetown University, Washington D.C., 15.-16.03.2014

Madlener, Karin (2013d). Pedagogical Focus on Form revisited. A constructionist approach to incidental learning from input floods. CALP 2013 (Constructional Approaches to LAnguage Pedagogy), Universität Brüssel, 08.-09.11.2013

Madlener, Karin (2013c). I can never forget "enttäuschend" - Explicit learning under implicit Focus on Form instruction? Poster presented at EuroSLA 23 (Annual Conference of the European Second Language Association), University of Amsterdam, 28.-31.08.2013 (peer reviewed)

Madlener, Karin (2013b). Effects of skewed input on implicit grammar learning in instructed adult second language acquisition. Thinking, Doing, Learning: Usage Based Perspectives on Second Language Learning, University of South Denmark at Odense, 24.-26.04.2013

Madlener, Karin (2013a). Does skewed input facilitate the incidental acquisition of a morphosyntactic construction by instructed adult second language learners? Annual meeting of the German Linguistic Association (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft), Section 7, University of Potsdam, 13.03.2013

Madlener, Karin (2012e). Inputoptimierung für DaF oder: Von der (Un-) Haltbarkeit gebrauchsbasierter Vorhersagen. Workshop DaF under Construction, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 09.11.2012

Madlener, Karin (2012d). How much is enough? Testing predictions from usage-based models of language in instructed second language acquisition. Poster presented at DGKL 5 (Fifth International Conference of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association), 10.-12.10.2012 (peer reviewed)

Madlener, Karin (2012c). The role of type frequencies in implicit grammar learning - testing predictions from usage-based models of language in the second language classroom. Poster presented at EuroSLA 22 (Annual Conference of the European Second Language Association), Poznan (PL), 05.-08.09.2012 (peer reviewed)

Madlener, Karin (2012b). Hörtexte optimieren. Inzidenteller Garmmatikerwerb durch Hörverstehen. Invited talk at the workshop Regio-DaF, Sprachenkolleg Freiburg, 13.07.2012

Madlener, Karin (2012a). Formulaic or abstract: Do frequency distributions in the input make a difference for developing productivity with a new construction in instructed second language acquisition? Poster presented at FLaRN 5 (Formulaic Language Research Network), Tilburg (NL), March 28-30, 2012 (peer reviewed)

Madlener, Karin (2011b). Developing productivity with a new construction: Are there frequency effects in instructed second language acquisition? Poster presented at EuroSLA 21 (Annual Conference of the European Second Language Association), Stockholm, September 8-10, 2011 (peer reviewed)

Madlener, Karin (2011a). Developing productivity with a new construction: Are there frequency effects in instructed second language acquisition? Poster presented at QITL 4 (Quantitative Investigations in Theoretical Linguistics 4), Berlin, March 29-31, 2011 (peer reviewed)

Madlener, Karin (2008). Multimedia-Chunks für DaF - ein E-Learning-Modul zur Entwicklung lexikogrammatischer Kompetenz. Talk at 36. Jahrestagung Deutsch als Fremdsprache, Section "Media in Language Learning", Düsseldorf, Mai 22-24, 2008.

Reviews:

Madlener, Karin (2018). Review of De Knop, Sabine & Gilquin, Gaëtanelle (2016) (Eds.), Applied Construction Grammar. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. Functions of Language, 25 (3), 414-423.

Madlener, Karin (2016). Review of Dewell, Robert B. (2015), The Semantics of German Verb Prefixes. Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins. In CogniTextes [en ligne] 14 (http://cognitextes.revues.org/861).

Madlener, Karin (2014). Review of Roche, Jörg (2013): Mehrsprachigkeitstheorie. Erwerb - Kognition - Transkulturation - Ökologie. Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto. In Zeitschrift für Interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht, Vol. 2014 (1).

Madlener, Karin (2007). Review of Roche, Jörg (2005). Fremdsprachenerwerb – Fremdsprachendidaktik. InfoDaF 34 (2-3), 293-295.

Ad hoc peer reviews:

Cognitive Science
Cognitive Linguistics
Corpus Linguistics & Linguistic Theory
Frontiers in Psychology, section Language Sciences
Language & Cognition
Language Learning
Zeitschrift für Interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht

Workshop organization:

11/2018 (in prep.)
Co-Organizer of the workshop "Aufmerksamkeitslenkung und Bewusstmachung in der Sprachförderung und Sprachvermittlung: Deutsch als Erst-, Zweit- und Fremdsprache." Universität Heidelberg, 15.-16.11.2018 (with Prof. Dr. Giulio Pagonis)

12/2017
Co-Organizer of the workshop "DaM, DaZ, DaF: Explizites/implizites Wissen, Lernen, Lehren aus der Perspektive der Formfokussierung". University of Basel, 30.11.-01.12.2017 (with Prof. Dr. Giulio Pagonis)

03/2017
Co-Organizer of the workshop "A scalable approach to the extraction of constructions: Replicable (semi-)automatic techniques for analyzing linguistic patterns" with Prof. Dr. Kristopher Kyle (University of Hawaii). University of Basel, 28.-29-03.2017 (with MA David Schreiber)

06/2016
Co-organizer of the international conference "Constructional Approaches to Language Pedagogy 2". University of Basel, 10.-11.06.2016 (with Prof. Dr. Heike Behrens, https://germa.unibas.ch/calp2/)

04/2016
Co-organizer of the workshop "Zur Rolle der Bewusstmachung im gesteuerten Erwerb des Deutschen als Zweit-/Fremdsprache. Empirische und didaktische Perspektiven". Humboldt-Universität Berlin, 29.04.2016 (with Prof. Dr. Beate Lütke, Berlin; Prof. Dr. Giulio Pagonis, Heidelberg; Dr. Nicole Schumacher, Berlin)

07/2015
Co-organizer of the theme session "A usage-based approach to (instructed) second language learning". ICLC 13 (13th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference). Northumbria University Newcastle, 20.-25.07.2015 (with Prof. Dr. Heike Behrens)

05/2015
Co-organizer of the workshop "Altersgruppenspezifische Effekte impliziter und expliziter Formfokussierung - theoretische Annahmen & empirische Überprüfbarkeit". University of Basel, 08.05.2015 (with Prof. Dr. Beate Lütke, Berlin; Prof. Dr. Giulio Pagonis, Heidelberg; Hana Klages, Heidelberg)

11/2014
Co-organizer of the workshop "Zur Rolle von Bewusstmachung in der Sprachvermittlung: Kognitive und didaktische Perspektiven auf DaM, DaZ und DaF". University of Heidelberg, 20.11.2014 (mit Prof. Dr. Beate Lütke, Berlin; Prof. Dr. Giulio Pagonis, Heidelberg; Hana Klages, Heidelberg)

03/2014
Co-organizer of Section 5 "Categories and categories in first and second language acquisition" at the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Linguistics (DGfS). Philipps-Universität Marburg, 05.-07.03.2014 (with Prof. Dr. Heike Behrens)

03/2014
Organizer of the workshop "Productivity and acceptability in language acquisition and language use" with Dr. Ben Ambridge (University of Liverpool). University of Basel. Veranstalter: HPSL Basel-Freiburg.

06/2011
Co-organizer of the workshop "Chunking" with Prof. Nick C. Ellis (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor). Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg. Host: Special Research Training Group/Graduate School DFG 1624 "Frequency effects in language".

09/2010
Co-organizer of the international workshop "Usage-based models of language and quantitative corpus linguistics" with Joan Bybee, Stefan Gries, Sascha Diwersy und Ulrike Gut. Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg. Host: Special Research Training Group/Graduate School DFG 1624 "Frequency effects in language".

06/2010
Co-organizer of the workshop "Grammar and language use: towards a usage-based theory of language" with Holger Diessel (University of Jena). Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg. Host: Special Research Training Group/Graduate School DFG 1624 "Frequency effects in language".