Dr. Sandra McGury

Dr. Sandra McGury
ZHAW
School of Applied Linguistics
Institute of Language Competence
Theaterstrasse 17
8400 Winterthur
Personal profile
Position at the ZHAW
Research Associate | Language Management and Globalisation
Manager | Swiss Global Competence Lab
www.zhaw.ch/en/linguistics/research/language-management-and-globalisation/
Expertise and research interests
Linguistics, foreign and second language acquisition incl. didactics and pedagogies, L2 writing, syntax, internationalization of the curriculum, globalization in higher education,
Educational background
2018 - Ph.D. in Linguistics (University of Georgia, USA)
Professional milestones
since June 2022
Research Associate| Institute of Language Competence, Language Management and Globalisation
Manager | Swiss Global Competence Lab
ZHAW School of Applied Linguistics
ZHAW School of Applied Linguistics
March 2021 - July 2022
Lecturer, Department of English and American Studies
Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany
September 2020 – March 2021
Project Researcher, Project House
Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany
Project: International teaching collaborations
August 2019 – July 2020
Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, School of Modern Languages
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Programs: German and linguistics
April 2019
Guest Lecturer, Department of Foreign Languages and Translation
University of Agder, Norway
September 2016 – July 2019
Research Associate, Department of English, and Department of German
Linguistics and Literature (shared appointment)
University of Education Freiburg, Germany
Programs: German as a Foreign/Second Language; English Teacher Education
September 2017 – October 2018
Managing Director of the Language Center
University of Education Freiburg, Germany
October 2017 – April 2018
Teaching Fellow, Frankreichzentrum
Freiburg University, Germany
October 2016 – September 2017
Lecturer, Department of Business and Healthcare Management
Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University, Germany
August 2012 – July 2016
Instructor of Record, Teaching Assistant, and Assistant Director of
Freiburg Study Abroad, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages
The University of Georgia, USA
June 2016
Teaching Assistant, Language for Business and Technology Program
Germany
The Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
August 2014 – May 2015
Head Lecturer, Department of Adult Education
Athens Technical College, USA
Membership of networks
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft (DGfS)
- Linguistic Society of America (LSA)
- Swiss Global Compentence Lab (SGCL)
- World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence (ICC Global)
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Projects
- Exploratory visit and project definition “Aligning Swiss and Vietnamese Perspectives on Global Competences” / Project leader / Project ongoing
- Developing the Framework for a Sustainable Swiss Global Competence Certificate / Team member / Project ongoing
- Needs Analysis for Intercultural Training of Higher Education Employees / Deputy project leader / Project ongoing