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Daniela Fernando, M.A.

Daniela Fernando, M.A.

Daniela Fernando, M.A.

ZHAW School of Applied Linguistics
Institute of Language Competence
Theaterstrasse 17
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 60 96
daniela.fernando@zhaw.ch

Work at ZHAW

Position

Co-director Centre for Languages and Communication, Head of Language Course Programme

Focus

Plurilingual education and methodology, blended learning, subject specific didactics and professional literacy

Experience

  • Assistant to the Director
    University of Basel Language Centre, Switzerland
    07 / 2008 - 10 / 2012
  • Lecturer of English and German in Higher Education
    IMC Fachhochschule Krems GmbH, AT; Vienna Business School, AT; Fachhochschulstudiengänge Burgenland GmbH, AT
    09 / 1999 - 06 / 2008

Education and Continuing education

Education

  • M.A. / Teaching Diploma in English/ American Studies and Russian
    Karl-Franzens-University Graz, AT
    09 / 1993 - 12 / 2000
  • 1st Diploma Exam / Media Studies
    Karl-Franzens-University Graz, AT
    09 / 1993 - 01 / 1998

Continuing Education

  • Digital Transformation Management - Diploma Studies
    Berufsförderungsinstitut Wien
    01 / 2024
  • ZHAW Leadership Training
    ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
    06 / 2022
  • Systemic Project Management
    Pädagogische Akademie Eggenberg Graz, AT
    06 / 2002

Publications

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

Winkler, O. and Fernando, D. (2017) 'Kommunikationsunterricht im Ingenieurstudium - Quo vadis?', in Kleinberger, U. and Perrin, D. (eds) Doing applied linguistics : enabling transdisciplinary communication. Berlin: De Gruyter, pp. 1–8. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-4100.

Other publications

Winkler, O. and Fernando, D. (2016) 'Szenariobasierter Kommunikationsunterricht an Fachhochschulen', Babylonia, 2016(3), pp. 58–59. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-4208.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Fernando, D., Matic, I. and Schnatz, N. I. (2022) 'Digital German assessment for Swiss engineering students', in XVII CercleS International Conference 'The Future of Language Education in an Increasingly Digital World: Embracing Change', Porto, Portugal, 15-17 September 2022.