Daniela Fernando, M.A.
Daniela Fernando, M.A.
ZHAW
School of Applied Linguistics
Institute of Language Competence
Theaterstrasse 17
8400 Winterthur
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.