Daniel Honert, M.A.

Daniel Honert, M.A.

Dan Honert
Senior Lecturer ("Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben")

Areas of interest/expertise:

• Grammar and syntax: the English verb; sentence analysis
• Didactics: English error analysis (especially L1 interference); contribution of linguistics to language teaching; contribution of translation to language teaching
• Digital teaching and learning: digital teaching and learning using Moodle and H5P

Courses: Across the board in Sprachpraxis as well as Fachdidaktik

Office Hours: by appointment (email me).

Email: daniel.honert(at)uni-saarland.de

Tel.: +49 (0)681 302 3732

I joined the Department of English at Saarland University in the Summer Semester 2015 as a lecturer in English as a Foreign Language. Before coming to Saarbrücken, I spent a number of years as a peripatetic language teacher, teaching English to international students in Scotland and Mexico, and German and Spanish to secondary school pupils in England. My educational background includes a BA in International Relations and Spanish from Flinders University, Adelaide and a MA in Interpreting and Translation Studies from the University of New South Wales, Sydney. I also hold a Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from the University of Cambridge and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Canterbury Christ Church University. I would describe myself as a word maven and keen follower of UK politics. In my teaching, I draw on a wide range of topics for texts and discussions, ranging from linguistics to politics to philosophy. Truth be told, though, I mostly talk about linguistics because that’s what I’m really passionate about!

Current Projects:

• DaTa-Pin Sprachpraxis Moodle course project