Personal profile
Personal profile
I am Lecturer (Teaching Focused) in German Language and Culture and teach on the German, Film and Translation Studies programmes in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Culture.
I am a specialist in German as a Foreign and Second Language with a particular interest in language politics, migration and integration. In my PhD research, I explored the language used in a range of texts that aim to teach values to people, including newly designed teaching material and curricula for language and integration courses.
I hold a Bachelor’s degree in German Philology and a Master’s degree in German as a Foreign and Second Language from the University of Vienna. Before joining Royal Holloway, I taught at universities in Ireland, Austria and México.
Education/Academic qualification
German, PhD, Language. Values. Integration.
2018 → 2022
Award Date: 26 Oct 2023
German as Foreign and Second Language, Master, Integration, das sind die Anderen, Universität Wien
2012 → 2015
Award Date: 8 Jun 2015
German Philology, Bachelor, Universität Wien
2008 → 2012
Award Date: 16 Feb 2012
External positions
PhD-Researcher, University College Cork
2018 → 2022
Language Teacher, University College Cork
2017 → 2020
OeAD-Lektor, Trinity College Dublin
2015 → 2017
Teacher for German, Diplomatic Academy Vienna
2014 → 2015
Teaching Assistant, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2013
Administrative Trainee, Austrian Cultural Forum New York
2011 → 2012
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Werte. Sprache. Integration : Zur Konstruktion von Werten in DaZ-Lehrmaterialien
Hofer-Robinson, M., 2023, Berlin Heidelberg: Springer Berlin / Heidelberg.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Zum Verhältnis von Sprache und Rassismus: Linguizismuskritische Reflexionen für die (Sozial-)Pädagogik
Translated title of the contribution :On the relationship between language and racism : Critical reflections on linguistics for (social) pedagogy Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Zur Normativität von Reflexion oder Welche Normalität wollen wir walten lassen?
Dirim, I. & Hofer-Robinson, M., 2022, DaF und DaZ im Zeichen von Tradition und Innovation. Marburger FaDaF-Thementage.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Rezension zu Nadja Thoma: Sprachbiographien in der Migrationsgesellschaft. Eine rekonstruktive Studie zu Bildungsverläufen von Germanistikstudent*innen
Translated title of the contribution :Review for adja Thoma: Sprachbiographien in der Migrationsgesellschaft. Eine rekonstruktive Studie zu Bildungsverläufen von Germanistikstudent*innen Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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Sprache und Werte. Zur aktuellen Integrationspolitik in Österreich
Hofer-Robinson, M., 2018, Jahrbuch der / Yearbook of the German Studies Association of Ireland. Vol. 13.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Activities
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Association for German Studies (AGS) Conference
Hofer-Robinson, M. (Speaker)
2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in a conference
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• Second Language Didactics from the Perspective of Migration Pedagogy (Journal)
Hofer-Robinson, M. (Reviewer)
2024 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of manuscripts
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Forum for Germanic Studies (FGLS)
Hofer-Robinson, M. (Speaker)
2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in a conference
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Zeitschrift für Deutsch im Kontext von Mehrsprachigkeit (Journal)
Hofer-Robinson, M. (Reviewer)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of manuscripts
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Teaching Values as ‘Domestication’ – Social Realities and Learner Identities in Second Language Teaching Textbooks
Hofer-Robinson, M. (Invited speaker)
2023Activity: Talk, presentation or media contribution › Invited talk
Prizes
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Wissenschaftspreis der Arbeiterkammer Oberösterreich
Hofer, M. (Recipient), 19 Nov 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)