Dr Sabine Jasny

PhD (Dr Phil – Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany), MA (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany)
Casual Lecturer
Room number 516, Level 5, Brennan/MacCallum Building A18


Dr Sabine Jasny has been working as a lecturer in the Department of Germanic Studies at the University of Sydney since February 2007 where she is a lecturer for German as a foreign language (GFL).

Dr Jasny received her PhD in GFL from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (Germany) where she also completed her MA degree in GFL, Germanic linguistics and Romance languages linguistics. Before coming to Australia she worked as a lecturer for GFL at the University of Bielefeld (Germany), Department of German as a Foreign Language. As an expert for GFL, she conducted teacher training for international GFL teachers at the Goethe Institut Munich (head office) and developed teaching material. Sabine grew up in Munich/Bavaria.

• German linguistics
• German language for specific purposes: academic language
• German as a foreign language: concepts, methods and material
• German as a second language
• German area studies, German culture studies (Landeskunde)

Dr Jasny's current research concentrates on concepts for GFL in theory and practice in Australia.

In the area of German culture studies, Dr Jasny is coordinating the project Shpoorenzoohe in Sydney together with Dr Andreas Jaeger. This research project of students of the German Department connects 10 places, where traces of Australian-German links can be discovered, to a guided walk through Sydney's CBD.

• Jäger, Andreas/Jasny, Sabine (2007): Zur Lage der Germanistik in Australien. [German Studies in Australia] In: Info DaF 34, 5, S. 472-486.
• Jasny, Sabine (2001): Trennbare Verben in der gesprochenen Wissenschaftssprache und die Konsequenzen für ihre Behandlung im Unterricht für Deutsch als fremde Wissenschaftssprache.
  [Separable verbs in the spoken academic language and the consequences for teaching German as a foreign language] Dissertation. Regensburg: Fachverband Deutsch als Fremdsprache (= Materialien Deutsch als Fremdsprache 64).
• Jasny, Sabine (1997): Trennbare Verben in der gesprochenen Wissenschaftssprache und in den Lehrwerken zur Wissenschaftssprache. [Separable Verbs in spoken academic language and in learning material for German as an academic language] Regensburg: Fachverband Deutsch als Fremdsprache (= Materialien DaF 45).

German Teaching material:

• Montanalingua (2007) Fremdsprachen lernen und Erlebnispädagogik. 24 praktische Vorschläge für Lehrer und Kursleiter. Stuttgart: Klett (u.a.). [Lingua 2 project of the EU Socrates programme: German as a Foreign Language] (Co-Author and project coordination).
• Montanalingua (2007) Apprentissage d'une langue étrangère et Pédagogie active. 24 conseils pratiques pour enseignants et pédagogues. Stuttgart: Klett (u.a.). [Lingua 2 project of the EU Socrates programme: French as a Foreign Language] (Co-Author and project coordination).
• Montanalingua (2007) Foreign languages and Outdoor learning. 24 practical lesson plans for teachers and outdoor instructors. Stuttgart: Klett (u.a.). [Lingua 2 project of the EU Socrates programme: English as a Foreign Language] (Co-Author and project coordination).
• Montanalingua (2007) Främmande språk och upplevelsepedagogik. 24 praktiska förslag och tips för lärare och kursledare. Stuttgart: Klett (u.a.). [Lingua 2 project of the EU Socrates programme: Swedish as a Foreign Language] (Co-Author and project coordination).
• Jasny, Sabine/Jäger, Andreas (1999): Stufen International, Bd. 1. Zusatzübungen. Stuttgart (Klett). [Vol. 1, Additional Exercise Book]
• Jasny, Sabine/Jäger, Andreas (1999): Stufen International, Bd. 2. Zusatzübungen. Stuttgart (Klett). [Vol. 2, Additional Exercise Book]
• Jasny, Sabine/Jäger, Andreas (1998): Stufen International, Bd. 2. Handbuch für den Unterricht. Stuttgart (Klett). [Vol. 2, Teachers’ Handbook]
• Jasny, Sabine/Jäger, Andreas (1997): Wirtschaftsdeutsch. Grundstufe. Zusatzübungen. Stuttgart u.a. (Klett). [Coursebook for Business German. Basic Level. Additional Exercises]

• European levels A1-C1
• Preparatory classes for the certificates A2-C2 (Zertifikat Deutsch, Test-DaF)
• Business German courses
• Preparatory classes for the business German certificates B2 (Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf), C1 (Prüfung Wirtschaftsdeutsch International)
• Testing (all certificates A2-C1, B2 business, Test-DaF)

• ALAA Conference 2007 participation and paper
• GSAA Conference 2007 participation and paper

• Member of FaDaF - Professional Association for German as a Foreign Language - Fachverband Deutsch als Fremdsprache
• Member of ALAA - Applied Linguistics Association of Australia
• Member of GSAA - German Studies of Association of Australia