Anja Müller

Prof. Anja Müller is a Full Professor of Language Acquisition and Language Didactics at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. She leads the Descriptive Linguistics of German department within the German Institute. Her academic career includes roles as a research associate at the University of Potsdam (2003-2008) and Goethe University Frankfurt (2008-2016), and a speech therapist at ZaPP (2003-2004). She holds a Dr. phil. from the University of Potsdam (2010).

Education:

• 2003: Diplom in General Linguistics (University of Potsdam)
• 2010: Doctorate in Philosophy (University of Potsdam)

Research Focus: Prof. Müller investigates first/second language acquisition, semantics/pragmatics interfaces, and language-conscious teaching methods. Her work emphasizes multilingual classroom dynamics, teacher professionalization, and comparative grammar instruction. Key projects include the FaPlan interdisciplinary lesson-planning initiative and the TWIND project on multilingual technical education.

Publications: Her recent work bridges linguistics and pedagogy, including Grammatische Modellierung als Grundlage für sprachdidaktische Vermittlung (2022) and articles on digital media in teacher training. Her research spans language acquisition theories to practical teaching materials for multilingual classrooms.

Teaching/Grants: Leads projects funded by BMBF and LOEWE. Developed e-learning units for teacher education and co-authored materials like 160 Karten für die linguistisch fundierte Sprachförderung. Supervises research on grammar education and multilingual writing skills.