Birgit Kraus

Birgit Kraus, M.A., serves as a senior teacher (Oberstudienrätin) for English and German at Dientzenhofer-Gymnasium Bamberg while being seconded to the Department of English Language Education (TEFL) within the University of Bamberg's Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies. She maintains an office at the university (Room 00.12, An der Universität 9) with consultation hours by appointment and actively bridges school-based teaching practice with university-level teacher education initiatives.

Her academic background includes:

• Master of Arts (M.A.)

Professional interests center on practical English language pedagogy, with emphasis on integrating school reality into teacher training. She engages with departmental research streams including virtual reality applications in ELT, pop culture/comics in education, mental health themes through song lyrics, and eco-pedagogy. Her work prioritizes developing resources for internships, state examinations, and classroom-ready materials that address contemporary educational challenges.

As part of the TEFL team, she contributes to the Schulprax E-Portfolio system and symposia on mental health and poetry/song lyrics in education. Her role supports practical phases of teacher training through events like 'Let's Talk: Practical Teacher Training' and guest workshops on comics pedagogy, leveraging her active school experience to inform pre-service educator development.