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Derya Dinçer serves as a Researcher and doctoral candidate at the Department of Modern Languages within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Tübingen. Since January 2020, she has been affiliated with the 'German as a Second Language - Language Diagnostics and Language Support' division under Prof. Dr. Doreen Bryant at the Deutsches Seminar, contributing to both research initiatives and teaching activities in the German linguistics domain.
Her academic qualifications include:
- Bachelor of Arts in 'German as a Second Language - Language Diagnostics and Language Support' (University of Tübingen, 2014-2017), with thesis research on passive acquisition diagnostics in primary school children
- Master of Arts in 'German Linguistics - Theory and Empirics' (University of Tübingen, 2017-2019), focusing on reference chains in secondary school students' text competence
Dinçer's research examines multilingualism, language education in early childhood settings, and subject-sensitive language teaching methodologies. Her doctoral dissertation investigates language actions in preschoolers' first and second language German acquisition, specifically analyzing hypothesizing behaviors during early science learning processes. This work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical educational applications, emphasizing science education for multilingual learners.
Her publication record demonstrates consistent focus on language support interventions, particularly through performative approaches like theater-based pedagogy. Recent conference presentations (2023-2024) expand on multilingualism in children, language as a tool for scientific cognition, and epistemic modality in preschool language development, reflecting evolving research trajectories in early language acquisition.
Within the Deutsches Seminar, Dinçer actively participates in the language diagnostics research team while conducting professional development workshops for educators. She regularly teaches specialized seminars on language diagnostics in schools, research methods for German as a second language, and supervises colloquia on DaZ research projects, maintaining strong connections between academic research and practical educational implementation.
