معرفی
Prof. Dr. Friederike Kern is a full professor at the Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies at Bielefeld University, holding the W3 Professorship for Early Language Education and Early Learning. She serves as Vice Dean and Project Manager for the TRR 318 Subproject A04 on explaining digital artifacts. Her research bridges linguistics, education, and multimodal interaction analysis.
- University: Bielefeld University
- Departments: Subject Didactics and Cultural Education; Linguistics
- Academic Roles: Professor, Vice Dean, Project Manager
Her current research focuses on language and learning in multimodal interactions within school and daily contexts, with special emphasis on autism spectrum disorders, gesture studies, discourse acquisition, and subject-didactic professionalization using conversation analysis and ethnographic methods. She contributes to understanding how multimodal resources shape educational and social dynamics.
The 15 most recent articles demonstrate her work in multimodal child interaction, gesture-speech integration, educational practices, and explainable AI. These publications span topics from cross-cultural educational dynamics to technical artifact explanations, showcasing her interdisciplinary approach.
- International Collaborations: UCLA (2016), University of York (2007)
- Committee Memberships: International Pragmatics Association (IPrA), German Society for Linguistics
- Editorial Role: Journal Didaktik Deutsch
