Katja Holdorf

Katja Holdorf is a researcher at Ludwigsburg University of Education, where she serves as a member of both the Institute for German Language and Literature and the Language Didactics Center. Holding a Master of Arts (MA) degree, she operates from office 4,211 and coordinates interdisciplinary language education initiatives.

Her research centers on innovative pedagogical approaches integrating film and theatre into language acquisition, with emphasis on German as a Second Language (DaZ) instruction. Key projects include "All about the Apple" developed with Oscar Paret School Freiberg am Neckar, and "Weather Climate Climate Crisis" in collaboration with Geography's Dr. Dominik Conrad, both exploring filmmaking in language-sensitive subject lessons and VKL (preparatory) classes.

Holdorf directs the annual Film Summer Camp in Romania (scheduled August 1-10, 2025) and contributes to the German digital Didactic Collection, German Language Teaching and Learning Laboratory, and DaZfaF material pool. Her work bridges academic research with practical classroom applications through the Summer Camp Game Film Language framework.