Katrin Wagner

Katrin Wagner serves as a Lecturer for Special Tasks at the Seminar for Slavic Studies within the Faculty of Philosophy II at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. Her academic career spans over three decades with a strong focus on Russian language education and didactics, including doctoral work in foreign language didactics completed between 1989-1995.

Her educational background includes:

• Studied Russian language and literature at Ivanovo State University (Russia) from 1981-1986, graduating as a Slavist and teacher
• Completed part-time studies in English for vocational schools/grammar schools at Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (2006-2010), earning a LAG English degree
• Received her doctorate in foreign language didactics from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (1989-1995)

Dr. Wagner's research focuses primarily on communicative (competence-oriented) foreign language teaching, with special emphasis on the methodology of E.I. Passow. She also investigates intercultural communication in foreign language teaching contexts, bridging theoretical frameworks with practical classroom applications specifically for Russian language instruction.

Her teaching portfolio includes Russian Didactics - Fundamentals (basic module), Concepts and Design (advanced module), and Didactic Assessment (advanced module). She provides supervision for internships and academic term papers, and previously served as a specialist teacher for Business Russian from 2003 to 2013.

Professional Experience Highlights:

• Since 2016: Lecturer for Special Tasks at the Seminar for Slavic Studies
• 2015-2016: Lecturer for Russian language teaching
• Since 2003: Headmistress at Euro-Schulen Halle, coordinating Erasmus+ and EU-MobiPro projects
• 2001-2003: Headmaster at European Business and Language Academy Merseburg
• 1989-1995: Research assistant at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg