Marjan Asgari

Marjan Asgari is a Fixed-term Researcher at the Faculty of Education of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (unibz), Italy, based in Bressanone. She holds teaching responsibilities for the Single-cycle Master's Degree in Primary Education Sciences (German-language section) and teacher training programs in the Province of Bolzano, focusing on German language acquisition in multilingual contexts.

Her teaching portfolio includes "Teaching German as a Second Language and Language Education in Fields of Experience (Lab.)" (L-LIN/14), "Phonetics, Phonology, and Phonological Awareness (Lab.)" (L-LIN/14), and "Lesson planning, language and subject teaching, and microteaching" (M-PED/01) for German-as-a-second-language instructors in Italian primary schools. These courses reflect her expertise in practical language pedagogy and phonological development.

Dr. Asgari's research spans Linguistics, Language Education, and Sociolinguistics, with emphasis on Language Ideologies, Inclusion in Education, and German as a Second Language. She investigates how societal language attitudes shape educational equity in South Tyrol's bilingual environment, particularly regarding classroom segregation for non-German speakers.

Her 2024 publication "Sprachideologien in Gesellschaft und Bildung" analyzes proposals for separate classrooms for children lacking German proficiency, highlighting tensions between linguistic integration and inclusive education. This work exemplifies her critical approach to language policy in multilingual schooling.

Marjan Asgari collaborates with unibz linguists on interdisciplinary projects bridging language theory and educational practice. She contributes to teacher training initiatives developing methodologies for German-language instruction in linguistically diverse primary classrooms across South Tyrol.