Marta García García

Prof. Dr. Marta García García serves as a Professor in the Department of Romance Philology at the University of Göttingen, specializing in Didactics of Romance Languages with primary focus on Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE). Her academic role integrates teaching, research leadership, and development of innovative pedagogical frameworks for language educators.

Her research program centers on critical examination of oral interaction in language learning environments:

• Conversation Analysis in L2 Spanish classrooms
• Development of interactional competence among learners
• Action research methodologies for teacher training
• Bilingual Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
• Spanish heritage language education in German contexts
• Digital tool integration in language pedagogy

Analysis of her publication trajectory (2004-2021) reveals sustained investigation into conversational competence in Spanish acquisition, with particular emphasis on turn-taking mechanics, topic management strategies, and discourse marker usage. Her work consistently bridges theoretical conversation analysis with practical classroom applications, establishing evidence-based approaches for developing oral proficiency through structured interactional tasks.

Prof. García García has supervised multiple award-winning master's theses, including Nico Bertram's study on language anxiety in Spanish speaking exams and Max Schlumbohm's research on bilingual sports/Spanish modules. She directs significant externally funded initiatives including CRITERION (Critical Spanish Language Teacher Education), VISIONS (video-based online Spanish teaching modules), and the Curriculum Internationalization-funded SpiELE project which develops digital teaching units through international expert collaboration.