Sandra Reitbrecht

Sandra Reitbrecht is a University Lecturer in Speech and Writing Didactics at the Pädagogische Hochschule Wien, specializing in multilingual contexts. She holds a doctoral degree in Speech Science and Phonetics from the University of Vienna and has extensive teaching experience across institutions including the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna and universities in France and Austria. Her work focuses on language education, German as a second language, academic writing instruction, and eye-tracking research in educational contexts.

Her research interests span writing didactics, speech effectiveness, and model-based learning strategies. She has collaborated on projects like AaMoL (Model Learning as a Writing Didactic Concept) and Sparkling Science initiatives promoting student-researcher collaboration. Dr. Reitbrecht has published widely in journals like German as a Foreign Language and Zeitschrift für Interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht, exploring topics such as foreign language writing competence and phonetic structures in spoken language.

She actively participates in international conferences (e.g., Symposion Deutschdidaktik, DaFWEBKON) and co-leads the organization of the 2021 International Conference for German Teachers (IDT). Her contributions include developing language-aware teaching materials and guiding initiatives like the PH Wien Writing Challenge to support academic writing skills.