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Professor Sarah Brommer is a Professor of Applied Linguistics with a focus on text production research at the University of Bremen, Department of Language and Literature Studies. She serves as co-chair of the Institute for General and Applied Linguistics (IAAS) and is a founding member of the Institute for Writing Science (ISW). Professor Brommer leads the Virtual Competence Center for Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Work and the "AI tools in academic writing" think tank. Her career spans academic research, teaching, and practical applications in writing pedagogy across multiple institutions including the University of Zurich, Leuphana University Lüneburg, and international engagements in Belgium and Iran.
Professor Brommer's research focuses on the intersection of linguistic patterns, writing processes, and digital technologies. She employs corpus linguistics methods to analyze scientific and popular science texts, examining how linguistic conventions shape writing competence and communication effectiveness. Her recent work has increasingly focused on the impact of artificial intelligence on academic writing practices, exploring both the challenges and opportunities presented by AI writing tools. She investigates questions such as: How do AI systems handle genre conventions? What linguistic patterns characterize effective scientific communication? How can writing instruction adapt to the changing technological landscape?
Her publication record shows a clear evolution from foundational work on writing competence and new media (2007-2014) through corpus-based analyses of scientific texts (leading to her 2018 monograph) to her current focus on AI and writing (2022-2025). The most recent publications demonstrate her leadership in addressing timely questions about human-AI interaction in writing processes, the status of orthographic competence in the AI age, and innovative methods for integrating writing instruction across university curricula.
Professor Brommer actively supervises student theses and involves students directly in her research, as evidenced by multiple co-authored publications. She has secured funding for several collaborative projects addressing writing competence development and the integration of AI tools in academic contexts. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical applications in education, making significant contributions to both academic discourse and teaching practices.
She leads the Institute for Writing Science, which serves as a hub for interdisciplinary research on writing processes, writing instruction, and the evolving nature of written communication in digital environments. The institute fosters collaboration between linguists, educators, and technologists to develop evidence-based approaches to writing pedagogy.
