Silvia Demmig

Silvia Demmig is a Professor at the Upper Austrian University of Education (PH-OÖ), specializing in German as a Second/Foreign Language (DaF/DaZ). Her work focuses on teacher training for all school levels, multilingualism, language testing, and teacher professional competence. She contributes to projects like MALWE and IDT 2022.

• Education: Doctorate in Adult Education (DaZ) from the University of Kassel; Habilitation in Language Testing at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena.
• Research: Emphasizes content-oriented teaching, language awareness, academic language skills, and the DACHL principle in cultural studies.
• Publications: Key works include longitudinal studies on DSH exam validity, monographs on differentiated instruction, and contributions to international conference proceedings.
• Leadership: Member of the expert group for IDT 2022; serves on editorial teams for language education projects.