Dr. phil. Britta Padberg-Schmitt
Britta Padberg-Schmitt completed her Doctor of Philosophy in German Studies at New York University, New York, USA in 1997. Concurrently, she taught at the Deutsches Haus (Goethe Institute), NYU and was also a freelance-editor at Burda Media, Inc.. In 1998, she studied law at the University of Münster and obtained an additional certificate from the American Law Program (FFA). Over the past 20 years, she has taught EFL at various institutions such as the University of Applied Science (Nursing Management & Training), Sprachenzentrum (University of Münster), at the Law & Medical Schools (University of Münster) and at the Adult School in Muenster, to name a few. In 2008, she joined the English Department of the University of Münster, where she initially taught American literature, linguistics and various language courses. From 2013-2020, she was part of the TEFL Team, thereby focussing on teacher training. Her main interests are American folklore (in primary and secondary education), teaching methods in ESL/EFL classrooms, teacher training, reading theory, second language acquisition theory and using literature in the ESL/EFL classroom. In October 2020, she became a permanent member of the Language Lecturer Team.