Dr Eva Ogiermann's first academic post was at the University of Oldenburg in Germany, where she taught English linguistics. Eva then worked in the Department of Psychology at the University of Portsmouth, where she was involved in a project that investigated how British, Polish, and mixed British/Polish families share household responsibilities.

Before Eva joined King’s, she was a lecturer in intercultural communication at the University of Surrey. Between 2010 and 2018, she was first book review editor and then associate editor of the Journal of Pragmatics.

Research

Most of Eva's research revolves around the question of the culture-specificity of language use. Her publications in the field of cross-cultural pragmatics compare various speech acts in English, German, Polish and Russian and investigate culture-specific perceptions and conceptualisations of politeness. Eva's more recent research based on video-recordings of family conversations analyses bilingual communication and identity in English/Polish families, and investigates the different ways in which English, Polish and English/Polish families share responsibilities.

For further details please see her Research Staff Profile.

Teaching

• BA English Language & Linguistics

• MA Language & Cultural Diversity

• MA ELT & Applied Linguistics

Find out more about Dr Eva Ogiermann on her website.