CURRICULUM VITAE

CURRENT  POSITIONS

Professor of Foreign Language Teaching

Head of ELT Methodology Department

University of Graz

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Deputy head of the Department of English Studies at the University of Graz

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Head of the Fachdidaktik Research Network at the University of Graz

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Head of the Doctoral Programme for language teaching research, University of Graz

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Member of Oxford University Press ELT Expert Panel

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Vice-president of IAPLL (International Association for the Psychology of Language Learning)

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Editor of the section 'View from Here', ELT Journal 

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QUALIFICATIONS

Habilitation/ Venia Legendi: Sprachlehr- und lernforschung und Fachdidaktik (Applied Linguistics - ELT) 

University of Graz, Austria

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PhD in Applied Linguistics, University of Lancaster, UK

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MSc in Psychology with merit at Roehampton University, London (BPS accredited)

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Master of Arts. MA (Hons) in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) at the University of Reading

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Bachelor of Arts. BA (Hons) in European Studies (French, German, & politics), Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

ADDITONAL INFORMATION

Sarah Mercer has teaching experience in the private and public sectors in secondary, tertiary, and further education contexts in the UK, Germany, and Austria

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She is an invited member of Oxford University Press' Expert Advisory Panel. This is a core group of selected experts from across the field of ELT who work together in writing a number of 'Perspective Papers' for OUP on a range of contemporary topics in the field and also provide OUP with expert advice as required. Find more information here

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She is a joint series editor together with Stephen Ryan for Multilingual Matters' book series, ‘Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching’. Find more information here

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She is a co-founder of the Research Group for Wellbeing in Language Education, based at the University of Graz. Find more information here

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