Research and teaching interests:

• Multilingualism, multilingual learning, multilingual competence building, multilingual identities
• Acquisition of English (in multilingual context)
• English learning in the classroom: approaches and methods-lesson planning and syllabus design
• English Language Teaching L3: Activities for young and very young learners; Reading and writing, assessment and materials in TEYL.
• Sprach- und kultursensibler Unterricht; mehrsprachige Alphabetisierung

 

Selected publications:

1) Hofer, B. & Jessner, U. (2022) Metalinguistic awareness and early multilingual learning. In Stavans, A. & Jessner, U. (eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Child and Childhood Multilingualism. Cambridge University Press. 163- 189. ISBN 9781108484015 

2) Hofer, B. (2023). A Multilingual Development Framework for Young Learners Early Multi-competence in South Tyrol. Mouton De Gruyter. Language Contact and Bilingualism. ISBN:9783111104652

3) Hofer, B. (2023). Applying DLC to the study and discussion of multicompetence in multilingual minority contexts. In Aronin, L. & Melo-Pfeifer, S. (eds.), Dominant Language Constellations: Language(s) awareness and identity. Insights via Dominant Language Constellation Approach. 69-86. ISBN 978-3-031-37026-7

4) Hofer, B. (2024). Affordances for multicompetence building in minority contexts: A sociolinguistic perspective on multilingualism in South Tyrol. In Gabryś- Barker & Vetter (eds.) Modern Approaches to Researching Multilingualism.  Studies in Honour of Larissa Aronin. 129-146. Springer. ISBN 978-3-031-52370-0

5) Hofer B., & Spechtenhauser, B. (2024). Theoretical Considerations on the Literacy-Metacognition Nexus: Exploring the Linguistic-Cognitive Landscape of Young Multilingual Minds. Brain Sciences. 14(10):979. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14100979

 

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