
Jens Folkerts
Research Assistant, Lecturer
Jens Folkerts studied English and German at the University of Duisburg-Essen. After graduating in 2014 obtaining the degrees of Magister Artium and Erstes Staatsexamen, he began his practical teacher training at the Landfermann Gymnasium in Duisburg. After obtaining the second state exam in 2015, he has been working as a full-time teacher for English and German at Heinrich Böll Gesamtschule, Oberhausen, where he was involved in several projects (e.g. Jugend debattiert, Vielfalt fördern, etc.) and was responsible for the practical teacher training (Ausbildungsbeauftrager). He joined the WWU ELE team in February 2021 and is currently working on his PhD thesis which focuses on listening comprehension, especially with regards to developing new test designs for high stakes exams. His research is also interested in competence-oriented learning and testing, mediation, and the integration of democratic education in the EFL classroom.
Contact
Englisches Seminar
Johannisstr. 12-20
D-48143 Münster
Room: ES 304
Phone: +49 (251) 83 - 24651
Email: Jens Folkerts