Biographisches
EDUCATION
1998
PhD in English Language & Linguistics (second language acquisition, linguistic theory, Germanic languages), University of Wisconsin-Madison.
EMPLOYMENT
2007 - present
Dean, School of Arts and Humanities (Philosophische Fakultät)
2004 - present
Professor of English (full professor), English Linguistics, Department of English, University of Cologne.
1999-2004
Assistant Professor of English (tenure track), Applied Linguistics, Department of English, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Summer 1999
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of English, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff.
1997- 1999
Lecturer, Department of English, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Summer 1997
Lecturer, Department of Education, Beloit College.
1994-1997
Instructor, Program in English as a Second Language, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
HONORS and AWARDS
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in the Field of Foreign Language Education - Emma Marie Birkmaier Award. Awarded by the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages and The Modern Language Journal. Dallas, Texas, November 19, 1999.
Doctoral Preliminary Examination, 1996. Awarded Distinction.
PUBLICATIONS and CONFERENCE PAPERS
Bongartz, C. (2006): No child without support: at-risk learners in the integrated bilingual classroom. In Hahn, A. and Klippel, F. (2006) Sprachen schaffen Chancen. Oldenbourg: München, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, 97-109.
Bongartz, C. & Dziak-Mahler, M. (2006): Soll ich Bili-Lehrer(in) werden? Student action research zum bilingualen Sachfachunterricht Geschichte. In Bosenius, P., Donnerstag, J. & Rohde, A., (2006), Bilingualer Sachfachunterricht aus der Sicht des Sachfaches. Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier. 1-23.
Bongartz, C. & Schöneberger, C. (2006). Immersed in English. EL Gazette, 9.
Bongartz, C. & Yon, M. (2004): Sprachentwicklungsförderung und Lehrerinnenfortbildung als teacher action research. In: Melenk, H. et al. (Hrsg.) (2004): Amerikanische Kinder lernen Deutsch. Hohengehren: Schneider Verlag.
Böhringer, M., Bongartz, C., & Gramberg, A.-K. (2004): Language learning and intercultural training: the impact of cultural primers on learners and non-learners of German. Journal of Language for International Business, 15, 2, 1-18.
Bongartz, C. (2003): Grammar growth and L1 transfer - on accuracy development in immersion programs. In: Rymarczyk, J. & Haudeck, H. (Hrsg.) (2003): In search of the active learner. New York: Peter Lang, 99-114.
Bongartz, C. & Schneider, M. (2003): Linguistic development in social contexts: A study of two brothers learning German. The Modern Language Journal, 87, 1, 13-37.
Bongartz, Christiane (2002): Noun combination in interlanguage. Tübingen: Niemeyer. (= Linguistische Arbeiten 448)
Bongartz, C. & Jackson, T. (2002): A furious sleep: Chomsky´s linguistics and literary criticism. In: Gymnich, M., Nünning, A., and Nünning, V. (Hrsg.) (2002): Literature and linguistics: Approaches, models, and applications. Studies in honor of Jon Erickson. Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag.
Bongartz, C. & Richey, E. (2002): Kahani means city and story: The linguistics of narrative in Salman Rushdie´s Haroun and the Sea of Stories. Southern Journal of Linguistics, 1-2, 87-106.
Bongartz, C. (2000): Why morphology is syntax: Determiner features in complex interlanguage DPs. In: Swierzbin, B., Anderson, M., Klee, C., Morris, F., Tarone, E (Hrsg.) (2000): Interaction of Social and Cognitive Factors in SLA: Selected Proceedings of the 1999 Second Language Research Forum. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press, 167-84.
Invited Speaker (Keynotes & Plenaries)
“Professionalizing bilingual teacher training through school-university networking: Initiative for bilingual studies/IBIS – Universität zu Köln.”. Tagung der Koordinatorinnen und Koordinatoren der Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Gymnasien mit deutsch-englischem Zweisprachenzug in NRW. Essen, October 26, 2006.
"I am agree" - Intersections of L1 and L2 Literacy. NCSU Literacy Pre-Institute. Raleigh, June 2, 2004
“Pronunciation empowerment: accent reduction and e-help in ESL instruction.” Carolina TESL conference. Charlotte, North Carolina. November 7, 2002.
Conference Colloquia - Refereed
“Studying classroom language: curricular planning and proficiency assessment in young foreign language learners.” Forum Standards and Norms in Language Description and Language Teaching. Jahrestagung des Deutschen Anglistenverbandes,. Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany, September 20, 2006.
"The integrated bilingual classroom: Effectively supporting biliteracy." Presented to the colloquium Foreign Language Instruction for At-Risk Learners, Joachim Appel and Jutta Rymarczyk (organizers). Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung (DGFF). München, October 4, 2005.
"Immersion and the issue of linguistic accuracy." Organizer (with Guenter Nold). Societas Linguistica Europeana (SLE). Leuven, Belgium. August 30, 2001.
“What is the end in end state grammars? A millennial look at ultimate attainment”. Organizer. Second Language Research Forum, Madison, Wisconsin. September 9, 2000.
Conference Presentations – Refereed
"Sally go shopping - grammaticalization in second language acquisition and creole formation." With Dany Adone. Paper presented at the Linguistic Society of America Annual Convention, Anaheim, CA, January 5, 2007.
“Children learning Japanese: Linguistic development in immersion contexts.” With Tamayo Hattori and Nozomi Takano. Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum., University of Washington, Seattle, October 7, 2006.
“Repair in learner-learner interaction: Preliminary findings for development.” With John Hellermann. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics. Montreal, Canada. June 21, 2006.
“Cross-linguistic comparability of advanced learner varieties – some methodological considerations.” Paper presented at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft Annual Meeting. Bielefeld, February 22, 2006.
"Noun phrase morphology in German immersion: Challenges in child L2 acquisition." Paper presented at The World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA). Madison, WI, July 29, 2005.
"The emergence of [+definite] in adult learners of English: a cross-disciplinary approach to competence development.” (with John K. Hellermann). Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum. Pennsylvania State University, October 15, 2004.
“Fluency strategies in oral proficiency tasks in language immersion.” (with Tamayo Hattori and Nozomi Takano). Paper presented at the SECOL conference. Greenville, Atlanta, GA. November 16, 2003.
"Learning by doing: lessons from language immersion programs." (with Tamayo Hattori and Nozomi Takano). Paper presented at the Carolina TESOL conference. Greenville, SC. November 15, 2003.
"The road to fluency: growth patterns of linguistic complexity in oral proficiency tasks." (with Tamayo Hattori and Nozomi Takano). Paper presented at the GWATFL and NCLRC Immersion Symposium. Washington, DC. November 8, 2003.
"Say it in French, German, Japanese, or Spanish - A new approach to urban immersion education." (with Maria Yon). Paper presented at the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars Annual Conference. Puebla, Mexico. March 6, 2003.
"Negotiating play in a second language." (with Melanie Schneider). Paper presented at the Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics. February 16, 2003.
"*das rotes Korb: Academic achievement and grammar acquisition in immersion education." (with Maite Lanza). Paper presented at the semi-annual meeting of the Southeastern Conference on Linguistics. Memphis, Tennessee. April 19, 2002.
“Kahani means Story and City”: Wittgenstein, Chomsky, and the Linguistics of Narrative in Haroun and the Sea of Stories. (with Esther Richey). Paper presented at the semi-annual meeting of the Southeastern Conference on Linguistics. Atlanta, Georgia. November 9, 2001.
"Measures of success in second language acquisition: the role of accuracy." Paper presented at the 34th SLE meeting. Leuven, Belgium. August 30, 2001.
“Girl steal bread. Bare nominals in second language acquisition.” Paper presented at the semi-annual meeting of the Southeastern Conference on Linguistics. Birmingham, Alabama. November 11, 2000.
“Will strength be weakness? Resetting determiner feature values in near-native interlanguage grammars”. Paper presented in the colloquium on ultimate attainment at the Second Language Research Forum, Madison, Wisconsin. September 9, 2000.
“A science book or a scientific book? L1 typology and L2 morphological structure”. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics. Vancouver, Canada. March 14, 2000.
“Paying attention to nothing: the acquisition of plural restrictions in English noun combinations.” Paper presented at the semi-annual meeting of the Southeastern Conference on Linguistics. Atlanta, Georgia. November 4, 1999.
“Why morphology is syntax: Determiner features in complex interlanguage DPs.” Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum. Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. September 25, 1999.
“Mommy, I got it right!- evaluating success in child L2 acquisition.” (with Melanie Schneider). Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum. Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. September 24, 1999.
“Noun eats noun: L1 transfer in interlanguage noun incorporation.” Paper presented at the Second LanguageResearch Forum. Honolulu, Hawaii. October 16, 1998.
“Science book or the book about science? Contextualization effects in L1 and L2 noun combination.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics. Seattle, Washington. March 16, 1998.
“Noun meets noun: First language effects in L2 morpho-syntax.” Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum. East Lansing, Michigan. October 17, 1997.
“Do I have a thesis statement? - Team teaching second language writing”. (with Kerri Kephart and Marianne Milligan). Paper presented at the Midwest Regional TESOL Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. October 23, 1997.
“Noun combination and transfer in interlanguage.” Poster presented at the Second Language Research Forum. Tucson, Arizona. October 26, 1996.
“Noun combination in interlanguage.” Paper presented at the annual conference for European Second Language Acquisition. Nijmegen, The Netherlands. May 31, 1996.
Invited Lectures
“Proficiency assessment in young L2 German learners.” Paper presented at the 3rd SLATE Workshop. University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. December 1, 2006.
“Not simply Systemsucht - searching for the structure of English in native and non-native language data.” Paper presented at Englisches Seminar, University of Cologne, Germany. December 12, 2003.
“Issues in language immersion and academic achievement.” Cognitive Science Academy, UNC-Charlotte. March 21, 2003.
"*We have the coffee every day. First language effects in interlanguage determiner phrases." Englisches Seminar, University of Cologne, Germany. May 10, 2002.
"Theories without application? Recent developments in SLA research." English Language Training Institute Annual Retreat, UNC-Charlotte. April 17, 2002.
"Girl steal bread. The role of the first language in second language acquisition." Paper presented at the English Linguistics Colloquium at the University of Dortmund, Germany. June 19, 2001.
“German language maintenance in Wisconsin.” Paper presented at the colloquium “Cultural knowledge and societal change” at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany. June 14, 2000.
“Determiner features, data, and the classroom: linguistic theory meets language teaching.” Department of Foreign Languages, Auburn University, Alabama. May 3, 2000.
“When nothing is something - English determiner features and interlanguage noun combinations.” Linguistics Colloquium, University of South Carolina at Columbia. February 4, 2000.
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