Berit Ellies

wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin in der Sprachwissenschaft

Room 8013

August-Bebel-Straße 28

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Education, degrees and professional experience

Education, degrees and professional experience

Since 04/2024
Research assistant and PhD student in English Linguistics at the University of Rostock
PhD project: English as a Lingua Franca at the grassroots in the Costa Rican tourism industry (working title)

05/2023 – 07/2023
Research internship as part of a final thesis at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (‘National University of Costa Rica’)

10/2021 – 02/2024
M.A. English and American Studies at the University of Bamberg
Thesis title: El inglés de la calle or English at the grassroots in the Costa Rican tourism industry

09/2019 – 12/2019
Exchange student at Mary Immaculate College, Ireland

10/2017 – 03/2021
B.A. English and American Studies, Sociology and Romance Studies at the University of Bamberg

08/2016 – 08/2017
Volunteer service (weltwärts) in San José, Costa Rica

2016
A-levels (Abitur)

Research interests

Research interests

  • Sociolinguistics
  • Varieties of English
  • Language Contact and Change
  • Grassroots Englishes
Publications

Publications

Articles

Submitted (with Manfred Krug). The representation of Black Namibian English in Namibia: The struggle for liberation (2007) and the motivations of regional features in World Englishes.