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Degrees
M.A. Language and Communication Research, University of Wales, College of Cardiff, 2001.
Current positions
SIL Indonesia Senior survey consultant (2003- )
International Sociolinguistics Consultant (2003- )
Other experience
M.A. Physical Education ('Diplom Sportlehrer') from 'Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln' (University of Cologne), Germany (1983)
ILAC (International Language Assessment Conference) 2005 Chair
SIL West Africa Language Surveyor (1992-1999)
Memberships
GBS "Gesellschaft für Bedrohte Sprachen" [Society for Endangered Languages] (2004- )
Language proficiency
German: mother tongue
English understand, speak, read, write: FSI level 4
Indonesian understand, read: FSI level 3+
Indonesian speak, write: FSI level 3
French understand, read: FSI level 3
Research interests
Bilingualism
Dialect/language continua
Interview process
Quantitative analysis of lexical and grammatical features.
Selected publications
Publications in SIL International Bibliography
2000. The analysis of intercultural miscommunication: Three approaches. Notes on Sociolinguistics vol. 5.2: 57-68. Dallas: SIL.
2000. The Gbe language varieties of West Africa: A quantitative analysis of lexical and grammatical features. (unpublished MA thesis). 212 pages. Cardiff: University of Wales, College of Cardiff.
2000. Three different notions of the interview process. Notes on Sociolinguistics vol. 5.3-4: 105-116. Dallas: SIL.
Selected papers presented
2005. "RTT [Recorded Text Testing] Retelling Method." Presented at the Surveyors Caucus, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
2005. "Anii: A longitudinal Case Study." Presented at the Surveyors Caucus, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Works online
Barbara Tompkins and Angela Kluge. 2002. "Sociolinguistic Survey of the Aja Language Area." SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-020, Dallas. | 