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Vibeke Jensen

Institutt for språk og litteratur

Førsteamanuensis

Associate professor of English Language and Linguistics (førsteamanuensis i engelsk språk og lingvistikk)

 

Education (Utdanning)

  • PhD in English historical linguistics from the University of Stavanger, Norway. [Studies in the medieval dialect materials of the West Riding of Yorkshire (2010)]
  • Digital didactics (Digital didaktikk i mitt fag og mine emner) from Volda University College (Høgskulepedagogikk).
  • Professional digital competence for pre-service teachers (Profesjonsfagleg digital kompetanse for lærarutdannarar) from Volda University College (Høgskulepedagogikk).
  • Supervision of MA theses (Rettleiing av mastergradsstudentar) from Volda University College (Høgskulepedagogikk).
  • Pedagocial competance (Pedagogisk basiskompetanse) from Volda University College (Høgskulepedagogikk).

 

Fields of interews (Faglege interesser)

  • English phonetics and phonology
  • The relationship between speech and writing
  • Middle English and diachronic linguistics
  • Attitudes to varieties of English in the Norwegian classroom
  • Language discrimination
  • Vocabulary development
  • Morphological awareness and morphology teaching strategies in L2 English

 

Teaching (Undervisning)

  • ENG141 Grammar and Lexicology (BA level)
  • ENG143 Phonetics and Varieties of English (BA level)
  • ENG143N Phonetics and Varieties of English (BA level)
  • ENG207/MGL5-10EN3A/ULEENG3A English Vocabulary: Structure and Acquisition (English specialization, BA level)
  • SKR301 Written Cultures(MA level)
  • SKR303 Linguistics and Written Cultures(MA level)
  • English linguistics for pre-service teacher (MA level, Years 1-7 and 5-10)

 

Professional positions (Faglege verv)

  • (2011 - 2013) Section leader for English (seksjonsleiar for engelsk)
  • (2015 - 2017) Head of department, Institute for Language and Literature (Instituttleiar ved Institutt for språk og litteratur)
  • (2023 - ) Member of Committee for Student Affairs at Volda University College (varamedlem i Nemnd for studentsaker ved Høgskulen i Volda)
  • (2025 - ) Programme coordinator Bachelor in Language and Literature (programansvarleg Bachelor i språk og litteratur)
  • (2025 - ) Programme coordinator Year Course in English (programansvarleg Engelsk årsstudium)