DGFF-Kongress 2013
The next DGFF Congress will be held from September 25 to September 28, 2013, in Augsburg, Germany. Information can be found on the Congress Website.
DGFF-Nachwuchstagung
Die DGFF Young Researchers Conference was held from October 4-5, 2012 at the Universität Jena. Further information can be found on the Conference Webseite.
What is the DGFF?
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung [German Society for Foreign (and Second) Language Research] aims to bring together researchers in one or more of the following fields:
- teaching and learning foreign languages;
- acquisition and use of second languages;
- multilingualism;
- intercultural learning.
Currently, the DGFF has more than 400 members worldwide and would like to invite researchers sharing our goals to join the association.
Main Goals of the DGFF
- to support research related to foreign language learning and SLA;
- to promote second and foreign language learning and teaching in universities, schools and other institutions of learning;
- to provide support to young academics in FLA/SLA research;
- to improve and implement institutional standards for FLA/SLA research, language teaching and the education of foreign language teachers at universities and other institutions in tertiary education.
Activities
- organisation of a biennial conference on foreign and second language education and research;
- publication of the peer-reviewed journal Zeitschrift für Fremdsprachenforschung;
- publication of the book series Beiträge zur Fremdsprachenforschung;
- funding of regional research symposia and symposion publications;
- organisation of annual conferences for young academics.
History of the DGFF
... written by Helmut Sauer (as a pdf-file in German) can be accessed by clicking here.