Innovation in Language Learning
Ruth Trinder
Institution: Vienna University of Business and Economics
Address: Karlweisgasse 25/2/11
Postal Code: 1180
Country: Austria
Ruth Trinder received her first degree in English and American studies in 1993 from the University of Vienna, and started working for the Institute for English Business Communication shortly afterwards.
She wrote her doctoral dissertation on new media in language learning and teaching and was awarded a PhD in English in May 2000. In 2006 she completed her Habilitation, which focuses on students' attitudes towards online/blended learning in the context of individual learner differences. She represented the WU in the Erasmus project "IntlUni: The challenges of the multilingual and multicultural learning space", which involved cooperation of 37 universities from 28 countries. As project leader, she has been involved in the development and evaluation of online learning materials for the Institute.
Her areas of research and interest include new media in teaching and learning, individual differences theory, and online informal language learning.
She wrote her doctoral dissertation on new media in language learning and teaching and was awarded a PhD in English in May 2000. In 2006 she completed her Habilitation, which focuses on students' attitudes towards online/blended learning in the context of individual learner differences. She represented the WU in the Erasmus project "IntlUni: The challenges of the multilingual and multicultural learning space", which involved cooperation of 37 universities from 28 countries. As project leader, she has been involved in the development and evaluation of online learning materials for the Institute.
Her areas of research and interest include new media in teaching and learning, individual differences theory, and online informal language learning.
