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The Forum for Germanic Language Studies (FGLS) is a network for researchers and educators interested in the linguistics of the Germanic languages in the UK and Ireland.
The Forum for Germanic Language Studies (FGLS) is a network for researchers and educators interested in the linguistics of the Germanic languages in the UK and Ireland.
Founded in 1994, the group's purpose is to promote research and teaching in the Germanic languages.
Founded in 1994, the group's purpose is to promote research and teaching in the Germanic languages.
Meet Our Officers
Meet Our Officers
To coordinate activities, FGLS elects dedicated officers.
To coordinate activities, FGLS elects dedicated officers.
Co-President: Dr Anna Havinga
Co-President: Dr Anna Havinga
Department of German / School of Modern Languages; University of Bristol
Department of German / School of Modern Languages; University of Bristol
Anna Havinga (she/her) is Associate Professor in Sociolinguistics at the University of Bristol. She completed her PhD in 2016, working on language standardisation and the invisibilisation of Austrian German variants. Her more recent research focuses on vernacularisation in late medieval legal texts. Together with Sascha Stollhans, she is co-lead for German in the Linguistics in MFL project, which aims to address the decline in language learning in UK schools by introducing linguistics to the Modern Foreign Language curriculum.
Anna Havinga (she/her) is Associate Professor in Sociolinguistics at the University of Bristol. She completed her PhD in 2016, working on language standardisation and the invisibilisation of Austrian German variants. Her more recent research focuses on vernacularisation in late medieval legal texts. Together with Sascha Stollhans, she is co-lead for German in the Linguistics in MFL project, which aims to address the decline in language learning in UK schools by introducing linguistics to the Modern Foreign Language curriculum.
Co-President: Professor Sascha Stollhans
Co-President: Professor Sascha Stollhans
Sascha Stollhans (he/him) is Professor of Language Education and Linguistics at the University of Leeds, where he also holds the role of Pro-Dean for Student Education in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures. His research explores the interplay between linguistics and language education, in particular the representation and role of sociolinguistic variation in language teaching and learning. Together with Anna Havinga, he co-leads the German strand of the Linguistics in Modern Foreign Languages project.
Sascha Stollhans (he/him) is Professor of Language Education and Linguistics at the University of Leeds, where he also holds the role of Pro-Dean for Student Education in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures. His research explores the interplay between linguistics and language education, in particular the representation and role of sociolinguistic variation in language teaching and learning. Together with Anna Havinga, he co-leads the German strand of the Linguistics in Modern Foreign Languages project.
PGR/ECA Co-Rep: Zara Fahim
PGR/ECA Co-Rep: Zara Fahim
Department of Modern Languages and Cultures; University of Nottingham
Department of Modern Languages and Cultures; University of Nottingham
Zara Fahim (she/her) is an AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities PhD researcher in Linguistics (Modern Languages) at the University of Nottingham, investigating multiethnic adolescent language practices and attitudes in Vienna. While her current research specialisms lie in contemporary sociolinguistics, she has previously trained in comparative Romance syntax and dialectology, and remains involved in national MFL outreach and widening participation. Alongside her PhD, she is Research Assistant on the DAAD-funded project, ‘Towards an authentic (German) language classroom’ (Universities of Birmingham, Nottingham, Liverpool and Koblenz), and Scholar in the Internationales Promovierenden-Netzwerk (IPN) at the IDS Mannheim.
Zara Fahim (she/her) is an AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities PhD researcher in Linguistics (Modern Languages) at the University of Nottingham, investigating multiethnic adolescent language practices and attitudes in Vienna. While her current research specialisms lie in contemporary sociolinguistics, she has previously trained in comparative Romance syntax and dialectology, and remains involved in national MFL outreach and widening participation. Alongside her PhD, she is Research Assistant on the DAAD-funded project, ‘Towards an authentic (German) language classroom’ (Universities of Birmingham, Nottingham, Liverpool and Koblenz), and Scholar in the Internationales Promovierenden-Netzwerk (IPN) at the IDS Mannheim.
PGR/ECA Co-Rep: Laura Welsh
PGR/ECA Co-Rep: Laura Welsh
School of Modern Languages; University of Bristol
School of Modern Languages; University of Bristol
Laura Welsh (she/her) is a PhD candidate in Linguistics at the University of Bristol. She is a historical linguist, specialising in Old and Middle English. Her thesis is provisionally entitled Terms for eternity: perception of time and timelessness between the eighth and fifteenth centuries. Her research combines corpus-based analysis with detailed case studies, examining diachronic vocabulary change through etymology as well as the lexical and cognitive impact of linguistic contact.
Laura Welsh (she/her) is a PhD candidate in Linguistics at the University of Bristol. She is a historical linguist, specialising in Old and Middle English. Her thesis is provisionally entitled Terms for eternity: perception of time and timelessness between the eighth and fifteenth centuries. Her research combines corpus-based analysis with detailed case studies, examining diachronic vocabulary change through etymology as well as the lexical and cognitive impact of linguistic contact.
Treasurer: Dr Geraldine Horan
Treasurer: Dr Geraldine Horan
Department of German / SELCS; University College London
Department of German / SELCS; University College London
Geraldine Horan is Associate Professor in German Language at University College London. Her research interests lie in feminist and historical linguistics, discourse analysis, and political discourse, with a particular focus on the relationship between gender, discourse and nationalism. She is co-editor of Doing Politics: Discursivity, Performativity and Mediation in Political Discourse (2018, with Michael Kranert), and of The Discourse of British and German Colonialism: Convergence and Competition (2020, with Felicity Rash). Her current projects include the discourses of German anti-feminism, and Nazi-related insults in English and German.
Geraldine Horan is Associate Professor in German Language at University College London. Her research interests lie in feminist and historical linguistics, discourse analysis, and political discourse, with a particular focus on the relationship between gender, discourse and nationalism. She is co-editor of Doing Politics: Discursivity, Performativity and Mediation in Political Discourse (2018, with Michael Kranert), and of The Discourse of British and German Colonialism: Convergence and Competition (2020, with Felicity Rash). Her current projects include the discourses of German anti-feminism, and Nazi-related insults in English and German.
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