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dr. Laura Rupp

Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Language

Associate Professor, Network Institute

Personal information
  • I am Director of the Centre for Global English. The Centre for Global English is based at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and consistst of a network connecting researchers, students, teachers and learners of English around the world. Together we study, define, tackle and advise on some of the most pressing linguistic and societal that are related to the world-wide use of English.
  • I am the creator of the online course MOOC English Pronunciation in a Global World: In this course, you'll find out which pronunciation featires are important for mutual understanding. In exercises and videos, you will practise sounds and stresses, and learn about other learners' accents. 
Research

My research interests are in:

  • language variation and change; grammatical properties of varieties of English;
  • English pronunciation, in the context of English as a Lingua Franca;
  • the interface between grammar and discourse pragmatics.
Teaching

I currently teach BA and MA courses in Global English, Postcolonial Language and Literature, English Text Analysis, International Communication, English Pronunciation, and Language Culture and Variation.

My MOOC English Pronunciation in a Global World runs on the platform FutureLearn.

I also give courses and individual trainings English Pronunication for the VU Centre for Global English and the Academic Language Programme. Previous participants include: academic and support staff at institutions of higher education, PhD-students, the Dutch military and private companies. The tools that I use for my Pronunciation teaching can be freely accessed on this website English Pronunciation.

Prizes and Awards

In 2002 I was awarded the VU Teaching Award for my teaching.

Grants

2023-2024

British Academy Visiting Fellowship, British Academy, UK

2022-2023

Scientific Exchanges, Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland

Visiting Professor, English Department, Universität Bern, Swizerland

2020 

Hans-Sigrist-Preis, Hans Sigrist Stiftung, Universität Bern

2018-2019 

FRIAS Senior Fellow and Marie Curie Fellow of the European Union. Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), Albert-Ludwig-Universität Freiburg

2018

Visiting Professor, University of Toronto, Department of Linguistics

Visiting Professor, Australian Catholic University, Centre for Languages (North Sydney)

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