Gerhard Leitner FAHA (Hon.)

Berlin, 31.12.2007

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Curriculum Vitae
see http://userpages.fu-berlin.de/~leiger/leitner.html for more details

Full name: · Gerhard Wolfgang Leitner

Birth: · 1944, Nuremberg, Germany

Position: · Professor of English Linguistics, Dept. of English, Free University Berlin (1980-)

Former positions: · Akademischer Rat, University of Hanover, 1974-1980
· Wissenschaftlicher Assistent, University of Hanover, 1972-1974

Nomination: · Honorary Fellow of the Academy of the Humanities of Australia, 14 Nov. 2006

Degrees: · Post-doctoral Ph.D. (Habilitation, U Hanover, 1979)
· Ph.D (U Hamburg, 1973)
· M.A. and Teacher Training Exam (Staatsexamen) (both U Hamburg, 1971)

University studies: · U Hamburg; U Heidelberg; School of Oriental and African Studies, University
College (both London); U Bordeaux

Acad. committees: · representative of the Fachbereich für Philosophie und Geisteswissenschafter, Freie
Universität Berlin at the German ‘Fakultätentag’ (national representative body of
German university faculties) (2007-)

· German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), selection committee for student
exchange programs to Australia and New Zealand (2002-)

· Free University Berlin, selection committee for student exchanges with partner
universities in Australia (1985-2004)

· member of the board of the Institut für englische Philologie, several periods

· managing chairman of Foundation Committee of the Australia Centre, U Potsdam

(1992-95)

Grants (R&T): · Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Post Contact Program Melbourne/Sydney
2002

· Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee: research professorship, Monash
University, Melbourne, 1995-96 (12 months)

· Fulbright Commission: University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A., 1988 (4 months)

· Ministry of German Affairs: R&T with U Leipzig, U Jena, HU Berlin, 1986-88

· Volkswagen Foundation and Institut für die niedersächsische Wirtschaft on
"Career-oriented Studies and Work Experience in British business, administration,
media ", 1978-82

Outside teaching: · University of Malaya, Dept. of English, 2007 (half-term), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

· Monash University, Department of Linguistics, 1992 (4 months) through a joint
grant of German Academic Exchange Service and Monash University, Melbourne

· University of Potsdam, Department of English, 1990-93 (2 semesters)

· Free University Berlin, teacher-in-service training for teachers from (former) Berlin-
East, 1992-95

Out of university       · Business and industry in Germany, Australia, Great Britain: foreign

experience:                   language needs

· International relations, partic. international exchanges (e.g. with

Australia, Britain)

· Survey of education systems, including professional training, in

Australia, India

· Germany and Australia: media images in the digital age (invited

participant to a symposium on that theme organized by Deutsche

Welle (Köln) in conjunction with the Australian Broadcasting

                                     Corporation, SBS Radio, etc. in Sydney, December 1998)

Invited speaker: · USA, Great Britain, Australia, India, Pakistan, South Korea, Holland, Sweden,
Norway, New Zealand, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, former GDR

Offices: · "Verein zur Förderung von Wilton Park e.V." (president 2001-; treasurer 1994-2001
(non-academic) [see www.wiltonpark.de ]