Liebe Lehrende,
mein Name ist Julia Davydova. Ich bin promovierte Soziolinguistin an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Vorarlberg, wo ich in Forschung und Lehre tätig bin. Im Rahmen meines aktuellen, vom FWF geförderten Projekts (2022–2025) untersuche ich die englischsprachige Mediennutzung von Jugendlichen in Vorarlberg. An dieser Studie waren sechs Gymnasien beteiligt.
Ich möchte Sie und Ihre Schüler: innen herzlich zu zwei Zoom-Vorträgen einladen, in denen die zentralen Ergebnisse des Projekts vorgestellt werden. Die Präsentationen finden in englischer Sprache statt, dauern jeweils etwa 30 Minuten und werden von einer rund 20-minütigen Diskussionsrunde begleitet.
Eine genauere Beschreibung der Vorträge sowie die Zoom-Einladungen finden Sie unten.
Bitte melden Sie sich bei julia.davydova@ph-vorarlberg.ac.at
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Mit herzlichen Grüßen
Julia Davydova
Vortrag 1
Datum: 13. November 2025 um 17:00 Uhr
Thema: EFL Adolescents’ Use of English in the Era of New Digital Media
Zoom-Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6220493698?pwd=bHdJUlBjaVV2VnNoaGlKMmtTOHNKZz09&omn=83253862952
Meeting-ID: 622 049 3698
Kenncode: bf0rFD
Abstract
This study looks at how often and in what ways young people from Generation Z use English in their everyday online communication. We wanted to find out how their English use on social media compares to their use of English in other situations.
To explore this, 630 students aged 14 to 18 from five grammar schools in Vorarlberg took part in a survey with 27 questions. The results show that many young people regularly use English when:
- chatting and posting on social media platforms like Facebook or X (formerly Twitter),
- watching videos on YouTube or TikTok, and
- streaming series and films online.
At the same time, English is also becoming part of how they talk with friends in everyday life. The analysis of the data shows a clear link between how often students use English in digital media and how often they use it when talking to their peers.
This suggests that English is starting to play a bigger role in their daily communication — almost like in countries where English is a second language. Through frequent contact with English media, many students seem to be developing stronger bilingual skills, using both German and English more naturally in their communication.
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Vortrag 2
Datum: 15. Januar 2025 um 17:00 Uhr
Thema: Austrian EFL Learners’ Affective Engagement with Mass Media Texts
Zoom-Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6220493698?pwd=bHdJUlBjaVV2VnNoaGlKMmtTOHNKZz09&omn=81523483176
Meeting-ID: 622 049 3698
Kenncode: bf0rFD
Abstract
This study looks at how German-speaking teenagers connect emotionally with the media they watch and how this might influence the way they see their own English skills. More specifically, it explores whether watching films and series in English makes Austrian students feel more confident about their English.
To find out, 630 high-school students from Vorarlberg took part in a survey about their habits and feelings when watching online streaming content. Many of them said they were strongly emotionally involved with the English-language films and series they watched. Interestingly, these students also rated their own English skills higher than those who mostly watched similar content in German.
The analysis showed that three things play an important role in how students perceive their English ability:
- how emotionally engaged they feel while watching,
- how often they watch media content, and
- whether they choose to watch it in English.
In short, the more often students watch and emotionally connect with English-language content, the more confident they feel about their English.