Philipp Reul, OStR
Lecturer for Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Office hours
During the semester: Tuesday 10-11 am
Research interests
Fremdsprachendidaktik Englisch / Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Teaching Language & Language Awareness
TEFL in Asia
Professional Development of Teachers
The Digital Classroom
School Development & Consulting
Teaching Experiences & Projects at Secondary School
Currently I teach & tutor a 9th grade in English & PE at Gymnasium Kreuzgasse, Köln. At the Freiherr-vom-Stein Gymnasium, Leverkusen I tought all grades and levels. Throughout my teaching career, I was a class teacher (grades 5-9) and prepared both basic & advanced courses for the Abitur. Further positions & projects held at school (past and present): head of the English department (2010-2018), Cambridge exams, liaison teacher, safety manager, career preparation, establishing & running an annual student exchange with our partner Melbourne High School, Australia.
Short CV
since 2021: Senior Secondary Teacher (Oberstudienrat) at Gymnasium Kreuzgasse, Köln (20%)
since 2019: Seconded Teacher (part-time - 50%) at the University of Bonn (Bereich Fachdidaktik)
2016: Schoolmanagement, extra-occupational study at the University of Kaiserslautern
2013: Senior Secondary Teacher (Oberstudienrat)
2012: VHS Köln internship (DaZ)
2011-2012: German as a Second (DaZ) and Foreign Language (DaF), extra-occupational study at the University of Bonn
2010: Secondary Teacher (Studienrat) at Freiherr-vom-Stein Gymnasium, Leverkusen
2009: English for Secondary Teachers – Pilgrims Summer School held at the University of Kent, UK
2008-2010: Teacher Trainee at Freiherr-vom-Stein Gymnasium, Leverkusen, 2. Staatsexamen
2005-2006: Academic Year Abroad at the University of Birmingham, UK; Thesis (1. Staatsexamensarbeit) written at the Shakespearean Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon
2002-2007: Lehramt for Secondary Schools at the University of Cologne & German Sports University Cologne (1.Staatsexamen)
2004: Summer School at University of Limerick, Ireland
2001-2003: Paramedic – Rescue Services Bochum / Fire Department
1997-1998: High School exchange student in Frewsburg, New York
PhD Project
A mobility programme in the Global South – Learning Potentials for German Preservice English Teachers (working title)
1st Advisor:
2nd Advisor:
Prof. Dr. Isabel Martin (Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe)
Prof. Dr. David Gerlach (Bergische Universität Wuppertal)
Guest Lecturer
University of Turku, Finland
University of Stavanger, Norway
University of Cádiz, Spain - in 2022, 2023, 2024
Savannakhet University, Laos P.D.R
Publications
2022
Lichterfeld, I., Reul P. & Schönbauer, D.: "Lehramt Englisch: Synergien zwischen Fachdidaktik und Fachwissenschaft". In: R. Ißler, R. Kaenders & S. Stomporowski (Eds.), Fachkulturen in der Lehrerbildung weiterdenken, Göttingen: V&R unipress, 2022, 63-87.
2020
Reul, P. (2020, March 26). “Der kalte Sprung in die Digitalität als Chance?”. Hallet’s Language Learning Log. https://languagelearninglog.de/2020/03/26/der-kalte-sprung-in-die-digitalitaet-als-chance/
Conference Papers
2022
Reul, P. (2022, September 16). A Professional Learning Community in a German-La tandem learning and teaching programme to professionalize German pre-service English teachers as Global Educators (Poster presentation). SLTED Conference. University of Vienna, Vienna.
Reul, P. (2022, September 12). A PLC in a global mobility programme to professionalize German pre-service English teachers as Global Educators (Poster presentation). Tagung Wissen, Können und Handeln für den fremdsprachlichen Unterricht. Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal.
2021
Hallet, W., Reul, P. & Krupp, R. (2021, December 16). Üben im Spannungsfeld zwischen Reduktion und Komplexität lebensweltlicher Kommunikationssituationen. University of Bonn: Gemeinsame Jahrestagung der Bonner Fachdidaktiken und Bildungswissenschaften mit dem ZfSL Bonn.
Martin, I., Dengler, R., Ye, M. & Reul, P. (2021, January 27). German-Lao research projects on bi-directional teaching and learning: Decolonization, Internationalization, Professionalization (Conference Session). University of Education Karlsruhe: Reihe “Ateliergespräche”.
Berns, F. & Reul P. (2021, January 21). Der digitale Englischunterricht – Auch nach Corona? (Conference Session). University of Bonn: Gemeinsame Jahrestagung der Bonner Fachdidaktiken und Bildungswissenschaften mit dem ZfSL Bonn.
2019
Berns, F. & Reul, P. (2019, January 14). APP-Solutely Simple. Englisch literacies in the digital classroom – lernförderlicher Einsatz digitaler Medien zur Schulung fremdsprachlicher Kompetenzen (Conference Session). University of Bonn: Gemeinsame Jahrestagung der Bonner Fachdidaktiken und Bildungswissenschaften mit dem ZfSL Bonn.