Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Sudhershan
Professorin für Wirtschaftsenglisch und Technisches Englisch
Leiterin des Sprachenkompetenzzentrums
Fachbereich 1 - Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftswissenschaften
Telefon: +49 30 4504-5542
E-Mail: aleksandra.sudhershan(at)bht-berlin.de
Sprechstunde: Nach Vereinbarung per E-Mail

Zur Person
Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Sudhershan leitet seit April 2019 das Sprachenkompetenzzentrum an der Berliner Hochschule für Technik, wo sie 2018 zur Professorin für Wirtschaftsenglisch und Technisches Englisch berufen wurde. Sie unterrichtete u.a. Englisch in Großbritanien und Irland und promovierte 2012 in englischer Fachdidaktik an der Dublin City University. Von 2013 bis 2018 arbeitete sie als Hochschullehrerin für Englisch an der Fachhochschule Kufstein Tirol in Österreich, wo ihr 2015 der Professorentitel (FH) verliehen wurde. Dort übernahm sie 2016 die stellvertretende Leitung und ein Jahr später die Leitung des Kompetenzzentrums Sprachen.
Lehre
Liste aktueller und ehemaliger Lehrveranstaltungen
- English for the Digital Economy (BWL – Digitale Wirtschaft; Fachbereich I)
- English in Business and Engineering (Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen/Bau; Fachbereich I und III)
- English Business Communications (Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen/Bau; Fachbereich I und III)
- Introduction to Business English 2 (Betriebswirtschaftslehre Dual; Fachbereich I)
- Business English (Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen Online; Fachbereich I)
- Technical English (Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen Online; Fachbereich I)
Forschungsschwerpunkte und - interessen
- Fachenglisch
- Lernerautonomie
- Flipped learning
- Task-based teaching and learning
- Problem-based learning
- English as a Medium of Instruction
Wissenschaftliche Publikationen (Peer-reviewed)
Journals |
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2017 | Sudhershan, A. und Bruen, J. (2017).‘Building Virtual Bridges: Developing an international tandem link between an Austrian and an Irish university’.ETAS (English Teachers’ Association Switzerland) Journal, 34 (3), pp. 39-41. |
2015 | Bruen, J. and Sudhershan, A. (2015). “So they’re actually real?” Integrating e-tandem learning into the study of Language for International Business’. Journal of Teaching in International Business, 26 (2), pp. 81-93. |
Konferenzbeiträge |
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2020 | Sudhershan, Aleksandra. (2020) ‘Lessons learnt: Flipping a Business English Course with Moodle’s “Learning Paths’. IN: Bonetto, E., Ennis, M. J. and Unterkofler, D. (eds.) Teaching Languages for Specific and Academic Purposes in Higher Education – English, Deutsch, Italiano. International Symposium. Bozen-Bolzano, 29/06/2018. Bozen-Bolzano University Press, 2020 / Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, pp. 93-105. |
Buchkapitel | |
2015 | Sudhershan, A. and Bruen, J. (2015). ‘Dealing with “educational baggage” in the language classroom: developing autonomy among international students’. IN: Hernández, R. and Rankin, P. (eds), Higher Education and Second Language Learning: Promoting Self-directed Learning in new Technological and Educational Contexts. Bern: Peter Lang, pp. 25-43. |
2014 | Sudhershan, A. (2014). ‘E-portfolio self-assessment of intercultural communicative competence: Helping language learners to become autonomous intercultural speakers’. IN: Geraghty, B.and Conacher, J (eds), Intercultural contact, language learning and migration. Bloomsbury. |
2009 | Bruen, J. and Sudhershan, A. (2009). ‘Intercultural encounters and the European Language Portfolio (ELP): some thoughts on the development of the intercultural dimension of the LOLIPOP-ELP and its potential role in language teaching and learning’. Special issue of Germanistik in Ireland: Intercultural Encounters in the Classroom, 4, pp.87-101. |
Wissenschaftliche Publikationen (andere)
Konferenzberichte | |
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2009 | Crosbie, V. and Sudhershan, A. (2009). ‘Putting the self into assessment: evaluating linguistic and intercultural proficiency with LOLIPOP’. IN: Urkun, Z. (ed.) Issues in assessing ESOL: selected articles by the presenters of the IATEFL Testing, Evaluation and Assessment Special Interest Group (TEASIG) conference in Dublin, Ireland, 17-18 October 2008. IATEFL (TEA SIG), pp.8- 17. |
Konferenz / Symposien / Workshop Beiträge
Geleitete Workshops | |
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2020 | Sudhershan, A. (2020) An online workshop on learner autonomy. Part of CORALL (Coaching-oriented Online Resources for the Autonomous Learning of LSP projects) Online training event. 22-24.06.2020. |
2020 |
Sudhershan, A., Schemien, A. (2020) ‘Workshop 3: CEFR Companion Volume (CEFR/CV) sample tasks for language learning and testing’. CercleS Focus Group “TESTING AND ASSESSMENT”. Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 21-22.02.2020 |
2019 |
Sudhershan, A., Thomas, S. (2019) ‘Production: Writing - Tasks and Assessment’. UNICERT® Workshop Neue Zeiten - Neue Wege: Wie lässt sich der 'Companion Volume' des GER im Rahmen von UNIcert® umsetzen? 08-09.11.2019 |
Konferenz- und Symposienbeiträge | |
2021 |
Arau Ribeiro, M.C., Asztalos, R., Buchem., I., Pál, A., Vesala-Varttala, T., Sudhershan, A. and Szénich, A. (2021) ‘Scaffolding autonomous language learning for teachers and learners: The development of online resources for LSP within the CORALL project’. EUROCALL 2021, 25-27.08.2021 |
2021 |
Arau Ribeiro, M. C., Asztalos, R., Némethová, I., Pál, Á., Stefl, M., Sudhershan, A., Szénich, A., Vesala-Varttala, T. (2021) ‘Reinventing Curriculum Design for Autonomous Language Learning’. 1. AKS-Online-Konferenz 2021 „Quo vadis Sprachlehre: Neue Unterrichtsformen vor der Tür“. 04-05.03.2021. |
2017 |
Sudhershan, A. (2017) ‘Learning English in EMI courses: a by-product or learning outcome?’ IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) International Annual Conference, Glasgow 2017, UK. 04-07.04.2017 |
2016 |
Sudhershan, A., Bruen. J. (2016) ‘Teaching learners how to write successful job applications through e-tandem learning’. IATEFL BESIG Pre-Conference Event (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language / Business English Special Interest Group), IATEFL Annual Conference in Birmingham, UK. 12.04.2016 |
2010 | Sudhershan, A. (2010) ‘Fostering international students’ autonomous intercultural language learning’. Intercultural competence: concepts, challenges, evaluations, University College Dublin and National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland. 02.-04.03.2010 |
2009 | Sudhershan, A. (2009) ‘Savoir auto-évaluer: exploring learners’ experience of LOLIPOP self-assessment’. LOLIPOP symposium, Dublin City University, Ireland. 12.06.2009 |
2008 | Crosbie, V., Sudhershan, A. (2008) ‘Putting the Self into Assessment: evaluating linguistic and intercultural proficiency with LOLIPOP’. Issues in Assessing ESOL. IATEFL Testing, Evaluation and Assessment Special Interest Group Conference, Dublin, Ireland. 17-18.10.2008 |
2008 | Kennedy, F., Sudhershan, A. (2008) ‘The intercultural dimension in LOLIPOP’. Durham Intercultural Studies Group Symposium, University of Durham, UK. 03.2008 |
2007 | Sudhershan, A. (2007) ‘E-portfolio self-assessment of intercultural communicative competence: helping language learners to become autonomous intercultural speakers’. In/Difference: Current and Historical Perspectives on Cultures in Contact conference, Royal Irish Academy Committee for Modern Language, Literary and Cultural Studies, University of Limerick, Ireland |
2007 | Sudhershan, A. (2007) ‘Autonomy in intercultural learning: e-portfolio self-assessment of intercultural communicative competence’. Exploring Theory, Enhancing Practice: Autonomy across the Disciplines, Independent Learning Association Conference, Kanda University of International Studies, Chiba, Japan. 05-08.10.2007 |
2007 |
Gourves Hayward, A., Kennedy, F., Simpson, V., Sudhershan, A. (2007) ‘The Intercultural Dimension of the Language On-Line Project (LOLIPOP). How interculturally competent are you?’ East, West, North and South: Culture’s Influence on Economy, Politics, Ecology, and Religion, SIETAR Europa, Sofia, Bulgaria. 04.09 – 07.09.2007 |
2006 | Crosbie, V., Péchenart, J., Kennedy, F., Sudhershan, A. (2006) ‘(Self-) assessing the Intercultural dimension of LOLIPOP’. Integrating CALL into Study Programmes, EUROCALL, Granada, Spain. 04.09-07.09.2006 |
Mitwirkung an internationalen Projekten und Kooperationen
Erasmus + CORALL (Coaching-oriented Online Resources for the Autonomous Learning of Languages for Specific Purposes) Projekt (2019 – 2022).
Projektkoordinator: The Budapest Business School (BBS), Ungarn
Teilnehmende Hochschulen:
Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin, Deutschland
University of Economics in Bratislava (EUBA), Slowakei
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Finnland
Polytechnic Institute of Guarda, Portugal
Czech Technical University in Prague, Tschechien
Socrates (Lingua 2) LOLIPOP (Language On-Line Portfolio Project) Projekt (2004-2007)
Projektkoordinator: Dublin City University, Irland
Teilnehmende Hochschulen:
Waterford Institute of Technology, Irland
Technische Universität Dresden, Deutschland
University of Granada, Spanien
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spanien
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne, Frankreich
Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg, Österreich
Telemark University College, Norwegen
Public Service Language Centre, Lettland
School of Economics and Administration, Kielce, Polen
Polish Association of Standards in English, Polen
Poznan University of Technology, Polen
(wiederkehrend) Tandem language learning project with Prof. Jennifer Bruen / School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies at Dublin City University, Ireland
Mitgliedschaften
Mitglied der UNIcert® Wissenschaftlichen Kommission (2018 – )