Peter Konerding
- Arabic Studies
Areas of Expertise:
Teaching Arabic as a foreign and heritage language (TAFL/TAHL); Modern and contemporary Arabic literature; Language practices in the Maghreb
Membership:
since
2021
Contact
University of Malta, Malta
University of Malta
L-Università ta' Malta Msida
MSD 2080
Malta
About me
I am currently affiliated with the Department of Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Malta. Previously, as a coordinator of the Centre for the Arabic Language and lecturer (Arabic) at the Centre for Islamic Theology at the University of Münster, my focus was on the study of literature and culture in the TAFL classroom and TAFL and TAHL (Teaching Arabic as a Heritage Language) in the German school system. Additionally, I have a special interest in the Maghreb region and its cultural history.
Close connections with scholars in the fields of education, language pedagogy, and literary studies from across the Arab world are a great asset for my research areas.
AGYA is unique in that it offers both an interdisciplinary framework and an Arab-German cooperation strategy that provide the necessary environment and resources for forming and strengthening close research connections.
Academic career
| 2025 - today | University of Malta, Department of Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures. |
| 2022 - 2025 | Coordinator of the Centre for the Arabic Language and lecturer (Arabic) at the Centre for Islamic Theology (University of Münster) |
| 2015 - 2022 | French and Spanish Language and Literature, 1st State Examination (Staatsexmanen) for upper secondary education at University of Bamberg |
| 2014 - 2022 | Lecturer for Arabic Studies at University of Bamberg, Germany |
| 2017 - 2021 | Elected president and founding member of the Fachverband Arabisch e.V. (German Association of Arabic Teachers) |
| 2020 | Rotary Club Bamberg-Schloß Geyerswörth Doctoral Award |
| 2019 - 2020 | Lecturer for Arabic at University of Bamberg, Germany |
| 2019 | Dr. phil. in Arabic Literature, University of Bamberg, Germany |
| 2017 - 2019 | Arabic Teacher (High School Level) in Northern Bavaria, Collaboration between University of Bamberg and the Bavarian Ministry of Education |
| 2016 | Project Coordinator “Arabisch als Fremdsprache im algerischen Kontext – اللغة العربية للناطقين بغيرها في السياق الجزائري” [Arabic as a Foreign Language in the Algerian Context] |
| 2015 | Project Coordinator “Deutsch in Bamberg – العربية في وهران” [German in Bamberg – Arabic in Oran] at University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany |
| 2013 | Visiting Scholar at University of Oran (Algeria, DAAD Grant), teaching assignments (Arabic studies) at University of Bamberg, Acceptance at University of Bamberg’s Graduate School of Near and Middle Eastern Studies (BaGOS), Germany |
| 2010 - 2012 | Teaching Assistant for German at Académie de Paris, France |
| 2008 - 2012 | MA Arabic Studies, Insitut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, France |
- Working Groups
- Arab and German Education
- My Commitment to AGYA
- Member in Charge of the Working Group 'Arab and German Education'
- Nomination Committee 'New AGYA Members' 2023
On a personal note
Must read in my discipline:
The Sociolinguistics of Globalization by Jan Blommaert
Favourite novel:
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The scientist from my country you should know:
I admire all those intellectuals and scientists who had the courage to oppose the national socialist regime in Germany.
