Vibeke Jensen

Associate professor of English Language and Linguistics (førsteamanuensis i engelsk språk og lingvistikk)

Education (Utdanning)

• PhD in English historical linguistics from the University of Stavanger, Norway. [Studies in the medieval dialect materials of the West Riding of Yorkshire (2010)]
• Digital didactics (Digital didaktikk i mitt fag og mine emner) from Volda University College (Høgskulepedagogikk).
• Professional digital competence for pre-service teachers (Profesjonsfagleg digital kompetanse for lærarutdannarar) from Volda University College (Høgskulepedagogikk).
• Supervision of MA theses (Rettleiing av mastergradsstudentar) from Volda University College (Høgskulepedagogikk).
• Pedagocial competance (Pedagogisk basiskompetanse) from Volda University College (Høgskulepedagogikk).

Fields of interews (Faglege interesser)

• English phonetics and phonology
• The relationship between speech and writing
• Middle English and diachronic linguistics
• Attitudes to varieties of English in the Norwegian classroom
• Language discrimination
• Vocabulary development
• Morphological awareness and morphology teaching strategies in L2 English

Teaching (Undervisning)

• ENG141 Grammar and Lexicology (BA level)
• ENG143 Phonetics and Varieties of English (BA level)
• ENG143N Phonetics and Varieties of English (BA level)
• ENG207/MGL5-10EN3A/ULEENG3A English Vocabulary: Structure and Acquisition (English specialization, BA level)
• SKR301 Written Cultures(MA level)
• SKR303 Linguistics and Written Cultures(MA level)
• English linguistics for pre-service teacher (MA level, Years 1-7 and 5-10)

Professional positions (Faglege verv)

• (2011 - 2013) Section leader for English (seksjonsleiar for engelsk)
• (2015 - 2017) Head of department, Institute for Language and Literature (Instituttleiar ved Institutt for språk og litteratur)
• (2023 - ) Member of Committee for Student Affairs at Volda University College (varamedlem i Nemnd for studentsaker ved Høgskulen i Volda)
• (2025 - ) Programme coordinator Bachelor in Language and Literature (programansvarleg Bachelor i språk og litteratur)
• (2025 - ) Programme coordinator Year Course in English (programansvarleg Engelsk årsstudium)