Dr Oliver Bayerlein

A brief CV

Childhood

grew up in Rheinhessen (Bingen, Mainz) a long time ago

Study

Linguistics, Philosophy and Education at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Graduation

  • State examination for teaching at high schools
  • Doctorate in linguistics, philosophy and education

Work in Germany

Further training

  • 1984-1988 Contact study programme in linguistic anthropology (University of Mainz)
  • 1988 Graduation with a paper on vocabulary acquisition

Work in Japan

  • 1988-1992 Lecturer for German language and culture at the University of Kochi
  • 1997-1999 Lecturer for German language and culture at the University of Tohoku (Sendai)
  • 1999-2004 Lecturer for German language and culture at the University of Kyushu (Fukuoka)
  • 2004-2025 Professor of Linguistics at the Nanzan University (Nagoya)
  • since 2025 Founder of PILOSA.STUDYa platform with exercises and self-study courses for German as a foreign language
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