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Mirela Müller
Title: Associate Professor
Before and after classes and/or via email: mmuller@ffst.hr
Wednesday: 13:30–15:15
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Mirela Müller, Associate Professor, PhD, is employed at the Department of German Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split. She works within the interdisciplinary field of science, in the areas of Pedagogy and Philology. She graduated in Pedagogy and German Language and Literature and obtained her PhD in Pedagogy. Her teaching and research interests include German language teaching methodology, foreign language didactics, media pedagogy, digital media in education, language competence development, and the evaluation and improvement of educational practice. She is the author of numerous scientific publications and the monograph Digital Media and Teaching and actively participates in national and international research and professional projects.
Selected Publications (2021–2025)
Professional Interests
Foreign language teaching methodology, with a particular focus on German as a Foreign Language (DaF), foreign language didactics, digital media and information and communication technologies in language education, multimodal, blended and online learning, the development of linguistic, communicative and intercultural competences, literature didactics and reading literacy, higher education pedagogy, and media and communication in education.
Memberships
Member of the Danube Swabian Association of Croatia (Landesverband der Donauschwaben in Kroatien).
Research interests:
Methodology of German as a Foreign Language (DaF) and German language teaching, with a strong emphasis on contemporary approaches to language education that integrate linguistic, literary, and cultural perspectives. Research interests include literary studies and literary didactics, the development of reading and literary competence, multilingualism, and intercultural communication. Further focus is placed on media and narrative analysis from a philological perspective, as well as the role of digital media, ICT, and multimodal approaches in foreign language education. Additional areas of interest include higher education pedagogy, the development of soft skills, and the sustainability of reading culture.
Memberships:
Member of the Council of the Centre for Foreign Languages, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split (2026–2028).
Membership in Editorial Boards of Scientific Journals
Participation in Professional Bodies and Educational Organizations
Textbook Review Committee Membership
• 2007–2010 – Research Assistant, Department of Pedagogy, University of Zadar
• 2010–2013 – Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split
• 2013–2021 – Assistant Professor, Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
• 2020/2021 – Visiting Lecturer, University of Graz (Austria)
• Since 2020 – Assistant Professor, and subsequently Associate Professor, Department of German Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split.
