Christina Pylonitis is a PhD candidate in Prof. Dr. Meyer's team at the Department of Teaching English as a Foreign Language. As part of her PhD project, she is investigating the role of 'arguing' in the development of global citizenship.

Research interests:

• Arguing in the (EFL) Classroom
• Global Citizenship
• Deeper Learning
• Educational Technologies

Publication:

Pylonitis, C., & Meyer, O. (2024). Arguing for Global Citizenship: Mapping Deeper Learning in the Language-as-Discipline Classroom. In S. Greco & L. Cinganotto (Eds.), Innovation in Education for Deeper Learning (pp. 55–78). INDIRE-IUL Press.

Presentations and Conferences:

Pylonitis, C. (2025, October 2). Investigating the Effects of ‘Arguing for Global Citizenship’ on Attitudes, Beliefs, and Arguing Strategies with Pre-Service Upper-Secondary EFL Teachers [Presentation]. DGFF Nachwuchstagung 2025, Heidelberg, Germany.

Pylonitis, C. (2025, March 26). Exploring Arguing for Global Citizenship with Pre-Service Upper-Secondary Foreign Language Teachers [Conference Presentation]. International Conference: Language Education for Sustainable Development, Münster, Germany.

Pylonitis, C. (2024, September 18). Arguing for Global Citizenship in the FL Classroom: From Key Messages to Materials [Presentation]. Network Meeting: Pluriliteracies for Global Citizenship: Deeper Learning in the Foreign Language Classroom, European Centre for Modern Languages, Graz, Austria.

Pylonitis, C. (2024, September 17). Arguing for Global Citizenship: Mapping Deeper Learning in the Language-as-Discipline Classroom [Presentation]. Network Meeting: Pluriliteracies for Global Citizenship: Deeper Learning in the Foreign Language Classroom, European Centre for Modern Languages, Graz, Austria