FIG Faculty: Matthias Vogel
Matthias Vogel hails from Mainz, Germany. Mainz, the site of the original 1450 movable type Gutenberg press that launched the era of widely available printed materials. Also in Mainz is the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, where he received his B.A. in 1993. In 1995 he completed his M.A. in Comparative Literature at the University of Oregon in Eugene where he also advanced to Doctoral Candidacy in 1996. As Language Coordinator and Senior Instructor, he now teaches mainly language, culture, and pedagogy classes and has made Second Language Pedagogy and Second Language Acquisition his main fields of specialization. Matthias also coordinates the “Deutsch erleben!” German Global Scholars Immersive community at the UO and, as a certified Goethe Institute tester, gives German language certification exams for the department. When not working, Professor Vogel enjoys taking advantage of the outdoor activities Oregon has to offer, including hiking, biking, and running.
Email: matvogel@uoregon.edu
