Franziska Lys
Professor

- flys@northwestern.edu
- 847-491-8298
- Kresge Hall, Room 3-317
Professor Lys’ research is concerned with the application and
Dr. Lys has published a wide variety of material discussing the benefits of second language acquisition, computer-assisted language instruction, and active learning in volumes such as Task-Based Instruction in Foreign Language Education: Principles and Practices, Body and Language Intercultural Learning Through Drama, Schnittstellen: Lehrwerke
Selected Works
Edited Volumes
- VIRTUAL WALLS: Political Unification and Cultural Difference in Contemporary Germany. Boydell and Brewer, Rochester, NY; Woodbridge, Suffolk. 2017. (Co-edited with Michael Dreyer; Index provided by our own Ted Laport - Thank you.)
- Reviewed in:
- Journal of European Studies. Volume 48, Issue 3-4, November 2018, Pages 373-375. Review by Joachim Whaley, Professor of German History and Thought, Cambridge University.
- German History. Volume 36, Issue 4, December 2018, Pages 681–683. Review by Clemens Villinger, Research Assistant/
PhD Student, Leibniz Center for Contemporary History Potsdam.

Journal Articles
- Cross-Departmental Approach to Supporting Students with a Disability Affecting Foreign Language Acquisition. (Co-authored with Alison May and Jeanne Ravid). Prague Journal of English Studies. 2014. V3(1), 85-111.
- The Development of Oral Proficiency in Advanced Learners Using iPads. In Language Learning & Technology. 2013. 17(3), 94-116.
- Looking Back—A Lesson Learned: From Videotape to Digital Media. In CALICO, Special Issue on Technology. 2010. 2(3), 564-575.
- Die Bewohner der Stadt Neubrandenburg kurz nach der Wende und zehn Jahre danach. In IDV Magazin (Internationaler Deutschlehrer Verband). 2010. 82(2), 272-287.
- Computer-Mediated Grammar Teaching and its Effect on Different Language Tasks. In Hubbard, P., Schulze, M., & Smith, B. (Eds.), Learner-Computer Interaction in Language Education. CALICO. 2013, 166-186.
- Von der Exkursion zur medialen Lernumgebung: Der Einfluss des Bauhauses auf die moderne amerikanische Stadt. In gfl-journal. 2010. 2, 64-88. (co-authored with Denise Meuser and Ingrid Zeller).
- “I asked my parents why a wall was so important”: Teaching on the GDR and Post-Reunification Germany. In Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German. 2008. 41(2), 134-143. (co-authored with Bernhard Streitwieser. This article won the Best Article Award in 2008 in Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German).
Book Chapters
- “From a Divided to a Unified Germany.” In VIRTUAL WALLS: Political Unification and Cultural Difference in Contemporary Germany. Boydell and Brewer, Rochester, NY; Woodbridge, Suffolk. 2017. (Co-authored with Michael Dreyer)
- "Using Web Technology to Promote Writing, Analytical Thinking, and Creative Expression in German." In Task-Based Instruction in Foreign Language Education: Principles and Practices. (Eds. Betty Lou Leaver and Jane G. Willis). Georgetown University Press. 2004. 228 –253.
- "Performing Brecht: From Theory To Practice." In Body and Language Intercultural Learning Through Drama. ABLEX Series: Advances in Foreign and Second Language Pedagogy. (Ed. by Gerd Braeuer). Emory University. 2002. 207-232.
- Interaktives Video: neue Potentiale für den Fremdsprachenunterricht. Methodisch-Didaktische Überlegungen und praktische Beispiele. In Schnittstellen: Lehrwerke zwischen alten und neuen Medien. Cornelsen Verlag, Berlin. 2001. 154-171.
- Using Technology to Increase Writing. In Computer Enhanced Learning: Vignettes of the Best Practice from America's Most Wired Campuses. (Ed. David G. Brown). Anker Publishing Company, Inc. Bolton, MA. 2000. 250-253.