Dr Sophie Payne

Sophie Payne portrait
  • Languages for All German Language Lead
  • Languages for All Marketing Lead
  • Module convenor for LA1PG2

Office

Miller 112

Building location

Miller building

Areas of interest

German language and culture, linguistics and feminism.

Teaching

For the academic year 2025/26, I will be teaching on:

  • LA1PG1 – German Stage 1, Languages for All
  • LA1PG2 –German Stage 2, Languages for All
  • GM1MCG – The Making of Contemporary Germany
  • ML3LP – Language and Power 

Background

I was born in Reading and grew up nearby. After a gap year teaching English, I returned to Reading to study BA German and Italian, followed by an M(Res) and a PhD in German Studies.

In the past I taught on DLC degree-side modules on the history of German post-war migration, German lexicology and German textual linguistics. I have also previously taught on the module Approaches to Discourse Analysis for the English Language and Applied Linguistics Department.

Publications

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