Dr Sophie Payne

Email:
s.l.payne@reading.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0) 118 378 3203
Job title:
Lecturer

Responsibilities:

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

Language teaching, German language and culture, linguistics and feminism.

Teaching

For the academic year 2026/27, I will be teaching on:

• LA1PG1 – German Stage 1, Languages for All
• LA1PG2 – German Stage 2, Languages for All
• 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 have taught modules on the history of German post-war migration, German lexicology, German textual linguistics, and on ML1IL Introduction to Linguistics. I have also previously taught on the module Approaches to Discourse Analysis for the English Language and Applied Linguistics Department.

I am keen to support the community of German learners at Reading and run extra-curricular events depending on student interest, including conversation clubs and a film club.