'Gerhard Leitner has been Professor of English linguistics at Freie Universität Berlin since 1980. He held a Professorial Fellowship at Monash University in 1995-6, awarded by the Australian Vice Chancellors Committee, and was Visiting Professor at University of Malaya, Malaysia in 2008 and 2013. He has authored 16 books, edited 11 books, and co-authored over 80 journal papers and book chapters. He is also Assessor for major research institutions, academic journals, and publishers; a consultant for curricular reform; and a keynote speaker at major conferences in Australia, Asia and Germany.' (Source: The Australian Academy of the Humanities website)
