Dr. Jan Ten Thije

Professor

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Biography

Jan D. ten Thije is a Professor Emeritus of Intercultural Communication at Utrecht University. He holds a PhD from Utrecht University obtained in 1994, where his research focused on intercultural discourse in advisory institutes. His main research fields concern institutional discourse in multicultural international settings, receptive multilingualism, intercultural training, language education, and functional pragmatics. Additionally, he has coordinated the Master programme in Intercultural Communication at Utrecht University from 2002 to 2019. He has previously served as an Associate Professor at the Department of Intercultural Communication at Chemnitz University of Technology from 1996 to 2002, and as a visiting professor at the Department for Applied Linguistics at Vienna University in 2001. His academic contributions include serving as an editor for the European Journal of Applied Linguistics published by Mouton de Gruyter, and as a Series Editor for the Utrecht Series on Language and Communication at Brill Publications. He is also well-known for his work in language education and intercultural communication.

Research Interests

Requirements for Utrecht University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Advanced knowledge of research methods and statistics
Application Checklist
  • Transcript of records
  • Motivation letter
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Proof of English proficiency
Specialization Notes

Department of Psychology