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Prof. Dr. Iris Winkler is professor for German Language and Literature Education (L1) at the Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany. Her research explores teaching and learning processes in literature classrooms, as well as how the professional development of German teachers can be fostered. In her current projects, she is particularly interested in the questions of how literary knowledge can be modelled to support text comprehension (NarraTeach), and in the qualities of everyday literature teaching (QuaLity). Believing that intercultural comparisons can broaden perspectives on approaches to L1 teaching, Iris Winkler is delighted to have the opportunity to spend two months at the University of Turku in Finland during her current research semester. Through her teaching, she aims to demonstrate to her students how scientific knowledge can provide new solutions to challenges they may face in their future workplaces.