Portrait of Jens Schmidtke
Jens Schmidtke, Ph.D.
Data Analyst • Research Methodology • Language Assessment and Teaching

Language, Data, and Learning

I am an applied linguist working at the intersection of language, data analysis, learning, and assessment. My work spans the analysis of behavioral data in language processing and the development, structuring, and evaluation of learning materials. In applied and institutional contexts, I use data-informed approaches to support language teaching, assessment, and training.

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Portrait of Jens Schmidtke
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Research and Methods
  • Language processing in challenging conditions
  • Measuring Cognitive Effort
  • Multilingual Data Analysis
Open to collaborations in 2026

About

I have worked across teaching, assessment, research, and data analysis, with experience in test development, experimental design, statistical analysis, and the analysis of behavioral data.

Projects

Vocabulary Acquisition

Using eye-tracking to gain insights how we learn new words in a foreign language.

Eye tracking Data analysis

Digital Humanities

Using natural language processing to gain insights into texts.

Python Mixed Methods

Coming soon

Collaboration with the NeuroLab at the University of Haifa.

Listening in challenging conditions Consultation work

Teaching

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Research & Papers

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2025

How lexical frequency, language dominance and noise affect listening effort – insights from pupillometry

Schmidtke, J., Bsharat‑Maalouf, D., Degani, T., & Karawani, H. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience (online first), 1–14.

DOI
2024

Through the pupils’ lens: Multilingual effort in first and second language listening

Bsharat‑Maalouf, D., Schmidtke, J., Degani, T., & Karawani, H. Ear and Hearing.

2024

Pupillometry in language research

Schmidtke, J., & Tobin, S. In: Papesh, M. & Goldinger, S. (eds.), Modern Pupillometry. Springer.

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