Günter Gerngross held a PhD in Education from the University of Graz, Austria. He was a Professor of English at the Pädagogische Akademie in Graz and taught English language teaching methodology at Graz University. Günter was a much-loved teacher trainer and author of course books for Primary and Secondary Schools as well as resource books and graded readers. He was a speaker at various international conferences. For more than two decades he was focused on classroom research, including the practical application of cognitive psychology to the teaching of English as a foreign language. Günter co-authored numerous text books and resource books.