School of Languages and Area Studies (SLAS)

Profile

Qualifications

• BA (Hons) German Studies
• MPhil in Linguistics (University of Reading)
• RSA Dip TEFLA

Areas of Responsibility

• Course Leader of BA (Hons) Communication and English Studies; and Trinity College London CertTESOL
• Unit Coordinator of final year undergraduate Project for international students; ESOLTeaching Practice; Language, Society and Mind.
• Coordinator of Induction week for BA English with Business Communication and for BA English Language and Trinity CertTESOL in SLAS.

Main interests

• English language and linguistics
• English language teaching
• Language learning and motivation
• Group dynamics within the classroom

Previous experience

• Linguistic secretarial work
• Translation (German and Russian into English)
• EFL teaching in Germany and Japan
• Bell Schools, London
• Coordinator for Foundation Course in Social Sciences; and for Pre-sessional course at QMW (now Queen Mary University of London).