School of Languages and Area Studies (SLAS)

Profile

Qualifications

MA Applied Linguistics & Teaching English as a Foreign Language, BA (Hons) Cultural Studies

Teaching Areas

EAP to students across the university. Specialist areas: EAP to post-graduates (mainly Economics, Marketing, MBA, Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies) Advanced Level EAP to the departments of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

Administration

Co-ordination of EAP support for all departments across the university. Recruitment and supervision of all part time hourly paid staffteaching on the programme. Liaison with all five faculties across the University whose students require EAP either for academic credit or for support only. Timetabling of all EAP classes. Close liaison with the International Office involving the organising and initial testing of all overseas students who may require English support. Liaison with external examiner for EAP. Planning and designing of assessments for the unit each semester. Responsible for all course development including designing schemes of work (including specialist courses such as EAP for civil engineering, economics, architecture etc.), purchasing of latest EAP materials, organising staff development.

Other Professional Activities

Member of the British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes. (BALEAP)

Publications

Some effects of attitude and motivation on language learning in non-speciaist language learners. (With Penny Hand). Institution Wide Language Programme 5th National Conference. Nottingham Trent University Publication. (1996)

The effects of cultural distancing on attitudes and motivation in foreign language learning: Journal of Linguistics ( edited by Dr. P Rastall ) University of Portsmouth:1995