School of Languages and Area Studies (SLAS)

Profile

Qualifications

• BA (Hons) Modern Languages
• MA International Marketing
• Trinity Licentiate Diploma in TESOL
• MA Applied Linguistics and Materials Development

Teaching  Areas

Postgraduate: Materials Writing, Communicating with Different Audiences, Research Methods, Academic Writing for Applied Linguistics & TESOL/Translation Studies, Communication & Language Studies

Undergraduate: Marketing and Communication, Professional Communication. Studying at University

MA/PhD Supervision: Materials Writing 

Research Interests

• Materials Writing
• ESP & ESAP
• doctor-patient communication
• language in the workplace.

Membership of professional bodies

• MATSDA (Materials Development Association)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

External Examining

• Member of Trinity College London ESOL Examining panel
• Graded exams in Spoken English, Intergrated Skills in English, Spoken English for Work

Publications

• McCullagh, M. & Wright, R. (2008). Good Practice: Communication Skills in English for the Medical Practitioner.  Cambridge University Press. Student's Book, Teacher's Book, DVD and  Audio CD. Winner of BESIG and Macmillan David Riley Award for Innovation in Business and ESP, 2008.
• Fitzgerald, P. , McCullagh, M., & Wright, R. (2010). English for Medicine in Higher Education Studies. Reading: Garnet Education. Student' s Book, Teacher's Book and Audio CD. 
• Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking union English Language Award.
• McCullagh, M. (2010). An initial evaluation of the effectiveness of a set of published materials for Medical English. In B.Tomlinson, & H. Masuhara (Eds.). Research on the Effects of Materials Development for Language Teaching.  London: Continuum Press.
• Fitzgerald, P. , McCullagh, M. & Tabor, C. (2011).  English for Information Computer Technology in Higher Education Studies. Reading: Garnet Education.
• Duke of Edinburgh English Speaking union English Language Award.
• McCullagh, M. (2011). Addressing the Language and Communication Needs of International Medical Graduates in B. Hoekje and S. Tipton (Eds.). English Language and the Medical Profession: Instructing and Assessing the Communication Skills of Interantional Physicians. Innovation and Leadership in English Language Teaching. Volume 5. Emerald Publishing Group Ltd.