About me
I teach various courses at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral level, and I also act as a research methods tutor. My aims as a teacher are to help students achieve their goals in a supportive, holistic, and student-centred environment that promotes autonomy, engagement, and well-being. I teach on the City Centre campus, online via Zoom, and some asynchronous courses.
Responsibilities
- Courses I commonly teach include
- Foundations of Professional and Academic English (Undergraduate)
- Thesis Writing A (Bachelor's and Master's)
- Thesis Writing B (Bachelor's and Master's)
- Thesis Clinic (Bachelor's and Master's)
- Research Presentations (Doctoral)
- Text Talk (Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral)
- Multinlingual Introduction to Academic Language and Communication Studies (Bachelor's)
Fields of expertise
I hold various teaching and professional qualifications including language teaching certificates, an Ms.Ed, and a PhD in Education. Furthermore, I keep abreast of pedagogical developments through engaging with academic and professional literature, and presenting and attending international education conferences. My areas of specialization include language teaching pedagogy, language learning principles, curriculum design, and research methods and design.
Research topics
- University Pedagogy (including language teaching methodology, CLIL/EMI, Assessment Practices, Learner Autonomy, and Hybrid Learning)
- Second-Language Acquisition (including English for Academic Purposes, Fluency Development, and Vocabulary Acquisition and Assessment)
- Curriculum Design and Educational Policy