EAP Lecturer

As an EAP lecturer, I have taught various subjects to foundation, undergraduate, and postgraduate students in Higher Education over the past 12 years. Before this, I gained valuable experience teaching ESOL in Further Education for three years. My teaching responsibilities include teaching, Academic English Foundation, Developing English Language Skills, Academic Skills Development, Academic Skills Training, and the Integrated Project. Currently, I am the coordinator of the Academic Skills Development Unit and deliver continuous professional development sessions. My Ph.D. is in Applied Linguistics, and I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Aside from my academic career, I am proud to be the founder and editor of the CEFL Journal, where I publish articles on teaching.

Qualifications

• PhD in Applied Linguistics - University of Bedfordshire
• MA Applied Linguistics with TEFL - University of Bedfordshire
• BA in English Language Studies with TEFL - University of Bedfordshire
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Teaching Expertise

• Approaches to Teaching English as a Second Language
• Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition
• Developing Academic Writing Skills and Grammar

Research Interests

• The Role of Cognitive Grammar in Second Language Learning
• L2 Materials Development for Language Teaching and Learning
• Teaching Training and Professional Development

Research projects

• October 2021 to 2023-The Development of Metacognitive Skills in EU Foundation Students using Independent Learning Plans, CEFL Department, University of Bedfordshire

Conference Presentations

• ‘Independent Learning Plans in Higher Education: Metacognition in ESP Classes’, IATEFL Conference in Harrogate, April 2023 · ‘Teaching Self-Regulated Learning Strategies in ESL classrooms in HE’, 44th TESOL Greece Annual International Convention, Athens, March 2023
• ‘Strategies for Self-Regulation in ESL Classrooms, Learning and Teaching Excellence Conference 2022, University of Bedfordshire, September 2022
• ‘A Study of the Effectiveness of using Deductive and Inductive Teaching Models in Teaching Grammar for Academic Writing’, PG Research Conference in Education and Applied Linguistics, University of Bedfordshire, June 2019

Contact Details

E: styliani.giorgou@beds.ac.uk