POSITION DESCRIPTION

Coming from a background of Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL), I am researching the role of word frequency in cloze testing, under the guidance of prof. Janusz Badio.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Education

2014 CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
International Teaching and Training Centre (ITTC), Bournemouth, UK

2013 MA in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages
Ludong University (College of International Education), Yantai, China

2008 MA in International Relations
University of Lodz (Faculty of International and Political Studies), Lodz, Poland

Related Experience

2017-2023 English Lecturer
Shantou University, English Language Center (ELC), Shantou, China

- ELC Level 2 Coordinator: Managing a team of English teachers; developing materials also for online courses; supervising exam preparation; chairing monthly Level meetings; lialising with the ELC authorities on behalf of the Level; supervising and developing the Level's Moodle page; teaching the ELC2 course (also online) to undergraduate students

- ELC Strategy Project Co-coordinator (Guangdong Provincial Project): Researching the praxis of ELC teaching and learning; drafting recommendations for ELC in light of current SLA research findings; coordinating the work of the Project's Vocabulary and Grammar Team

- Co-coordinator of the ELC New Teachers’ Study Group & Teacher Trainer: Schedule drafting, lesson plan consultations, class observations and feedback, and workshops

- ELC Level 4 Teacher: Teaching logical fallacies and EAP incl. APA to undergraduate students (2017- 2019)

CONTACT DETAILS AND OFFICE HOURS

Pomorska 171/173 90-236 Łódź