My teaching experience in Higher Education started during my PhD studies at the University of Essex in 2020, as Graduate Teaching Assistant and a year later as Assistant Lecturer. I primarily co-supervised on the Initial Teaching Practice module (LG666) where we trained Undergraduate students in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. The module included lesson preparation, observations, and post-lesson reflections.
After I finished my PhD studies, and since October 2023 till June 2025, I started my first academic post as Lecturer at the University of Essex. During this time, I was module director in a variety of Undergraduate modules in the course: BA TEFL. I was also co-director of the MA in TESOL and Applied Linguistics programs.
My teaching duties also involved supervising Undergraduate & Postgraduate students in their research projects and Dissertations (Project: Linguistics (LG831); MA Dissertation (LG981)). I have so far supervised 5 undergraduate students and (co-)supervised 11 postgraduate students on the topics of : technology-informed language learning, language teacher identities, language learning anxiety, play- and game-based language teaching and much more.
Modules I (co)taught and/or was module director of:
- Research methods for language and linguistics (LG213) [co-taught & module director]
- Language Teaching in Different Contexts (LG329) [module director]
- Cognitive Linguistics for Second Language Learning and Teaching (LG378) [module director]
- Theory and Practice in English Language Teaching (LG667) [module director]
- Description of Language for TEFL/ELT and Applied Linguistics (LG512) [module director]
- Introduction to Professional Communication (LG366) [co-taught]
During my teaching I was also involved into delivering some invited teaching for modules of : Literature and Film in Language Teaching (LG490) , Educational Leadership and Management (LG656).
Further, I have delivered workshops and seminars on how game-based learning and gamification can be used to foster student engagement in Higher Education. Slides available upon request.