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Lecturing

At limited times parts of the year I am available to teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the areas of applied linguistics, second language acquisition, teacher education, and specific topics related to my research interests. In addition, I offer staff development courses.

I teach both on-site, subject to my schedule, and online, using collaboration software such as Adobe Connect, or free alternatives such as Zoho Meeting. I also run Moodle on my server and am able to offer courses through that in case no CMS is available. This means that I am often quite flexible in teaching courses at short notice, for example in the case where a replacement is needed. I also teach in Second Life.

Our MA class from the University of Groningen in Second Life

Our MA class from the University of Groningen in Second Life

In recent years I have given courses, workshops and invited lectures in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, USA, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Colombia, Oman, Pakistan, New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan and Mexico.

In addition, I have been:

  • Visiting Professor at Meiji University in Tokyo, Japan
  • Visiting Scholar at the University of Sheffield, UK
  • Visiting Professor at King Mongkut University in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Adjunct Professor at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands

Below is a selection of courses I have taught in recent years. If you would like help with a course in a different area, please feel free to contact me.

Graduate Academic Courses

  • Analysing Learner Language (with Rod Ellis and Gary Barkhuizen)
  • Computer-Assisted Language Learning (various courses)
  • Research in Applied Linguistics
  • Resource-based language teaching (Learner Autonomy)
  • Introduction to Second Language Acquisition (undergraduate)
  • Cognitive Approaches to Learning

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Teacher Education

  • Certificate in TESOL Teaching
  • Instructional Design
  • Strategy instruction
  • Learner Autonomy in language teaching
  • Discourse Analysis
  • Teaching Oral Presentation Skills
  • Structure of English
  • Classroom Management
  • Writing Through Text Types for Secondary School Teachers
  • Materials Design

Language Proficiency

  • Academic Writing, Listening to Lectures, Presentations Skills and many other academic English topics
  • English Proficiency for L2 English Teachers
  • Dutch as a second language for refugees
  • General English classes: all topics from lower secondary to adult learners
  • TOEFL and IELTS preparation classes
  • English for Government Officials and other ESP classes
  • A wide range of self-access workshops
  • Language counselling sessions

With a group of MA students in Singapore

With my MA students in Singapore



“You’ll never understand the theory unless you apply it” - Gardner (1999)



 
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