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Ricky Lowes Ms Ricky Lowes
Role
Member of the English Language Centre, teaching English for Academic Purposes and providing tutorials to international students. Module Leader ELC200. ELC300, ELC200 A, ELC 300A, ELC200B, ELC300B. Organizer of the Languages Café. Qualifications & background Diplôme de Langue et Civilisation Françaises, awarded from the Sorbonne in 1978 (with Distinction) BA (Hons) English 2:1, awarded in 1981 from the University of York Institute of Linguists Diploma in Spanish, awarded in 1988 (with Distinction) MA TESOL, awarded in 1990 from the Institute of Education, University of London Dip TEFLA RSA/UCLES (Distinction in practical), awarded in 1991 Certificate in Online Education and Training, awarded in 1996 from the Institute of Education, University of London Before coming to work at the University of Plymouth in 2004, Ricky spent one year working freelance in Gothenburg, Sweden. Prior to that she was teaching English for Academic Purposes and Study Skills at London Metropolitan University for four years, and training English teachers at Waltham Forest College, where she worked for 14 years as a teacher trainer, EFL teacher and modern languages teacher. Apart from working in the UK and Sweden, Ricky has spent one year in Guangzhou, southern China, where she co-ordinated development in English language testing on a British Council funded project, and six years in Spain, where she was a teacher and Director of Studies. Teaching interests Publications Lowes, R & Target, F (1998) Helping Your Students to Learn: A Guide to Developing Student Autonomy Richmond Publishing http://www.apac.es/teachresource_shop.html ; Lowes, R & Target, F (2003) Study Skills Unit for ESOL Basic Skills Agency Lowes, R, Peters, H & Turner, M (2004) The International Student’s Guide: Studying in English at University Sage Publishing http://www.sagepub.co.uk/book.aspx?pid=105898
Other academic activities
Craven, M. (2004) Listening Extra. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Advisory role on EAP materials, Oxford University Press, 2010-11
2007 University Sustainability and the Curriculum: Progress and Potential, Second Annual Conference of the Higher Education Academy ESD Project Where does university sustainability education belong? with Sarah Cornell of Bristol, University of Bradford, July 10-11. 2009 IATEFL 41st International Annual Conference Worthy but dull? Making the Academic Word List fun. http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2009/sessions/worthy-dull-making-learning-academic-word-list-fun Additional information |
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