Our Academics
Job title: EAP Lecturer and Module Leader
Email address: Alec.paterson@northumbria.ac.uk
Qualifications:
Alec joined the International Foundation Programme at Northumbria University in January 2019 as an English for Academic Purposes Lecturer. Since then, he also started leading the Introduction to Humanities and Social Sciences and the Ethical Practices in Action pathway modules. Before joining the team, Alec spent 10 years teaching Academic and General English in East Asia, Central Europe and the UK.
My professional interests lie in learning technologies, historical linguistics and English as a Lingua Franca. Outside of work I enjoy sports, writing and travelling.
The pathway programmes detailed on this website are run in partnership with QA Higher Education - a UK higher education provider. All of our pathway programmes are validated by the University and taught by QA Higher Education and University staff.