Position: EAP Lecturer and Module Leader Professional Development Planning |
Email address: r.y.walker@northumbria.ac.uk |
Qualifications: PhD in Applied Linguistics, MA English Language and Linguistics, BA English Language, Post Gradate Diploma in Education (PGDE), Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy |
Introduction about yourself (100 words or so):
Rebecca Joined QA in June 2024 as an Associate Lecturer and in December of the same year started her role as an EAP Lecturer and Module Leader. Rebecca’s academic career began in 2013 as an EAP Lecturer in Nigeria then she moved to the UK for her doctorate. She’s worked as a Linguistics Graduate Assistant at Newcastle University, ESOL Lecturer at Hartlepool College of FE, ALS Lecturer at Northumbria University Language Centre, Study Skills Lecturer at Global Banking School in Manchester, and Pre-sessional EAP Lecturer at INTO Newcastle University. Rebecca’s research interests are in Second Language Acquisition with focus on orthographic influence on phonological acquisition, ESL and Bilingualism.
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Interests/hobbies: Singing and Cooking |
Research