Profile

Biography

2011 – 2014 ESRC funded PhD in Education, University of York

2010 – 2011 MA in Language Learning and Education, University of York

2006 – 2010 BA in Linguistics and Education (with a year in Europe), University of York

Departmental Roles

Principal Research Assistant for British Academy funded research project on Improving the perceived relevance of Modern Foreign Languages in Year 9 (lead by Dr Florentina Taylor).

Deputy Co-ordinator for Advanced Research Methods and Skills series

PGR Representative for IEE student study space

Research

Research Title

The role of explicit knowledge in foreign language learning at primary school: Is it useful for foreign language learning, and can it be trained?

My PhD will investigate the effectiveness of explicit grammar instruction for primary school level foreign language learners and will explore whether children, learning within the Primary school classroom, are able to make use of the resulting explicit knowledge in their language learning and language use.

Scholarship

ESRC PhD Scholarship in Education

Supervisor

Dr Emma Marsden

Teaching

As part of my undergraduate degree I spent a year working as an English Language Assistant in two schools in Salzburg, Austria. I worked both in teams with other teachers and independently, responsible for all planning and implementation of lessons I taught.

Memberships

British Association for Applied Linguistics