Gemma Peacock

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0118 378 7669
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Lecturer
- EAP Lecturer (foundation, undergraduate, and post-graduate)
- Academic Language and Literacy Liaison for the Institute of Education
- Module convenor for Academic Skills and Language for Education (UG) on the Academic English Programme (IL1AEDN)
- Module convenor for Academic Skills and Language for Agriculture, Policy and Development (UG) on the Academic English Programme (IL1APDN)
- Module convenor on the summer Pre-Sessional Programme
Areas of interest
My professional interests include technology enhanced learning (TEL), teacher-student rapport, and life history research particularly in the area of career trajectories and professional identity.
Background
I have been teaching English for over a decade in a variety of contexts to include English as a Foreign Language to adult learners, young learners in India, and English for Academic Purposes at Higher Education institutions.
I have also previously worked in the secondary school sector, teaching English Language, Humanities and Citizenship at a private boarding school where I was also the residential house parent. I have taught EAP at Durham University (social sciences/humanities) as well as BPP University (accounting/finance), where I also worked as an online assessor.
I am the External Examiner for Foundation and pre-master鈥檚 programmes in Academic English Skills at both the University of Surrey and the University of Sussex. I a