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Amy Wearmouth

I really enjoyed my Language and Linguistics MA because I got to explore some of my favourite areas in-depth while also being introduced to some new ones. The staff are knowledgeable, friendly, and couldn’t do enough for you. Their doors are always open if you want some support, whether it be academic or personal. If there’s something I would have liked to see more of it would be travel opportunities, but that’s simply because my BA programme at YSJ offered me so many and I simply had a thirst for more.

I was fortunate enough to help organise and present at our very own PFAL last year, as well as travel to London to attend and again present at my second consecutive ULAB conference. These experiences are invaluable in helping obtain skills and prepare for post-university life, whether you choose to carry on in academia or opt to go straight into the working world. They also stand out on your CV, too!

Amy Wearmouth

MA TESOL 2018/19

 


Nikki

Before being appointed as Head of Learning, Teaching and Student Experience in the Business School, I was Head of Programme for English Language and Linguistics at YSJ for seven years. I have been teaching for 14 years, specialising in phonetics and phonology, and I still teach on the ELL programme. I'm specifically interested in regional variation and children's acquisition of their accent. I have just started a PhD in phonological acquisition at the University of York. My background in learning and teaching is that I was awarded an University (college at the time) fellowship in 2005, for my work embedding technical skills into teaching. I then became Senior Teaching Fellow for the Business School in 2010 which was connected to my work exploring the potential of new technologies to e-marking and feedback, with Mark Dransfield. I'm also a mentor and assessor for the University's dialogic route to HEA fellowship.