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Dawn Genner

My MA TESOL has proved to be, by far, the most useful teaching qualification I’ve earnt. The combination of modules gave me an excellent foundation for my teaching career. The tutors were all highly experienced and incredibly knowledgeable about their subjects, and always conveyed their passion and enthusiasm. In terms of the facilities, I always have loved the campus at YSJ- it’s a perfect blend of new buildings and facilities around the beautiful and historic buildings of the Quad. Socially, I made friends whom I am still in contact with 10 years down the line. All in all, I am incredibly proud to be a YSJ alumni!

Dawn Genner
MA TESOL 2009/10

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.