On the TMLA course, you will have a number of different
lecturers and contacts. Most will be full-time staff from
the Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University
of Dundee, though occasionally guest tutorials may be delivered
by experts in the field who work at other institutions of
higher education.
The
principal staff with whom you will come into contact in
the enquiries and enrolment process, or when first embarking
on Certificate or Diploma modules, are listed below.
| TMLA
Principal Staff |
TMLA
Programme Director & Diploma Course Director
TMLA
Teaching Staff
|
| Marion
Spöring |
 |
With
a Master's in Slavonic Studies from Germany, Marion
has taught German and Russian language and literature
as well as education history, and is also the Director
of the CALS Languages in Lifelong Learning Programme.
A widely-published researcher on assessment and education
policy, she has recently co-authored a large-scale
UK benchmarking study. >>>Webpage
|
TMLA
Certificate Course Director
TMLA Teaching Staff
|
| Mark
Pegrum |
 |
Mark
completed his PhD in Modern Languages in Australia,
and has taught in the areas of German and French language,
culture and history, Cultural Studies and English as
a Foreign Language, with emphasis on Academic English
and IELTS training. He has published papers on computing,
the net and education, and a book-length study of contemporary
culture. >>>Webpage
|
TMLA
IT Support Officer
TMLA Teaching Staff
|
| Bridget
Cook |
 |
With
a degree in French alongside IT and teaching qualifications,
Bridget has overall responsibility for the development
of IT for language learning in CALS. In particular,
she has developed computer-assisted language learning
materials in French, German and Spanish, and has helped
to set up and teach the CALS online Diploma courses
in Spanish and German. >>>Webpage
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|
TMLA Teaching Staff |
| Glenn
Fulcher |
 |
Glenn,
who completed his PhD at Lancaster, is interested in
language testing, research methodology and statistics.
He is a member of the TOEFL Committee of Examiners,
and chairs the Committee of Examiners' Research Subcommittee
(ETS), as well as serving on the Editorial Boards of
the journals Language Testing and Assessing Writing.
He is the Director of CALS. >>>Webpage
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|
TMLA Teaching Staff |
| Linda
Hartley |
 |
With
an Honours Degree in Spanish and French and a Master's
in General and Applied Linguistics, Linda heads the
Open Languages programme for staff and students at the
University of Dundee, oversees the University's Spanish
language courses provision, and teaches on the online
distance learning Diploma course for Spanish teachers.
>>>Webpage
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|
TMLA Teaching Staff |
| Barbara
McDevitt |
 |
With
an Honours Degree in French and German, a Master's in
Education and considerable experience as an ELT teacher,
trainer, and educational administrator at secondary
and tertiary level in France, Kenya, Nepal, Vanuatu,
Botswana and Oman as well as the UK, Barbara is the
Programme Co-ordinator of the Master's in English for
Professional Communication (EPC) in CALS.
>>>Webpage
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| TMLA
Programme Secretary |
| Catherine
Meyer |
|
Catherine
Meyer comes originally from the south-east of France,
but has worked for many years at the University of Dundee.
A member of the CALS staff since 1996, she oversees
the administration of various programmes - including
the TMLA. Catherine will be the first point
of contact for most enquires about or applications
for the TMLA. |
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