Barbara Himmelreich

Profile

I joined the University of Leeds in 2012 as a Teaching Fellow in German and since 2018 I have been a Lecturer in EAP at the Language Centre. 

Responsibilities

• Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes
• Academic Personal Tutor

Research interests

My scholarship interests lie in creating effective learning environments, students as partners and academic personal tutoring.

Recent conference presentations:

Alimalayeri, R., Himmelreich, B., Gundarina, O. and Marinkova, M., 2021. “Conline” Teaching: Creative pedagogy as a conduit to EAP practitioners’ agency.

Essien, L. and Himmelreich, B. 2024. Reflections on the differences between STEM and Arts and Humanities IFY routes. InForm Conference, 8 June, Leeds.

Essien, L., Himmelreich, B., Lam, C. and Nabukeera, O. 2024. At the crossroads: perspectives on scholarship. The Language Centre Summer Conference, 22 July, Leeds.

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Qualifications

• Diploma in International Management, European Management Academy
• BA Hons Business, New College Durham
• CELTA, University of York
• ULTRA, University of Leeds
• MA English and American Studies, University of Vienna

Professional memberships

• Advance HE
• BALEAP

Student education

Over the last 12 years I have taught on numerous modules in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies. In 2024-2025 I teach on ELU0038 Academic Skills for Arts and Social Sciences and on FILM5620M Film Arts and Industries.

Research groups and institutes

• Language Centre