Wendy Altınörs
- Position: Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes
- Areas of expertise: English for Academic Purposes; teacher training; migration, integration and belonging; Turkish migration histories; guestworkers and Germany.
- Email: W.A.Altinors@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: 3.32 Parkinson Building
- Website: IMISCOE Migration Research Hub | LinkedIn | Researchgate | ORCID
Profile
I have worked as an English Language teacher (EAP, EFL, ESOL, EAL, ESP) for over thirty years in a wide range of contexts - including Japan, Turkey and the UK Higher Education and Further Education sectors. I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE). I have been a teacher trainer (CELTA and DELTA) for over twenty years and have substantial International Foundation Year (IFY) course and module leadership experience. This includes IFY Maths and Social Sciences modules. Additionally, I have developed, taught and held module lead roles on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. I also have dissertation supervison experience at undergraduate and Master’s level including MA ELT, MA TESOL and MA Education courses.
Research interests
My research explores migration and integration through the lenses of positioning and boundary making taking a historical approach in the German Turkish context. My scholarship focuses on issues of learner belonging and the impact of International Foundation Year programmes on student experience and outcomes.
Qualifications
- PhD
- MSc Education and Training
- BA (Hons) Modern History
- PGCEA
- DELTA; CTEFLA
Professional memberships
- Advance HE
- BALEAP
- ESA
- IMISCOE
Student education
I am a lecturer in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) working on a range of programmes in the Language Centre.
From the 2026/27 academic year I will have the following responsibility:
Module Lead of ELU0041 Academic Study Skills for Business on International Foundation Year.
Research groups and institutes
- Language Centre