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Jess Küçükkalyon

  • Position: Teaching Fellow
  • Areas of expertise: Language pedagogy; comics and graphic novels; creative pedagogy; visual literacy; student engagement; teacher training.
  • Email: J.C.Poole@leeds.ac.uk
  • Phone: +44(0)113 343 5728
  • Website: | LinkedIn

Profile

I joined the Language Centre in 2008 and have taught General English and EAP courses.

Research interests

My scholarship interests include how comics and graphic novels can be used to enhance language learning and facilitate inclusive classrooms that represent the diversity of the English language using world.

Conferences / Presentations:

Poole, J. 2021 Comics & the Serious Art of Learning a Language: Using Comics & Graphic Novels for Multi-Layered Learning.NATESOL 2021-22 Webinar Series.

Publications:

Poole, J. and Schneider, C., 2021. Supporting extra-curricular language practice in on-line spaces: Crafting resilience through community building. Narratives of innovation and resilience: Supporting student learning experiences in challenging times, p.41.

Miller, I.K., Salvi, A.I., Ewald, C.X., Apolinário, C., Moura, S.M.L., Slimani-Rolls, A., Bond, B., Hanks, J.I., Poole, J., Dar, Y. and Allwright, D., 2016. Why Exploratory Practice? A collaborative report. ELT Research.

 

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Student education

I currently teach General English