Alexandra Holloway
- Position: Teaching Fellow
- Areas of expertise: English language teaching; curriculum development; materials writing; non-coursebook-led pedagogy; mental health at work
- Email: A.Holloway@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 1015
- Website: Twitter
Profile
I joined the Language Centre in 2014. I spent 2015-2020 as Programme Leader of the General English Programme, during which I redesigned the curriculum. I gave up this role in 2020 and am now working as a Teaching Fellow in EAP whilst pursuing my scholarship interests in more depth. I have been a committee member for NATESOL since 2019. This association organises and drives professional development for teachers and practitioners of EFL / ESOL / ESL / EAP
Responsibilities
- Teaching Fellow
- Formerly Programme Leader for the General English Programme (2015-2020)
Research interests
Language Learning Curriculum Development in the EFL/ESOL community: CELT scholarship project (2020-21)
Mental Health in the workplace: Living and thriving with mental illness (CELT blog) 18th November 2020
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>
Qualifications
- PGCE in Secondary Education (specialising in Drama) (Goldsmiths University)
- BA (Hons): Open Degree (Open University)
- BA (Hons) Drama (Loughborough University)
- CELTA (Leeds)
- Currently completing Masters in Education with Applied Linguistics (Open University)
Professional memberships
- NATESOL (Committee member)
- IATEFL
- BALEAP
Research groups and institutes
- Language Centre