Committee 2013-14
Coordinator / Newsletter Co-editor. RICHARD SMITH. Richard is an Associate Professor in the Centre for Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick, UK. He has professional and research interests in the following areas: History of language teaching & applied linguistics; Textbook research; Learner autonomy; Teacher development / practitioner research; Teaching English in 'difficult circumstances'. Email: R.C.Smith@warwick.ac.uk
Conference Organizer. MIROSLAW PAWLAK. Miroslaw is professor of English and Head of the English Department at the Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts of Adam Mickiewics University in Kalisz, Poland. His main areas of interest include second language acquisition theory and research, form-focused instruction, classroom discourse, communication strategies,and learner autonomy. Email: pawlakmi@amu.edu.pl
Outreach coordinator. HARRY KUCHAH. Harry is Vice President for International Outreach in CAMELTA (the Cameroon English Language Teachers' Association) and an inspector for the Ministry of Basic Education in Cameroon. He is currently studying for his PhD at the University of Warwick, where he previously worked as a Senior Teaching Fellow. He is now a Lecturer at the University of Sheffield. Email: hkuchah@yahoo.com
Discussion list moderator. ATANU BHATTACHARYA. Atanu teaches at H M Patel Institute of English Training and Research in India. Email: atanu1071@googlemail.com
Electronic Manager. ANA d'ALMEIDA. Ana works online at The Consultants-E and British Council, and part-time at Colégio DAMAS in Brazil, where she co-ordinates a high school programme in partnership with Texas Tech University. Email: anacik@gmail.com
TESOL Liaison. SARAH MERCER. Sarah teaches English at the University of Graz, where she has worked for over ten years. Her research interests include various aspects of the psychology surrounding the language learning experience, in particular self-concept, attribution and implicit theories. Email: sarah.mercer@uni-graz.at
Events Coordinator. SARAH BREWER. Sarah is Research, Development and Publications Coordinator in the International Study and Language Centre, University of Reading, where she also teaches. Email: s.m.brewer@reading.ac.uk
Membership coordinator. SANDIE MOURÃO. Sandie has lived and worked in Portugal since 1987 and she has a PhD in Teacher Education and Didactics from the University of Aveiro. She is a freelance teacher educator, materials writer and educational consultant and her research interests include language learning in the early years, using children’s literature in language learning and classroom based research.
Mentoring coordinator. MARK DAUBNEY. Mark teaches English in the School of Education and Social Sciences at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal, where he has worked since 2001. His research interests centre on affective factors in teaching and learning, and how emotions impact on classroom interaction and teacher/student identity(ies).
Newsletter Co-Editor. ANA INÉS SALVI. Ana has taught in Argentina and the UK and is particularly interested in Exploratory Practice as a form of practitioner research. Email: anainess26@yahoo.com.ar
Newsletter Co-Editor. GOSIA SKY. Gosia is an EAP teacher in the UK, currently engaged in research on teacher motivation for her PhD. Email: gosia.sky@hotmail.co.uk
Public relations. DEBORAH BULLOCK. Deborah is a teacher educator based in Spain, with a particular research interest in aspects of teacher cognition. Email: bullockdeborah1@gmail.com
Recording Secretary / Elections Officer. SHELAGH RIXON. Shelagh has worked as a teacher, teacher educator, and materials writer since the early 1970s. Between 1974 and 1991 she was a career officer with the British Council, working in a number of countries, including the UK, Saudi Arabia, China, Israel, and Italy. She joined the University of Warwick as a Lecturer in 1991 and left as an Associate Professor in 2009. Email: shelaghr@hotmail.com
Scholarships Coordinator. LARYSA SANOTSKA. Larysa is Deputy Head of the Department of English Philology, Lviv Ivan Franko University, Ukraine. She has professional and research interests in teaching and assessing academic writing, teacher training and teacher development. Email: sanotska@yahoo.com
Teacher-research Forum Coordinator. PAULA REBOLLEDO.
Treasurer. SIAN ETHERINGTON. Sian is a lecturer in TESOL at the University of Salford. Her research interests are in the teaching and learning of grammar, individual differences in language learning, particularly motivation and emotional aspects of language learning.
Coordinator / Newsletter Co-editor. RICHARD SMITH. Richard is an Associate Professor in the Centre for Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick, UK. He has professional and research interests in the following areas: History of language teaching & applied linguistics; Textbook research; Learner autonomy; Teacher development / practitioner research; Teaching English in 'difficult circumstances'. Email: R.C.Smith@warwick.ac.uk
Conference Organizer. MIROSLAW PAWLAK. Miroslaw is professor of English and Head of the English Department at the Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts of Adam Mickiewics University in Kalisz, Poland. His main areas of interest include second language acquisition theory and research, form-focused instruction, classroom discourse, communication strategies,and learner autonomy. Email: pawlakmi@amu.edu.pl
Outreach coordinator. HARRY KUCHAH. Harry is Vice President for International Outreach in CAMELTA (the Cameroon English Language Teachers' Association) and an inspector for the Ministry of Basic Education in Cameroon. He is currently studying for his PhD at the University of Warwick, where he previously worked as a Senior Teaching Fellow. He is now a Lecturer at the University of Sheffield. Email: hkuchah@yahoo.com
Discussion list moderator. ATANU BHATTACHARYA. Atanu teaches at H M Patel Institute of English Training and Research in India. Email: atanu1071@googlemail.com
Electronic Manager. ANA d'ALMEIDA. Ana works online at The Consultants-E and British Council, and part-time at Colégio DAMAS in Brazil, where she co-ordinates a high school programme in partnership with Texas Tech University. Email: anacik@gmail.com
TESOL Liaison. SARAH MERCER. Sarah teaches English at the University of Graz, where she has worked for over ten years. Her research interests include various aspects of the psychology surrounding the language learning experience, in particular self-concept, attribution and implicit theories. Email: sarah.mercer@uni-graz.at
Events Coordinator. SARAH BREWER. Sarah is Research, Development and Publications Coordinator in the International Study and Language Centre, University of Reading, where she also teaches. Email: s.m.brewer@reading.ac.uk
Membership coordinator. SANDIE MOURÃO. Sandie has lived and worked in Portugal since 1987 and she has a PhD in Teacher Education and Didactics from the University of Aveiro. She is a freelance teacher educator, materials writer and educational consultant and her research interests include language learning in the early years, using children’s literature in language learning and classroom based research.
Mentoring coordinator. MARK DAUBNEY. Mark teaches English in the School of Education and Social Sciences at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal, where he has worked since 2001. His research interests centre on affective factors in teaching and learning, and how emotions impact on classroom interaction and teacher/student identity(ies).
Newsletter Co-Editor. ANA INÉS SALVI. Ana has taught in Argentina and the UK and is particularly interested in Exploratory Practice as a form of practitioner research. Email: anainess26@yahoo.com.ar
Newsletter Co-Editor. GOSIA SKY. Gosia is an EAP teacher in the UK, currently engaged in research on teacher motivation for her PhD. Email: gosia.sky@hotmail.co.uk
Public relations. DEBORAH BULLOCK. Deborah is a teacher educator based in Spain, with a particular research interest in aspects of teacher cognition. Email: bullockdeborah1@gmail.com
Recording Secretary / Elections Officer. SHELAGH RIXON. Shelagh has worked as a teacher, teacher educator, and materials writer since the early 1970s. Between 1974 and 1991 she was a career officer with the British Council, working in a number of countries, including the UK, Saudi Arabia, China, Israel, and Italy. She joined the University of Warwick as a Lecturer in 1991 and left as an Associate Professor in 2009. Email: shelaghr@hotmail.com
Scholarships Coordinator. LARYSA SANOTSKA. Larysa is Deputy Head of the Department of English Philology, Lviv Ivan Franko University, Ukraine. She has professional and research interests in teaching and assessing academic writing, teacher training and teacher development. Email: sanotska@yahoo.com
Teacher-research Forum Coordinator. PAULA REBOLLEDO.
Treasurer. SIAN ETHERINGTON. Sian is a lecturer in TESOL at the University of Salford. Her research interests are in the teaching and learning of grammar, individual differences in language learning, particularly motivation and emotional aspects of language learning.
