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Brian Parkinson
ELTC - The University of Edinburgh
21 Hill Place
Edinburgh EH8 9DP
Scotland, UK
E-mail: B.Parkinson@ed.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)131
650 6200
Fax: +44 (0)131
667 5927
I
am a lecturer at ELTC, where
I have worked since 1982. I
teach, write and direct various
courses in English as a Foreign
Language, including courses
for teachers. I lecture on the
MSc in Language Teaching, and
supervise PhD students in this
field. My main research interests
are in classroom processes,
language testing and teaching
literature in a second language.
I am the editor of Edinburgh
Working Papers in Applied Linguistics
(EWPAL).
Short Biography
I was born in Leicester and
attended the Universities of
Durham (BA German), Liverpool
(PGCE), and Leeds (MA Linguitics
and Language Teaching). I taught
German at Frensham Heights School,
Surrey, and English at 3 schools
in Germany. I have worked briefly
at schools and a clinic within
the Rudolf Steiner movement.
I have made extensive translations
of poetry, chess books and academic
articles.
From 1978-82 I was a Research
Fellow at the University of
Stirling, working on 2 large-scale
studies of foreign language
teaching in Scottish secondary
schools.
I
have worked at ELTC since 1982
and have had many different
responsibilities, including
spells as Head of General English
and Head of Modern Languages.
I am now Development co-ordinator
of General English Summer Advanced
Courses.
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