Dr Carole MacDiarmid, Convenor 

I have been involved in English as a Foreign Language and EAP teaching and teacher education, including as a CELTA and DELTA trainer for over 30 years, first in Istanbul, Turkey, with the DELTA Online, and in the UK. I started teaching in language schools and then Istanbul University, and worked as a teacher trainer for International Training Institute and the British Council. 

I’ve worked at the University of Glasgow since 2003. 

I am a Senior Lecturer and English for Academic Purposes Manager in English for Academic Study, where I’m responsible for Teacher Development. I lead on the Teaching English for Academic Purposes (TEAP) postgraduate course provision, teach on the MEd and MSc TESOL programmes and surprise PhDs.

I was a Member of BALEAP Teaching English for Academic Purposes working party which developed the TEAP Fellowship (Individual) Accreditation Scheme and am a BALEAP Senior Fellow, mentor and assessor.  I have also been an assessor for the BALEAP Accreditation Scheme (BAS).

My research and scholarship interests include pedagogies in English for Academic Purposes (EAP), Teacher Development and EAP Teacher Competencies, and Spoken Academic Discourse.