About
I have been teaching English at the University of Birmingham since 1999. I worked as Insessional Coordinator for four years and I am currently the Assessment Coordinator on the EAP1 presessional course.
Qualifications
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Masters in Germanic Philology (KUL, Louvain, Belgium)
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Masters in Modern European Studies (London Metropolitan)
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Postgraduate Teaching Qualification (KUL, Louvain), leading to QTS
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Cambridge DELTA
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Certificate in Teaching English for Business (London Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
Biography
My previous work experience has also centred mostly around languages: teaching, translating, editing, examining, devising exams (Institute of Linguists), writing language courses and teacher training.
Teaching
I have recently taught on the following EISU programmes:
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BME presessional course
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EAP1 presessional course
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Insessional classes
Other activities
Conference presentations
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2012 EALTA, Innsbruck: Developing a ‘quick and effective’ tool for identifying deficit in academic writing skills for university students. (co-presented with Jonathan Rees)
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2011 Centre for Advanced Research in English and Centre for Corpus Research joint symposium:
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Can we teach students how to argue? Examples from 'The Birmingham Briefs', A Corpus of Semi-Academic Professional Writing.
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2011 Teaching and Learning Conference: What do our students really want to know about the use of English? Insights from a pilot Q&A e-mail service for international students.
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2010 BALEAP PIM, Newcastle: Non-compulsory 'open access' classes: motivation and retention.
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2010 Writing development in Higher Education, London: Research into Practice: A Model for Sustainable Writing Development (co-presented with Suganthi John).
Current research
I am currently working part-time and pursuing a PhD in English. The provisional title is: ‘Guiding students towards better academic essays: an investigation into the role of syntax in the argumentational skills of expert and non-expert writers’.
Publications
Books
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Van Geyte, E. (forthcoming). EAP Writing: from 250 words to 2500 and more. London: Collins.
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Van Geyte, E. (2012). Get Ready for IELTS Reading. London: Collins.
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Van Geyte, E. (2011). Reading for IELTS. London: Collins.
Book Reviews
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Van Geyte, E. (2011). Book Review of ‘New Fast Class for First Certificate’ by K. Gude (Oxford: OUP, 2010). BALEAP website.
Audio Courses
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Van Geyte, E. and Adkins-de Jong, C. (2012). Perfect Dutch. London: Hodder Education.
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Van Geyte, E. and Adkins-de Jong, C. (2011). Total Dutch. London: Hodder Education.
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Van Geyte, E. and Adkins-de Jong, C. (2011). Start Dutch. London: Hodder Education.
Apps
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Van Geyte, E. (2012) and Adkins-de Jong, C. (2012). Michel Thomas: Dutch. London: Hachette UK.