Dr Sue Teale

Dr Sue Teale

Interim Programme Manager (Presessional English PG)

Contact details

Email
s.teale@bham.ac.uk
Address
Birmingham International Academy
46 Priorsfield
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

I have worked at the University of Birmingham since 2009. Currently, I am an EAP tutor at the Birmingham International Academy (BIA) where I teach on Foundation and Insessional programmes and have been a presessional coordinator for the summer EAP Postgraduate Programme since 2015. Most recently I have co-led on the creation of new 20-week presessional materials for BIA.

Qualifications

  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (2019)
  • DELTA (2013)
  • CELTA (2008)
  • PhD in Medieval English and French Didactic Literature at the University of Birmingham (1993)
  • MPhil on the work of Christine de Pisan at the University of Birmingham (1990)
  • BA in combined honours (English and History) at the University of Birmingham (1989)

Biography

I have lived in the UK, China and Zimbabwe where I have worked on a range of English courses, which have included general EFL, 1 to 1s, small classes for teenage learners, EAP presessionals and English for Court Interpreters. I have also worked as consultant for the British Council in Malawi. I initiated a Peer-Assisted Study Scheme (PASS) for Foundation students and have recently co-led on the creation of new presessional 20-week materials for BIA.

Teaching

  • Foundation
  • Insessional
  • Presessional
  • General EFL
  • ESP (English for Court Interpreters)

Other activities

Academic interests

My main research interests include how you can successfully incorporate English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) onto an English for General Academic Purposes (EGAP) course.

 Conferences

Teale, S. (2017). Integrating an ESAP component into an EGAP course. [Presentation to the BALEAP Conference.]. University of Bristol, UK.

Teale, S. (2017).  Enhancing International Foundation Programme (IFP) student engagement by means of peer support by successful ex-student. [Presentation at the InForm Conference]. University of Reading, UK.

Teale, S., Fokel de Vries, R and Haines, K. (2021). EAP in times of interculturalisation and internationalisation: moving towards inclusivity. [Presentation at the EAP Conference]. Online: hosted by the University of St Andrews, UK.

Teale, S. and Fokel de Vries, R. (2021) EAP as a lingua franca: moving towards a more inclusive internationalised standard. [Presentation at the BALEAP 2021 Conference.] Online: hosted by the University of Glasgow, UK.

Teale, S. and De Vries, R. (2021). Academic English as a Lingua Franca: moving towards a more inclusive, internationalised standard.  Paper accepted by IAIE 2021 Conference. Online: hosted by the Kibbutzim College of Education and MOFET Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel.

 Publications

Sharp, A and Rutt, S. (1995). The Language Needs of Court Interpreters. Consultancy report for the Malawi High Court. Lilongwe, Malawi.

Teale, S. (2018). The effectiveness of collaboration between a class teacher and a teacher assistant as a subject expert on a pre-sessional course. Proceedings of the 2017 BALEAP Conference: English for specific academic purposes. Reading: Garnet Education.