Applied Linguistics

Lecturer in Applied Linguistics

Position: Educational leadership and management consultant Date: July 2020 - currentDescription of skills and ability: Managerial leadershipEducational financing and budget settingDevelopment of professional development needs frameworksNeeds analysis, plan development and costing of education interventions at national and subnational levelsResearch and analysis of performance in all sectorsCurriculum development, assessment and evaluation Application for donor funds and development of proposalsProgramme evaluation Baseline research Teacher education and learner development (all levels from ECCE to tertiary)Research methodology, needs analysis, sector analysis, evaluation of projects and programmes – training.Professional Development Post Graduate Diploma in Public Law, University of Fiji. Unit 2 Administrative and Executive Law PGLaw403. Semester 2 2020.

Oversee the operations of FHEC, compliance, accreditation and quality assurance.Support FHEC to meet its statutory functions under the Higher Education Act 2008.Registrations of Higher Education Institutions, their ongoing monitoring and evaluation, mandatory reviews of HEI'sOversee development and integrity of Fiji National Qualifications FrameworkEnsure all HEI programmes meet quality standards and employment needs.

Managerial leadershipProgram development and planningProgram management, monitoring and quality control of resultsAdvisory services and technical supportAdvocacy, networking and partnership buildingInnovation, knowledge management and capacity building

Teacher education in ECD, Early Grades literacy, Performance lag in primary education, data management and analysis for teachers (TDIS) and ESSP support for Zimbabwe.

Write Operational Plans for GEP3 (2012-2020) in Nigeria. Manage GEP - 5 output areas. Research and development, teacher education, women's participation in education, Non-formal education, Cash transfer program (social protection) and governance, education data management (EMIS). Also: value for money, monitoring and evaluation and budget management of $US160million program.

Policy and planning in education, development of country programs in education for UNICEF, Education in Emergencies, Child friendly schools, Research and situation reports. Focal countries: Fiji, Solomon Islands, Kiribati and Vanuatu with 13 other countries for support.

Degree Programme Director Integrated PhD in Applied LinguisticsTeachingWrite and teach two MA/IPhD modules: Curriculum Design and Evaluation and TESOL for Young Learners. Contribute to teaching on 4 other post-graduate modules in the department: Sociolinguistics, Research methodology, Assessment and Language & Culture. Teach on Academic Practice (Staff Development Unit) and organise post graduate student teaching sessions.Supervise PhD and MA theses in Applied Linguistics, TESOL/TEFL and Sociolinguistics.Member of internal working group on assessment, marking and human ethics considerations in applied linguistics research.ResearchWork on publications from three completed research projects.Prepare and submit applications for research funding in the UK.Member DARN group, Newcastle University (Issues in education in the developing world).ServiceDegree Programme Director and admissions tutor for Integrated PhD, responsible for managing IPhD programme, selection, admission, student academic support, academic progress monitoring, academic counseling, allocating supervision. (2007 – 44 registered students).On Applied Linguistics Department’s Teaching and Learning, Curriculum Review, PostGraduate Research and Ethics Committees.Co-organise SLA Conference (Second Language Acquisition) Spring, University of Newcastle May 2004.Internal examiner of PhD research theses. Personal tutor for MA students. Mentor junior lecturer in department.External examiner of PhD theses, University of York and Ghent University.National and International recognition Reviews editor for BAALNews (British Association of Applied Linguistics) Peer review articles for Journal of Multilingual Multicultural Development, Language Culture and Curriculum (Multilingual Matters), Asia Pacific Journal of Education. Book reviews published, TESOLANZ Journal, New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics and BAALNews.

Program Leader, Language Teacher Education, School of English and Applied Linguistics

Manage the English Language Programme for pre-university and IELTS students. 400 students and 30 staff.

Lecturer and course writer for post- graduate courses (MA and PhD)Curriculum Development in Applied LinguisticsEnglish as an international languageSociolinguistics and Language TeachingReading and Writing 101

Teach on DipTESL courses: Writing for Specific Purposes, Teaching Language through Literature, Description of English, Bilingualism, Language AssessmentTeach on English language service courses for professionals and for university intake.