Helen Thompson MA, PgDip TESOL, LTCL TESOL, PGCE, LLB

Senior Lecturer

Department of Education Childhood and Inclusion

Summary

I have been teaching since 1988 In the UK, Spain and Italy. My experience includes teaching EAP, General English and primary learners and teacher training on a range of courses for pre-service and in-service English language teachers. I am the course leader for Trinity Certificate TESOL, which is taken by undergraduates on a range of courses.

About

Teaching interests

TESOL methodology

Reflective Practice in TESOL

Teaching English to Young Learners and EAL

Teaching

Department of Education, Childhood and Inclusion

College of Social Sciences and Arts

Publications

Journal articles

Heron, M., & Thompson, H. (2019). How do trainee teachers engage with a flipped learning approach? Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 1-15. http://doi.org/10.1080/21532974.2019.1568326

Other activities

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

• External Examiner, University of Bedfordshire, Dept. of Education & English Language

• External Expert, University of Essex

• External Examiner, School of Languages and Area Studies, Portsmouth University

• External Assessor, Portsmouth University School of Languages and Area Studies, Portsmouth University

• External Scrutineer, Salford University

• On-line tutor, Trinity College London Primary Certificate in English Language Teaching Skills

• External Consultant, Trinity College London Primary Certificate in English Language Teaching Skills

Helen Thompson