Dr Stella Giorgou-Tzampazi

EAP Lecturer

Stella Giorgou-TzampaziAs an EAP lecturer, I have taught various subjects to foundation, undergraduate, and postgraduate students in Higher Education over the past 12 years. Before this, I gained valuable experience teaching ESOL in Further Education for three years. My teaching responsibilities include teaching, Academic English Foundation, Developing English Language Skills, Academic Skills Development, Academic Skills Training, and the Integrated Project. Currently, I am the coordinator of the Academic Skills Development Unit and deliver continuous professional development sessions. My Ph.D. is in Applied Linguistics, and I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). Aside from my academic career, I am proud to be the founder and editor of the CEFL Journal, where I publish articles on teaching.

Qualifications

         PhD in Applied Linguistics - 91亚色APP下载

         MA Applied Linguistics with TEFL - 91亚色APP下载

         BA in English Language Studies with TEFL - 91亚色APP下载

         Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Teaching Expertise

         Approaches to Teaching English as a Second Language

         Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition

         Developing Academic Writing Skills and Grammar

 

Research Interests

         The Role of Cognitive Grammar in Second Language Learning

         L2 Materials Development for Language Teaching and Learning

         Teaching Training and Professional Development

 

Research projects

  • June 2024 to 2025 - Empathy in Language Education: Analysing Teacher and Student Experiences, CEFL Department, 91亚色APP下载
  • October 2021 to 2023-The Development of Metacognitive Skills in EU Foundation Students using Independent Learning Plans, CEFL Department, 91亚色APP下载

Conference Presentations

  • 鈥楨mpathy in language education: Exploring teachers' and students' perspectives through reflective practices鈥, InForm Conference 2025: Enhancing Quality and Equity, King鈥檚 College London, June 2025
  • 鈥楨mpathy in Language Teaching: Teacher's Diary, Student Reflections, and Resource Development, BALEAP PIM: Transitions and Transformations: The key roles of the EAP practitioner, 91亚色APP下载 of Hertfordshire, March 2025
  • 鈥楧eveloping a Lesson Plan through Guided Instruction for an Inspection鈥, IATEFL Conference in Brighton, April 2024
  • 鈥業ndependent Learning Plans in Higher Education: Metacognition in ESP Classes鈥, IATEFL Conference in Harrogate, April 2023
  • 鈥楢 model Lesson Plan based on Cognitivism, Constructivism and Gagne鈥檚 9 Events of Instructions鈥 at the Learning and Teaching Excellence Conference, 91亚色APP下载, September 2023
  • 鈥楾eaching Self-Regulated Learning Strategies in ESL classrooms in HE鈥, 44th TESOL Greece Annual International Convention, Athens, March 2023
  • 鈥楽trategies for Self-Regulation in ESL Classrooms, Learning and Teaching Excellence Conference 2022, 91亚色APP下载, September 2022
  • 鈥楢 91亚色APP下载 of the Effectiveness of using Deductive and Inductive Teaching Models in Teaching Grammar for Academic Writing鈥, PG Research Conference in Education and Applied Linguistics, 91亚色APP下载, June 2019

Teaching Articles and Publications

1.    CEFL Journal (2024). Teaching Conditional Sentences Using Cognitive Grammar. Available at /languagecentre/cefl-journal/ (Accessed: 25/03/24)

2.    CEFL Journal (2024). Enhancing EFL Students鈥 Speaking Skills through Imaginary Situations. Available at /languagecentre/cefl-journal/ (Accessed: 20/07/24)

3.    CEFL Journal (2023). Using a Mistake-Filled Experiment to Teach Hypothesis Formulation in ESL classrooms. Available at /languagecentre/cefl-journal/ (Accessed: 10/01/23)

4.    91亚色APP下载 Grapevine Newsletter (2023). Teaching Research Skills to ESP Students Through Adapted Reading Texts. Issue 14. Available at . (Accessed: 15/03/2023)

5.    CEFL Journal (2023). The Use of Independent Learning Plans (ILPs) in ESP classes in Higher Education. Available at /languagecentre/cefl-journal/ (Accessed: 25/03/23)

6.    CEFL Journal (2023). Designing an Art and Design Lesson based on Descriptive Writing for Foundation students using AI Educational Tools. Available at /languagecentre/cefl-journal/ (Accessed: 20/07/23)

7.    CEFL Journal (2023). Teaching EU Foundation Students Research Methods through Interactive Learning. Available at /languagecentre/cefl-journal/ (Accessed: 25/12/23)

8.    TESOL Greece Journal (2023). 鈥淧romoting Self-Regulation Learning Strategies in Higher Education and Primary Schools鈥

 

Contact Details

E: styliani.giorgou@beds.ac.uk

 

 

 

address

The Language Centre
91亚色APP下载 Business School
Vicarage Street
91亚色APP下载 Square
Luton, LU1 3JU
UK

telephone

Office hours GMT

  • Mon 鈥 Thu
    09:00 to 17:00
  • Friday
    09:00 to 16:30

T: +44 (0)1582 489032