Chris Cookson
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Lecturer in EAP
My main responsibilities include lecturing in English for Academic Purposes at the International Study and Language Institute at the University of Reading and transnational education provision, predominantly in the form of convening or co-convening the English for Specific Academic Purposes modules offered at the NUIST-Reading Academy in Nanjing, China.
Areas of interest
My main areas of scholarly interest and activity include perceptions, practices, conceptualisations, and cross-cultural comparisons of formative evaluation and feedback in higher education, and academic writing.Background
I have taught General and Academic English, primarily in higher education, since 2007 in China (Tsinghua University, Renmin University of China) and the U.K. (The University of Edinburgh, University for the Creative Arts). I have worked in a number of academic roles, including Lecturer / Teaching Fellow, MA Supervisor, Personal Tutor (pastoral), and Foundation Lead. I have been working for the University of Reading as a Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes (TNE) since 2024.Academic qualifications
· Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (DELTA)
· Doctor of Education, specialising in Educational Assessment, University of Warwick
· Certificate of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
· Master of Arts in “Peace Studies and International Politics,” University of Tübingen
· Bachelor of Arts in “International Studies” (majors: International Studies & German; minors: Geography & Spanish), University of Miami (Florida)
Professional bodies/affiliations
· Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
· Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors (CIEA)
· Associate Fellow of BALEAP