Dr Pamela Humphreys
Director, Macquarie University English Language Centre
Presentation
English as a Medium of Instruction: Translanguaging and the Enhancement of Teaching in English in Global Contexts
Friday, Session 7: 13:50:00 - 14:25:00
Presentation
NEAS Board
Thursday, Session 4: 16:00:00 - 16:40:00
Bio
Dr Pamela Humphreys is the Director of Macquarie University International College and English Language Centre and sits on the NEAS Board of Directors. She has worked in the English language and higher education sectors for 30 years in the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia. She was Assistant Principal Examiner for IELTS and exam item writer for many years. She has won multiple national awards for her work in post-entry language support and for educational leadership, and has published widely on academic language and learning. In 2016, her PhD thesis, on the topic of English language proficiency in higher education, was awarded the IEAA award for outstanding postgraduate thesis in international education. In 2018, she became Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and, in 2019, she became Senior Fellow of IEAA and an approved TEQSA Expert in her field. Pamela is passionate about supporting EAL students’ language and literacy needs before and during their university studies.
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