Dr Neophytos Mitsigkas

Biography

I received my PhD in English Language Teaching and my MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the University of Essex. I also have a BA in English Language and Literature that I received by the University of Nicosia. I worked as an EFL and ESP Lecturer at the University of Nicosia and as a Teacher Trainer and course director for European Educational Institutes and Eramsus+ programmes. During my PhD studies, I taught Foundations of TEFL, Methodology of TEFL, and Literature in Language Teaching for students at an undergraduate level. I have also worked as an English Language Teacher in secondary schools and colleges. My main research interests are in the use of literature as a resource for language teaching purposes and in second/foreign language learning pedagogy.

Qualifications

• BA University of Nicosia

• MA University of Essex

• PhD University of Essex

Appointments

Other academic

• BA TEFL Course Director, University of Essex, University of Essex, University of Essex (1/9/2018 - present)

• CertTEFL Director, University of Essex, Language and Linguistics, University of Essex (1/9/2017 - present)

• ECDIS Director, Language and Linguistics, University of Essex (1/9/2018 - present)

• BA English Language and Literature Course Director, Language and Linguistics, University of Essex (1/10/2020 - present)