Dr Stamatia Savvani
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 874267
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Location
4.206, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
My academic background and work experience has been on the teaching of language(s), always exploring engaging methods of practice, trying to bridge theory and practice. During my doctoral studies at Essex, I investigated language teachers' emotions while enacting game-informed pedagogies. I have published in conferences related to learning and games and am an advocate of good teaching (and learning) via games as an active, participatory, and socio-emotional building pedagogy. My research interests include the psychology of language learning and teaching, qualitative methods, Action Research, (critical) Positive Psychology, and game-based language teaching.
Qualifications
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BA in Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Psychology National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
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MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) University of Nicosia,
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PhD in Applied Linguistics University of Essex,
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Research methods for language and linguistics (LG213)
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Language Teaching in Different Contexts (LG329)
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Introduction to Professional Communication (LG366)
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Cognitive Linguistics for Second Language Learning and Teaching (LG378)
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Intercultural Communication: communicating across languages and cultures (LG624)
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Project: Linguistics (LG831)
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Group Project: Linguistics (LG832)
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Literature and Language Teaching (LG490)
Publications
Book chapters (1)
Savvani, S., (2021). Meaningfully Engaging EFL Students in the Digital School. In: Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design. IGI Global. 92- 118
Conferences (4)
Savvani, S., (2020). Formalizing Casual Tabletop Games for Language Teaching
(2020). Emotions and Challenges During Game Creation: Evidence from the Global Game Jam
Savvani, S. and Liapis, A., (2019). A Participatory Approach to Redesigning Games for Educational Purposes
Savvani, S., (2019). State-of-the-Art Duolingo Features and Applications
Thesis dissertation (1)
Savvani, S., (2023). Language Teacher Emotions in Game-Informed Teaching
