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COST Association
- Brussels, Belgium
External Expert and Rapporteur
- Part-time
- Evaluation of large-scale funding applications for cross-European research projects
Heléna Stakounis
- Date of birth: 07/11/1982
- Nationality: Cypriot, British
- Home: (+33) 0682269564
- Email address: Helenastakounis@gmail.com
- Home: 100 Rue des Pyrenees, 32160 Plaisance du Gers, France
Work experience
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Northern Consortium of UK Universities (NCUK)
- Manchester, United Kingdom
Assessment and Curricula Specialist
- Part-time consultancy basis
- Creation and moderation of English for Academic Purposes assessments for international centres
- Curricula review, assessment and CEFR mapping
- Teacher training, webinars, international centre support
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Durham University
- Durham, United Kingdom
Assistant Professor
- Full-time
- Development, delivery and assessment of postgraduate Applied Linguistics and TESOL modules e.g. Technology-enhanced language education, Sociolinguistics, Intercultural communication
- Coordination of online induction, content and modules
- Dissertation supervision, academic advising
- Teacher training
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Lancaster University
- Lancaster, United Kingdom
English for Academic Purposes Coordinator
- Full-time
- Recruitment, teacher training, CPD, management of 40+ staff in person and online
- Development and delivery of in person and online EAP programmes for 400+ students
- Delivery and assessment of undergraduate English language and linguistics modules
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Cambridge International Examinations
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
Team Leader and Assistant Examiner
- Part-time employment during marking periods
- Standardisation, marking and moderation of iGCSE English as a second language
- Coordination and support of assistant examiner team
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Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
- Barcelona, Spain
Adjunct Teacher
- Part-time
- Online English language asynchronous support and marking
- Online MA Technology-enhanced language education module moderation and marking
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Pearson Education
- Wroclaw, Poland
Learning Designer and Assessment Writer
- Part-time
- Writing of Polish state English language assessments
- Material creation for English language books
- Design of online self-access modules for English exam training
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British Council France
- Paris, France
IELTS Examiner
- Part-time
- IELTS speaking examiner
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Norther Association for Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages (NATESOL)
- Manchester, United Kingdom
Website Coordinator
- Volunteer position
- Creation and maintenance of website
- Organisation and hosting of CPD webinars and conferences
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Salford University
- Salford, United Kingdom
Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and TESOL
- Full time
- Delivery, development and assessment of postgraduate MA TESOL and Applied Linguistics modules
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Language Café Ltd
- Manchester, United Kingdom
Company and Academic Director
- Full time, personal company
- Creation of British Council accredited private language school
- Recruitment, training, CPD
- Curriculum and material creation
- Networking, international relations and partnering
- Management, finance, payroll, accounts
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Berlitz Manchester
- Manchester, United Kingdom
English teacher
- Full-time
- Teaching English for exams, business and general purposes
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British Embassy School
- Falconara Marittima, Italy
English and French teacher
- Full-time
- Teaching English and French of all levels in schools, hospitals and companies
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Fun French Ltd
- Warrington, United Kingdom
French and German teacher
- Full-time
- Teaching French and German to young learners in nurseries, schools and private homes
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Lycée Marie Madeleine Fourcade
- Gardanne, France
English language assistant
- Full-time
- Teaching of English language and culture
Education and training
Université Côte d'Azur
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MSc Smart EdTech, Co-creativity and Technology-enhanced Learning
- Nice, France
Lancaster University
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PhD Applied Linguistics
- Lancaster, United Kingdom
AdvanceHE
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Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
- York, United Kingdom
The Open University
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Online Teaching: Creating Courses for Adults
- Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
- Level in EQF: EQF level 7
Brighton School of Business and Management
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CMI Award Level 6 Leadership and Management
- Brighton, United Kingdom
- Level in EQF: EQF level 6
International House
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Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (DELTA)
- London, United Kingdom
Salford University
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MA Applied Linguistics for English Language Teaching
- Salford, United Kingdom
Via Lingua
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Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Chania, Greece
- Level in EQF: EQF level 6
University of Leeds
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BA French and German
- Leeds, United Kingdom
Language skills
Mother tongue(s)
English
Other language(s)
| Listening | Reading | Spoken interaction | Spoken production | Writing | ||
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French |
C1:
Proficient User
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C1:
Proficient User
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C1:
Proficient User
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C1:
Proficient User
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C1:
Proficient User
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Italian |
B2:
Independent User
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B2:
Independent User
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B2:
Independent User
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B2:
Independent User
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B1:
Independent User
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German |
B2:
Independent User
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B2:
Independent User
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B2:
Independent User
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B2:
Independent User
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B2:
Independent User
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Spanish |
B2:
Independent User
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B2:
Independent User
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B1:
Independent User
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B1:
Independent User
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B1:
Independent User
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Greek |
A1:
Basic User
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A1:
Basic User
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A1:
Basic User
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A1:
Basic User
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A1:
Basic User
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Skills
- Microsoft
- VLE
- Content creation
- Website maintenance
- Social media
- Learning design
- UX
- UI
- AI tools
Digital Skills Test results
Information and data literacy
Advanced
Level 6
Communication and collaboration
Advanced
Level 6
Digital content creation
Advanced
Level 5
Safety
Advanced
Level 6
Problem solving
Advanced
Level 6
Results from a self-assessment based on The Digital Competence Framework 2.1
Publications
Language matters at the internationalised university: from practice to policy.
Stakounis, H. (In press). Language matters at the internationalised university: From practice to policy. SRHE Series, Routledge.
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xThe impact of Covid-19 on the UK EAP sector: An examination of how organisations delivering EAP were affected and responded in terms of academic delivery and operational procedures.
Bruce, E. & Stakounis, H. (In press). The impact of Covid-19 on the UK EAP sector: An examination of how organisations delivering EAP were affected and responded in terms of academic delivery and operational procedures. BALEAP Conference 2021 proceedings.
Internationalisation at Home Under Threat: Foreign Language Skills Needed
Stakounis, H. (2023, November). Internationalisation at Home Under Threat: Foreign Language Skills Needed. In Proceeding of the World Conference on Language Learning (Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1-1).
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xEmergency Remote Assessment (ERA) Narratives from the UK English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Sector: Examining Validity and Longevity of Technology-Driven Solutions.
Bruce, E., & Stakounis, H. (2022). Emergency Remote Assessment (ERA) Narratives from the UK English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Sector: Examining Validity and Longevity of Technology-Driven Solutions. In Technology-Assisted Language Assessment in Diverse Contexts (pp. 34-53). Routledge.
Emergency Remote Assessment in the UK EAP sector: Challenges, innovations and opportunities.
Bruce, E. & Stakounis, H. (2022). Emergency Remote Assessment in the UK EAP sector: Challenges, innovations and opportunities. TEASIG Today.
The impact of Covid-19 on the UK EAP sector: An examination of how organisations delivering EAP were affected and responded in terms of academic delivery and operational procedures.
Bruce, E., & Stakounis, H. (2021). The impact of Covid-19 on the UK EAP sector: An examination of how organisations delivering EAP were affected and responded in terms of academic delivery and operational procedures. Report commissioned by BALEAP.[Online] Available at: https://www. baleap. org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BALEAP-Report-Covid-and-EAP-May-2021. pdf.
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xSpeaking in Social Contexts: Issues for Pre-Sessional EAP Students
Jarvis, H., & Stakounis, H. (2010). Speaking in Social Contexts: Issues for Pre-Sessional EAP Students. TESL-EJ, 14(3), n3.
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xProjects
Virtual Reality for language learning research
Interdisciplinary mixed methods research project with digital learning team at Durham University, involving VR lab sessions
International Week
Collaboration to bring Chinese Durham University postgraduate students to a small village in southwest France to facilitate workshops for learning Chinese and English language and culture with young children.
Skills for the 21st century
Online teacher training and student classes for digital and academic English skills with Olashore International School in Nigeria.
BALEAP funded research
Won a tender to carry out large-scale national collaborative research into the impact of Covid-19 on the UK EAP sector.
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xComics for Inclusive English Language Learning Compendium: A Guide for Teachers on using the CIELL App
Erasmus+ funded project to create a teaching guide for using inclusive comics in English language learning.
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xPresentations
English-only, Englishization, and English as the Academic Lingua Franca: Is it finally time for language policy at the UK multilingual internationalised university?
Stakounis, H. (2024). English-only, Englishization, and English as the Academic Lingua Franca: Is it finally time for language policy at the UK multilingual internationalised university? Lancaster University Language, Ideology and Power Research Group.
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xLancaster Abstract
Language and the teacher in the internationalised university classroom.
Stakounis, H. (2024). Language and the teacher in the internationalised university classroom. Durham University.
Internationalisation at home under threat: foreign language skills needed.
Stakounis, H. (2023). Internationalisation at home under threat: foreign language skills needed. World Conference on Language Learning..
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xUnderstanding the Reading Practices of PGT students
Kendall, L & Stakounis, H. (2023). Understanding the Reading Practices of PGT students. Durham Teaching and Learning Conference.
Digital Language Assessment: The Good, the Bad and the yet to be decided.
Bruce, E & Stakounis, H. (2023). Digital Language Assessment: The Good, the Bad and the yet to be decided. NATESOL webinar.
ELF and other Englishes at odds with internationalisation agendas.
Stakounis, H. (2023). ELF and other Englishes at odds with internationalisation agendas. St Andrews EAP Conference 2023.
Shouldn't pre-sessionals be inclusive of all?
Stakounis, H. (2023). Shouldn't pre-sessionals be inclusive of all? 2023 BALEAP Conference.
Exploring translanguaging in the ELT classroom
Invited speaker for McGraw Hill.
Community Building
Kendall, L. & Stakounis, H. (2022). Community Building. Durham Teaching and Learning Conference.
Emergency Remote Assessment in the UK EAP sector: Challenges, innovations and opportunities.
Bruce, E. & Stakounis, H. (2021). Emergency Remote Assessment in the UK EAP sector: Challenges, innovations and opportunities. TAFSIG Webinar.
Emergency Remote Assessment in the UK EAP sector: Challenges, innovations and opportunities.
Bruce, E. & Stakounis, H. (2021). Emergency Remote Assessment in the UK EAP sector: Challenges, innovations and opportunities. IATEFL TAESIG Webinar.
The impact of Covid-19 on the UK EAP sector: An examination of how organisations delivering EAP were affected and responded in terms of academic delivery and operational procedures.
Bruce, E. & Stakounis, H. (2021). The impact of Covid-19 on the UK EAP sector: An examination of how organisations delivering EAP were affected and responded in terms of academic delivery and operational procedures. BALEAP Conference.
Emergency Remote Management (ERM) in EAP 2020 provision
Bruce, E. & Stakounis, H. (2021). Emergency Remote Management (ERM) in EAP 2020 provision, Durham BALEAP PIM: Leadership and management, 5th June 2021.
Role of sojourners’ ‘cultures’ and gender on accessing speaking opportunities.
Stakounis, H. (2016). Role of sojourners’ ‘cultures’ and gender on accessing speaking opportunities. BAAL Lancaster University