Kathryn Hope

Thesis Title: ‘Investigating the impact of accents on English language learners’ listening comprehension’

Research Interests: English Language Teaching, Second Language Acquisition, Listening Comprehension, Global Englishes, English as a Lingua Franca, British Regional Accents

Recent Conference Papers:

May 2018: University of Liverpool - English PGR conference

June 2017: University of Central Lancashire - International Postgraduate Conference on Modern Foreign Languages, Linguistics and Literature 

June 2016: MATSDA conference

Relevant Teaching Experience:

Seminar tutor – Close Reading and Describing English Language modules

Seminar and Lecture tutor – Multilingualism in Society module

Language facilitator- Cambridge English (advanced level) evening classes

PGR Workshop Facilitator – Time Management workshops

Supervisors: Dr Hitomi Masuhara, Dr Paul Cooper