Dr Siân Etherington

Lecturer in TESOL

• Maxwell 917
• T: 0161 295 4397
• E: s.etherington@salford.ac.uk
• SEEK: Research profile

Mondays 2pm to 3pm

Wednesday 9.30am to 10.30am

I completed my first degree in English Language and Literature at Oxford University, then worked as an EFL teacher in Greece and Germany before completing a Masters in Education (TESOL) programme at the University of Manchester.  I was awarded an ESRC studentship to fund my PhD studies on the teaching and learning of grammar, also at Manchester University.  I joined the University of Salford in 2001, leading the pre-sessional and in-sessional EAP programmes for several years. I was programme leader for the MA TESOL degree from 2008-2012. I am currently Director of Postgraduate Studies for the School of HuLSS.

My teaching covers Second Language Learning theories and psychology of second language learning; research methodology for TESOL and Applied Linguistics.

PhD supervisions include extensive reading, learner autonomy of Arabic students, motivational strategies in the Saudi context, vocabulary learning strategies.

My research interests relate to the teaching and learning of grammar in EFL contexts; individual differences and second language learning; English for Academic Purposes; Beliefs and perceptions about second language learning; second language learning and emotions. I am also an active member of the University's Writer's Group: a peer support group for staff interested in publishing educational research.

Qualifications: BA English Literature and Language, CTEFLA, MA TEFL, PhD, PG Certificate in Academic Practice, Qualified Teacher status (EFL).

I am a member of International Association for Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL); British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL); British Association for Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes (BALEAP). 

I am applying for fellowship of the Higher Education Academy following my completion of the PG Certificate in Academic Practice.

Etherington, S (ed.) 2011, English for Specific Academic Purposes: Proceedings of the 2009 BALEAP Conference , Reading , UK Garnet Publishing

Etherington, S 2008, 'Academic Writing in the Disciplines', in: Teaching Academic Writing New York: Continuum Press

Etherington, S & Spurling, N 2008, 'Knowledge in Action: International students and their interaction with cultural knowledge', Education in A Changing Environment, Conference Book Volume 4 New York: Informing Science Press.

Etherington, S 2007, 'Teaching and testing academic writing: exploring staff and student experiences', British Association of Lecturers in EAP (BALEAP) Conference Proceedings London: Peter Lang