Dr Alan Waters

Alan Waters

Senior Lecturer

Degree: MA (Glasgow), PGCE with TEFL (Bangor), MA (Lancaster), PhD (Lancaster)

Personal website

Current Teaching

Foreign language education teaching methods; curriculum design/innovation; teacher learning.

Postgraduate modules:

Undergraduate module:

  • Background Issues in Language Teaching (Ling 270)

Research Interests

The design of systems for facilitating foreign language teacher learning, from macro (e.g., programme) to micro (e.g., workshop) level; foreign language teaching materials design; methodology of foreign language teaching; innovation in foreign language teaching; the applied linguistics-language teaching interface.

Potential Doctoral Proposals

I have until recently and/or am currently supervising doctoral students in the areas of second language literacy practices in higher education, teacher cognition, electronic whiteboard technology, self-efficacy in language learning, continuing professional development, expertise in materials design and in materials evaluation, the role of the teacher in content-based instruction, and attitudes towards English as an International Language in 'TESEP' settings. My own main current research interests are language teaching materials and methodology, language teacher learning, the management of innovation in language education, and the applied linguistics/language teaching interface. However, due to my imminent retirement, I regret that I am no longer able to accept any further PhD students.

Additional Information

I joined the department in 2001, after working in the university's Institute for English Language Education (IELE) for a number of years. I have also held posts in Sierra Leone, Kuwait and Thailand, run courses in many other parts of the world and acted as a consultant to several major ELT development projects. My publications include Interface (Longman), ESP: A Learning-centred Approach, Study Tasks in English (both Cambridge University Press), A Review of Research into Needs for English for Academic Purposes (ETS), two edited volumes of papers and a number of journal articles.

Additional Information

Eprints Publications Repository and Bibliographic Database

Alan Waters has 15 selected publication records listed on this webpage. Use links to access abstracts and full text where available. View all records to sort by date, type and title. For all ePrints records go to http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk

Waters, Alan (2009) "To mediate relevantly" : a response to James Simpson. Applied Linguistics, 30 (4). pp. 602-608. ISSN Online ISSN 1477-450X - Print ISSN 0142-6001

Waters, Alan (2009) Advances in materials design. In: The Handbook of Language Teaching. Blackwell, Oxford, pp. 311-326. ISBN 9781405154895

Waters, Alan (2009) A guide to methodologia : past, present and future. ELT Journal, 63 (2). pp. 108-115. ISSN Online ISSN 1477-4526 - Print ISSN 0951-0893

Waters, Alan (2009) Ideology in applied linguistics for language teaching. Applied Linguistics, 30 (1). pp. 138-143. ISSN Online ISSN 1477-450X - Print ISSN 0142-6001

Waters, Alan (2009) Managing innovation in English language education, state of the art review. Language Teaching, 42 (4). pp. 421-458. ISSN ISSN: 0261-4448 EISSN: 1475-3049

Waters, Alan and Vilches, Ma. Luz C. (2008) Factors Affecting ELT Reforms : the case of the Philippines Basic Education Curriculum. RELC Journal, 39 (1). pp. 5-24. ISSN Online ISSN: 1745-526X Print ISSN: 0033-6882

Waters, Alan (2008) Review of Edge, J (ed.) 'TESOL in the Age of Empire'. ELT Journal, 62 (1). pp. 89-92. ISSN Online ISSN 1477-4526 - Print ISSN 0951-0893

Waters, Alan (2007) ELT and the Spirit of the Times. ELT Journal, 61 (4). pp. 353-359. ISSN Online ISSN 1477-4526 - Print ISSN 0951-0893

Waters, Alan (2007) Ideology, reality and false consciousness in ELT. ELT Journal, 61 (4). pp. 367-368. ISSN Online ISSN 1477-4526 - Print ISSN 0951-0893

Waters, Alan (2007) Native-speakerism in ELT: Plus ca change? System, 35 (3). pp. 281-292. ISSN 0346-251X

Other Interests and Hobbies

Please see my personal web-page above.

Associated Keywords: Classroom learning, English for academic purposes EAP, Language teaching methodology, Language teaching research, Managing innovation in language education, Task based teaching and task design, Teacher learning in language teaching, Technology enhanced learning

 

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