Profile

Ed Hounslow, Head of Division of Language and Communication

Ed has taught English language and linguistics for the institution for many years, and has been head of the Division since 2001. Previously he held the posts of Head of Department of Languages and Linguistics, and was briefly an Associate Dean (External Affairs).

Ed's areas of interest include EFL, TEFL, English Grammar, Phonetics and Phonology, materials development, language testing, Business English and ELT management. He also maintains an interest in literature, and teaches units on the History of English, and Literary Stylistics.

Ed is Course Manager for the MA in Applied Linguistics (TEFL), and the Summer Certificate in TEFL.

External Teaching and Examinership Experience

Ed’s external experience includes running short teacher training programmes in other universities, both in UK and overseas. He has extensive external examining experience including: Oman College of Administrators (English language BA), Sheffield Hallam - China operations (Foundation courses), Anglia Polytechnic University (Exchange field and TEFL), Trinity College London (Moderator for Certificate in TESOL), University of Portsmouth (MA and BA TEFL).

Current / Recent Teaching

• EFL/TEFL (various)
• Phonology, Grammar and Lexis
• Style and Genre
• History of English
• Structure of English
• MA Applied Linguistics TEFL (various)

Relevant Scholarly and Consultancy Activity

• Comparative studies of monolingual learner's dictionaries and grammars
• 50 Complete Lesson Plans for the Language Teacher [a teacher training manual]
• Several review and survey papers on grammar, phonology and dictionaries
• Intonation [in Modern English Teacher]
• Language consultancies for several major European companies, including SKF and Belgium Steel
• Reader for EFL publishers
• Currently writing an EFL grammar, and a business English course book