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University of Bedfordshire
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Mario Moya

Position

Sub Dean (International) and Senior Lecturer in Education

Mario Moya

Profile

Mario Moya has been working in the field of education since 1996 when he graduated from the School of Humanities and Social Science at Cordoba National University, the oldest and most prestigious university in Argentina and in South America.

He lectured in both Languages and Linguistics and took part in many research projects. In 1999 Mario was awarded an MA in Languages and Education and won a scholarship granted by the British Council to continue his research activity in the UK.

Prior to joining the University of Bedfordshire, Mario became a Curriculum Leader at the Archbishop Lanfranc School in Croydon, South London and took part in the design and introduction of Languages to Croydon primary schools in partnership with the local council.

He worked as a lecturer/tutor in the post 16 PGCE programme at Lewisham College run in conjunction with Canterbury Christ University and also taught Languages as a lecturer/tutor with The Open University in London.

As a subject specialist, Mario has been actively involved in the delivery of teacher training courses both in the UK and Argentina.

He has also worked on various consultancy projects providing support to schools and teachers in the introduction and development of Modern Languages in the primary and secondary curriculum.

Mario is currently working on the development of a Virtual Classroom using BREO, a project that has received funding support from the Teaching Quality Enhancement office.

Mario's interests include research on CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) and Modern Languages Methodology.

Teaching Expertise

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  • Sub-Dean (International) Faculty of Education, Sport and Tourism
  • Senior Lecturer in Education
  • Strand Leader for Primary Modern Languages (B.Ed. and Primary PGCE)

Research Interests

  • In progress: Ed.D. (UoB)  Developing language learning strategies for teaching modern languages to primary school children. A pedagogical approach for generalist PGCE students.
  • The role of sensitisation and flow in the introduction of modern languages in the primary school.

Conferences

  • Australian Foreign Modern Language Teachers Association (AFMLTA) National Conference 2011: The Changing landscape of Initial Teacher Education in England: the influence of multiculturalism and multilingualism in teacher training: a case study.
  • Brazilian Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL) Annual Conference: The strategic development of second language learning in primary school children.
  • Arturo Capdevila English teaching training College – La Falda – Córdoba – Argentina (guest speaker): Creating a purposeful atmosphere for learning English.

Scholarships

  • The British Council (2001): The influence of languages in the development of identities in an urban secondary school in London.

Contact details

T: +44 (0)1234 793395
E: mario.moya@beds.ac.uk


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