Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching, School of Languages Principal Language Lecturer
Qualifications
Ongoing: MA Education (Bath University, UK)
Cambridge ESOL DELTA (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
MA History (St. Andrews University, UK)
Experience
EAP Principle Language Lecturer, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University - 2013 - present
Teacher, English First (Suzhou) - 2012 to 2013
Lecturer, Aoji International School - 2007 to 2012
Sept 2007 – Dec 2007 Fredrick Bird Primary School (Coventry, England)
Lecturer, Xinxiang College - 2005 to 2007
Research interests
Content-language integrated learning
Cognitive psychology
Transfer of learning
Science of Learning
Cognitive load theory
Conference presentations
Beech, H., Chen, C., Ford, J., and Scott, P. (March 2019). Symposium: CLIL in Higher Education: Implementation and Innovation at a Transnational University. BALEAP Conference, Leeds University, UK.
Beech, H. (June 2019). How Writing in the Discipline (WID) courses facilitate the transfer of learning to analyze and critique: The view from China. 7th Biennial Conference on Writing and Critical Thinking, Quinnipiac University, USA.
Teaching activities
Year 1 Continuing Support in the ELC
Courses taught
Assisted Delivery on CCS002, ENG305 and BIO006
Foundation Continuing Support
EAP015/EAP014 - English Langauge and Study Skills I and II for Built Environment
