AlisonW

Alison Whelan is a Research Associate in the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences (ECLS) at Newcastle University. After conducting classroom-based research into teaching and learning methods and techniques whilst teaching Modern Foreign Languages in various secondary schools in the UK, she explored the impact of self-identifying as a Teacher-Researcher on professional identity and classroom agency as part of her Doctorate in Education. She now has particular interests in language learning and teaching, project-based learning, teacher training and development, and the creation and implementation of research-based, innovative curricula at primary, secondary, college and HE level.