education and training

Wallingford School, Oxfordshire, 1967-1974.

University of York, 1975-1979. BA Hons (II i) in Language with Linguistics

Central Institute of Hindi, New Delhi, 1981-1982. Diploma in Hindi Language Proficiency

University of Leeds, 1982-1983. Postgraduate Diploma in ESL (PGCE) with Distinction

Sandwell College, 1983-1985 (part-time). City & Guilds Certificate in CCTV Production

University of Edinburgh, 1986-1987. MSc in Applied Linguistics

Projects:

1. Development and Analysis of Gaelic Placement Test (Distinction)

2. Phonological Study of English Loanwords in Japanese (Distinction)

3. Design of Hindi and Urdu Language Programme for TV (Distinction)

Dissertation: Concepts of Mother Tongue and Native Speaker in relation to the Teaching of Languages to Adults