Lyndon Taylor

Lyndon Taylor MSc, BA, Trinity DiP TESOL

Senior Lecturer In Tesol


About

I have worked in TESOL for over 16 years, including six years overseas in Prague, Paris and Budapest. I have worked in several public and private institutions and have also been a partner in an English language teaching company in Budapest.

I've been working in the TESOL department at Sheffield Hallam for over six years. Over the last two years, I developed the Long English for Academic Purposes course and have worked closely with students from a variety of countries including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Libya and China.

I'm also an examiner for IELTS/Cambridge FCE, CAE and BEC.

Specialist areas of interest

learner differences – cognitive approaches to language learning

Teaching

Department of Education, Childhood and Inclusion

College of Social Sciences and Arts

computer applications in TESOL

Publications

Presentations

Donaghue, H., & Taylor, L. (2018). Using post-test think aloud interviews to investigate student reading skills and reading test validity. Presented at: The English UK North Academic Conference, The University of Sheffield, UK

Donaghue, H., & Taylor, L. (2017). Evaluating a pre-sessional reading test using stimulated recall interviews. Presented at: IATEFL Testing, Evaluation and Assessment SIG: Building Practical Assessment Skills for Teachers, University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK

Donaghue, H., & Taylor, L. (2017). Evaluating a pre-sessional reading test using stimulated recall interviews. Presented at: BALEAP PIM: Evaluating the effectiveness of EAP, University of Edinburgh, UK

Other publications

McGrath, L., & Taylor, L. (2016). A world of EAP. ESP Today: https://www.esptodayjournal.org/pdf/current_issue/3.6.2016/BOOK-REVIEW-LYNDON-TAYLOR-and-LISA-MCGRATH.pdf

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