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Daniela Standen

Daniela Standen portrait
 

  • As Academic Director of Teaching and Learning (NUIST-ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Academy) I am responsible for academic quality and standards for students based at the NUIST-ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Academy a joint institute in Nanjing, China.  

  • I have oversight of the School’s contribution to supporting internationalisation of the curriculum and development of global graduate attributes and I am a member of the University UK (International) working group on Internationalisation at Home.

  • I convene the following modules:

  • Intercultural Competence and Communication (delivered at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø)

  • English for Academic Purposes 3 (delivered at NUIST-ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Academy)

  • I am a University Teaching Fellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

Areas of interest

My Teaching and Learning scholarship interests include: intercultural competence and communication, academic and vernacular literacy practices, assessment, blended learning, flippe learning as an inclusive pedagogy, academic integrity, curriculum development.

Teaching

Module convenor of:

  • Modern Britain 2: society, culture and history - undergraduate research (IL1GMB2)
  • Intercultural Competence and Communication (IL1GICC)

Background

I am a language teaching and intercultural competence specialist. I have taught IWLP Italian, English for Academic purposes and ‘The Global Graduate’ modules, which are designed to develop students’ global graduate attributes. My teaching practice puts students firmly in the centre, working with students as partners in their own learning.

I am an experienced academic leader, having led many teaching and learning transformation projects in various roles. Notable examples are:

  • the development of the Global Graduate Programme and the Red Global engagement award, giving students opportunities to develop graduate attributes for the global workplace.  

  • the expansion of the foundation provision both international and home strands.

Teaching and Learning funded projects:

 2021  The Global Graduate Programme: developing curricular provision to support development of global competencies, intercultural   competencies and graduate attributes  T&L Innovation Fund
 2017   Supporting Dyslexic Students to Learn Languages  Diversity and Inclusion Fund 
 2016  Development of Italian 3 module in partnership with student  ISLI T&L Projects Development   Fund
 2016  Online Placement Tests for Languages for All Italian and Spanish  ISLI T&L Projects Development   Fund
 2015  Introducing peer/team-based learning in the Languages for All Italian 1 syllabus  ISLI T&L Projects Development   Fund

 

Previous roles include: 

  • International Study and Language Institute Director of Teaching Learning. Member of the School Leadership Team, provides Academic Leadership to programmes in the International Study and Language Institute (ISLI) with strategic oversight of:

  • Home and international Foundation Level provision in the UK and overseas including emerging and existing TNE partnerships. 

  • The School’s contribution to supporting internationalisation of the curriculum and development of global graduate attributes, through leadership of the Global Graduate and the development of the Global strand of the RED award.

  • Teaching and Learning coordinator (Italian & assessment) on the Institution-Wide Language Programme.

  • School Disability Rep.

  • School Diversity and Inclusion Lead.

  • Academic Secondee on the Electronic Management of Assessment Project.

  • External Examiner 

  • Solent University (Introduction to English Language Teaching; Languages for all Italian)

  • Newcastle University (University-Wide Language Programme)

  • Module convenor: IWLP Italian (LA1PI1, LA1PI2, LA1PI3); English for Erasmus Students (IL1GEE); Modern Britain: Society, History and Politics.

Academic qualifications

M. Ed. Applied Linguistics (Distinction), The Open University  

Pg. Cert. Academic Practice, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA)

Pg. Cert. Human Resources Management, University of Sunderland

B. Soc. Sc. (Hons) International Studies and Politics, University of Birmingham

Professional bodies/affiliations

University Teaching Fellow

Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy

UNILANG Accredited Examiner

Member of London & the South East Academic Integrity Network

Member of Association of University Language Centres