Teresa Wigglesworth-Baker

A highly qualified (PhD) and experienced higher education professional, with 30+ years’ experience in lecturing, teaching, curriculum development, and educational assessment within higher and secondary education. Proven expertise in helping students to achieve their goals in Modern Foreign Languages (French and Russian), EFL and ESOL, as well as pre-masters and level 3 (A level) courses with a focus on education, humanities, social sciences, and academic skills. Strong background in pedagogical research, content evaluation, and assessment design. A skilled communicator, researcher and writer with a track record of refining and evaluating assessments and curriculum design.
I use a student-centred hybrid approach in my teaching to facilitate critical thinking and to help with applying problem-solving to the real world. I use digital tools in my online classes.

Core Expertise & Subject Specialisms
• Academic Foundations & Research: Academic Study Skills, Research Design & Methodology (Mixed-Methods, Qualitative & Quantitative), Critical Thinking, Academic Writing, Digital Literacy.

• Social Sciences & Humanities: Sociology, Globalisation, Communications, Culture & Heritage, Education and Language Policy.

• Linguistics & Languages: Russian (C2 - Native Fluency), French (C2 - Native Fluency), German (B1), English for Academic Purposes (EAP), Business English, English for Marketing & Management.

• Educational Delivery: 1-to-1 Tutoring, Dissertation Mentorship, Seminars, Small Group Workshops, Lecturing, Formative & Summative Assessment.

Technical & Digital Learning Profile
• Data Analysis & Research Software: SPSS (Quantitative data interpretation), NVivo (Qualitative analysis).
• Learning Management Systems (LMS) & E-Learning: Blackboard, Padlet, Kahoot, Zoom, Google and Microsoft Teams platforms.
• Linguistic & Analytical Tools: Trados (Translation Memory), Nuance, Mindview (Mind mapping/structural planning).