معرفی
Catherine MacBean is a Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes at the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds, where she has been teaching since 2013. She is based in the Language Centre and delivers EAP instruction across multiple programmes, including pre-sessional and in-sessional courses for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Her educational background includes a BA (hons) in English Literature, PGCE, Cambridge CELTA, Cambridge DELTA, and a PG Cert in English Language Teaching and Professional Practice from Leeds Beckett University.
Her research focuses on academic writing development and the impact of discipline-specific insessional language provision. She has contributed to curriculum design, particularly in developing the Language for Law summer pre-sessional course, which reflects her interest in tailored academic language support across disciplines.
With no recent publications listed, her professional engagement appears centered on pedagogical practice rather than published research output.
- Member, BALEAP
- Member, IATEFL
She has no listed scientific awards or research grants. Her teaching responsibilities include module co-leadership in the Language for Law summer course and supporting taught postgraduate students in the School of English through in-sessional academic literacy provision.
She is part of the Language Centre at the University of Leeds, which delivers English language support across the institution, particularly for international students transitioning into academic study.
