Diana Freeman

Diana Freeman is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Language and Linguistics, Canterbury Christ Church University, within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Education. She holds key leadership roles, including Director of the taught portion of the MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Director of the Contemporary Language Studies programme.

Her educational background includes doctoral research on reading question-types in ELT coursebooks, with extensive teaching and research experience in language pedagogy.

• PhD: 'It's a Question of Questions: A taxonomy of reading question-types and an investigation into these question-types accompanying the reading activities in global ELT course books.'
• Former teaching roles at the University of Birmingham and the University of Essex.
• Experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules in grammar, lexis, second language teaching, vocabulary, reading, and teacher training.

Dr Freeman's research centers on language teaching materials, especially in TESOL contexts. She is particularly interested in the design and effectiveness of reading comprehension questions in global ELT coursebooks, with a focus on intermediate levels, and aims to expand this research across proficiency levels and additional course book series. Her work bridges curriculum development, pedagogical theory, and classroom practice.

Although no publications are listed in the provided text, her research agenda suggests a sustained focus on materials evaluation, language assessment design, and pedagogical methodology in English language teaching.

She actively supervises MA dissertations and PhD theses in TESOL-related areas and has directed teacher training courses. Her professional experience includes grant-unrelated academic leadership, curriculum development, and extensive teaching in both general English and English for Academic Purposes (EAP).

Dr Freeman has contributed to academic programmes at multiple institutions and continues to shape TESOL education through her administrative and pedagogical roles.

She has been an EFL teacher for many years, primarily in the UK and Italy, which informs her applied research and teaching philosophy.