Sarah Julia Calderwood
Instructor - ALL040 Course Coordinator
- Email: Sarah.Calderwood@zu.ac.ae
- Telephone: +971 2 599 3475
- Address: Abu Dhabi - Khalifa City, FF3.001.010
Introduction
Sarah has over 18 years’ experience teaching English, academic English, writing, and academic skills in the UAE, Oman, and South Korea. She received my MATESOL from The University of London (UCL, Institute of Education) with a dissertation on English and Identity in Korea. Since then, she has achieved further postgraduate qualifications in Instructional Design and Teaching English for Academic Purposes. Sarah is currently also enrolled on a postgraduate course in Digital Education.
Sarah’s interests involve, but are not limited to, educational leadership, Learning and Development, academic writing, academic skills, assessment, curriculum, digital education, identity, language and education, and surveillance in education. She has vast experience in instructional technology, curriculum, and material development.
Roles and Responsibilities
ALL040 Course Coordinator
Qualifications
MA TESOL, University London, UCL, Institute of Education, 2011
BA (hons) Social Anthropology, University of London, London School of Economics, 1998
Certificate, Instructional Design, WITS, South Africa, 2018
Postgraduate Certificate, Teaching English for Academic Purposes, University of Glasgow, 2019
MSc Digital Education, University of Edinburgh, Current
Memberships
BALEAP, International Writing Centers Association, Apple Teacher
Languages
English
Informal Interests
Wildlife Photography, Cooking, Travel
Research and Professional Activities
Professional interests:
Digital Education, Identity, TEAP, Curriculum Design.
Teaching Areas
ALL040
ENG140
ENG145
ENG240
English for Academic Purposes
Academic Language Support for CNHS