I am Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics (Teaching and Curriculum Leadership) at the University of Nottingham, where I have been Course Director of the MA in Applied Linguistics and ELT since 2025. My teaching connects second language acquisition, language teaching methodology and the psychology of language learning, and I have taught across undergraduate and postgraduate levels for over a decade at the University of Essex and the University of Nottingham.

Current modules:

• Language Teaching: Speaking and Listening (ENGL4142, MA): module convenor for three years

• Second Language Acquisition (ENGL4069, MA)

• Psychology of Bilingualism and Language Learning (ENGL2021, BA English and BA Applied Linguistics)

• Teaching English as a Foreign Language (ENGL3002, BA English and BA Applied Linguistics)

MA dissertation supervision

I have supervised MA dissertations for many years, working with students from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds, many of them practising or future English language teachers. Projects have ranged across teacher motivation, classroom methodology, technology in language learning and textbook analysis. I particularly enjoy helping students turn a practical question from their own teaching or learning experiences into a well-designed piece of research. 

PhD supervision

I co-supervise doctoral researchers working on language learner motivation and multilingualism in study abroad, language policy and English Medium Instruction, and AI in ELT writing and assessment.

I welcome enquiries from prospective doctoral researchers whose work connects with mine, particularly projects on:

• Language teacher motivation, identity and professional experience

• Pre-service teacher education and classroom practice

• Generative AI in language teaching and teacher education

• Qualitative, interview-based and reflexive research designs

If your interests are close to these, please get in touch with a short outline of your idea. lorena.gadellakamstra@nottingham.ac.uk