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Dr. James McMenamin,

Job title/activity of the person
English Lecturer

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Contact

Phone
+41 56 202 84 14
E-Mail
james.mcmenamin@fhnw.ch

Address

Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Hochschule für Technik und Umwelt
Bahnhofstrasse 6
5210 Windisch

Activity at FHNW

English Lecturer at the FHNW Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences

Profile

Biography

Education

2015
University of Stellenbosch, Doctorate in Education

2006
Open University, Master of Education

1992
University of Stellenbosch, Bilingual Degree in Journalism

1991
University of Cape Town Honours in English

1987–89
University of Cape Town, Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature

Further education

2009
Training als E-Learning Co-ordinator: Moodle, Plone

1997
University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES)
CELTA

Work experience

Since 2012
English Lecturer, FHNW School of Engineering and Environment 
Training als E-Learning Co-ordinator: Moodle, Plone

Since 2011
English Lecturer, Hochschule für Life Sciences FHNW
Acting Team Leader HS 2009, Team Leader 2011–2013

2003–2016
English lecturer Hochschule für Wirtschaft FHNW

2000–2003
English teacher, In-company trainer, Flying Teachers GmbH

1998–2000
English teacher, NSH, Basel, Switzerland, Sek II Level

Launched new elective «Debating»; participated in launch of «PEP» programme

Publications

2021
McMenamin, James and Rudolf von Rohr, Marie-Thérèse
«Private online channels and student-centred interaction”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education

2017
McMenamin, James and Van der Walt , Christa
“Macro policies and meso language planning: The case of supranational policies in Europe”
In Un(intended) Language Planning in a Globalising World: Multiple Levels of Players at Work

2015
“Re-interpreting English for Academic Purposes in a trinational Bachelor's degree in Business Administration” (Doctoral Thesis)

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