Manuela Contardi-Lane
- Title
- Lecturer in Languages
- Location
- CBA1.051
Biography
Milan-born Manuela Contardi-Lane joined the Language Centre at Keele University in 2014 as Module Leader for Italian. In the following years she also became involved in teaching English and Academic Skills and joined the TESOL team. Previous employment included teaching Italian in various FE colleges and at Staffordshire University, as well as interpreting, translation and tuition for local businesses. She has worked as an OCN moderator, and GCSE and A-Level examiner/marker.
Apart from a degree in Modern Languages from Italy, she holds a PGCE in FAHE, a Master's Degree in English Literature, and both CertTESOL and DELTA qualifications. She also worked as an English tutor for Study Group and delivering pre-sessional courses at the University of Manchester.
She is interested in promoting languages in FE and HE, and particularly as an aspect of lifelong learning. She is keen to develop language and cultural links between Keele University, local schools/colleges and the wider community.
