Dr Faith Dillon-Lee

Head of English Language in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

  • Centre for Open Learning
  • English Language Education
  • College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Contact details

Address

Street

Paterson's Land
Holyrood Road

City
Edinburgh
Post code
EH8 8AQ

Availability

  • I share my role with Jill Northcotte. My working days and Weds-Fri.

Biography

Background

Faith Dillon-Lee holds a Ph.D. in English Literature, focusing on the psycho- and sociological effects of reading fiction on belief formation. She also holds a Master's Degree in Applied Linguistics and ELT, with a focus on English Language Teaching and sociolinguistics.

Faith has extensive experience in teaching English as a Foreign Language, English for Academic Purposes, and Academic Literacies. She is also experienced in curriculum & materials development, student engagement, and education for empowerment. She has worked in Higher Education for over a decade and, prior to this, worked in language schools and on community development projects. 

Amongst other duties, Faith is currently responsible for overseeing the English for Academic Purposes course within the Internation Foundation Programme and working with schools in CAHSS to embed Academic Language and Literacies support as part of ELE's Partnership Programme (https://www.ed.ac.uk/english-language-teaching/programme-partnerships).

Qualifications

  • Ph.D.; English Literature. Brunel University.
  • Postgraduate Certificate of Higher Education (PGCert HE). Middlesex University
  • MA; Applied Linguistics and ELT. King's College London
  • Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Cambridge University English Language Assessment
  • Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Cambridge University English Language Assessment
  • BA (hons); Drama, Theatre, and Television. Winchester University (previously King Alfred's College)

Responsibilities & affiliations

  • Fellow, RSA
  • Fellow, HEA

Current research interests

Academic Misconduct Critical Pedagogies Pedagogies of Hope Student Engagement & Empowerment Punk Publishing Fandom Works (Literature)

Knowledge exchange

  • Pitt, A.; Bernaschina, P.; Celini, L.; Dillon-Lee, F.; Endacott, N.; Lazar, G; Thomas, P.; Wilkinson, G. (2019). Educational Development and Embedding Academic Literacies in Sarah Brewer, Alison Standing, and Gemma Stansfield (Eds.) Insessional English for Academic Purposes. Pg. 71-82. Renfrew: BALEAP 

  • Peksa, J. & Dillon-Lee, F. (2020) The Price of Knowledge in the Times of Commodification of HE: A Case Study on the Changing Face of Education in World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences, 14 (9), pg. 671-675. 

  • Pitt, A.; Dillon-Lee, F. (ND) Trust Creativity, Create Trust, in Fred Dervin & Julie Byrd Clark (Eds.) Demystifying Critical Thinking in Multilingual and Intercultural Education. To be published by Info Age Publishing.

  • G. Wilkinson; A. Pitt; F. Dillon-Lee (2015). Becoming an Academic: New Experiences in Research for Enhancing Teaching and Learning, ICERI2015 Proceedings, pp. 1014-1020. 

Participant

  • COST New Speakers Network (2014). The Possible Effects of EIL/ELF on Monolingual Native English Speakers’ Management of their Linguistic Identity, Edinburgh, Scotland 

Papers delivered

  • Annual Teaching and Learning Conference (2014) Trust Creativity, Create Trust, London, England

  • Plagiarism Across Europe (2015). Implicit Attitudes Towards Plagiarism, Brno, Czech Republic

  • IAFOR (2016). Gender, Justice, and Feminism in the Modern American Sitcom. Brighton, UK

  • PALA (2016). Fanfiction: Participation, theft, or innovation? Cagliari, Italy

  • PALA (2016). Bridging the communication gap between researchers and practitioners. Cagliari, Italy 

  • GLADD (2016). ‘Nurturing Critical Engagement & Cross Disciplinary Inspiration through Creative Expression’, Birmingham, England  

  • Plagiarism Across Europe (2017). Diversity, Unity and Integrity, Brno, Czech Republic 

  • END (2017). Volcanoes, Mermaids, Castles and Forests: Utilizing Creativity to Enhance Student Achievement and Engagement with University Services. Lisbon, Portugal. 

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