Chris R Smith
Head of English Language Pre-Sessional & Director of Quality and Curriculum
- English Language Education
- Centre for Open Learning
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Email: chris.r.smith@ed.ac.uk
Availability
For Director of Quality and Curriculum enquiries, please email directorofqualityandcurriculum.col@ed.ac.uk
Background
I am Head of English Language Pre-Sessional at the Centre for Open Learning. Pre-sessional refers to courses for students before they begin their main degree or masters programme, usually focussing on developing English language and academic literacy and are undertaken by international students.
I am also Director of Quality and Curriculum at the Centre for Open Learning.
My main research interest is language assessment.
Qualifications
MA English Literature (University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Sheffield Hallam University)
MA Education (University of Sheffield)