Chris R Smith

Head of English Language Pre-Sessional & Director of Quality and Curriculum

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)