ELENA KKESE ID#852835 Tasou Isaak 3 Alethriko , 7570 Phone: 2443 3717 Mobile: 9959 3090 Fax: 2443 3717 Email: [email protected]

QUALIFICATIONS English: TOEFL-Grade 603 (08/2003) GCE O’ Level-Grade B (01/2000) English has also been the language of instruction for all the courses of the B.A. Degree Programme in English Language and Literature, the M.A. Degree Programme in (English) Applied Linguistics, as well as for the PhD Programme in (English) Linguistics. This has been of crucial importance since this constant exposure to the language helped to provide me with a high level of communicative competence in the use of English, as well as with the theoretical background to understand the structure and use of the language, and the ability to use the English language in teaching that have been very useful for all the years that I have been involved with the teaching of English. My teaching experience has made possible the application of theory to practice and provided me with an understanding of learners as well as their needs and difficulties in the effort to master a new language.

EDUCATION 2017-present PGCert in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education - UCLan, UK 2008-2014 Ph.D. in (English) Linguistics - University of , 2004-2006 M.A. - (English) Applied Linguistics Grade Point Average (GPA): 8.98/10 Excellent - , Nicosia 2000-2004 B.A. - English Language and Literature Grade Point Average (GPA): 8.28/10 Very Good - University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1997-2000 Graduation Certificate (Branch of Classical Studies) Grade: 18 4/12 Very Good - Saint George Lyceum, Larnaca

LANGUAGES Greek English French Italian Spanish

REFERENCES Phoevos E. Panagiotidis, PhD Professor of Theoretical Linguistics University of Cyprus - Department of English Studies P.O. BOX 20537, CY-1678 Nicosia, 75 Kallipoleos Phone: +357 2289 2122 [email protected]

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Dimitra Karoulla-Vrikki, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Linguistics European University Cyprus – Department of Humanities 6, Diogenis Str, 2404 , Nicosia Phone: +357 22713000; +357 22713247 [email protected]

Kakia Petinou, PhD Associate Professor of Speech and Language Pathology Cyprus University of Technology – Department of Rehabilitation Science Vragadinou 16 Street, Lemesos Phone: +357 2500 2497 [email protected]

EMPLOYMENT 2017-present Special Scientist, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology Phone: +357 2500 2486 Job responsibilities: teaching Introduction to Linguistics (SLT130), Language Acquisition (SLT170) 2015-present Associate Lecturer, UCLan Cyprus Phone: +357 2469 4000 Job responsibilities: teaching Clinical Linguistics and Language Pathology (LG3117), Contrastive Linguistics (LG3223), Academic Writing (EF1498), Introduction to Phonology (LG1220), Sociolinguistics (LG2103), Inside English Words (LG2402), Methodology in TESOL (EB4502), Study and Research Skills (CO1808) 2013-present English teacher at State Institutes of Further Education Phone: +357 2430 4164 Job responsibilities: teaching D1, E3, E4 and E7 groups 2013-2015 Scientific Collaborator, European University Cyprus, Nicosia Phone: +357 2271 3258 Job responsibilities: teaching Phonetics and Phonology in Greek (LOG 210), Phonetics and Phonology in English (LIN 213) 2013-2014 Special Scientist, Department of Education, University of Cyprus Phone: +357 2289 2940 Job responsibilities: Teaching English to Young Learners (EDU391) 2012-2015 Lecturer in English Language, M.K.C.CityCollege Larnaca Phone: +357 2481 8571 Job responsibilities: teaching English Writing, English Essay, English Grammar, Elementary English, Intermediate English, IGCSE/IELTS, teaching English to Russian students 2013 English teacher, KEPA (Productivity Centre), Nicosia Job responsibilities: teaching English to students between 14-18 years old 2011-2012 Teaching assistant, Department of English Studies, University of Cyprus Phone: +357 2289 2102 Job responsibilities: correcting assignments, invigilating and correcting final exams, conducting research 2007-2011 Lecturer in English Language, P.A. College Larnaca Phone: +357 2402 1528 Fax: 24-021557 Job responsibilities: teaching ENG 101 (English Language I)-IELTS,/academic writing, ENG 102 (English Language II)-essay writing 2006-2007 English teacher, Eurognosi tutorial centre (ΕΥΡΩΓΝΩΣΗ) - Larnaca Phone: +357 2462 8080 Job responsibilities: groups of junior A - B (EJ2 - EJ3), elementary A, B, C (EK1 – EK3), elementary (ES1 adults’ group) 2004-2006 English teacher, Y.P.A tutorial centre - Larnaca 2

Phone: +357 2464 1850 Job responsibilities: junior - intermediate groups private students between the ages of 14-16 (help with their school h/w)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS CyLing (Cyprus Linguistics Society), Nicosia LAGB (Linguistics Association of Great Britain) CyTEA (Cyprus Teachers of English Association)

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION/ RESEARCH INTERESTS · Acquisition of L2 phonetics and phonology (difficulties of L2 users of English), interlanguage, speech perception · Second/foreign language teaching and learning, · Second language acquisition and foreign language testing, 1. spelling acquisition and assessment in L2 (spelling stages, strategies, difficulties with English orthography esp. sound-symbol correspondences, differences in writing and spelling between boys and girls, designing of rating scales/scoring rubrics for spelling accuracy, interrelation of the skills of spelling and writing – use of spelling in context) 2. writing acquisition and assessment in L2 esp. composing (writing stages, writing assessment and scoring procedures [differences btw formative/summative assessment, in-class/large-scale assessment contexts, subjective/objective marking, direct/indirect tests, analytic/holistic scales]), · Sociolinguistic situation in Cyprus (Cyprus as an EFL/ESL country, status and attitudes toward the EL and CGD, extent of loanwords from English, code-switching).

BOOK CHAPTER AND JOURNAL PAPERS PUBLICATIONS Kkese, E. (forthcoming). Assessing L2 Writing in the Absence of Scoring Procedures: Construction of Rating Scales in a Cypriot-Greek EFL In-Class Context. Journal of English Education. - Kkese, E. & Lokhtina, I. (2017). Insights into the Cypriot-Greek attitudes toward multilingualism and multiculturalism in Cyprus. Journal of Mediterranean Studies, 26(2): 227-246. - Kkese, E., & Petinou, K. (2017). Factors affecting the perception of plosives in second language English by Cypriot-Greek listeners. In E. Babatsouli (ed.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on Monolingual and Bilingual Speech 2017 (pp. 162- 167). ISBN: 978-618-82351-1-3. URL: http://ismbs.eu/publications-2017. - Kkese, E., & Petinou, K. (2017). Perception Abilities of L1 Cypriot Greek Listeners – Types of Errors involving Plosive Consonants in L2 English. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 46(1): 1-25. DOI 10.1007/s10936-016-9417-3. - Kkese, E. (2016). Identifying plosives in L2 English: the case of L1 Cypriot Greek speakers. Linguistic Insights: studies in language and communication, li217. Switzerland: Peter Lang AG. - Kkese, E. (2012). Constructing Rating Scales for ESL Composing. In D. Tsagari (Ed.) Research on EFL in Cyprus vol.II. Nicosia: Press. - Kkese, E. (2010). Issues in L2 Acquisition of Spelling: When Spelling Tests are simply not Enough. In P. Pavlou (Ed.) Research on English as a Foreign Language in Cyprus vol.I. Nicosia: University of Nicosia Press.

- Kkese, E. (in preparation). Index of Control and Spelling Accomplishment in L2 English. - Kkese, E. (in preparation). Assessing L2 composition writing: the case of spelling. - Kkese, E. (in preparation). Difficulties identifying non-native phonological segments by L1 Cypriot Greek speakers. - Kkese, E. (in preparation). Attitudes of students in higher education toward code-switching in the CG context. 3

- Kkese, E. (in preparation). Attitudes of CG users toward code-switching in different domains of use. - Kkese, E. (in preparation). Attitudes of instructors in tertiary education toward code-switching from English into the CG dialect. - Kkese, E. (in preparation). Attitudes of CG users toward English loanwords. - Kkese, E. & Psalta, L. (in preparation). Perception in L2 acquisition: sensitivity on acoustic, visual and/or acoustic-visual cues. - Kkese, E. (in preparation). Perception of plosive consonants in L2 English by CG users: insights from an ABX test.

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