Biography
Michael has an MA Hons French with Linguistics from St Andrews (2004) and the
Trinity Cert TESOL (TLI Edinburgh, 2011). He passed the Test of Competence (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, 2006) while with KPMG in Audit and Assurance. He is also a full member of the Institute of Physics (MInstP).
He is most interested in language teaching, particularly the approach taken by Scott Thornbury, and as such has taught students from a wide range of backgrounds in Brunei, the UK and here in Iraq. He has been at the Catholic University in Erbil since 2020, prior to which he was at Soran University since 2013.
Academic Title: Lecturer
General Specialization: French
Specific Specialization: Linguistics
Contact Details:
Email: michael.phillips@cue.edu.krd
Phone: 0750-6013333
| ReqId | Degree | University Name | General Specialization | Specific Specialization | Country | Date |
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| M.A. | University of St Andrews | French | Linguistics | United Kingdom | 2004/06/22 |
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| ReqId | Course Name | Level | Semester | Department |
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| English Phonetics | First | Fall 23 | English | |
| French I | Second | Fall 23 | English | |
| French II | Second | Spring 24 | English | |
| French III | Third | Fall 23 | English | |
| French IV | Third | Spring 24 | English | |
| General English | First | Fall 23 | Pharmacy | |
| Phonology I | Second | Fall 23 | English | |
| Phonology II | Second | Spring 24 | English | |
| Professional Writing | Second | Spring 24 | Architecture | |
| Pronunciation in Practice | First | Spring 24 | English | |
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| ReqId | Project Title | Degree | Department |
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| A descriptive study of intonation in Kurmanji: Dialect of Sinjar as a Case Study | B.A. | English | |
| Perceptions of English among Kurmanji speakers in Sinjar | B.A. | English |