Dr. Mónos Katalin / CV | Institute of English and American Studies

EDUCATION

• 1976-81 Kossuth Lajos University, Faculty of Humanities, Debrecen
• Majors: History, English Language and Literature
• 1972-76 Perczel Mór Secondary Grammar School, Siófok

JOB HISTORY

• 1992- Department of English Language Learning and Teaching (Centre for English Teacher Training till 1997), University of Debrecen, Hungary
• 2003- assistant professor
• 1992-2002 instructor
• 1985–92 Mechwart András Technical School of Machinery and Engineering, Debrecen, teacher of English and History
• 1983-85 self-employed language teacher, interpreter, translator
• 1981–83 Primary Practice School of Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen, language teacher
• 1980-81 Secondary Practice School of Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen, part time language teacher

ACHIEVEMENTS AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2002 - PhD degree, Synchronic and Diachronic Linguistics Doctoral Degree Programme of the University of Debrecen (English Linguistics Sub programme)
• Title of dissertation: Learner Strategies of Hungarian Secondary Grammar School Students
• 1997 - Master of Education (MEd) degree, College of St. Mark and St. John (affiliated to the University of Exeter), Plymouth, UK
• Title of dissertation: Towards learner autonomy in initial teacher education: What can be done?
• 1998 Self-directed Learning Centres Course, Saffron Walden, UK
• 1995-97 Reflective Trainer Training MEd Course, College of St. Mark and St. John, Plymouth, UK
• 1993 – Reflective Trainer Training Course, College of St. Mark and St. John, Plymouth, UK
• 1992 – Initial Teacher Training Course, International House, Budapest, International Teacher Training Institute
• 1989 – In-service Teacher Training Course, ELTE, Budapest

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2006 – training DExam (Language exam of the University of Debrecen) course and material developers, consulting and teaching activities for DExam centre
• 1999 – curriculum and materials development, editing, teaching, module-coordination and thesis supervision in the Distance Learning Programme of the English and American Institute

THESIS SUPERVISION IN THE BA AND MA PROGRAMMES

• 2011: 3 students
• 2010: 11 students
• 2009: 9 students
• 2008: 9 students
• 2007: 12 students
• 2006: 12 students
• 2005: 10 students
• 2004: 8 students
• 2003: 9 students
• 2002: 6 students
• 2000: 4 students

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

• 2003- collaboration with Professor dr. Ravi Sheorey, University of Oklahoma, US, in researching the reading strategies of Hungarian university and college students
• 1999- ELT consultant for the English and American Institute

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• 2005 - MANYE (Hungarian Association of Applied Linguists and Language Teachers)
• 2003 - HUSSE
• 2002 – IATEFL Hungary

LANGUAGES

• English – C1/C2
• German – B2 (intermediate)

CONFERENCE PAPERS, PARTICIPATIONS, PRESENTATIONS

• What is learner autonomy? Presentation at the British Council PRESET Resources Pool meeting in Budapest, March 1997.
• Attending 'The 5th Symposium for Language Teacher Educators'. Edinburgh, November 1997.
• Experiences of learner training in Hungary. Presentation at the IATEFL conference in Manchester, April 1998.
• Perceptions of teaching practice. Presentation at the ELTECS Third Central European Teacher Education conference in Prague, May 1998.
• Self-assessment as a means of developing trainee autonomy. Presentation at the Linking ELT Professionals for the new Millennium conference in Split, February 2000.
• Learner strategies of Hungarian secondary students. Presentation at the English and American Studies conference in Timisoara, May 2001.
• Towards a new strategy assessment scheme in Hungarian secondary state education. Presentation at the IATEFL-H conference in Nyíregyháza, October 2001.
• Having fun with grammar. Presentation at the ‘ELT and Culture for all’ British Council conference in Debrecen, April 2002.
• Developing efficient reading and listening skills in university education. Presentation at the ‘ELT signposts’ conference in Brno, Czech Republic, September 2003.
• The reading strategies of university English majors. Presentation at the MANYE XV. Congress in Miskolc, April 2005.
• Attending The place of the woman in Hungarian language use. „Language, Ideology, Media” conference in Szeged, September 2005.
• Attending the IATEFL Hungary conference. Budapest, October 2006.
• The effect of subject knowledge on reading comprehension in an L2. Presentation at the MANYE XVII. Congress in Siófok, April 2007.
• Teaching and testing reading comprehension. Presentation at the training session for DExam language teachers in Debrecen, October 2007.
• What is reading comprehension and how to teach it? Presentation at the further training session for the language teachers of the Language Centre of Debrecen University in Debrecen, January 2008.
• "Why dont we like them?" Ethnic and racial stereotypes of Hungarian secondary school students. Presentation at the ‘US AND THEM, THEM AND US’ conference in Szczecin, Poland, May 2009.
• Attending the conference entitled "New Methods in Applied Linguistics Research" in Budapest, October 2009.
• Attending the MANYE XX. congress entitled "Applied Linguistics Today: Innovation, Technology, Tradition" in Debrecen, August 2010.
• "Learner srategies and learning styles in successful language acquisition." Talk at the foreign language conference organised by Fazekas in Debrecen, April 2011.
• "Learner strategies in the foreign language classroom." Talk and workshop at the NYESZE conference entitled 'Purposeful Language Teaching in an Accelerated World.' Budapest, May 2012.