Dr. Kiss-Gulyás Judit / CV | Angol-Amerikai Intézet

• Name: Dr. Kiss-Gulyás, Judit
• Place of work: Department of English Language Learning and Teaching, Institute of English and American Studies, University of Debrecen
• Position: associate professor, head of department
• Email: kiss_gulyas@tigris.klte.hu

Education:

• 1969-74 Kossuth University, Debrecen
• 1965-69 Földes Ferenc Grammar School, Miskolc

Qualification:

• Teacher of Hungarian Literature and Linguistics and English Language and Literature (1930/1974.B), Kossuth University, Debrecen

Postgraduate Degrees:

• Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Linguistics), University of Essex, Great Britain (1998)
• Ph.D. accepted by Kossuth University (1999)
• dr. univ., Kossuth University (with distinction, summa cum laude) (1993)
• Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics, Department of Linguistics, University of Reading, Great Britain (1992)

Positions:

• 2002- head of department, Department of English Language Learning and Teaching, Institute of English and American Studies, University of Debrecen
• 1999- associate professor
• 1994- 1999 assistant professor
• 1990-1999 ELT supervisor
• 1990-1994 instructor
• 1990- Kossuth University (now University of Debrecen), Department of English Linguistics
• 1988-1990 head of Department of Teachers of English
• 1984- 1990 teacher trainer
• 1981-1990 teacher of English, Demonstration School, Kossuth University
• 1974 -1979 teacher of Hungarian Literature and Linguistics, teacher of English, Dózsa György Primary School

Postgraduate training (1974-1989):

• 1989 Intensive course in Linguistics and Language Pedagogy for Specialists in EFL from Hungary, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA (6 weeks)
• 1988-89 Intensive Training Programme for Teachers of English, ELTE , Budapest
• 1986 TEFL Summer Course, Bell College, Saffron Walden, Great Britain (6 weeks)
• 1980 ELT Methodology intensive course Leeds, Great Britain (4 weeks)
• 1976-78 Training Programme for Teachers of English, KLTE, Debrecen

Scholarships, grants, study trips:

• 2000 University of Cambridge Language Examination Syndicate, Cambridge, Great Britain
• 1996 Workshop “Action-oriented media education in FLT”, European Centre for Modern Languages, Graz, Austria
• 1995 TEMPUS Symposium ”Curriculum Design”, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
• 1995 Third Summer Academy in Applied Linguistics (Context in Language Teaching and Learning), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Great Britain
• 1994- 1998 Ph.D. in Language and Linguistics, University of Essex, Great Britain
• 1994 TOEFL centres, consultation (under the auspices of FEFA 2). Boston, Portland, USA
• 1994 Lancaster Applied Linguistics Seminar, Lancaster University, Great Britain
• 1993 TEMPUS Symposium ”Teaching English as a Foreign Language at University Level”, Jena University, Jena, Germany
• 1993 TEMPUS program: ”Teaching English and Technology”, UETP - Toscana, Florence, Siena, Italy
• 1993 Second Summer Academy in Applied Linguistics (Competence and Performance), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Great Britain
• 1991-92 MA in Applied Linguistics, University of Reading, Reading, Great Britain (British Council grant)
• 1990 The theory and practice of teacher training. Moray House College, Edinburgh, Great Britain

Academic and research interest:
Papers, lectures:

• Sentence Processing in the L2. Paper presented at the XIXth Conference of Hungarian Applied Linguists, Eger, Hungary. 2009.
• ’You have been garden-pathed’ Sentence processing difficulties of L1 Hungarian learners of L2 English. Paper presented at the XVIth Conference of Hungarian Applied Linguists, Gödöllő, Hungary. 2006.
• New Comparative Syntax and Second Language Acquisition Research. Paper presented at HUSSE conference, Debrecen, Hungary,2003.
• Grammaticality judgement tests in language acquisition research. Paper presented at HUSSE thematic conference, Debrecen, Hungary, 2001.
• The Case of the Hungarian Entrance Examination Tests in English: An Achievement or Proficiency Test. Presentation, UCLES, Cambridge, Great Britain, 2000.
• Preparing for the new school-leaving exam. One week course for secondary school teachers of English (organized by the British Council) Debrecen, 1999.
• Current Trends in Language Teaching - Theory and Practice. Training course for teachers of English. Debrecen, 1999.
• A Critical Look at the National Curriculum - The treatment of the Four Skills.
• Training course for teachers of English. Debrecen, 1996.
• Cross-cultural differences - The Case of Persuasion. Paper presented at the Timisoara Conference of British and American Studies, University of Timisoara, Romania, 1995.
• Write a letter to a friend... An easy task? Paper (co)presented with Rácz Edit at the IATEFL Conference, Gödöllő, Hungary, 1994.
• Teaching Grammar at Primary level?. Training course for teachers of English. Nyíregyháza, Hungary, 1993.
• Current Issues in Primary ELT. Training course for teachers of English. Miskolc, Hungary, 1992.
• Toward Effective Practice - Issues of Language Awareness. Training course for teachers of English. Miskolc, Hungary, 1992.
• Culture Teaching - Still in its Infancy? Paper presented at FIPLV World Conference, Pécs, Hungary, 1991.
• Sensitising Students to Culture via Video. Paper presented at Debreceni Anglisztikai Napok, Debrecen, Hungary, 1990.
• Video in Language Teaching. Training course for teachers of English. Debrecen,Hungary, 1987.
• Video and the EFL Classroom. Paper presented at the Training course for teachers of English. Debrecen, Hungary, 1986.

Professional tasks:
Supervision:

• 60 undergraduate theses
• 3 PhD dissertations
• Chair of PhD. Defense Committee (2001)
• Evaluation of Ph.D. dissertations (2000, 2007)
• Evaluation of dr.univ. thesis (1993)

Courses taught
Undergraduate programme
Five-year programme:

• Applied Linguistics – Seminar for 3rd and 4th year
• Language Analysis for Teaching Purposes - Seminar for 3rd and 4th year students
• Psycholinguistics - Seminar for 3rd and 4th year students
• Introduction to Linguistics - Seminar for 2nd year 2000- 2004
• ELT Methodology - Lecture course (two hours per week) for 4th year students
• ELT Methodology - Seminar for 4th year students (1990-2004)
• Phonetics and Phonology - Seminar for 1st year students (1992/93, 1993/94)
• Language Practice Classes - Seminar for 1st and 2nd year students (1990-1993)
• Translation Practice - Seminar 3rd year (1992/93, 1993/94)

BA programme:

• Introduction to Applied Linguistics - Lecture, 2nd year (from 2007)
• Language Acquisition - Seminar, 3rd year, Applied Linguistics Track (from 2008)

Business English Specialisation:

• English in Advertising and the Media - Seminar, 4th and 5th year from 2000

Distance learning:

• Psycholinguistics (from 2000)

Upgrading and correspondence programmes:

• Psycholinguistics - Seminar, 2002-től
• Language Analysis for Teaching Purposes - Seminar, from 2002
• Syllabus Design and Textbook Evaluation - Seminar, from 2005
• The Theory of ELT Methodology - Lecture course, postgraduate programme in applied linguistics (1993/94, 1994/95)
• The Practice of ELT Methodology - Seminar, postgraduate programme in applied linguistics (1993/94, 1994/95)
• ELT Methodology – Retraining programme (from 1992/93)

Ph.D. programme:

• Universal Grammar and Language Acquisition – Seminar, Year 1 from 2003
• Second Language Acquisition Research – Seminar, Year 2 from 2004

Other professional and administrative activities:

• member of Institute Council (from 2002)
• member of Directorial Board (from 2002)
• member of Committee of Teacher Trainers (1990-1999)
• FEFA subprogramme organizer (1993-95)
• TEMPUS-JEN programme coordinator (1994-97)

Other activities:

• 1997-2004 Chair of test constructing committee for the matura and entrance examination
• 1997-2003 Chair of Committee of Nationwide Competition for Secondary School Students (English language)
• 1999-2004 ELTAG member, member of reform team (British Council, Ministry of Education)

Memberships:

• Modern Filológiai Társaság
• HUSSE