Judy Barker

Judy Barker-profile

Language Adviser and Lecturer

Centre for Academic English and Skills

ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë Details

email: j.barker@worc.ac.uk
tel: 01905 855492

Judy studied English Language and Literature at Radboud ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë in the Netherlands and at Oxford ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë (Manchester Harris College), as a one-year exchange student. After gaining a PGCE in TEFL she taught in Further and Adult Education and at Dutch secondary schools until her move to the UK in 1994. Since being appointed at the ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë in 2006, Judy has worked in a variety of learning and teaching related roles, with a focus on online learning, teaching and testing. In addition to teaching EFL, she has taught Dutch and conducted GCSE and A level Dutch oral examinations.

Teaching & Research

English language assessment

Online learning

Publications

Conference papers

'Towards Paperless Assessment'. AULC Annual Conference 2019, King's College London 

‘Portfolio Assessment: the Fairest of Them All?’ (with Tim Silk). InnoConf18, ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë of Liverpool

'Blended Learning and Continuous Assessment: Mixing and Matching'. Association of ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë Language Centres Conference 2017, Queen's ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë Belfast

'English for Academic Studies: the Flipped Classroom Experience' (with John Hankinson). AULC Learning & Teaching Support SIG Event 2016, ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë

'Developing Students’ Academic Communication Skills', ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë Annual Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Conference 2016, ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë

'English for Academic Studies: Tailored Online Support for International Students'. Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Conference 2015, ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë

'Using English UK Campus on a Pre-sessional Course: Why, How and Again Next Year?' English UK Teachers' Conference 2014, London

'Filming and Streaming Student Presentations: Worth the Effort?' (with A. Harbuz). Supporting Student Learning & Teaching Conference June 2012, ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë

'"Sorry, Course Cancelled"; What Do Students Think of Hybrid Language Learning as an Alternative?’ (with J. Lewin-Jones and P. Snookes). HEA LLAS Subject Centre Languages in Higher Education 2010 Conference: Raising the Standard for Languages, London

'WWW: Worcester, Warwick and Wimba - Connecting Learners' (with J. McKie, P. Snookes and T. MacKinnon). Association of ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë Language Centres Conference 2010, ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë of Exeter

'From Myth to Release: Providing On-demand Access to Free-to-air Broadcast Recordings' (with J. McKie). Association of ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë Language Centres Conference 2010, ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë of Exeter

'Blended Learning as a Means to an End' (with J. McKie and P. Snookes). E-Learning Symposium 2010, ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë of Southampton

'Establishing Blended Learning Provision in Your Department – Reflections on the Blended Language Learning Consortium Project' (with P. Snookes). Supporting Student Learning & Teaching Conference June 2009, ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë

Publications

Barker, J. and Snookes, P. (2009) 'Blended Learning as a Means to an End', Worcester Journal of Learning and Teaching, Issue 3