Judy Barker

Judy Barker-profile

Language Adviser and Lecturer

Centre for Academic English and Skills

Contact Details

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

Judy studied English Language and Literature at Radboud University in the Netherlands and at Oxford University (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 ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ 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, University of Liverpool

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

'English for Academic Studies: the Flipped Classroom Experience' (with John Hankinson). AULC Learning & Teaching Support SIG Event 2016, ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥

'Developing Students’ Academic Communication Skills', ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Annual Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Conference 2016, ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥

'English for Academic Studies: Tailored Online Support for International Students'. Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Conference 2015, ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥

'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, ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥

'"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 University Language Centres Conference 2010, University of Exeter

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

'Blended Learning as a Means to an End' (with J. McKie and P. Snookes). E-Learning Symposium 2010, University 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, ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥

Publications

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