Rosa Martin

Profile

Rosa is Coordinator of Language Learning within the Language Centre and has been responsible for organising courses in languages other than English in QMUL since 1993. She manages the development and implementation of the provision of language teaching at all levels for students who are pursuing degrees in all areas and to members of staff, postgraduate students and members of the local community and external clients. A native speaker of Spanish, Rosa holds a Licenciatura (BA) in Romance Philology (Spanish and French) from the University of Zaragoza in Spain and an MA in Language and Literature in Education - Modern Languages, from the Institute of Education , University of London . She also studied French Linguistics and Literature at the Sorbonne University in Paris and attained a further teaching qualification from the University of Barcelona. Rosa has many years experience of teaching Spanish at HE, FE and secondary level and was Advisory Teacher for language Diversification in Hackney and Islington LEAs, supporting teachers and helping to expand languages in these areas. She also helped to introduce language teaching in primary and special schools. She has held Qualified Teacher Status in Britain since 1989 and is a member of the Association of Language Learning and the national Association of Language Advisors. She has run courses and given talks for language teachers.

Research

Publications

Rosa is author of successful published courses for learners of Spanish, notably Pasos for adult learners and Aventura for secondary school students. She has also written materials for television (BBC and Channel 4 education) and for the Internet.