Patricia Warren
Senior Lecturer
Language Centre
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
China
Biography
Patricia Warren has worked as a teacher of English since 1986, dealing with a variety of subjects in the field of EFL, including General English, English for Academic Purposes, Business English, English Pronunciation and English for Young Learners. She has taught in the UK, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Ecuador and China. She did a Postgraduate Certificate of Education (ESL/EFL) at Manchester University and a Master of Education (Language Teaching) at Exeter University. From 2001 to 2003, she was the coordinator of the Language Proficiency Course for Teachers of English (LPATE) and from 2004 to 2014, the coordinator of the English Language Enhancement Programme, and the English Bridging Course. Patricia was co-investigator in a six-year Strategic Development Fund Project, entitled Evaluating the English Language Proficiency of HKBU Students through the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) from 2010 to 2016 and she is currently the coordinator of the English Language Enhancement Programme and Associate Head of the Language Centre.
Research Interest
Dynamic assessment, Materials development, English pronunciation, Teaching speaking skills
Publications
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Stone D, Warren P (2002) The Language Proficiency Course for Teachers of English (Benchmark) at Learning from the Past, Informing the Future: Education Then, Now and Tomorrow. A Symposium Supported by the Council of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust.
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Warren P (2005) Teaching English Pronunciation in PowerPoint. HKBU Papers in Applied Language Studies. Language Centre 9: 149-154.
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Bankowski E, Chan E, Lam C, Warren P (2010) Preparing Students for the Challenges of Academic Studies. Studies on Teaching and Learning 2: 39-50.
