Fiona Hynes

Fiona Hynes

Lecturer (LfbA)

English Language Teaching (ELT)
Geisteswissenschaftliches Zentrum
Beethovenstraße 15, Room 5304
04107 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97 - 37326

Abstract

Fiona Hynes is a native English speaker from Ireland. She obtained her B.A. Degree from the University of Limerick, FU Berlin as well as MLU Halle-Wittenberg. In 2002 she was awarded an M.A. arising from a research scholarship at the University of Limerick.


Ms Hynes is a longterm member of the Institute of British Studies. In 2003, she began teaching courses in Pronunciation & Intonation as well as Spoken and Written Academic Discourse. Since 2009 she has been involved in teacher training where she is responsible for developing and instructing courses which provide a solid grounding in TEFL in a broad range of areas. Furthermore, she mentors students in school internships.


Alongside her role as a university tutor, Fiona Hynes is also involved in the training of students preparing for their second state exam. In addition, she offers workshops on a diverse range of TEFL-related subjects for the professional development of in-service teachers in the primary and secondary school sectors.

Professional career

  • since 10/2014
  • 04/2013 - 07/2014
  • since 03/2013
  • 10/2009 - 02/2014
  • 04/2003 - 07/2009
  • 05/2002 - 03/2003
  • 08/1998 - 05/1999

Education

  • 09/1999 - 05/2000
    A research scholarship for the attainment of a Master of Arts Degree
  • 09/1995 - 04/1998
    Bachelor of Arts in European Studies at University of Limerick, Ireland, FU Berlin and as a DAAD Scholar at MLU Halle-Wittenberg
  • 09/1989 - 05/1994
    Ursuline College Sligo, Ireland: Irish Leaving Certificate
  • Planning for the English Language Classroom

  • From Theory to Practice

  • Literature-, Culture- and Media in the EFL Classroom

  • SPS Internship II/III

  • SPS Internship IV/V

  • Games in the EFL Classroom

  • Drama Techniques in the EFL Classroom

  • Teaching English Pronunciation and Intonation