Dr. Tözün Issa
Qualifications
BEd
Degree Primary Education (South Bank)
MSc.
(South Bank)
PhD
(University of North London)
Regional
Trainer for KS2 Framework for Languages
Trainer
for ESL in the Mainstream programme.
Member
of Association of London Government, Commission on Race and Education
Committee.
Role
Director,
Centre for Multilingualism in Education
Senior
Lecturer
PGCE
primary and Early Years Community languages tutor
Tözün’s
research interests include bilingual education and the education of the
linguistic minority communities. He has focused on a number of community
education programmes particularly those of Supplementary schools in UK.
Tözün
was a primary school teacher for 12 years and worked as an adviser for Ethnic
minority Education for 6 years. He studied for his doctorate at the university
of North London before becoming the course tutor for the PGCE Community
Languages course. He is currently working as group tutor for PGCE primary and
Early Years course and is the Director of the newly formed Centre for
Multilingualism in Education. He is co-coordinating a number of research
projects and has co-ordinated the work of a steering group which organised a
successful conference titled ‘Bilingualism Learning and Achievement’ in March 2007.
He is involved in a number of consultancy activities with the National Resource
Centre for Supplementary Schools and CILT (National Centre for Languages)
providing training for supplementary schools teachers.
Teaching
Modules
currently and recently taught:
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PGCE Primary and Early Years - KS2 Framework for Languages, Bilingual Education
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MA - Bilingualism and Education: National and International Contexts
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