I have been a lecturer at York St John University since 2008. After graduating from St Hugh’s College, Oxford, I took my PGCE at the University of York, then taught English as a foreign language in Munich for 2 years, followed by seven years teaching at secondary level. On leaving school teaching to raise a family, I undertook the Institute of Linguists’ Diploma in Translation. After working freelance for several years, I taught at the University of York on the IT, Business and Languages degree, before moving to York St John in 2008.