Lone Bendixen Goulani, MA

Introduction

Lone Bendixen Goulani is a senior lecturer in English language at the University of Kurdistan – Hewlêr (UKH) with over 12 years of experience in higher education, specialising in TESOL, English for Academic Purposes, intercultural communication and peacebuilding through education. She has in particular contributed to the field of peacebuilding and teaching in challenging contexts through conference papers and publications. Her publications include 4 books and various articles including teaching methodologies, anthologies and creative writing.

Education

• - MSc in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), 2025 University of St Andrews, UK
• - PGCert in Teaching English for Academic Purposes, University of Leicester, UK, 2014
• - MA in Modern Culture and Cultural Communication, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 2001
• - BA in Comparative Literature, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 1997

Research

• Intercultural communication • Peace linguistics • Peacebuilding and resilience in language education • Syllabus design • Storytelling • Creative writing • Qualitative research synthesis in applied linguistics

Professional Membership

• • Lone is a member of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL) and is a fellow of the Advance HE in recognition of her attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning in higher education.