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Paul standing in front of his research poster

Published work

IATEFL ESOLSIG: ESOL Matters (April 2025)

Short article, summarising my presentation to ESOL Special Interest Group (ESOLSIG) Pre-Conference Event at IATEFL 2024, about a scholarship scheme for people seeking asylum established in Derry by North West Regional College and North West Migrants Forum.

 

Click here to access the article (PDF).

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NB: the full issue of ESOL Matters is only available to ESOLSIG members.​​​

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Research Poster (June 2023)

This poster was produced alongside my Masters thesis to summarise the research. It was exhibited at NATECLA's 2023 Annual Conference.

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Click here to see full-sized version (PDF).

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Life after CAG: will we ever look at qualifications in the same way again?
(October 2020)

RaPAL (Research and Practice in Adult Literacies) Journal article discussing changes to language, literacy and numeracy qualification assessment arrangements during the pandemic.

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Click here to read RaPAL Journal 100(ii) 2020 (rapal.org.uk, PDF).

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Adult Learner Journal (November 2024)

I contributed a 'Section 1' article to the 2024 edition of Ireland's only peer-reviewed journal dedicated specifically to adult and community education.

 

The article draws on the experiences of ESOL practitioners in Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as setting out a contextual analysis of public-funded ESOL provision. 

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Click here to access the journal (aontas.com, PDF).

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Masters Thesis (June 2023)

"I have to know. I have to understand how to do this!" Exploring personal and professional experiences of ESOL practitioners in Ireland during and since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Click here to read the full thesis document (MU.ie Mural).

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