I became Senior Lecturer in Education at SMU after 11 years teaching experience in a range of schools and colleges. I have also taught languages to adults and in industry. I started working on the PGCE and MA courses at the University of Wales Swansea in 1991. I transferred to SMU in 2005. I now lecture on the PGCE primary and secondary courses with particular responsibility for modern foreign languages, the tertiary option and special educational needs. I am also involved in the M.A. course. In addition I work as a language consultant and an ESTYN section 10 and independent school inspector.

Research Interests include;

• The role of ICT in teaching and learning a foreign language

• Interactive approaches to learning (including SEN pupils)

• The development of primary languages

• The pedagogy of learning a modern foreign language with particular reference to the role of the target language and grammar.

Journal Articles, Chapters in books, European Research projects and Other professional Activities

Journal Articles;

• Meiring L.& Norman N (2005) NNASEN British journal of Learning Support volume 20 no 3 How can ICT contribute to the learning of foreign languages by pupils with SEN?

• Meiring L.& Norman N (2002)Language Learning Journal no 26 Back on target: repositioning the status of target language in mfl teaching

• Meiring L.& Norman N(2001) Language Learning Journal Grammar in MFL teaching revisited

• Chapters in books

• Meiring L & Norman N (2006) Teaching Modern Foreign languages-a practical guide chapter 8 Oxford Routledge

• Meiring L & Norman N Teaching Modern Foreign Languages at A level (1999) Planning a Programme of work, planning an integrated topic (chapters 7&8))Oxford Routledge

European Research projects

• 2001-2003) EVACO Comenius 2.1 Project

• Production of manuals and cds (in partnership with colleagues from Belgium, France, Lithuania, Portugal, Austria and Spain) http://info.smf.ktu.lt/Edukin/evaco/application.html

• (2003-2004) Mobility Project. Investigation of the mobility of teachers in EU countries and beyond (in partnership with colleagues from Germany, Belgium and France) http://www.bdp.it/lucabas/look_myweb_fsbx/templates/up_files/socrates/Misure/FR mobility study-final.doc

• Other professional Activities

• (2005-2007 ) Research assistant ESRC research project ‘ICT and interactive teaching. (UWS)

• ESTYN Section 10 and Independent school inspector

• External Examiner Roehampton University, London

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