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Last updated 18th April 2024

Susan came to the University of Huddersfield in September 2013 as senior Lecturer in TESOL.

Susan began her career in TESOL teaching in Naples. She then worked as a Research Assistant to an Italian University Professor. Her interest in the academic side of TESOL developed and she obtained an MA in TESOL from Sheffield Hallam University. Whilst studying for her Masters Susan joined the British Council. She initallly worked as a teacher and then went on to become a teacher trainer as a DELTA course tutor. Susan also worked as an IELTS examiner. Whilst working for the British Council at the Milan teaching centre Susan studied for her Doctorate in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from the University of Bristol. Her research focused on the CEFR and this remains one of her key research areas.

In 2005 Susan returned to the UK and became ELT Testing Manager for the British Council. She managed the development of a new placement test for the network of British Council. Following the successful completion of this project Susan moved into managerial roles which focused on developing and promoting research. She also undertook research projects. The most notable of which is the Core Inventory of General English, written with Brian North and Angeles Ortega. This book describes an approach to translating the CEFR into classroom activity. Susan edited numerous academic papers for publication by the British Council and the first volume of the Research papers series.