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الدكتور ثيودور بوركيت
الدكتور ثيودور بوركيت محاضر أول ومدير بالإنابة، البرنامج التحضيري

Contact Information
theodore.burkett@ku.ac.ae +971 2 312 3923

Biography

Senior Lecturer & Acting Director, Preparatory Program

Dr. Theodore (Ted) Burkett is the Director of the General Education Unit at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi. He has more than 25 years of experience teaching EAP and academic writing in Istanbul and Abu Dhabi. His research interests include language testing, the use of frequency-based word lists, culture gaps in the language classroom and technology in language teaching.


Education
  • EdD, Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL), University of Exeter
  • MA, Education, University of Connecticut
  • BFA, Drama, University of Connecticut

Teaching
  • English for Academic Purposes
  • Research Methodology
  • Academic Writing
  • IELTS Preparation

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الأبحاث
Research Interests
  • Language testing
  • vocabulary acquisition
  • the use of frequency-based word lists
  • culture gaps in the language classroom
  • technology in language teaching