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Faculty

Raynal Somiah

Education Background:

2023-2026   MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, University of Leicester (in progress)

2006-2010   BA Honours History Degree, University of Leeds, UK


Previous Employment:

2020 – 2021  Associate Lecturer, University for the Creative Arts, UK

2017 – 2020  Director of Studies, Inside English, Spain

2019 – 2020  Pre-Sessional English for Academic Purposes Tutor, University for the Creative Arts (fixed term), UK

2016 – 2017  English Language Teacher, Inside English, Spain


Research Interests:

EAP, English Medium Instruction in Transnational Higher Education, Creative Education


Academic Results: 

  1. Coastal Assemblages: Art, Design, and Environment, Studio Note Journal, Roundtable (Moderator), ICI, Xiamen, 2026

  2. Abecedarian of Old Streets, ICI Open Museum (Exhibition), Xiamen, 2026

  3. Engagement, Participation and Communication, ICI Teaching and Learning Symposium (Workshop), Xiamen, 2025

  4. The Octopus, ICI Open Museum (Exhibition), Xiamen, 2025

  5. Addressing the Bias: The use of AI to decolonize assessment briefs in Creative Higher Education, VOICE Conference (Panel), UK, 2023