Kirsty Duff

Kirsty Duff

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  • International Education Institute, Kinnessburn House, Kennedy Gardens, St Andrews, KY16 9DJ, UK

Personal profile

Research overview

I am currently looking at the impact of an AI use in assessment scale and the impact on student outcomes and integrity.

Reasearch Interests

  • Academic Integrity
  • Authentic assessment design
  • English for academic purposes
  • English for specific purposes
  • Technology-enhanced learning
  • Young learners

Teaching activity

I currently teach and coordinate on modules for international students intending to study medicine in the UK.  I supervise master's student's dissertations on MSc TESOL/MSc International Education programmes. 

I have over 20 years of experience teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in the UK and Europe.

Academic/Professional Qualification

  • Associate Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (2017)
  • MEd Applied Linguistics - The Open University (2006)
  • CertTESOL (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) - Trinity (2001)
  • MA(Hons) English Literature and Language - University of Glasgow (1999)

Other Expertise

I have experience managing and teaching across a range of contexts in higher and secondary education and foreign language programmes in the Scotland.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education

Keywords

  • L Education (General)
  • LB2300 Higher Education
  • P Philology. Linguistics
  • 5 Invited talk
  • 4 Presentation
  • 1 Participation in or organising a workshop, seminar, course
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