Billy Brick

Language Centre Manager

School of Humanities
Faculty of Arts and Humanities 

Email: b.brick@coventry.ac.uk  

Biography

I am Languages Centre Manager and principal lecturer in the School of Humanities at Coventry University. I recently became a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

I teach Multimedia in Language Teaching and Learning to undergraduate students and Computer Assisted Language Learning at Masters level. I have also been involved with numerous JISC/HEA projects including the Coventry On-line Writing Lab (COWL) and the Humbox, an OER project for the humanities.  

Qualifications

• BA (Hons) Contemporary European Studies.
• M (Phil), Coventry University.
• Introduction to TEFL, Aston University.

Research Interests 

My research interests include Digital Literacies; Social Networking Sites and Language Learning; and Mobile Assisted Language Learning. I am currently developing a beginners’ Italian language learning app, ImparApp, together with colleagues in the University’s Disruptive Media Learning Lab.

Recent outputs and publications

• Orsini-Jones, M., Pibworth, L., Cribb, M., Brick, B., Gazeley, Z., and Leinster, H. (2015) ‘Learning about language learning on a MOOC: How Massive? How Open? How Online? How "Course"?’. Eurocall 2015. Held 26-29 August 2015 in Padova, Italy.
• Brick, B. (2015) 'New technologies and language learning'. Babel 10, 15-19.
• Brick, B., and Cervi-Wilson, T. (2015) ‘Technological Diversity: a case study into Language Learners' Mobile Technology Use Inside and Outside the Classroom’. 10 years of the LLAS e-learning symposium. Held 22-23 January 2015 in Southampton, UK.
• Brick, B. (2014) ‘Learning Languages via Social Networking Sites’ in Pedagogical Considerations and Opportunities for Teaching and Learning on the Web. Ed. by Thomas, M., Pennsylvania: IGI Global.
• Brick, B. (2014) ‘Institution-wide languages programmes in UK universities’. Deutsch Lehren und Lernen, Association for Language Learning.

Teaching modules

• Beginners' German (A220DEL)
• Computer Assisted Language Learning: Theory and Practice (M10DEL)
• Syllabus and Materials Design in a Multimedia World (362DEL)

Areas of expertise

• Computer Assisted Language Learning
• Materials Design
• German