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Contact Details
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 (0) 121 204 3806
Biography
I joined Aston University in 2000. Prior to this, I lived in Bologna, Italy and worked at the Universities of Parma and of Modena and Reggio Emilia where I taught academic English to students from a range of faculties, including economics, psychology, pharmacy and agricultural science.
At Aston I teach across a range of undergradaute and postgraduate modules, especially in the area of TESOL, as well as supervising PhD students. I was made a National Teaching Fellow in 2015.
My research interests are in the areas of language teacher education, particularly teacher beliefs, classroom discourse and language-in-education policy and its implementation. Together with Fiona Copland (University of Stirling), I eidted the Routledge Handbook of Teaching English to Young Learners.
Research Interests
- Classroom interaction
- Teaching English to Young Learners
- Teacher education and development
- Policy and practice issues in TESOL
Teaching Activity
- PhD supervision
- Approaches to Course and Materials Design, Teaching English to Young Learners and Language Awareness on the MA in TESOL Studies/ MA in TESOL and Translation Studies
- TESOL and English Language across Time and Space on the BSc in English Language
Qualifications
- PhD Applied Linguistics (University of Aston)
- MSc Teaching English (University of Aston)
- BA Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures (University of Bologna)
- BA European Studies (University of Hull)
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Exploring storytelling practices of pre-service teachers with young EFL learners in the Turkish primary context
Tekin, S., Baykara, T. & Garton, S., 30 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘Native English Speakers, I Cannot Say Them as a Teacher’: NEST Schemes and Teacher Identity
Garton, S., Copland, F. & Mann, S., 11 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Language, Identity & Education . 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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English as a subject in primary school: Lessons from Bangladesh, Malawi, Mexico and Uzbekistan
Copland, F., Garton, S., López-Gopar, M., Makhmudova, N., Selemani Meke, E. & Rahman, A., 2024, British Council. 46 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Global practices in teaching young learners: ten years on
Copland, F., Garton, S. & Barnett, C., 2024, British Council.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Foreword
Garton, S., 9 Feb 2023, Innovative Practices in Early English Language Education. Valente, D. & Xerri, D. (eds.). Springer, p. vii-xResearch output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Chapter
Thesis
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Person-oriented and process-oriented teachers : an investigation of the links between ESOL teachers' personal belief systems and approaches to teaching
Garton, S. (Author), 2004Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Activities
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Generative AI and assessment: student and staff perceptions
Love, R. (Speaker), Atkins, S. (Speaker), Garton, S. (Speaker), Kelcher, F. (Speaker) & Tayebi, D. T. (Speaker)
9 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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English assessment and generative AI: opportunities, risks and perceptions
Love, R. (Speaker), Atkins, S. (Speaker), Garton, S. (Speaker), Kelcher, F. (Speaker), Labeau, E. (Speaker) & Tayebi, D. T. (Speaker)
27 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Day at Aston
Garton, S. (Organiser), Bailey, A. (Organiser) & Labeau, E. (Organiser)
18 Mar 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Discovering Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
Garton, S. (Organiser), Labeau, E. (Organiser), Morris-Adams, M. K. (Organiser) & Kurtoglu-Hooton, N. (Organiser)
18 Mar 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Language Teaching (Journal)
Garton, S. (Editorial board member)
2014Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Press/Media
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There's no 'slam-dunk' case for teaching languages to five-year-olds: Michael Gove is wrong. Our schools lack the resources for these lessons
13/10/11
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research