Mr Nick Oldham

Job: Senior Lecturer in English Language and Modern Languages

School/department: School of Humanities and Performing Arts

Address: De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH

T: 0116 257 7167

E: nick.oldham@dmu.ac.uk

 

Personal profile

I joined DMU in August 2018 and have a taught on a range of English and Modern Languages programmes both here and at other Higher Education Institutions around the Midlands, including Coventry University, Warwick University and The University of Birmingham. I manage the #DMU Global Languages Programme and lead the With Languages degree programme. I am also Programme Leader for the Pre-sessional English Language courses within the Centre for English Language Learning (CELL). I collaborate closely with colleagues from DMU China and regularly support colleagues across China as well as at our partner universities by undertaking recruitment and marketing visits, teacher training work and Transnational Education English language teaching.

I teach English for Academic Success (in -sessional) and embedded English as part of the MSc in Sport and Cultural Event Management programme.

I am also a member of the School Leadership team for The School of Creative Industries and Culture, leading on our School's EDI strategy.

I am the Authorised Officer for the Faculty of Technology, Arts and Culture.

I sit on the CELL Quality Improvement Committee and Management Board. I also sit on the TAC Faculty EDI Committee and the Confucius Institute Management Board.

I am Chair of DMU’s Shadow Academic Board, an advisory forum running in parallel with the main Academic Board, providing a platform to influence academic policy, with a broader range of voices feeding into decision making.

Research interests/expertise

  • English Language and Modern Language education and assessment
  • Reflective learning
  • Effective educational intervention for L2 students
  • Digital developments in language pedagogy

Areas of teaching

  • Modern Languages: French and German
  • English Language/English for Academic Purposes (In-sessional and Pre-sessional)

Qualifications

  • BA (Hons) York
  • PGCE (Nottingham)
  • SFHEA (DMU)

Courses taught

Modern Languages: French and German

English Language/English for Academic Purposes (In-sessional and Pre-sessional)

Membership of professional associations and societies

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, HEA (May 2026)

fCMgr Foundation Chartered Manager status,  Chartered Management Institute (January 2025)

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