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Hi, I’m Heléna

An Educator, Manager
& Learning Designer. 



With extensive experience in the private and Higher Education sector, and as a Master's graduate and Doctor in Applied Linguistics, I am dedicated to the continuous learning process. I have various roles in research, article writing, exam writing, education consultancy, teaching and training. I have been privileged to have worked, studied and lived in several countries where I have learnt the importance and joy of working with people of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs.
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2010 - 2013

Academic Director

Language Café

A British Council accredited language school and international community I created in Salford, Manchester and then took online. Managing staff, planning courses, developing material and assessment, marketing and networking, translating and proofreading.

EXPERIENCE

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BA French & German 
Leeds University

Sep 2001 - July 2005

MA Applied Linguistics for ELT
Salford University

Sept 2008 - Jan 2010

PhD Applied Linguistics 
Lancaster University

Oct 2016 - Dec 2023

MSc Smart EdTech 
Université Côte d'Azur

Oct 2023 - Oct 2025

Introducing The Fridays, a teenage novel

Writing

Teaching

Managing

Researching

Proofreading

Translating

Training

Digital

SKILLS

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