David Moroney, M.A., M.Litt.
Institutional Mailing Address
Lecturer for Special Tasks / Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben (LfbA),
Department of English, American, and Celtic Studies, University of Bonn (IAAK),
Office Location
Room 2-058
Rabinstraße 8
53111 Bonn
Email
dmoroney@uni-bonn.de
Office Hours
Please email to book a slot!
Research Interests / BA Supervision
Literature
Irish Literature, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Campus Literature, Coming-of-age / Bildungsroman Literature, Young Adult Literature, Autobiographical Literature, Gothic Literature, Horror Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Representation of Minorities, Postcolonial Fiction, Queer and Gender Fiction, Pop. Culture, TV-series and Film Studies, short stories, flash fiction, creative writing, etc.
Teacher Education and Language Teaching
Initial Teacher Education, Teacher Identity, Professional Development, Teacher Transformation, Threshold Concepts, Reflective Practice, Adult Education, Teaching Young Learners, Task-Based Language Teaching, Language Teaching Methodologies, and TESOL/TEFL.
Courses
SoSe
- Irish Fiction (Issues Course)
- Writing Skills I
- Writing Skills III: Short Stories
- Language Skills III: Presentations
WiSe
- Language Skills I,
- Language Skills II
- Writing Skills II
Academic Profile
University of Bonn, IAAK, LfbA, 2018, full-time, 2021,
University of Birmingham, Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics, 2009 – 2021,
University of Koblenz-Landau, Graduate program Web and Data Science, 2018 – 2021,
University of Köln, Englisches Seminar I, 2014 – 2019,
Elly und Stoffl Bildungs-und Betreuungskonzepte GmBH, 2018 – 2021,
University of Cambridge, Oral Examiner for CAE and FCE, 2014 – 2020,
Linguarama, Business English and Business Skills Trainer, 2012 – 2015,
Volkshochschule (VHS), Business English and Exam Prep., 2012 – 2014,
Trinity College Dublin, School of Education, 2012 – 2013,
Dankook University, Graduate School of TESOL, 2010 – 2012,
Kyungwon University, English Department, 2009 – 2010,
California State University of San Bernardino (in partnership with Media TESOL), Department of TESOL, 2008 – 2009,
Samsung Electronics, Business English, 2005 – 2008,
Korean State Kindergartens, 2005 – 2007,
Seocheon Elementary School, 2005 – 2007,
Iwon Middle School, 2004 – 2005,
Korean Electrical Power Corporation (KEPCO), 2004 – 2005
M.Litt, Trinity College Dublin, 2021
M.A. in TESOL, University of Birmingham, 2009
H.Dip. in TESOL, 2004
B.Sc. in Commercial Software Development, Waterford Institute of Technology, 2003
Lehrpreis Winner 2021 -- Thank you for your nomination!
British Educational Research Association (BERA) Conference, University of Leeds — September 14th, 2016
TOPIC – Exploring the Threshold Concept of Impostorship in a Teacher Education Program.
Land, R., Meyer J.H.F. and Flanagan, M.T, (Eds) Threshold Concepts in Practice. Rotterdam, Taipei & Boston: Sense Publishers. Moroney, D., McKendry, E., and Devitt, A. (2016). Knowledge, Belief and Practice in Language Teacher Education: Integration and Implementation of Threshold Concepts over a teaching career: Chapter 23: 309-319.
5th Biennial Threshold Concept Conference — July 9th ~ 11th, 2014
TOPIC – Knowledge, Belief, and Practice in Language Teacher Education: Integration and Implementation of Threshold Concepts over a Teaching Career
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) — September 9th ~ 13th, 2013
TOPIC – A Case Study of Culture as a Threshold Concept in English for Specific Purposes
Frankfurt - A Series of Pedagogic Workshops, October 2012, February 2013 and April 2013 TOPIC – Threshold Concepts: An Introduction and Decoding the Disciplines
4th Biennial Threshold Concepts Conference and the National Academy’s 6th Annual Conference — June 27th ~ June 29th, 2012.
ASIA TEFL 9th International Conference — July 27th, 2011
TOPIC – Pedagogical Spaces in Teacher Education
Korea Association of Teachers of English International Conference (KATE) — July 1st, 2011
TOPIC – TEE Empowerment in a Teacher Training Context
Moroney, D. (2011). TEE Empowerment in a Teacher Training Context, KATE – Conference Notes: 111 ~ 116.
KOTESOL Seoul Chapter 7th Annual Conference — March 27th, 2010
TOPIC – Self-Motivation for Beaten-Down Teachers (Workshop)
Moroney, D. (2010). Effective Study Tips for Students. Kyungwon Eagle, 25 (1): 30.
KOTESOL Seoul Chapter 6th Annual Conference — March 28th, 2009
TOPIC – Task-Based Language Teaching (Workshop)
17th KOTESOL International Conference — October 24th, 2009
TOPIC -- Evaluation of Task-Based Language Teaching in a Korean Context
Moroney, D. (2009). Evaluating Task-Supported Language Teaching in a Korean Context, KOTESOL, 17: 216 ~ 219