Dr Anton Elloway

Teaching Fellow in English for Academic Purposes & Academic Language and Literacies for In-Sessional Study Research Coordinator

Biography

Background

I am a Teaching Fellow in English for Academic Purposes at English Language Education (ELE), University of Edinburgh. Since joining the University in 2008, I have undertaken various roles and responsibilities, and I currently coordinate, organise and teach in-sessional PhD courses and pre-sessional courses.

Before my tenure at the University of Edinburgh, I worked internationally as an English language teacher, teacher trainer, and ICT Coordinator in counties such as English, Hungary, Czechia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Tunisia. 

Qualifications

  • BA (Hons) English (1988)
  • MA English Literature (1990)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education (1991)
  • Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (2000)
  • Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults (2003)
  • MA English Language Teaching (2012)
  • Doctorate in Education (2021)

Responsibilities & affiliations

I am the Academic Language and Literacies for In-Sessional Study (ALLIS) Research Coordinator at ELE.  Website: https://ele.ed.ac.uk/insession-courses/elsis/elsis-courses-pgr

Undergraduate teaching

I teach English for Academic Purposes to students across all three Colleges.

Postgraduate teaching

I teach English for Academic Purposes across all three Colleges.

I serve as Academic Language and Literacies for In-Sessional Study (ALLIS) Research Coordinator, with oversight of the academic content and student experience on all in-sessional provision for research postgraduates.

I also organise the following courses:

  • Writing Your PhD First-Year Report (in-sessional)
  • Study Skills and Reflection – Postgraduate Pre-sessional English Programme (Semester 1)
  • Academic Development and Reflection – Postgraduate Pre-sessional English Programme (Semester 2)

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes

Research summary

My doctoral thesis (Polis-ing English for academic purposes: thinking with Hannah Arendt about education and politics) focused on the connections between Hannah Arendt's political and educational work within the realm of EAP.

Current research interests

My current interests encompass educational, political, and ethical theories, with a current focus on the work of Alasdair MacIntyre, as well as digital technologies and their impact on education. 

Knowledge exchange

I maintain a personal blog on educational matters: https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/marginalia/

 

Elloway, A. (2009) Teaching English with information technology. Teflnet. Available at: http://edition.tefl.net/reviews/esl-teaching/teaching-english-with-information-technology.

Elloway, A. (2011) Dry, in C. Fraser (ed.) Anon: The Anonymous Submissions Poetry Magazine, 8. Edinburgh: Anon Poetry Magazine.

Elloway, A. (2021) Polis-ing English for academic purposes: thinking with Hannah Arendt about education and politics. Doctoral thesis, University of Edinburgh. Available at: https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/37830.

Elloway, A. (2024) Unveiling academic practices: a reflection on goods and virtues. Teaching Matters Blog, University of Edinburgh. Available at: https://www.teaching-matters-blog.ed.ac.uk/unveiling-academic-practices-a-reflection-on-goods-and-virtues/.

Elloway, A. (2024) Unveiling academic practices in the university classroom: a reflection on goods and virtues. BERA Blog, British Educational Research Association (BERA). Available at: https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/unveiling-academic-practices-in-the-university-classroom-a-reflection-on-goods-and-virtues.

Elloway, A. (2025) The good life of the university. Teaching Matters Blog, University of Edinburgh. Available at: https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/teaching-matters/the-good-life-of-the-university/.

Lynch, T. and Elloway, A. (2013) Online Presessional Academic Language (OPAL) – a course for international online distance learning students. University of Edinburgh, English Language Teaching Centre / Institute for Academic Development.

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