Dr Roxani Faltzi

Teaching Fellow in Language Education

  • Institute for Language Education
  • Moray House School of Education and Sport
  • University of Edinburgh

Contact details

Address

Street

Moray House School of Education and Sport, CL 5.08
University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)

City
Edinburgh
Post code
EH8 8AQ

Biography

Background

Dr Roxani Faltzi is a Teaching Fellow in Language Education at the Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh. She joined MHSES in March 2020, having previously taught at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and in a range of educational contexts in Greece. Dr Faltzi has also extensive experience in language teaching and curriculum development, having worked as an EFL and ESP teacher for over fifteen years.

Her teaching and research interests are in Applied Linguistics, and sociolinguistics, with a focus on language attitudes, identity, language education, pre-service teacher education, and English as a Lingua Franca.

In her current role, Roxani draws on her interdisciplinary background and expertise in Applied Linguistics to support MSc students, aiming to equip them with the tools to thrive in a multicultural and interconnected world. She is guided by a lifelong engagement with language and communication, and a quest to understand the threads that connect us, shape who we become, and help us make sense of the world.

 

Qualifications

BA in English Language and Literature (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

MSc in Applied Linguistics (The University of Edinburgh)

PhD in Applied Linguistics, With Distinction (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Responsibilities & affiliations

  • Academic Cohort Lead for MSc TESOL programme (2025-2026)
  • Course Organiser for Languages, Society and Education (2025-2026)
  • Member of the Language(s), Interculturality, and Literacies Research Hub, The Moray House School of Education and Sport (2024 - present).

Postgraduate teaching

  • Languages, Society and Education (Sem 1)
  • TESOL Methodology (Sem 1)
  • Language and the Learner (Sem 1)
  • Investigating Individual Learner Differences (Sem 2)
  • Evaluation and Design of TESOL Materials (Sem 2)
  • Text, Discourse and Language Teaching (Sem 2)
  • Research Methods I(Sources of Knowledge) (Sem 1)
  • Research Methods II (Sem 2)
  • MSc Dissertation supervision

Current research interests

English as a Lingua Franca language attitudes & identity pre-service teacher education

Conference details

Faltzi, R. (2017). Students’ attitudes towards English-medium teaching in Greek higher education. 23rd International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Thessaloniki, March 31-April 2 2017).

Faltzi, R. & Sougari, A. M. (accepted). Valuing formal and informal learning: connecting ESP courses and internship. 10th International ELF Conference (Helsinki, June 12-15 2017).

Sougari, A. M. & Faltzi, R. (2016). Greek students’ narratives of their communicative experiences in international business contexts. 49th BAAL Conference, Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge, September 1-3 2016).

Faltzi, R. (2015). Attitudes towards English use and function in business contexts: A study of Greek Business School students. 22nd International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Thessaloniki, April 24-26 2015)

Faltzi, R. (2014). Identity reconstruction in an ELF postmodern era: an analysis of Business students' accounts. 7th International ELF Conference, Deree (Athens, September 4-6 2014)

Faltzi, R. & Sougari, A. M. (2013). In search of EFL pre-service teachers' self-perceptions and beliefs about teaching practices. 21st International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Thessaloniki, April 5-7 2013)

Sougari, A. M. & Faltzi, R. (2012). Delineating Greek Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions about English as an International Language. 5th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca, Boğaziçi University (Istanbul, May 24-26 2012)

Faltzi, R. (2009). Language alternation in a Greek supplementary school. 19th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Thessaloniki, April 3-5 2009)

Invited speaker

Faltzi, R. (2014). The Business of identity reconstruction in an ELF era. Invited talk at the 7th International ELF Conference as part of the PhD Research Workshop. Deree, Athens (Athens, September 4-6 2014). Invitation by Prof. Emeritus Henry Widdowson and Prof. Barbara Seidlhofer

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