Dr Paul Booth
Faculties, departments and locations
- Kingston School of Art
- Department of Creative Industries
- Department of Humanities
- School of Creative and Cultural Industries
- Penrhyn Road
Senior Lecturer
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
I researched second language vocabulary and language aptitude (memory and language analysis) for my PhD. Through collaboration with other researchers I have also conducted studies which compare different first language backgrounds in relation to their processing of second language semantics and syntax, and have researched situated learning in an online environment.
I've worked in different institutions: advertising agencies in London and Brussels; language schools in Brussels and London; universities in Nancy, Lyon, and Kingston. Working with people from different language and cultural backgrounds has helped me understand how people learn, how to work with others and how to be open to new ideas.
Qualifications
- 2015: Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy
- 2003-2010: PhD Thesis entitled: The interplay between lexis and learning: a study of second language vocabulary profiles and learning style, Kingston University.
- 2001: Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies (postgraduate master's research degree) Université de Nancy II, UFR Sciences du langage
- 1997-98: MA Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Institute of Education, University of London.
- 1996: Royal Society of Arts (RSA) Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults, International House.
- 1989: RSA/UCLES Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults, Skola Teacher Training, London
- 1978-1981: HND in Communication Design, Epsom School of Art and Design, Surrey.
- B1 CILS: Certificazione di Italiano come Lingua Straniera
Domains
With funding from Erasmus, I undertook a project with Lyon 2 University, France to develop a module, Educational Technologies in Language Teaching, to enhance novice teachers' understanding and use of language learning technology. Masters students create English language learning materials and receive feedback from students in other countries about the materials they produce. This project has since grown to include universities in Indonesia and Lithuania and has been disseminated through two peer-reviewed publications and the National Association for the Teaching of English conference 2019.
A visit and collaboration with Grand Valley State University has led to a research project on applied linguistics curriculum design in the USA, China and the UK. The results have informed masters level curricula and were disseminated through a conference presentation at The European Conference on Language Learning 2019 in London.
Publications
Exploratory talk and task-based learning: a case study of a student's learning journey on an MA (Education) English Language Teaching course
Coultas, Valerie and Booth, Paul, 2019, Changing English (26), 1pp 30-47, Published
L1 - L2 semantic and syntactic processing: the influence of language proximity
Booth, Paul, Clenton, Jon and Van Herwegen, Jo, 2018, System (78)pp 54-64, Published
The perceptions of a situated learning experience mediated by novice teachers' autonomy
Booth, Paul, Guinmard, Isabelle and Lloyd, Elizabeth, 2017, The EUROCALL Review (25), 1pp 76-91, Published
The variance of lexical diversity profiles and its relationship to learning style
Booth, Paul, 2014, EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia (52), 4pp 357-375, Published
Vocabulary knowledge in relation to memory and analysis: An approximate replication of Milton's (2007) study on lexical profiles and learning style
Booth, Paul, 2013, Language Teaching (46), 3pp 335-354, Published
The vocabulary performance of native and non-native speakers and its relationship to learning style.
Booth, P., 2010, Malaysian Journal of ELT Research (6)pp 46-85, Published
Communication in the void and communication avoided: a case study of on-line language teaching
Boulton, Alex and Booth, Paul, 2001, A Sp: la revue du G E R A S (Groupe d'Etude et de Recherche en Anglais de Specialite) (31-33)pp 89-102, Published
Vocabulary and the four skills: pedagogy, practice, and implications for teaching vocabulary
(2021). Abingdon, U.K.: (Routledge) [Published]
First language influences on multilingual lexicons
(2020). Abingdon, U.K.: [Published]
Conclusion: Vocabulary and the four skills : pedagogy and practice
Booth, Paul and Clenton, Jon (2021). In: Booth, Paul, Clenton, Jon, (eds.), Abingdon, U.K.: Routledgepp 223-229 [Published]
Lexical development paths in relation to academic writing
Booth, Paul (2021). In: Booth, Paul, Clenton, Jon, (eds.), Abingdon, U.K.: Routledgepp 196-215 [Published]
Vocabulary and writing: current research, tools, and practices
Booth, Paul (2021). In: Booth, Paul, Clenton, Jon, (eds.), Abingdon, U.K.: Routledgepp 173-177 [Published]
Conclusion: first language backgrounds and multilingual lexicons : drawing the threads together
Booth, Paul and Clenton, Jon (2020). In: Booth, Paul, Clenton, Jon, (eds.), Abingdon, U.K.:pp 191-195 [Published]
Introduction: first language influences on multilingual lexicons : pulling apart the threads
Clenton, Jon and Booth, Paul (2020). In: Booth, Paul, Clenton, Jon, (eds.), Abingdon, U.K.:pp 1-12 [Published]
L1-L2 semantic and syntactic processing: the influence of language proximity
Booth, Paul, Clenton, Jon and Van Herwegen, Jo (2020). In: Booth, Paul, Clenton, Jon, (eds.), Abingdon, U.K.:pp 35-52 [Published]
The development of vocabulary proficiency in relation to learning style
Booth, Paul (2009). In: Benati, Alessandro G., (eds.), London, U.K.:pp 95-115 [Published]
A comparative study of curricular models in English teacher training in international contexts
Wu, Shinian and Booth, Paul(2019). [Published]
Exploratory talk and task-based learning: a case study of a student‘s learning journey on the MA English Language Teaching
Coultas, Valerie and Booth, Paul(2018). [Published]
Determining the extent to which L1 learner choices influence the L2: exploring semantic and syntactic choices
Clenton, Jon, Booth, Paul and Van Herwegen, Jo(2016). [Published]
Collaborative pedagogies: online learning and classroom talk
Lloyd, Beth, Booth, Paul and Coultas, Valerie(2015). [Published]
From simulated online language learning and teaching to the real world
Lloyd, Beth and Booth, Paul(2014). [Published]
The variability of lexical diversity and its relationship to learning style
Booth, Paul(2012). [Published]
Lexical trajectories and learning style
Booth, Paul(2008). [Published]
What is the relationship between second language learners' and tutor's beliefs about writing in an academic environment?
Booth, Paul(2003). [Published]
Communication in the void and communication avoided: a case study of on-line language teaching
Boulton, Alex and Booth, Paul(2001). [Published]
The interplay between lexis and learning: a study of second language vocabulary profiles and learning style
Booth, Paul (2011), PhD thesis [Accepted/In press]
Gallery of work
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Art director: Sean Hayes, copywriter: Paul Booth, creative director: Geoff Phillips
