Meet the Team

Andrew Grenfell is Project Manager and Team leader for the Linguacast project. He is currently responsible for the management of the Open Access Centre, Open Learning Resources at Newcastle University. He has been an EFL teacher since 1984 and has taught in the private and public sectors in the UK, France and the Republic of Ireland. Previous management posts in Ireland and the UK include Director of Studies, Marketing and Business Development.

Andrew also held the post of EFL co-ordinator for the Refugee Language Support Unit (CLCS), Trinity College Dublin. In the UK he was Direct Services Manager for the North of England Refugee Service before coming to Newcastle University.

 

David Lowe is the technical officer and webmaster for the Linguacast project. He has over 18 years computing experience within the commercial, industrial and educational sectors. David has been with Newcastle University since 1996, first as Computing Officer for Marine Technology and currently Computing Officer for the Open Access Centre, and the School of Modern Languages.

Ruth O'Rourke, a Newcastle University MA student and Modern Languages Outreach Officer, made her first venture into Linguacast in 2005 writing language learning material with the Euromarché team. She has since become entangled with other projects run by the OAC and SML and, when not working towards graduation or falling off a snowboard, spends her time thinking of new ways to broadcast the benefits of language learning. She is still convinced this is a good thing.