Dr Candace Veecock

Dr Candace Veecock is an Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics/ELT in the School of Education and English where she is currently the Director of Teaching. With over 15 years' experience in higher education, Dr Veecock has specialisations in French Linguistics, English Applied Linguistics, and in Special and Inclusive Education.

Before joining UNNC in September 2015, Dr Veecock lived and worked in Bordeaux France for 14 years. While in France, she taught professional English healthcare communication for five years to students of various healthcare professions including Nursing, X-Ray Technology/Radiology and Pedicure-Podiatry. With extensive experience in Adult Continuing Education, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) as well as designing and delivering courses and assessments on Medical English and Healthcare Communication, she has also worked with young learners with cognitive and behavioural challenges (SEGPA programme, Bordeaux France).

Teaching and curriculum design are central to Dr Veecock's work, complemented by extensive experience designing and facilitating teaching and professional training initiatives for educators and professional communities.

Recognised with awards for teaching excellence and EDI leadership, Dr Veecock is a strong advocate for a holistic university experience - contributing to staff and student wellbeing and inclusive learning environments through the design and facilitation of extracurricular mindfulness meditation sessions as well as extracurricular dance sessions. Collaborative, adaptive and internationally experienced, Dr Veecock is bilingual in English and French.

Main Teaching Responsibilities

Undergraduate

• Introduction to English Language Teaching
• Gender and Society (team-teaching)

Postgraduate

• Topics in Applied Linguistics
• Syllabus Design and Methodology (2016-2023)

 Student Supervision

• 30+ Undergraduate Dissertations
• 30+ Masters Dissertations
• supervisory pedagogy, student development, inclusive supervision

Dr Veecock's interdisciplinary research examines the complexities of language, teaching and learning across linguistic, educational and cultural contexts. Beginning with her doctoral work on agency and agentivity in linguistics, where she investigated hybrid passive constructions in English (get-passive) and French (se faire+infinitif), Dr Veecock has continued to explore how linguistic structures reflect broader questions of meaning, identity and communication. Early publication in French linguistics has laid the foundation for further inquiry into how language use shapes learning and professional practice. Dr Veecock's research interests span several interrelated areas:

• Linguistics: agency and agentivity, hybrid passive constructions in English & in French.
• Communication and Media: English communication for L2 English healthcare professionals, multimodality in political cartoons and infographics.
• Sino-Foreign Higher Education: graduate attributes, 21st century skills and employability, inclusive and culturally responsive English medium instruction, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), "glocal" talent development, extra-curricular engagement, Chinese student mobility.

PhD and EdD Supervision

• 2 PhDs to completion
• Currently supervising 2 PhDs and 3 EdD candidates

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