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2 September 2019

This study year a lecturer from the U.S. will be working in LiepU

In this study year Liepaja University will have an English language teacher John William Mc Neil from the United States of America, who will be teaching English language and its culture and academic writting in the Bachelor’s study programme “European Languages and Culture”, Master’s study programme “General Education Teacher”, “Career Consultant” and Phd programme “Pedagogy”. The lecturer will also teach in Longlife learning Department and several courses to Erasmus+ students.

In the official meeting with the Rector of Liepaja University Dace Markus, Vice Rector for Studies Māra Zeltiņa, the faculty of Pedagogy and Social Work and the faculty of Humanities and Art, John William McNeil told that he had been working in Europe for nine years: “After education I am a historian, but I teach modern English, academic writing and US culture. When I arrived in Latvia I was travelling to Liepaja once, as I have not seen Riga, but I already like Liepaja.”

Wishing a successful start of the new study year to the new lecturer!

Photos: HERE