David Moroney, M.A., M.Litt.
Lecturer for Special Tasks / Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben (LfbA)
Institutional Mailing Address
Department of English, American and Celtic Studies
English Literatures and Cultures
University of Bonn
Rabinstraße 8
53111 Bonn
Office Location
Room 2.058
Rabinstraße 8
53111 Bonn
Email: dmoroney@uni-bonn.de
Office Hours: Please email to book a slot!
Courses
SoSe
Writing Skills I,
Writing Skills III: TEE,
Language Skills III: Presentations.
WiSe
Language Skills I,
Language Skills II,
Writing Skills II,
Writing Skills III: TEE.
Academic Profile
University of Bonn, IAAK, LfbA, 2018, full-time, 2021,
University of Birmingham, Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics, 2009 – 2021,
University of Koblenz-Landau, Graduate program Web and Data Science, 2018 – 2021,
University of Köln, Englisches Seminar I, 2014 – 2019,
Elly und Stoffl Bildungs-und Betreuungskonzepte GmBH, 2018 – 2021,
University of Cambridge, Oral Examiner for CAE and FCE, 2014 – 2020,
Linguarama, Business English and Business Skills Trainer, 2012 – 2015,
Volkshochschule (VHS), Business English and Exam Prep., 2012 – 2014,
Trinity College Dublin, School of Education, 2012 – 2013,
Dankook University, Graduate School of TESOL, 2010 – 2012,
Kyungwon University, English Department, 2009 – 2010,
California State University of San Bernardino (in partnership with Media TESOL), Department of TESOL, 2008 – 2009,
Samsung Electronics, Business English, 2005 – 2008,
Korean State Kindergartens, 2005 – 2007,
Seocheon Elementary School, 2005 – 2007,
Iwon Middle School, 2004 – 2005,
Korean Electrical Power Corporation (KEPCO), 2004 – 2005
M.Litt, Trinity College Dublin, 2021
M.A. in TESOL, University of Birmingham, 2009
H.Dip. in TESOL, 2004
B.Sc. in Commercial Software Development, Waterford Institute of Technology, 2003
German Association of Sprachpraxis Professionals (GASP) Conference, Leipzig University — September 25th ~ 26th, 2025
TOPIC – Current Trends in Teaching Lehramt
German Association of Sprachpraxis Professionals (GASP) Conference, TU Dortmund — September 27th ~ 28th, 2024
TOPIC – Round-table Discussion on Creative Writing and Teaching in a Post-Covid World
British Educational Research Association (BERA) Conference, University of Leeds — September 14th, 2016
TOPIC – Exploring the Threshold Concept of Impostorship in a Teacher Education Program.
Land, R., Meyer J.H.F. and Flanagan, M.T, (Eds) Threshold Concepts in Practice. Rotterdam, Taipei & Boston: Sense Publishers.
Moroney, D., McKendry, E., and Devitt, A. (2016). Knowledge, Belief and Practice in Language Teacher Education: Integration and Implementation of Threshold Concepts over a teaching career: Chapter 23: 309-319.
5th Biennial Threshold Concept Conference — July 9th ~ 11th, 2014
TOPIC – Knowledge, Belief, and Practice in Language Teacher Education: Integration and Implementation of Threshold Concepts over a Teaching Career
European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) — September 9th ~ 13th, 2013
TOPIC – A Case Study of Culture as a Threshold Concept in English for Specific Purposes
Frankfurt – A Series of Pedagogic Workshops, October 2012, February 2013 and April 2013 TOPIC – Threshold Concepts: An Introduction and Decoding the Disciplines
4th Biennial Threshold Concepts Conference and the National Academy’s 6th Annual Conference — June 27th ~ June 29th, 2012.
ASIA TEFL 9th International Conference — July 27th, 2011
TOPIC – Pedagogical Spaces in Teacher Education
Korea Association of Teachers of English International Conference (KATE) — July 1st, 2011
TOPIC – TEE Empowerment in a Teacher Training Context
Moroney, D. (2011). TEE Empowerment in a Teacher Training Context, KATE – Conference Notes: 111 ~ 116.
KOTESOL Seoul Chapter 7th Annual Conference — March 27th, 2010
TOPIC – Self-Motivation for Beaten-Down Teachers (Workshop)
Moroney, D. (2010). Effective Study Tips for Students. Kyungwon Eagle, 25 (1): 30.
KOTESOL Seoul Chapter 6th Annual Conference — March 28th, 2009
TOPIC – Task-Based Language Teaching (Workshop)
17th KOTESOL International Conference — October 24th, 2009
TOPIC -- Evaluation of Task-Based Language Teaching in a Korean Context
Moroney, D. (2009). Evaluating Task-Supported Language Teaching in a Korean Context, KOTESOL, 17: 216 ~ 219