Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
M. A. Linda Steyne, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
STEYNE
I.2 - Name
LINDA
I.3 - Degrees
M. A., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1964
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University, Faculty of Arts, Department of British and American Studies
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Lecturer
I.8 - E-mail address
steyne1@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/20815
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Teacher Education and Education Sciences
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-6254-2038

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Columbia International University
II.b - Year
1987
II.c - Study field and programme
Biblical Studies and Intercultural Studies
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Columbia International University
II.b - Year
1991
II.c - Study field and programme
Teaching English as a Foreign Language and Intercultural Studies
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2015
II.c - Study field and programme
General Linguistics
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Lecturer Comenius University, Faculty of Arts, Department of British and American Studies Since 2020
Assistant professor Comenius University, Faculty of Arts, Department of British and American Studies September 2019-June 2020
Assistant professor Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts August 2016-January 2019
Assistant professor Trnava University in Trnava, Faculty of Education, Department of English Language and Literature September 2015-June 2016
Assistant professor/Lecturer Comenius University, Faculty of Arts, Department of British and American Studies September 2014-June 2015 / October 2007-December 2007
English language teacher Spojená škola Novohradská - Gymnázium Jura Hronca (Bratislava) October 2012-August 2017 / August 2005-March 2009
English language teacher Spojená škola Tilgnerova (Bratislava) September 2013-May 2014 / January 1995-June 2004
English language teacher Gymnázium, Grösslingová 18 (Bratislava) September 1991-June 1994
on contract, work on various projects (language competitions, national testing and assessment, teacher training, expert reviews, courses, etc.) National Institute for Certified Educational Measurements (NUCEM), National Institute for Education (ŠPÚ), Metodicko-pedagogické centrum (MPC), Iuventa - Slovak Youth Institute od 2004

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Introduction to English Language Teaching Methodology English Language and Literature BA (I.) Teacher Education and Education Sciences
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
6
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Introduction to the Methodology of English Language Teaching English language and literature I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Lesson Planning and Materials Creation English language and literature II. Teacher Training and Education Science
Teaching English Language Grammar and Vocabulary English language and literature II. Teacher Training and Education Science
Teaching English Language Speaking Skills English language and literature II. Teacher Training and Education Science
Teaching English Language Writing Skills English language and literature II. Teacher Training and Education Science
Language Seminar English language and literature I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Teaching Practicum 1 (English language and literature) English language and literature I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Teaching Practicum 2 (English language and literature) English language and literature II. Teacher Training and Education Science
Teaching Practicum 3 (English language and literature) English language and literature II. Teacher Training and Education Science
English Language Teaching Practicum 1 Teaching English as a Foreign Language other Teacher Training and Education Science
English Language Teaching Practicum 2 Teaching English as a Foreign Language other Teacher Training and Education Science
I. a II.

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
12
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
3
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
2
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
2
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
4
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
4
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
1
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
1
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
7
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
2
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Chapter

STEYNE, L. et al. Team up: Lessons from moving an academic writing course for University teachers in Slovakia and Czechia. In: International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Academic English in Turbulent Times. London: Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge, 2023, pp. 155–166. ISBN 978-1-032-25478-4. [Print edition].

STEYNE, L. et al. Team up: Lessons from moving an academic writing course for University teachers in Slovakia and Czechia [online]. In: International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Academic English in Turbulent Times. London: Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge, 2022, pp. 155–166. ISBN 978-1-032-25479-1. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003283409

2

Article

REID, E. and STEYNE, L.M. National vs international course book analysis: An English as a foreign language case in the Slovak context [online]. International Journal of Instruction, July 2023, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 711–728. ISSN 1694-609X. DOI: 10.29333/iji.2023.16338a.

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Chapter

STEYNE, L. et al. Team up: Lessons from moving an academic writing course for University teachers in Slovakia and Czechia. In: International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Academic English in Turbulent Times. London: Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge, 2023, pp. 155–166. ISBN 978-1-032-25478-4. [Print edition].

STEYNE, L. et al. Team up: Lessons from moving an academic writing course for University teachers in Slovakia and Czechia [online]. In: International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Academic English in Turbulent Times. London: Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge, 2022, pp. 155–166. ISBN 978-1-032-25479-1. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003283409

2

Article

REID, E. and STEYNE, L.M. National vs international course book analysis: An English as a foreign language case in the Slovak context [online]. International Journal of Instruction, July 2023, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 711–728. ISSN 1694-609X. DOI: 10.29333/iji.2023.16338a.

3

Framework

LOHROVÁ, H. et al. Teachers of English for Future Europe (TEFE) [electronic document]: TEFE Framework for the Internationalisation of Teaching Practice and Employability. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, 2023. ISBN 978-80-223-5696-1. Dostupné z: https://2023.tefe.online/tefe-framework-for-the-internationalisation-of-teaching-practice-and-employability/#flipbook-df_980/1/.

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Pleschová, G. (2025). Teaching Collaboration. In The Long-Term Effects of Educational Development Programmes: Collaboration, Trust and Leadership (pp. 109-127). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

2024-2027: Critical language awareness, democratic engagement and sustainability (CLADES)

Erasmus+ 2024-1-NL01-KA220-HED-000249129

Partners: University of Gloucestershire (UK), Universiteit Gent (BE), Solidar Foundation for Humanitarian, Development and European Cooperation (BE)

The CLADES project focuses on promoting civic engagement and literacy in sustainability through critical language awareness. It aims to develop an understanding of the social impact of language, strengthen critical and analytical skills, and promote ethical communication as a tool for positive social change.

2

2023-2026: Teachers of English for Future Europe – Putting the Internationalisation of Teaching Practice into Action (TEFE A+)

Erasmus+ 2023-1-CZ01-KA220-HED-000161134

Partners: Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Univerzita Passau, Aston University a Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem

The TEFE A+ project focuses on introducing the TEFE framework into TEFL/TESOL study programs, supporting sustainable ITP exchanges, and analyzing and disseminating the results obtained among professionals and education policy makers.

3

2022-2025: Better Education through Long-term Investment into Inclusiveness and Student & Staff Wellbeing (BELONG)

Erasmus+ 2021-1-SK01-KA220-HED-00002352

Co-researcher (with colleagues from Central European University, Masaryk University, Madeira University, Nottingham Trent University and the Slovak Association for Quality Enhancement in Higher Education) on R 5: development and implementation of an MA course - at the faculties of arts of Comenius and Masaryk universities - on professional writing and communication with employers.

4

2020-2023: Teachers of English for Future Europe (TEFE): EU mobility and employability through the Internationalisation of Teaching Practice

Erasmus+ 2020-1-CZ01-KA203-078201

Partners: Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích (CZ), Univerzita Passau (DE), Aston University (UK), Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem (HU), La Universidad Pública de Navarra (ES) a Uniwersytet Jagielloński (PL)

  • We developed an employability framework based on the competences that English language teachers should acquire during their university studies and the mobility programmes they participate in during their studies. Responsible for those competencies criteria related to the methodology of teaching English.
5

2019-2022: Improving academic teaching and internationalisation through enhanced competences of university teachers (IMPACT)

Erasmus+ 2019-1-SK01-KA203-060671

Within the IMPACT project, led a team of 5 academics - from Masaryk University (CZ), University of Ostrava (CZ), Central European University (HU) and Technical University of Delft (NL) - in the design and implementation of an intensive five-day course on academic writing for academics and instructors from the faculties of arts of Comenius University (Bratislava) and Masaryk University (Brno): Academic Writing for Publication I and II.

The course was delivered twice online (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) in January 2021 and January 2022.

Lead author of the resulting chapter on dealing with team and course transformation due to pandemic constraints published in October 2022 by Routledge.

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Board member J. William Fulbright Commission - Slovakia 2019-2025

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Public University of Navarra (UPNA) Av. Cataluña, s/n, 31006 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain 21.-27.2025 Erasmus+ STA
The University of Passau Innstraße 41, 94032 Passau, Nemecko 15.-20.09.2024 Erasmus+ STA
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Branišovská 1645/31A, 370 05 České Budějovice 2, České republika 26.2.2024-01.03.2024 Erasmus+ STA

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Contact person and coordinator for Teaching English as a Foreign Language practicums (since September 2020), annually placing approximately 150 BA, MA, and DPŠ students with over 50 teachers at over 30 primary, secondary, and language schools in over ten cities in Slovakia.

Date of last update
2026-02-05