Gillian Lazar

Gillian Lazar is a Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University, London. Prior to that, she worked as a freelance teacher trainer, lexicographer and materials writer. She has also worked as a teacher at the British Council, Athens and teacher / teacher trainer at International House, London. She has run workshops for teachers in France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Denmark, South Africa, Germany and Hungary. She has written materials for the BBC World Service and has contributed articles to magazines and journals, including the English Language Teaching Journal, TESOL Quarterly and English Teaching Professional. She is the author of Literature and Language Teaching: A Guide for Teachers and Trainers (1993), A Window on Literature (1999) and Meanings and Metaphors (2003).