Author
Dr Niki Christodoulou is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Languages and Literature at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. For the last three decades, she has dedicated her love of education and teaching to the field of English as a Second and Foreign Language. Early in her career, Niki taught English as a Second Language at the high school level in the US, where she was also a school coordinator in charge of developing the English as a Second Language curriculum. Since then, she has been teaching English as a Foreign Language, as well as teacher education courses, at the university level in Cyprus. Her research interests lie in the areas of reflection, reflective practice, reflective mentoring, reflective teaching, teacher education and training, teacher autonomy, and teacher empowerment. She holds BA and MA degrees from the American University, Washington DC, and an EdD from the University of Nottingham, UK. Niki is also a Certified Life Coach, Certified Neuro-Linguistic (NLP) Coach and Certified NLP Practitioner.