People

Valerie Hascoet

Lecturer

Background

Valerie holds qualifications in five separate disciplines: English Studies (B.A., M.A. from University of Toulouse II), French as a Foreign Language (Dip., M.A. from University of Grenoble II), English to Speakers of Other Languages (Celta from University of Cambridge) as well as French Literature (B.A. from University of Paris X-Nanterre) and Linguistics (M. Phil from University of Dublin-Trinity College).

She has taught at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth (now NUIM), LSB College and Tallaght RTC (formerly IT Tallaght, now TU Dublin) then Trinity College Dublin where she developed the first set of online resources for the French Department. At TU Dublin (formerly Dublin Institute of Technology) she has lectured in the French language (CEFR levels A0 to C1) including French for Specific Purposes (tourism, event, hospitality and leisure; culinary arts; business) and French literary criticism. Since 2012 she has resumed her primary focus on the English language with classes in Linguistics, English for Specific Purposes and ESOL and currently Irish Cultural Studies. études culturelles irlandaises/nord-irlandaises

Research Interests

Valerie’s research interests include language learning and neurodiversity (especially dyslexia) and mediating Ireland’s cultural heritage (including Northern Ireland) to other cultures. apprentissage du français et dyslexie

Scholarly activity

Workshop “Neurodiversity in language teaching and learning” 3^rd September, 2025. Guest lecture at the Teaching & Learning Day of the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, NUI Galway.

Completion of Digital Badge “GenAi for Teaching and Learning: how to do it right”. National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. 19th June, 2025. https://openbadgefactory.com/v1/assertion/22946578d24098a537301d636cfa91d56610f419

Workshop “Accommodating neurodiversity in language learning” 19th February, 2025. On behalf of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion committee of School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, NUI Galway.

Completion of Race Equity Reading Group. ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’ Community of Practice at TU Dublin. 2023.

Member of Race Equity Community of Practice at TU Dublin.

Publications and editorial work

Palimpsest. Print/online peer-reviewed international journal for Linguistic, Literary and Cultural Research. University Goce Delcev (North Macedonia). Dr. Nina Daskalovska ed. 2023. ISSN 2545-398X (printed version). ISSN 2545-3998 (electronic version). Reviewer.

Education Applications & Developments IV. Peer-reviewed book. Dr. Mafalda Carmo ed. 2019: inScience Press. ISSN 2184-0210 (electronic version). ISSN 2184-2978 (printed version). Member of editorial advisory board. Available at http://www.insciencepress.org

Formerly Language Editor, DeGruyter’s Open Linguistics online series. https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/opli/html

“Learning a Language with Dyslexia”. Peer-reviewed article. 2016: The AHEAD Journal, Issue 4 (November 2016), 28-37. ISSN 2009-8286. Available at https://www.ahead.ie/journal/Learning-a-Language-with-Dyslexia

Conferences and conference proceedings

Member of Scientific Committee, END 2017 (International Conference on Education and New Developments), Lisbon, 24th-26th June 2017.

“Retaining the “specific” in Language for Specific Purposes: Task-based Language Learning to the rescue”, 2014: ICERI 14. Virtual presentation. Peer-reviewed article published in 2014: ICERI 14 proceedings, ISBN 978-84-617-2484-0. Abstract available at http://library.iated.org/view/HASCOET2014RET

Member of Scientific Committee, INTED 2014 – 8^th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, 10-12^th March 2014.

“Benefits for all! How supporting language learners with dyslexic spectrum disorder in third-level education can improve your teaching”, 1^st July 2013: Edulearn 13, Barcelona. Oral presentation. Peer-reviewed article published in 2013: Edulearn 13 Proceedings, ISBN 978-84-616-3822-2.

Abstract available at http://library.iated.org/view/HASCOET2013BEN