Director
Hazel Nowell
Hazel established Lancaster Languages in 2008. She is a highly qualified linguist and teacher with a wealth of experience, from teaching foreign languages and ESOL/EFL in schools, through to English for Academic Purposes at Lancaster University, and Business English for professionals in multinational companies. She completed a BA (Hons) degree in Linguistics at Reading University in 1990, and a PGCE the following year. In 2002 she gained a Master’s degree from the Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies at UMIST.
Hazel has spent extended periods of time abroad, studying and working in Germany, Norway and Switzerland, and through these experiences she has first-hand knowledge of the benefits of the total immersion language learning method, and of the challenges of cross-cultural communication.
Hazel is passionate about languages, and is deeply committed to helping students develop their linguistic skills and cross-cultural understanding; thereby empowering them to communicate more effectively and confidently. She also has particular expertise in pronunciation difficulties, using specialist recording equipment and techniques.
Lancaster Languages Hazel Nowell