About the Book

About the Author

Paul Hartley read French and German at the University of Leeds, and completed his M.Phil and Ph.D at the same university. He worked as Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Principal Lecturer in Modern Languages at the University of Wolverhampton, and was subsequently Dean of the School of International Studies and Law at Coventry University. He is currently Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Gloucestershire.

Paul has researched and published in the areas of German literature, language and computer-assisted language learning. He is the author of several German language courses and reference texts and has extensive experience as external examiner at various universities. He has also worked as Chief Examiner in setting and moderating examinations for the Institute of Linguists and the Royal Society of Arts. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists.