Personal profile
Personal profile
Dr Jon Ford is Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Literature at XJTLU. Jon gained his PhD in English Literature on a comparative study of the early writings of Robert Southey and Percy Shelley at the University of Nottingham. Jon has been at XJTLU since 2013 and was previously Deputy Director of the Language Centre. His areas of interest include Romantic-period literature and the history of Shakespeare in China.
Research interests
Global Shakespeare
Travel writing
Romantic-period literature
Content and language integrated learning
Experience
Year 1 Coordinator, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020-present
Exams Officer, Department of Literature, 2020-present
Teaching
ENG004 Thinking Shakespeare
HSS001 Explore Humanities and Social Sciences
LNG002 Introduction to English Studies
LIT101 Introduction to Literary Studies
LIT204 Jane Austen
Awards and honours
Bond-Byron PhD Scholarship, University of Nottingham
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Nottingham
MA (Distinction), University of Birmingham
Person Types
- Staff