Katalin Hubai

Katalin Hubai of Hungary joins the Humphrey Fellowship with almost 17 years of experience in language education. She currently works for the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest where she teaches English as a foreign language (EFL) and mentors student-teachers at the university’s on-site secondary school. Additionally, she is a guest lecturer at Eötvös Loránd in the Department of English Language Pedagogy where she trains future EFL teachers.

Ms. Hubai earned a master’s degrees from Eötvös Loránd University in English language and literature. Being a lifelong learner, she is currently pursuing a doctorate degree from her alma mater in language pedagogy and English applied linguistics. In addition to her academic experience, Ms. Hubai was selected in 2012 to participate in the prestigious Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange, which placed her in a California classroom for an academic year to collaborate with American teachers. She also facilitates workshops and presentations around language training and teacher preparation.

Ms. Hubai will use her time at Vanderbilt to improve her skills in teacher training. She hopes to learn about preparing pre-service teachers for modern challenges and addressing teacher attrition. With this knowledge, Ms. Hubai will return to Hungary to design better courses for pre-service teachers and to act as an intermediary among policy makers, university officials, and teacher trainers.