Department of Language and Cultural Studies
Dr Carolyn Cummings is the current Head, Department of Language and Cultural Studies in the Faculty of Education and Humanities, University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus. She currently teaches Applied Linguistics and English Language in the Department.
Dr Cummings has been an educator for 25 years, was trained at the Cyril Potter College of Education and completed her Bachelor of Arts in English, majoring in Linguistics and minoring in Fine Arts at the University of Guyana. She has a Master of Arts in English Language and obtained a Doctor of Education (Educational Leadership in Higher Education) from the University of the West Indies. Her doctoral thesis, “Leadership Roles: Advancing a Strategic Cultural Agenda at a State University in Guyana”, examined the University’s leadership response in advancing a cultural agenda which is of national significance in Guyana.
Her research interests include: cultural agenda setting and policy; popular culture; language and education policies; language and identity; and teaching English as a second language, especially in Creole speaking environments. Her academic and professional experiences have provided a foundation which have fostered interest in the systems of education at all levels and deep appreciation for Languages, Linguistics, Literature, cultural diversity and artefacts.
Dr Cummings is also an amateur artist who enjoys drawing, painting and creative writing.