Christina Yerou is an English Language Instructor at the Language Centre of the Cyprus University of Technology.  She holds an MSc in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) combined with TESOL (Teaching English to Students of Other Languages) from the University of Stirling, UK.  She has a BA in English Language Teaching (with merit) from the same university.  She has been involved in curriculum development and design of English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP).  She is an IGCSE-ESL Oral Examiner, accredited by CIE (Cambridge International Examinations).    She taught in private tertiary education in Cyprus for many years.  She is a member of IATEFL, EUROCALL and TESOL Greece associations.  Her research interests include Learner Autonomy, Language Authenticity as well as the use of Computer Technology in Language Learning and Teaching.