Magali Allary is a lecturer with over 15 years of experience, teaching French in Higher Education and language institutes in the USA and the UK. Magali holds a BA in Anglo-Saxon cultures with a minor in teaching from Université Versailles-St Quentin (France) and completed post graduate studies focusing on foreign languages at the University of Washington (USA). Magali also holds a California teaching certificate and a CELTA. Prior to joining King's Language Centre, Magali was Deputy Director of a language school in California, where she became interested in academic leadership. In addition to her Team Leader post, Magali is currently the Chair of the CIEL Assessment Board. Her academic interest is in the promotion of collaborative learning and development of independent learning skills. She is also investigating the use of literature in the language classroom.