diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/scope_resolution.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/scope_resolution.rs
index 917f4c0..7bfc40b 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/scope_resolution.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/scope_resolution.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,22 @@ impl<'a> ScopeResolver<'a> {
     Ok(())
   }
 
+
+  //TODO this is incomplete
+  fn lookup_name_in_scope(&self, sym_name: &QualifiedName) -> FullyQualifiedSymbolName {
+    let QualifiedName { components: vec, .. } = sym_name;
+    let len = vec.len();
+    let new_vec: Vec<ScopeSegment> = vec.iter().enumerate().map(|(i, name)| {
+      let kind = if i == (len - 1) {
+        ScopeSegmentKind::Terminal
+      } else {
+        ScopeSegmentKind::Type
+      };
+      ScopeSegment { name: name.clone(), kind }
+    }).collect();
+    FullyQualifiedSymbolName(new_vec)
+  }
+
   fn import(&mut self, import_spec: &ImportSpecifier) -> Result<(), String> {
     let ImportSpecifier { ref path_components, ref imported_names, .. } = &import_spec;
     match imported_names {
@@ -68,13 +84,13 @@ impl<'a> ScopeResolver<'a> {
     use ExpressionKind::*;
     match &expr.kind {
       ExpressionKind::Value(qualified_name) => {
-        let fqsn = lookup_name_in_scope(&qualified_name);
+        let fqsn = self.lookup_name_in_scope(&qualified_name);
         let ref id = qualified_name.id;
         self.symbol_table.map_id_to_fqsn(id, fqsn);
       },
       NamedStruct {  name, .. } => {
         let ref id = name.id;
-        let fqsn = lookup_name_in_scope(&name);
+        let fqsn = self.lookup_name_in_scope(&name);
         self.symbol_table.map_id_to_fqsn(id, fqsn);
       },
       BinExp(_, ref lhs, ref rhs) => {
@@ -173,28 +189,13 @@ impl<'a> ScopeResolver<'a> {
   /// this might be a variable or a pattern. if a variable, set to none
   fn qualified_name_in_pattern(&mut self, qualified_name: &QualifiedName) {
     let ref id = qualified_name.id;
-    let fqsn = lookup_name_in_scope(qualified_name);
+    let fqsn = self.lookup_name_in_scope(qualified_name);
     if self.symbol_table.lookup_by_fqsn(&fqsn).is_some() {
       self.symbol_table.map_id_to_fqsn(&id, fqsn);
     }
   }
 }
 
-//TODO this is incomplete
-fn lookup_name_in_scope(sym_name: &QualifiedName) -> FullyQualifiedSymbolName {
-  let QualifiedName { components: vec, .. } = sym_name;
-  let len = vec.len();
-  let new_vec: Vec<ScopeSegment> = vec.iter().enumerate().map(|(i, name)| {
-    let kind = if i == (len - 1) {
-      ScopeSegmentKind::Terminal
-    } else {
-      ScopeSegmentKind::Type
-    };
-    ScopeSegment { name: name.clone(), kind }
-  }).collect();
-   FullyQualifiedSymbolName(new_vec)
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
   #[test]