ABOUT

Ryan Windsor

"An optimistic, upbeat and enthusiastic practitioner of English Language Teaching with a variety of teaching experience across China and the world. Adept in teaching specialist areas of English as well as English for General Purposes. Familiar with teaching methods both old and new and also a believer in bringing edutainment, technology and passion to the classroom."

SKILLS

Qualified EFL Teacher

Proficient in Mandarin Chinese

Confident Public Speaker

Keen Graphic Designer and Photographer

First Class Proofreader and Editor

EXPERIENCE

Jan 2021 – Present /// Lecturer /// Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Working as a Lecturer in the Centre for English and Additional Languages, teaching core and elective courses, and managing a team of teaching assistants.

Sept 2015 – Dec 2020 /// Lecturer in English /// United International College, Zhuhai

Working as a Lecturer in the English Language Centre, designing courses, invigilating exams, supervising student projects and mentoring students.

Apr 2015 – Sept 2015 /// Online Instructor /// VCcore Communication, Guangzhou

Working as an online instructor from the UK, teaching university level students across China through an online learning environment.

Oct 2013 – Aug 2014 /// Full Time English Teacher /// Strong International, Hangzhou

My work in the main branch of a chain school in Hangzhou included mainly teaching high school students, as well as visiting multiple project schools around the province to give guest lessons.

Sep 2012 – Jun 2013 /// English Language Assistant /// Ruijing High School, Tianjin

My work on the British Council Language Assistant Programme was in one of Tianjin's key high schools and included teaching eleven separate classes per week, plus leading extra-curricular activities that included drama classes and performances.

Feb – Jul 2009 /// Full Time English Teacher /// Northeast Yucai Education, Shenyang

My work in Liaoning province's number one private high school included teaching nineteen hours of conversational English a week across three separate schools on the campus: the primary school, senior high school and the school for gifted students.

EDUCATION

MA TESOL /// University of Birmingham /// 2014 – 2015 /// Distinction

Topics: Syllabus and Materials Design, Second Language Teaching and Learning, English for Academic Purposes, Skills for Training Teachers, Computer Assisted Language Learning, plus a 15,000 word dissertation.

BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics /// University of Sheffield /// 2009 – 2012 /// 2:1 Class

Topics: Phonetics, Syntax, Semantics, Discourse Analysis, Conversation Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Language Acquisition, plus a 10,000 word dissertation.

English Language Company Certificate in TEFL /// 2009 /// CELTA Equivalent

120-Hour Written and 380-Hour Practical Components

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