Dr. NICHOLAS DAVID KING

Mobile 0750 393 5598 e-mail dr.n.d.king@gmail.com Skype: dr.nicholas.david.king

· prepared over a thousand Chinese academics for life and research in foreign educational institutions by improving confidence in their Oral English skills

· IELTS-based assistance was given with listening and writing skills, active reading, mnemonics, mind-mapping and tips for effective note-taking

SYSU: Sun Yat Sen University; Guangzhou English Language Centre 2013 – 2017

English for Academic Purposes/Confidence in Oral English

HZU: Huizhou University; English Literature Lecturer 2012 –2013

English Literature/The History of the English-Speaking Countries

YEU: Yang En University; Humanities Lecturer 2010 –2012

Introduction to Western History/ Journalism/ Western Etiquette

BUE: British University in Egypt; Course Leader 2006 –2009

“The Encounter of Civilisations: Muslim/Christian Dialogue in Al Andalus”/Academic Writing

MSAU: Modern Sciences & Arts University; Critical Thinking 2005 - 2006

BCE: British Council Egypt; Network Teacher 2004 - 2005

BCY: British Council Yemen; Ministries of Foreign Affairs & Human Rights 2002 - 2004

· Other teaching positions include English for the Civil Services in Libya; IELTS examining in Cyprus; on-site UNICEF Clear Report Writing; on-site Foreign Expert for the Central Ministry of Planning; American English at YALI; Final Year English Literature at the University of Science & Technology, UST; English for Special Purposes for various NGO’s; International Airline English for the Yemenia Airlines Staff Training Centre; SAMIS & American School, Yemen.

· Previous teaching experience includes teaching Humanities, British History, Comparative Religion, Social Studies, and English Literature in public, private, and state schools: Eton College, Windsor; King Edward VI, Southampton; and Forest Gate Community School, London.

· Short-term positions funding doctoral research in a wide variety of organisations including the School of Oriental & African Studies, SOAS; Trident Personnel; Association of British Travel Agents, ABTA; Chase Manhattan Bank; Ernst & Young Professional Services; Desai Estates; Jane’s Recognition Guides; BBC TV Co-Productions; and C4 TV Presentation Dept.

CELTA International Language Institute, Heliopolis, Egypt. 2002

PGCE [RP93/50679] Institute of Education, University of London. 1993

PhD in History of Religion University of Leicester. 1990

BA in Theology University of Kent at Canterbury. 1985