PROFILE

I am an English Language Teaching Professional and Teacher Trainer.  My experience includes: English for Academic and Specific Purposes at universities in the UK (Bristol, Aston, Warwick, Wolverhampton, Leicester, UCB); IELTS speaking and writing examiner; design and delivery of IELTS preparation courses; Teacher Training and Development with the British Council; Business Writing Skills, Presentation Skills Trainer; Examiner for Trinity College London; English for Young Learners and lecturing in French and Spanish at FE/HE level

QUALIFICATIONS

Nov 2015                Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Studies in Education

March 2012           MA in Online & Distance Education, Open University, UK

2007                         RSA CELTYL, British Council, Bahrain

2003                         Cambridge Diploma in EFL- Brasshouse Centre, Birmingham

1999                         RSA CTEFLA – Stoke College, UK

1996                         BA Hons French/Spanish Studies- University of Wolverhampton

                                      (with distinction for spoken language performance in French)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2011 -         Visiting/Associate Lecturer in EAP at various UK universities

present       Bristol,  UCB,  Aston, Warwick, Wolverhampton, Leicester, Universities and 

The Open University of Catalunya  (online).

Since 2023       External Examiner for Modern Foreign Languages, Glasgow University

Dec 2011-              English language support with the Royal Saudi Air Force at RAF Cosford, UK.

Aug 2016               Technical English for aircraft mechanics, pilots and air traffic control.

2016-       GESE and ISE Examiner for Trinity College London

2021                          

Since 2012             UK-TEFL Ltd - Intensive EFL teacher training courses

Since 2003       IELTS speaking and writing examiner

Since 2011             International Teacher Development courses for the British Council 

                           (Tanzania, Mozambique, Peru, Libya)

July 2011-              Discovery Summer Ltd, Kensington Gardens, London

                                Teacher of English – residential summer programme for teenagers

Aug 2007-               Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates

Jun 2011                  English Faculty and team leader for HE Foundation Programme 

                            (EAP and Applied Technology courses)

Aug 2006-               British Council Bahrain –

Aug 2007                Teacher of English for Adults, Young Learners and IELTS

                           Design of IELTS & Teacher Training Workshops.

                           Delivery of courses tailored for specific needs (military and diplomatic English)

June 2004-              British Council Malaysia   

Aug 2006                 Teacher of General and Business English and

                            Professional Development Courses for corporate clients

                                 (presentation and business writing skills)

Mar 2000-              University College Birmingham, UK

June 2004              Teacher of English, Spanish and French for university foundation,

                                 FE and HE courses. 

           Extensive contact with Chinese speaking learners wishing to enter BA/MA programmes

June 1998-               Staffordshire Community Education Service, UK

Mar 2000                  Teacher of French in a Community School, UK

1997-                          David Austin Roses Ltd, Shropshire, UK

1999                            International Export Administrator in charge of French Department -

                                        Experience of using languages in a business context

1996-                          Melchor de Jovellanos Private University, Santander, Spain

1997                            Teacher of English, European Studies and Intercultural Communication

                                        Accredited by The University of Lincs & Humberside

Jan-Jun                       Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Amiens, France

1995                            Teacher of English - 6 month university placement

 SKILLS

Fluent French/Spanish and limited conversational Arabic and Chinese

Experience of online teaching and using technology in the classroom (IWB, VLEs, Teams and web based resources)

REFERENCES/ PERSONAL INFORMATION

Available on request