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Independent - Freelance
- Prof de langues/redacteur - Language trainer/proofreader
2011 - maintenant
Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
Specialising in EFL/ESOL/EAP; also French and Italian, language teacher training, document correction & proofreading.
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University of the West of England, Frenchay, Bristol, UK
- Senior Lecturer in EAP
2008 - 2011
Also course co-ordinator, summer presessional EAP course. I have in addition been responsible for a blended learning module in English for Economics, Finance and Business Studies (online, classes, and tutorials); and for a "post-proficiency" General English module. I have also produced a set of online self-access pronunciation practice materials, available to all UWE students through the UWE intranet. I have of course taught a wide range of EAP classes, both in-sessional and pre-sessional, so I am familiar with the IELTS examination, its demands and its bands.
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University of the West of England, Frenchay, Bristool, UK
- Visiting Lecturer in EFL
2002 - 2008
Also, from 2005, course co-ordinator, (a) Trinity Cert TESOL & (b) summer presessional EAP course.
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Freelance - Independent
- Teacher, lecturer, examiner in French, Italian, English mother-tongue, EFL, ESOL, EAP & ESP
1998 - 2005
(a) South Gloucestershire Adult & Community Learning: Ridgewood ACL Centre, Yate, S. Glos., UK (ESOL, Italian & GCSE English mother-tongue). Through my ESOL work here I became familiar with the then new government syllabus for ESOL, and its five levels (Entry 1-3, Level 1 & Level 2).
(b) Summer 2000, 2001 & 2002: Bristol University summer presessional EAP;
(c) RSA/Cambridge CUEFL/CCSE/CELS Oral Assessor, 1984 – 2003;
(d) AQA, English GCSE Paper 2, 1999-2005.
(e) Various private tutoring in French (all levels to A level), ESOL and English GCSE, 2000-2004.
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Harrogate Language Academy, North Yorkshire, UK
- Assistant Director of Studies
1987 - 1988
I was later offered the post of Director of Studies, but declined as I wished to "move sideways" into F.E.
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Bradford College (of Further Education) , West Yorkshire, UK.
- Lecturer in EFL
1984 - 1997
General EFL, EAP, ESP, CALL, Business English; course co-ordinator, summer EFL course 1987 & Trinity Cert TESOL 1993-1997.
In 1994 I was invited to be part of a group from Bradford College giving a series of ESP workshops at a sister-college in Varna, Bulgaria (a TEMPUS programme initiative).
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Freelance - Independent
- Teacher, lecturer, examiner in EFL, EAP, ESP, ESOL, French, Italian, English mother-tongue
1984 - 1986
(a) Bradford College (general EFL, EAP, ESP, summer course, CALL), 1984-1987;
(b) Shipley College (ESP/linked skills ESOL), 1985-86;
(c) York College (English GCSE), 1986.
(d) Leeds Metropolitan University, Italian, 1984;
(e) Leeds University summer presessional EAP, August 1985.
(f) Private Language School: OISE : co-ordinator, summer school S. Glos., July 1985;
(g) Examining for Cambridge Proficiency (CPE) Paper 2, 1984-86;
(h) Examining for RSA/Cambridge CUEFL/CCSE/CELS Oral Assessor, 1984-2003;
(i) Examining for Trinity College London, ESOL/Cert TESOL/Dip TESOL, 1985 – 1997 (Spain, Italy & the UK)
(j) Various private tutoring in French (all levels to A level), ESOL and English GCSE, 1984-87
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Harrogate Language Academy, North Yorkshire, UK
- Teacher of EFL, EAP & ESP
1980 - 1984
In this post I was given responsibility for the Language Laboratory, Audio & Video resources, and the writing of a range of ESP courses in Occupational & Academic English; and in the last two years, of running an EFL summer school.
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Bognor Regis School, West Sussex, UK
- Teacher of French (ages 11-14)
1979 - 1980
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Centro di Lingue Moderne, Trento, Italy
- Teacher of EFL & ESP
1976 - 1977
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Centre de Perfectionnement de Langues Vivantes, Chambre de Commerce, Valenciennes, France
- Teacher of EFL
1974 - 1975
