About
I am an EAP tutor, teaching on several presessional programmes, including EAP1 and the BFA Presessional. I have particular responsibility for the Insessional Programme, which involves administering the diagnostic STAR test, Insessional materials design, maintaining the Insessional intranet pages and WebCT. I also provide one-to-one tutorials for insessional students.
Qualifications
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BA (Hons) Social Science (Economics and History)
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RSA CTEFLA
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MA TEFL/TESL
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TEFLQ teaching status
Biography
I have almost 20 years English Language Teaching experience, working in a wide variety of contexts, including private language schools in the UK and abroad, further education institutions, and 12 years EAP here at the University of Birmingham.
At Birmingham, I have been responsible for External Examination Co-ordination, materials development, and syllabus design. I designed and coordinate the intensive 3-week Academic Skills presessional programme. I have also been involved in various Professional Development courses with institutions such as Beijing University of Technology and Harbin Institute of Technology.
I have previously had responsibility for the ‘Classroom Methodology’ module of the taught MA in TEFL/TESL.
Teaching
I regularly teach on the following programmes:
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EAP1 Presessional Programme
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BFA Presessional
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3-week Academic Skills Course
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One-to-one Tutorials
Other activities
Academic interests
My main teaching-related interests include materials writing for EAP courses, syllabus design, and ensuring that students are adequately prepared before, and supported during, their academic programme.
Publications
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English and Academic Skills Handbook - B1 – Topic Set 1 (2010), EISU, UoB
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English and Academic Skills Handbook - B2 – Topic Set 1 (2010), EISU, UoB
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English and Academic Skills Handbook - C1 – Topic Set 1 (2010), EISU, UoB
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English and Academic Skills Handbook - B1 – Topic Set 2 (2011), EISU, UoB
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English and Academic Skills Handbook - B2 – Topic Set 2 (2011), EISU, UoB
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English and Academic Skills Handbook - C1 – Topic Set 2 (2011), EISU, UoB
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English and Academic Skills Handbook - B1 – Topic Set 3 (2012), EISU, UoB
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English and Academic Skills Handbook - B2 – Topic Set 3 (2012), EISU, UoB
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Reading and Writing Development Handbook (2010), EISU, UoB
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Reading and Critical Thinking Handbook (2010), EISU, UoB
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Intensive Academic Skills Handbook (2010), EISU, UoB