QUALIFICATIONS
CELTA, British Language Centre, Madrid, Spain, 2011
Bachelor of Science (Hons) including English Language, Open University, U.K. 2010
Diploma of Nursing, UniTec (formerly Carrington Polytechnic) Auckland, New Zealand, 1993
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FOREIGN TRAINER,
WALL STREET INSTITUTE, SHANHAI, CHINA
January 2014- present.
Teaching English to adult students implementing the Wall Street Method and Acquisition Cycle. Duties also include preparation for a variety of classes varying in size from one to one to groups of forty plus students; Continual professional development.
ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR
IMMAM MUHAMMED IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, RIYADH, KSA
Jun 2012 – July 2013
EAP with a focus on medicine for Preparatory Year Program; IELTS; CALL; Curriculum and examination presentation; Continuous professional development.
ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR
THE CLUBHOUSE, VANCOUVER, CANADA
Feb. 2006 – Dec. 2006
TOEFL; Blended learning with a focus on conversation.
REGISTERED NURSE
Mar. 1996 – Sep. 2011
Prior to becoming an English Instructor I worked as a Staff Nurse in various hospitals across the UK, Gibraltar, Australia, The Channel Islands and Canada.
My main area of speciality, since 2001, has been Intensive Care which gives me a particular expertise in medical English.