Experience

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  Zayed University

  • United Arab Emirates

  • Assistant Professor

    • Dec 2020 - Present
    • United Arab Emirates

    Department of Language Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

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  British Council

  • IELTS Speaking Examiner

    • Nov 2008 - Present

    - Examiner for the speaking and writing modules of the IELTS exam.

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  Lingnan University

  • Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong

  • Associate Head, Senior Lecturer- Centre for English and Additional Languages (CEAL)

    • Oct 2010 - Dec 2020
    • Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong

    Teaching - English language for academic purposes to undergraduate and postgraduate studentsCurriculum Development - Coordinating the development of core compulsory English Language Enhancement (ELE) CoursesResearch - Principal Project Supervisor for an 18 month long study of the impact of Lingnan language learning courses on students' English vocabulary and collocation acquisition funded by a Teaching Development Grant from Lingnan University's Teaching and Learning Centre. Test Development - Part of a team consisting of members from a number of Hong Kong's public universities developing the Diagnostic English Language Tracking Assessment (DELTA). The DELTA is aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for language proficiency and will be used in several of HK's universities for the placement of students in language programmes. Contributing expertise to the development of the vocabulary testing section of the Assessment.

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  Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University

  • Senior EAP Tutor/Team Leader/Exams Officer ELC (English Language Centre)

    • Aug 2008 - Sep 2010

    The school is a unique collaboration between one of China's top public universities and one of Britain's top research universities. Senior EAP Tutor:Tutoring - students in all aspects of EAP Purposes and General English including reading, writing, listening and note taking for lectures, presentation skills,communication skills for the academic discourse community and research skills.Recruitment - assisting in recruitment of new tutors from vetting of applications to interview to induction.Management - Assisting Director of the ELC through coordination of Team Leaders and academic support staff.Professional Development - furthering the professional development of colleagues through annual Professional Development Review interviews and organizing Knowledge Sharing Workshops and training sessions.Team Leader:Leading - a team of tutors delivering EAP classes to Year 1 students destined for business oriented degree programmes.Quality Control - providing the conditions and resources for tutors to consistently deliver quality teaching and to mark criterion referenced assessments to standard and to deadlinesProfessional Development - assisting colleagues in their professional development through peer observation and review.Exams OfficerAssembling - teams of tutors to design, develop and produce a range of language assessment tools for Year 1 and 2 students. Coordinating - production of exams to Liverpool University and XJTLU Registry-set deadlines and standards.Training - staff members in examination procedures and standardized criterion referenced marking.Supervising - the smooth running of examination sessions by coordination of tutors and academic support staff.Analyzing - examination results for consistency, validity and reliability.Exam Board - Attending exam board meetings to discuss assessments and results with Liverpool University chief external moderator, independent external moderators and examiners.

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  U-Link College of International Culture

  • Head of English Faculty

    • Sep 2007 - Jul 2008

    The college is a Cambridge International Examination centre. Leading a teamof teachers in teaching English reading, writing, speaking and listening in termsof EAP for Cambridge IELTS and `A' Level examination preparation andacademic and general English for students' subsequent university study atuniversities in English speaking countries. Duties include devising curricula anddistributing teaching tasks amongst team members, devising and testingteaching materials, evaluating textbooks, devising test materials andadministering progress and achievement tests and exams including marking andanalysis of results, devising and hosting supplementary English activities forstudents, promoting professional development by devising, delivering andparticipating in peer observation and training workshops.

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  Guangzhou Luogang Education Group

  • Teacher Trainer

    • Jul 2007 - Jul 2007

    Teacher Trainer, summer training course organized byCanada Worldy International and Luogang Education Group, Guangzhou, PRC Trainer to a group of 50 middle school Chinese teachers of English in variousaspects of TESOL methodology in an intensive six day, full time course.

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  Guangdong University of Finance

  • Foreign Expert - Team Leader of Foreign Teachers

    • Aug 2002 - Jun 2007

    As Foreign Expert: Teaching Oral English Skills, General Writing Skills and Business English to Students 18 years old upwards. Have also taught elective courses in Comprehensive English Skills for Business and Media Studies and Teacher Training CoursesAs Team Leader: Duties included assisting in the recruitment of new teachers, assigning teaching tasks prescribed by the Foreign Language Department, devising and managing materials and curricula, designing tests and examinations, acting as liaison between Foreign Teachers team and Foreign Language Department and Foreign Affairs and Exchanges Office, conducting regular feedback and briefing meetings and so on.

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  Luohu Adolescent Activities Centre

  • Course Director/Tutor

    • Oct 2002 - Jun 2003

    Oral English Classes. LuohuAdolescent Activities Centre, Luohu, Shenzhen, PRC. (IMET; InternationalModern English Training) Teaching Oral English to adults and Primary and JuniorMiddle School Students.; Oral English Classes. GuangdongForeign Trade School, Guangzhou, PRC. Teaching Oral English to VocationalHigh School Students.

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  Harlequin Mills and Boon

  • Direct Marketing Analyst Logistics

    • 1997 - 2002

    Analysis of subscription marketing campaign performance for monthly order of books and premia