James Aitken
Instructor, University of Melbourne English Language Bridging Program at Hawthorn-Melbourne- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Mandarin Limited working proficiency
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Experience
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Hawthorn-Melbourne
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Australia
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Instructor, University of Melbourne English Language Bridging Program
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Nov 2022 - Present
Provides a direct entry English language pathway from Hawthorn-Melbourne to undergraduate and specific graduate courses at the University of Melbourne. Provides a direct entry English language pathway from Hawthorn-Melbourne to undergraduate and specific graduate courses at the University of Melbourne.
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United Arab Emirates University
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United Arab Emirates
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Instructor, Academic and English Language Skills
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Sep 2012 - Jul 2022
I taught Humanities with an English-language focus in the Language and Literacy Minor, Creative & Professional Writing Minor and the Film Studies Minor in the Department of English Literature at UAEU. I was Coordinator of the Creative & Professional Writing Minor and Editor of Voices, the magazine of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The language program in Department of English Literature at UAEU is innovative and distinctive for its emphasis on humanities with an English-language and academic skills focus. I used content from literature, film, advertising, cultural studies and creative and professional writing to create and teach courses in academic research and writing, creative writing, speaking, listening, reading, screenwriting, film analysis, critical & creative thinking, cultural studies, grammar & punctuation, public speaking and debate and many more. Before UAEU, I taught English in Taiwan from 2004~2012 to students from pre-school age through to adult, where I also gained experience in GEPT & TOEIC test preparation, curriculum design, materials development, CALL applications, the writing of tests and examinations, hosting events, judging competitions and the organisation of field trips & social events. Show less
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Kainan University
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Taiwan
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Lecturer
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Mar 2011 - Aug 2012
President of the Kainan Film Club (KFC) President of the Kainan Film Club (KFC)
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Senior Instructor/Proprietor
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Jan 2004 - Aug 2012
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Education
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Swinburne University of Technology
Master’s Degree, Writing -
Griffith University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Applied Linguistics -
Saint Petersburg State University
Bachelor of Education - BEd, TESOL