teacher trainer materials writer
2018
January - March
Teaching at The University of Oxford (HilaryTerm 2017-2018)
Modules: English Grammar / Professional and Diplomatic Communication Skills
April - June
Teaching at The University of Oxford (Trinity Term 2017-2018)
Module: English Grammar
Tutor on the Oxford Advanced Pre-sessional Course for Graduate Students (Trinity Term 2017-2018)
Modules: Advanced Pronunciation Practice / Presentation Skills
April
52nd International IATEFL Conference, Brighton, UK
Talk: Extended Speaking in the Classroom (and the Importance of Planning): 10.40 Tuesday 10th April
Conference tour in Italy: Turin, Milan, Padua, Rome
Talks: Grammar in the Real World / Teaching Grammar to Learners with Dyslexia
May
PASE Conference Warsaw, Poland
Talk: What’s it mean: it’s different, spoken grammar?
June
MAWSIG Conference, Brookes University, Oxford, UK
Talk: Adapting texts for ELT: intuition, analysis and authenticity
July - August
Tutor at the University of Oxford, Worcester College
2-week Academic English and Presentation Skills course for Hong Kong PolyU students
Plenary lecture: Aspects of Contemporary English
Tutor at The University of Oxford, Exeter College: 2-week English Language Teachers' Summer Seminar.
Workshops: Exploring Grammar: Words, Clauses, Sentences and Beyond / Contemporary English: Teaching a Changing Language
Plenary lecture: Reaching Every Student in the Classroom: Dyslexia and Learning English
August - September
Tutor at the University of Oxford, Worcester College
4-week Academic English course for Kyoto University students
September
ETAS Professional Development Day, Liestal, Switzerland
Plenary lecture: Dyslexia and Learning English: Literacy and Wider Issues
Workshop: Dyslexia and Learning English: Teaching Grammar
Plenary: Do you Speak 2018? Aspects of Contemporary English
October
Italian Dyslexia Association conference, Rome
Talk: Dyslexia and Learning English
October - December
Teaching at The University of Oxford (Michaelmas Term 2018-2019)
Modules: English Grammar / Professional and Diplomatic Communication Skills
November
TESOL Italy, Rome
Talk: Grammar for the Real World
TESOL Greece Specific Learning Differences SIG conference, Athens, Greece
Workshop: Selecting, Adapting and Designing Materials for Learners with Dyslexia
2017
January
International House World Academic Managers and Trainers Conference, London, UK
Plenary talk: Dyslexia and Learning English: literacy and wider issues
January - March
Teaching at The University of Oxford (HilaryTerm 2016-2017)
Modules: English Grammar / Professional and Diplomatic Communication Skills
February
OUP Teacher Development Day, Riga, Latvia
Talks: Extended Speaking in the Classroom / Grammar Games in the Classroom
March
HUPE Conference, Šibenik, Croatia
Talk: Dyslexia and Learning English: literacy and wider issues
Workshop: Dyslexia and Learning English: teaching grammar and vocabulary
April - June
Teaching at The University of Oxford (Trinity Term 2016-2017)
Module: English Grammar / IELTS
June
Tutor on OTA (Oxford Teachers' Academy) teacher training course at Worcester College, University of Oxford
Course: Engaging Learners in and Beyond the Classroom
Plenary lecture: Aspects of Contemporary English
July - August
Tutor on OTA (Oxford Teachers' Academy) Masterclass at Worcester College, University of Oxford
Course: Teaching Students with Dyslexia
Plenary lecture: Aspects of Contemporary English
Tutor on The University of Oxford's two-week English Language Teachers' Summer Seminar at Exeter College
Workshops: Exploring Grammar: Words, Clauses, Sentences and Beyond / Contemporary English: Teaching a Changing Language
Plenary lecture: Reaching Every Student in the Classroom: Dyslexia and Learning English
August - September
Tutor at the University of Oxford, Worcester College
4-week Academic English course for Kyoto University students
September
AISLi DoS Days conference, Italy
Talk: Aspects of Contemporary English: to teach or not to teach?
Plenary: So, er, today I’d like to, er, talk about ... assessing speaking
Workshop: Extended Speaking in the Classroom
‘Formative Assessment in Foreign Language Teaching’ Conference, Warsaw University, Poland
Talk: Formative Assessment of Spoken English
Britanico Annual Teachers' Convention, Lima, Peru
Workshops: Do you Speak 2017? Aspects of Contemporary English / Grammar Games in the Classroom / Extended Speaking in the Classroom / Dyslexia and Learning English
October - December
Teaching at The University of Oxford (Michaelmas Term 2017-2018)
Modules: English Grammar / Professional and Diplomatic Communication Skills
October
International House Conference, Milan, Italy
Talk: Dyslexia and Learning English: Literacy and Wider Issues
ICONFLE Conference, Famagusta, Cyprus
Talk: Do you Speak 2017? Aspects of Contemporary English
November
TESOL Italy, Rome
Talk: Dyslexia and Learning English: Literacy and Wider Issues
Workshop: Dyslexia and Learning English: Teaching Grammar
EAP conference at MISiS University, Moscow, Russia
Plenary: Planning and extended speaking
Workshop: So, er, today I’d like to, er, talk about ... assessing speaking
International House Conference, Reggio Calabria/Palermo, Italy
Talk: Dyslexia and Learning English: Literacy and Wider Issues
Workshop: Extended Speaking in the Classroom
International House World Academic Managers and Trainers Conference, London, UK
Plenary talk: Reaching Every Student in the Classroom: Dyslexia and Learning English
Teaching at The University of Oxford (HilaryTerm 2015-2016)
Modules: English Grammar / Professional and Diplomatic Communication Skills / Listening and Speaking Skills / IELTS
International House Young Learner Conference 2016, Malta
Talk: Reaching Every Student in the Classroom: Dyslexia and Learning English
Talks: Standardising Assessment of Speaking by non-native Speakers of English / Formative Assessment in Speaking
Teaching at The University of Oxford (Trinity Term 2015-2016)
Module: English Grammar / Listening and Speaking Skills
50th International IATEFL Conference, Birmingham, UK
Workshop: Reaching Every Student in the Classroom: Dyslexia and Learning English
The Teachers Club, Dublin, Ireland
Workshop: Grammar Games in the Classroom
ELTA Conference, Belgrade, Serbia
Plenary: Reaching Every Student in the Classroom: Dyslexia and Learning English
Workshop: Grammar Games in the Classroom
Engaging Learners in and Beyond the Classroom
Oxford English Language Teachers' Academy Summer School
Plenary lecture: Reaching Every Student in the Classroom: Dyslexia and Learning English
Workshops: Exploring Grammar: Words, Clauses, Sentences and Beyond / Contemporary English: Teaching a Changing Language
Plenary lecture: Reaching Every Student in the Classroom: Dyslexia and Learning English
Tutor at the University of Oxford, Worcester College
4-week Academic English course for Kyoto University students
International Conference for ELT: Bucharest, Romania
Plenary lecture: Do you Speak 2016? Aspects of Contemporary English
Workshops: Extended Speaking in the Classroom
25th IATEFL Poland Conference, Szczecin and events in Warsaw, Poznan, Krakow
Talk: Reaching Every Student in the Classroom: Dyslexia and Learning English
Workshop: Grammar Games in the Classroom
Teaching at The University of Oxford (Michaelmas Term 2016-2017)
Modules: English Grammar / Professional and Diplomatic Communication Skills
International House Conference, Milan, Italy
Talk: Reaching Every Student in the Classroom: Dyslexia and Learning English
TESOL Italy National Convention, Rome
Talk: It's Different, Spoken Grammar
Workshop: Grammar Games in the Classroom