Author: teacherphili
I am a private, self-employed EFL (English as a Foreign Language) tutor and volunteer, usually operating in Norwich. I also work for Adult Learning (Norfolk County Council) as an ESOL Tutor and INTO UEA (EAP Tutor for two years) and as an IELTS invigilator. I am the current webmaster for the IATEFL Learning Technologies Special Interest Group.
I have a CELTA from NILE (2009) and an MA in English Language Teaching from Warwick (2012). I have previously volunteered in Tanzania and been employed in South Korea, China, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia. I have also worked in Cambridge, UK, on summer young learner residential courses. I have specific interests in the areas of learner and teacher autonomy, professional development, learning technologies, English for Academic Purposes (EAP), filmmaking, making instructional screencast videos and content creation, volunteering with refugees. I am the webmaster for the IATEFL Learning Technologies Special Interest Group and was previously its newsletter editor.
Mental Health, COVID-19 and the future of working environments
Teaching English – British Council Facebook Live
My EAP Summer in Sheffield: A reflection
Mental Health : an Interview for TDSIG’s Developod
Being an ESOL tutor. An Interview with Kamil Gwozdz
English for Driving Theory 3
Covid-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing
