Faculty/staff profile
Instructor, English Language Development
Lansdowne
Ewing
E222
MA English Language, BA English Literature, PGCertHE (Post-Graduate Certificate in Higher Education), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), TEFL-Q, TESL Cert., PIDP
School of Access
I have taught beginner to advanced English language learners at Camosun, and also delivered teacher training to Panamanian primary school English teachers, as well as Mexican secondary school English teachers. I have had articles published in Teacher Trainer Journal, English Teaching Professional, Modern English Teacher, Voices and The Teaching Professor. I have taught and delivered teacher training in South Korea, Spain, the UK, Turkey, Qatar and Mexico. I am on the Camosun Professional Development Committee and am the Publications Officer for the IATEFL Literature Special Interest Group. I also facilitate the ISW (Instructional Skills Workshop). Volunteering is very important to me, and I volunteer at the Mustard Seed food bank and teach Afghan girls English online. My research interests include teacher development, beliefs and identity, materials design and creativity. For additional information: https://auroraenglish.wixsite.com/english