Rosemary Palmer : English

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• British native English speaker professional teacher.

• Masters level English language teaching qualification.

• Over 25 years' teaching experience at all levels.

• I offer productive and enjoyable classes online and at schools and businesses.

• Oral Examiner for the British Council for University of Cambridge English examinations.

• I have worked on English Language teaching course book material for:

Oxford University Press (Quest B2)

Express Publishing (Upstream).

The European Union (Language Learning for Employment Program).

My teaching TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) qualifications are:

• Dip.TEFLA, Masters standing, Gloucester College, England.

• CTEFLA, Brunel College, Bristol, England.

• CERT TEFL, Abon Language School, Bristol, England.

• CERT EKT, (European Union TEFL Certificate), Athens, Greece.

• University of Cambridge Oral Examiner for FCE, CAE, CPE

My work experience is:

• ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER / CONSULTANT NGP, 2011 - present, Peristeri, Greece.

I design and deliver an EFL course to company employees. Emphasis is on spoken English, covering general, current affairs and business topics. I teach Exam English (FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS) Business English and General English online.

• UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ORAL EXAMINER, Athens, Greece

I am an Oral Examiner for FCE, CAE and CPE.

• OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS EDITORIAL CONSULTANT, 2008 - 2011, Athens, Greece and Oxford UK

Accountabilities included: market knowledge, research support, and editorial support, publishing support plus liaison with sales and marketing.

• ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER AT ALL LEVELS, ERASMOS, 2006 - 2007, Athens, Greece.

This post involved teaching classes at all levels from, A1 – C2, covering all skills plus conversation classes with children, teenagers and adults.

• ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSEBOOK WRITER / EDITOR, EXPRESS PUBLISHING, 2002 - 2005, Athens Greece.

This post involved all stages of the development of EFL teaching materials from initial research to designing, writing, proof reading and editing.

• ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER, ALL LEVELS, 1998 - 2001, Athens, Greece.

This post involved teaching classes at all levels form A1 – C2, Business English plus conversation classes with children, teenagers and adults.

• ENGLISH LANGUAGE COLLEGE LECTURER, SOMERSET COLLEGE, Taunton, UK, 1993 - 1998.

This post involved teaching KET, PET and FCE Cambridge examination classes in addition to EAP and ESP. Adult students.

• ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER FOR ADULTS, ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE, 1990 - 1993 Weston-Super-Mare, United Kingdom

This community education post involved teaching ESL and ESP. Also syllabus and materials design.

• Student-centered methodology - the lessons will be made to fit your needs exactly

• We will work together systematically to make step by step progress

• Flexible, patient and encouraging teaching - I’m learning Greek so I know how it feels to be a language learner!