June 6, 2020

Fiona Aish and Jo Tomlinson are partners at Target English, a company that provides tailor-made solutions in testing, content creation and teacher training. Fiona and Jo have co-authored various IELTS titles for Collins and Pearson including 'Listening for IELTS' and 'Expert IELTS', as well as 'Lectures' from the ELTons award winning Collins English for Academic Skills series.

Hi, I’m Tina. I’ve been teaching English for more than 20 years and have taught in Lisbon Portugal, Brussels Belgium, London England and now in Cambridge England. I love teaching English, especially grammar, and am happy to have often been called a grammar nerd.

Hi, I’m Helen in London. I have been teaching since 2001, starting in South Korea and in London since I realised it was easier to wait for the students to come to me! I have taught ages from 3 to 85 and more nationalities than I even knew existed before I became a teacher. I also have a strong interest in teacher training and have been involved in that aspect of teaching in some of the biggest language schools in London. I am always inspired by what I can learn from my students and can’t wait to get back on a plane and visit a few more of their home countries.

Chia Suan Chong is a writer, communication skills trainer and a teacher trainer. She is the author of Successful International Communication. Delivering both online and face-to-face training to clients around the globe, Chia specializes in interactive workshops that encourage reflection for more effective international communication and improved collaboration. Currently based in York, Chia was English Teaching Professional’s award-winning resident blogger between 2012 and 2019 and now has a regular feature ‘Not Only But Also’ in the bi-monthly ETp magazine. Chia also writes Business English materials for the British Council Learn English website, is a regular ELT conference speaker and holds a DELTA and a Masters in Applied Linguistics and ELT.

Paul Breen is a senior lecturer in the University of Westminster in London and the author of several books about teaching. He has taught English and other subjects in Australia, Britain, China, South Korea and Ireland where he is originally from.

Renata Delaney is the Unity Certified Instructor Program Manager at Unity 3D Technologies and the founder on English This Way, an online teaching and teacher training company. Renata has been in Education for over two decades as a teacher, teacher trainer, examiner, academic manager, instructional designer and university tutor in the UK and overseas. She holds a PRINCE 2 project management certification, the DELTA and an MA in Applied Linguistics.

I have been teaching English as an additional language for over 17 years, and have taught at all levels of linguistic ability, including first language speakers. My research interests include: study skills and the learner experience, translation and how it can be managed, speaking and communication to develop critical thinking skills.

Julie Butters an Academic Coordinator and English language teacher at University College Cork, Language Centre in Ireland, and a co-chair of EAP in Ireland. She has been teaching for 18 years, including 14 years in higher education. She is currently taking part in a national teaching and learning project called Disciplines Inquiring Into Societal Challenges. She has also been involved in developing CPD sessions on critical approaches to intercultural sensitivity. She has an MA in ELT and Applied Linguistics. Her areas of interest include social justice in education, inclusivity and critical discourses.

Emma McCarthy is a Director of Studies in Ireland. An EFL Teacher and Manager with a Master’s in ELT and Applied Linguistics, she has worked in EFL Management and Teaching in Ireland and the UK and is a co-chair of EAP in Ireland. Her interests include Teacher Education, Intercultural Communication, Sociolinguistics, Engaging Pedagogy, Social Justice, and the role of Culture in the classroom.

Caroline has been a teacher and teacher training for over 20 years.  She has worked in over 15 countries with communities of refugees, Immigrants, and private language students. As a writer and a teacher, Caroline loves to incorporate experiential learning into her lessons, no matter where they are delivered.  Caroline is a great believer in accessible education and believes that whether a class is delivered online or in person, it is the quality of materials and approach that make the student experience the best. Caroline is the Director of Courses for Rennert TESOL in NYC, and founder of FeLT NYC, a non-profit offering education to immigrant and refugee women.

Jessica Garska is a 3rd-year college studentship-funded Ph.D. student in the Centre for Language and Communication Studies. Originally from the United States, she has had an international career as an English language teacher before successfully completing with a Distinction Grade the Masters in English Language Teaching at Trinity College Dublin. Her research interrogates the notion of academic literacies and examines the intersection of power, identity and culture in the academic setting. She additionally has taught EAP in Ireland for the past five years.

Nicole Angela Johnson is a language assessment specialist with an MA in Language Testing from Lancaster University. She has worked in the field of language testing and assessment for nearly a decade, and she has taught English to speakers of other languages in Europe and the Middle East for much longer. She currently works as a Language Test Development Specialist in the USA.

Dr. Anne Crutchfield is a Los Angeles-based ESL professor and private tutor, visit LA English Tutor for more information.  She completed a PhD in Education and MA in Second Language Studies from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and has 15 years of experience teaching multilingual learners in Germany, Hawaii, and California. 

Melanie Johnson is the founder of BounceEnglish, a company that aims to incorporate more inclusive practices into English language teaching and training. She has been teaching for nearly twenty years across Europe, North America and the Middle East, and was awarded Academic Director/Teacher of the year by LEAD 50/50 in 2017. Melanie is passionate about equity issues in education, and the power of communication to positively transform the world.