Education Background:
2005-2007 BA in Education, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia
2003-2004 MA in TESOL, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
2002-2003 Graduate Diploma in TESOL, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
1984-1989 BA in Arts (Legal Studies & History), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Previous Employment:
2020-2022 Senior Language Lecturer, Xi’an Jiaotong, Liverpool University, China
2017-2019 IELTS Examiner, British Council, Shanghai, China
2013-2016 Lecturer, Salalah College of Technology, Oman
1994-2002 Teacher, Deering Language School, Sendai, Japan
Research Interests:
Educational Development
Research results (selected):
1. 2012, A Case Study of Young Learner Literacy for Children with Learning Difficulties. English Language Teaching Center (ELTC) Journal.
2. 2007, Young Learner English Literacy: A Phonics Approach for Children with Learning Difficulties.
3. 2004, Language Teaching Reform in Japan: Implications for Communicative Teaching Implementation and Practice From Foreign Teacher Perspectives.
