Internet educational support ~ Online activities and assessment ~ Materials creation ~ Editing
PhD, MA in Linguistics (University of London).
Expert in web-based educational support focused on creation of materials and assessment
Solid grounding in syntactic (both Principles and Parameters and Information-based) and semantic theory, and principles of language acquisition
Extremely successful application of theory in innovative classroom practice, drawing on high-level ability in creation of materials and tests
Specialized in creating materials for highly enjoyable, motivational classes for low-intermediate to advanced students of English
Date of Birth:
13th June, 1956
Nationality:
British
ACADEMIC
1993-1998
University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies
Doctor of Philosophy (Linguistics)
Courses in research skills, statistics, data analysis. Computational
linguistics, syntactic structure, text analysis, language-learning applications
Upgrade (from MPhil) presentation March 1997
Dissertation (“A Unified Theory of Inherited Features”) examined March 1998, passed after revisions December 1998
Head-Driven Phrase Structure framework, a lexicalist account of language processing (which has become the framework most widely employed in computational linguistics) with important consequences for those interested in the problem of language acquisition
1992-1993
University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies
Master of Arts (Linguistics)
Courses in Syntax, Semantics, and Phonology. Focus on the nature of the language-acquisition device, computer-assisted language learning, history of TESOL
1977-1978
University of Wales
Post-graduate Certificate in Education (English Language, with TEFL)
1977-1978
University of Leicester. Bachelor of Arts (English Literature and History)
PROFESSIONAL
April 1995-Present
Lecturer at Tsuru University, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
English conversation, English expression, Debate, Current Affairs
Offering guidance to students who are applying for scholarships to study overseas
Successful and highly enjoyable classroom practice with a variety of classes involving a structured, task-based approach, with monitoring and assessment driving group-work and independent study
CALL, development of website support
April 1996-March 2002
Teacher of English at Tokyo Metropolitan University’s Junior College
Oral English classes
Internet support
Materials, testing
April 2000-Present
Teacher of English at Showa University
Conversational English, paragraph writing
Internet support
Materials, testing
April 2008-Present
Teacher of English at Tokyo Healthcare University
Conversational English, Medical English, English for IT
Internet support
April 1998-Present
Technical support and teaching at Meisei High School, Yamanashi prefecture, affilitated to Japan University
Helped transform formerly chaotic – and dangerous — classroom practice to orderly, structured, problem-solving format, with monitoring and assessment driving group-work and independent study
Online testing and assessment
October 1993-July 1995
Syntax tutor on MA and BA Linguistics programs at SOAS, University of London
Principles and Parameters syntax
April-July 1992
Teacher of English at St Bonaventures High School, East London
Highly successful work with problem students in a deprived area
Disciplined, structured, problem-solving approach based on assessed tasks
Materials and testing
April 1988-March 1992
Teacher of English at Japan Women’s University, Tokyo
Communicative, student-centered approach
Everyday English, TOEFL, English for academic purposes, Materials development, testing
April 1986-March 1992
Teacher of English and Literature at Toyo University Junior College
