Alan Marsh
I've been living on the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta for the last 20 years, and have been a full-time TEFLer for 35 years. Here in Malta, I'm now a freelancer, and am a Main Tutor on Cambridge ESOL CELTA courses and train and develop teachers from Malta and around the world at both pre-service and in-service levels (including Delta). I'm also the President of the Malta Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language.
Anna Edgar
I have been a teacher and trainer for a number of years, in Britain and in other countries including China, Australia and Oman. I am a CELTA and Delta trainer. I am now enjoying freelance training in the Middle East and North Africa. And I am really looking forward to working with everyone on the Distance Delta.
Anne Timson
I've been at International House for over twenty years on and off. I started back at IH London in 2009, after a six year break, I had previously worked there from 1992 to 2003. During my time away, I taught everything from basic literacy and ESOL beginners to pre-sessional Masters EAP courses. Here in IH, I usually work in the Executive Centre, teaching Business and ESP (mainly lawyers) and as a teacher trainer for CELTA and Delta.
Brigid Nugent
I'm originally from Ireland, I still have my Irish brogue and am based in Istanbul. I do face to face Deltas, ICELTs and CELTAs and am an Assessor/Moderator for all. I am also the Professional Support Leader for the Cambridge ESOL exams in Turkey, Central Asia and Costa Rica (I folded the map when they were giving out countries and they still haven't noticed anything) with 14 wonderful Team Leaders, who train up all the ESOL speaking examiners in the region. I was an IELTS trainer for a minute but ticking boxes is not really my style so I just examine these days. And the best thing about it all is that I love what I do and know that I am incredibly lucky to be able to say that.
Carrie Priestley
I have been based in San Francisco since 1999, where I have worked as Director of Teacher Training, CELTA and Delta trainer and assessor, and coordinator of an Intensive English Program at a Community College. Recently, I have returned to my first love, teaching, and I am teaching academic English at a community college and a Jesuit university, as well as keeping my hand in with CELTA and Delta. Before I came to the States, I worked in Turkey, Japan, Jordan and South Africa.
Damian Williams
I like to keep myself busy and as a freelance teacher trainer have my fingers in lots of pies, both sweet and savoury. I've been teacher training for eight years both in the UK and Brazil. I'm an Assessor for CELTA courses, as well as Delta Module 2. I've also done writing for UK and Brazilian publishers, do consultancy work for local schools, translating, and of course, teaching. I've been based in Rio for the last five years, though my work often takes me all round Brazil and Argentina.
Danny Norrington-Davies
I moved from gardening to teaching in 1995 after a winter spent raking leaves in London, and started teacher training in 2004. Since then I've been lucky enough to work through the winter on courses in Argentina, Thailand, South Africa, as well as training in Saudi Arabia and Peru. I'm now happily settled back in London.
Darren Cainey
I’ve been teaching English since 1998 (in Thailand, Spain and the UK). I’ve been a CELTA tutor since 2004 and in this role have worked in both the state and private sectors. More recently I have also trained a group of thirty teachers in Lima, Peru. At IH London, my timetable varies between teaching General English and tutoring on CELTA and Delta courses.
Dave Rea
I have been in ELT since 1996 and have taught and trained teachers in Poland, Egypt, Argentina, France and the UK. I am currently a teacher trainer at IH London.
David Palfreyman
Hello. I've taught EFL in Italy and Spain, and ESL in the UK, and I've been a Delta Tutor and Assessor for about thirteen years in Turkey and the Middle East. I enjoy working on the Distance Delta as it involves vicarious contact with a lot of different teaching situations around the world. I'm especially interested in lexis, learner autonomy and the use of technology.
David Riddell
I have been in the profession for 30 years and have been with International House for the last 10 years. During my career I have held various management posts, including Director of Studies (General English), Assistant Director of Studies (GE), and Director of Teacher Training. In addition, I have worked on on-line Educational Management courses for the last few years tutoring on 7 different management courses. I was also Joint Chief Assessor at Cambridge for a 10-year period and am the author of a pre-service teacher training book. And from time to time I still teach and work on face to face training courses.
Deidre Conway
I've been involved in ELT since the mid-80s and was with IH in Egypt, Spain and Singapore. I went home to Australia in 1991 and spent the next 15 years teaching/training (CELTA/DELTA) at various language colleges in Perth. I worked at the BC in Kuala Lumpur for 4.5 years, running CELTA, YL Extension and Orientation Courses for the Distance DELTA, as well as running the first ICELT course at the BC there. I arrived here in Abu Dhabi in May 2011. I am also a CELTA/YL Extension Tutor/Delta Assessor and an ICELT Tutor. Most importantly, I still enjoy teaching students and try to ensure that my workload includes General English classes.
Diane Thurston
I have been working in ELT since 1989 and have delivered teacher development programmes in Egypt, the UK, Italy and South Africa, and worked on EU projects in Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Sweden and Poland. I also assess for CELTA and Delta and I am an exam marker for Delta Module 1. I have worked on EAP and BA programmes at Northumbria and Sunderland Universities, and for Newcastle and South Tyneside Councils with ESOL and literacy learners. I worked at IH Newcastle for over ten years where I was Head of Teacher Training. In 2007 I joined Newcastle College and have been here ever since.
Fran Barnard
I've been working at IH for 10 years as a teacher and teacher trainer. Before that I worked in various countries including Sweden, Turkey and Hungary. My most recent stint abroad was 2 years in New Zealand from 1996-8 which was a fantastic experience. Originally I was state school trained and spent three years teaching in secondary education (English and Religious studies). I still have a strong interest in teaching and training teachers of younger learners at both primary and secondary levels.
Ifthaquar Jamil
My name is Ifthaquar but most people just call me Iffy because it's a lot easier to pronounce. I've been at IH London since 2006, but before that I worked as an English teacher in Japan. I am a CELTA and Delta trainer for the most part, but I also still try to spend as much time as I can in the classroom. I am also an examiner for Cambridge ESOL.
Jane Richbell
Hi, I’m a CELTA tutor and assessor and Delta tutor. I have been teaching for many years and have worked for IH in Sydney and the British Council. I have just returned to England after living overseas for about 15 years in Thailand, Brazil and Australia and am now a freelance trainer. I’m still getting used to the weather here!
Jon Goodliffe
I've been a TEFLER since 1987. I've worked in Paris, Tokyo, Bahrain, Riyadh and now Oman. On the teaching front I've been a trainer since about 1990 and I have a particular fondness for phonology.
Jonathan Stoddart
I'm Jonathan, and I'm the Pre-master's Co-ordinator at the English Language Centre, King's College, University of London. Previously I worked at International House London. I began teaching in 1994, and have been training since 1999. I am a CELTA and Delta Assessor and am an examiner for Module Three of the Delta. Prior to working here in London, I worked in the beautiful city of Lisbon for ten years, initially in a secondary school, and then for International House (where I took my Diploma in 1998). I completed my Master's in ELT at the University of London Institute of Education.
Kate Evans
I live in Leeds, Yorkshire, and work free-lance. Much of what I do now is on-line, but I work on a face-to-face Delta course at Leeds Metropolitan University, as well as on local CELTA courses. I was a teacher and teacher trainer at IH Hastings (later Embassy CES) for many years, where I taught and trained on a range of different courses, both multi- and mono-lingual. Before that I worked at IH Mataro in Spain, and did summers at the Bell School in Norwich. I've done teacher training courses all over Europe, and have been Course Director of semi-intensive Delta courses in Vietnam and Malta. I'm a Delta Assessor, and a Module 1 writer and marker.
Kathy King
I have been involved in EFL since the late 1980s and have taught in Turkey, Spain, Italy and the UK. Since 2004, I have been working as an EAP tutor and teacher trainer (CELTA and Delta) at University College London (UCL). I also mark the Cambridge Delta Module 1 exams. I am particularly interested in teaching and learning online and did a module of my Masters in TESOL as a distance learner myself.
Lucy Gubbin
I've worked as teacher trainer at LAL Torbay in Paignton, Devon, for 12 years now. We run CELTA and Delta courses on a regular basis and now have a team of 8 trainers. I also work for Cambridge ESOL and my work for them includes writing for and marking Delta Module One papers. I've been an assessor for CELTA for 8 years and have recently become a Module 2 assessor for Delta.
Margaret Horrigan
I am based in Rome and am the director of the teacher training department and have been working with International House since 1995 but have been teaching since 1990. I am involved in CELTA, YL ext. to CELTA and Delta training and assessment. I am particularly interested in making difficult concepts accessible and hopefully manage to achieve this without trivialising.
Marie Morgan
I'm Marie, based in Vancouver but born in Liverpool. Been in ESL since 1988 though was a meditation teacher first then a group facilitator/trainer. Worked in the UK teaching ESL/training teachers then freelance in Australia, US, Canada and Italy. Worked on lots of CELTA courses, am a CELTA/Delta/TKT Assessor, have trained trainers and work with Cambridge ESOL on many projects. With a colleague, introduced DELTA to Canada in 2004. Completed my MA in 2007, and still vividly remember what it's like to write drafts! I'm an examiner for a number of international ESL exams, and for the last few years have been working with a large international school writing and editing materials for their course books - a real passion of mine.
Mary Grennan
Despite the fact that I live in Dublin, I have managed to do all my training with International House London: first the IH Cert, then the Distance Delta, followed by training to be a CELTA and Delta tutor. I’m also a CELTA and Delta Assessor and an IH and EAQUALS inspector. I have been in ELT since 1990 and I’ve worked mostly in Seville and Dublin, apart from some training in other countries in Europe and the Middle East. I’m currently Principal at International House Dublin and I've been with the school more or less since it opened in 1998. Apart from my day to day work, I’m a tutor on the Distance Delta Orientation Course, a DD Local Tutor and here at IH Dublin, I also work on face to face Delta courses, on part time CELTA courses and I’m currently training on my first ever CELTA Online, which I’m really enjoying!
Mavis Radley
I started my teaching career as a teacher of Spanish in the UK in the leafy London suburb of Cheam, Surrey, a far cry from where I live now, in Rio de Janeiro. Then I moved to Spain where I became a teacher of English, including two years at the British Council in Madrid, and a teacher trainer. Since then, I have been teaching and training (inservice, CELTA, COTE, Delta and, before that RSA/UCLES DTEFLA!), mostly in Brazil.
Neil Anderson
I graduated with a BA in English Literature and Language in 1996 and after a period of one-to-one teaching in Oxford, I decided to do the CELTA at IH London in 1997. Pretty soon after that, I took up a job in Budapest and have been based here ever since, though my teaching and training has taken me further afield. I work as the main course tutor on our in-house Delta courses, as a tutor on the DDOC, and as CELTA trainer. In addition, I'm a CELTA and Delta Assessor which means I get to jet off all over central and Eastern Europe. Finally, I also work as a Team Leader for Cambridge ESOL during the busy Module 3 marking periods.
Rachel Clark
I've been teaching for over twenty years and have taught/ trained/ worked as a DOS in London, Poland, Turkey, Argentina, Spain and Lebanon. I've run a fair number of face to face and Distance Delta courses and was one of the Distance Delta coordinators here in London until recently. I'm a Cambridge mainsuite oral examiner, an IELTS examiner and a CELTA and DELTA assessor. I've also co-written Grammar for Business and two teacher's books for the CUP coursebook, face2face. Oh yes, and I also write the questions for and mark Delta Module 1 papers so am in a good position to help you.
Rachael Roberts
I started my career with IH, doing my CELTA in Cairo, then worked abroad for ten years in Portugal, Brazil and Poland. Over that time I became a DOS and CELTA and Delta tutor, before coming back to the UK, where I worked at an FE College for 10 years, also managing, teaching and teacher training. About 5 years ago, I decided to take the plunge and go freelance as a coursebook writer, so that's what I now spend most of my time doing. I'm also an IELTS Examiner.
Rebecca Hales
I'm currently working as the ELT Development Manager for the British Council in Vietnam. Prior to that I was involved in British Council teacher training initiatives in Jordan and Palestine as well as working as a CELTA and DELTA tutor in Cairo. I've also taught at university language centres and private language schools in Australia, Japan and Italy.
Sally Beetham Tilley
I’m Sally and I’m originally from London, but now live in Calgary, Canada. I've been teaching ESL/EFL/ESOL for 30 years, as well as training teachers on CELTA and DELTA courses, in a wide range of contexts including private and public sectors: business and general English, basic literacy and EAP etc. Here in Canada I’m a freelance teacher and CELTA trainer/ assessor, as well as a DD tutor, doing some language examining and training on some TESL Canada training courses.
Sally Hirst
I came to Istanbul with a newly acquired CELTA in hand more than 20 years ago, loved it and have no intention of leaving. Currently I teach 8-12 hours language a week for a company called ESP. That's mostly Business English and is often bespoke courses in companies. I fill quite a few hours tutoring for Distance Delta and also spend a lot of time writing materials for and running Delta Modules for ITI here in Istanbul. Given the size of this city and the need for blended options, I've learnt rather more than I expected about logistics and web delivery in the last couple of years, but all of it is interesting and a lot of it proves useful in coming up with new ways of working with language learners. I did my Masters with Aston University in Distance mode, so I have some idea of what it feels like to be in your shoes.
Sheen Palmer
I've been a Delta OC Tutor for 11 years in London, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo and Osaka and was Head of Teacher Training at the British Council, Tokyo for many years. I ran face to face DELTA courses in Tokyo and also ran CELTA courses there - BUSY! I have also worked in South Korea and Egypt (IH), but am now back in London.
Steve Haysham
I am currently a freelance teacher and teacher trainer (CELTA, Delta). I have been teaching English for nearly 30 years and have trained teachers at all levels in Spain, Portugal, the USA and the UK. I have set up and developed Teacher Training Departments and CELTA and Delta courses in both the private and public sector, in Spain and the UK, and was recently tutoring CELTA at IH Moscow. I am a Joint Chief Assessor for the Cambridge English CELTA scheme responsible for centres in the UK and South America. I am an on-line tutor and my main interests have recently focused on adapting the use of ICT and e-learning for teacher training and language courses.
Steve Oakes
I've been working in ELT since 1988, when I left the film business and took on a group of beginners, all wives of consulate workers, at the UN. I later taught in Japan then moved to Hungary where I've been teaching and training with International House since 1992. I've worked on and run Distance Delta Orientation Courses in London and here in Budapest, and have run a dozen or so face-to-face Deltas. I have a strong preference for the Distance Delta format, in part because its extensive nature (time-wise) allows a candidate to develop more naturally and gradually, to try things out and reflect on them.
Tillat Khalid
I've have been teaching EFL for the past 31 years, mainly in the Middle East but have also done stints in the UK, Pakistan and now in Vancouver, Canada. In Kuwait I ran the DELTA, CELTA and Young Learner Extension training programmes for the British Council. I did my CELTA, a DTEFLA and then an MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from the University of Leicester. I am also a CELTA, YL and DELTA assessor and did a fair bit of travelling around many beautiful cities in the Middle East in that capacity. I moved to Vancouver in 2001 and am especially proud to have been involved in setting up the first DELTA centre in Canada. I am currently involved in coordinating and teaching on Delta, CELTA and YL Extension programmes here and do a great deal of work with the Distance Delta and with IELTS.