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| Industry | Education |
|---|---|
| Occupation | ESOL teacher, general & business English |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Introduction | With CELTA and FCTBE I taught general and business English to in-work French adults in one-to-one and small group classes, in-house and at company premises in and around Lyon. The language school has a portfolio of French multi-national, national and company clients and I've taught learners of all levels here since June 2008. After time in the RAF, during which I studied with the Open University in Arts and Humanities, I took a degree in Philosophy and Sociology. English by birth, I used to work across the South, S. East and S.West of the UK in business development/sales and marketing roles in several commercial sectors: newspaper and glossy magazine advertising; client banking services; healthcare insurance and as sales and marketing manager with a service provision company to NHS, private and independent hospitals. Before retraining in Switzerland as ESOL teacher I managed an area of the French Alps for a ski-transfer company. |
| Interests | being in or near mountains |
| Favorite movies | The Graduate, De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté , 2001, Soylent Green (the Pastoral scene) |
| Favorite music | catholic tastes with few exceptions |
| Favorite books | 'Any Human Heart' William Boyd, 'Winter in Madrid' C J Sansom, 'Cider With Rosie' Laurie Lee, George Orwell, Stephen Brookfield |