Curriculum Vitae

E-mail:   johanna.stirling@virgin.net

I am an experienced, well-qualified and committed EFL teacher/ teacher trainer. I have worked for Bell International since 1986 where I have taught a broad range of course types for adults, been involved in a variety of academic projects and held several responsibility posts.  I have written learning materials, (some published), presented workshops at international conferences and had articles published in international professional journals. I have an MA (Distinction) in Professional Development for Language Education .

Teaching and Teacher Training Experience 

·       Over 16 years of experience of a wide range of levels and types of adult groups including general intensive English, business  English, Cambridge Examination preparation classes, and ESP classes.

·       Directed many closed group and one-to-one courses.

·       CELTA tutor/course director since 1994 (over 20 courses), at Bell Norwich, and Holmes College, Melbourne, Australia.  

·       Directed and worked on a variety of overseas teachers’ development courses. 

Materials Writing

·       English for Telephoning CD-ROM, published by DELTA Publishing (2004).

·    Spelling section of Oxford Advanced Learners' Dictionary Resource Book (2005)

·       Two modules of an online Business English course for the Bell Distance Learning Unit (2001).

·       The English Language Garden www.elgweb.net .Website for teachers and learners including a webquest for teachers (2003 to present).

·       Spelling Workout - Spelling Training for Adult English Language Learners. Currently writing self-access materials with companion website www.spellingworkout.co.uk 

·       Many teaching materials for Bell including a pack of tasks for use in the language laboratory (1999), listening and speaking projects based on Norwich (1994), various self-access materials, most notably a set of worksheets for remedial spelling (2002)..

Articles Published

·         Review of spelling materials ELT Journal (Vol 59/3 July 2005)

·         “The Dog Ate My Homework”  English Teaching Professional (Issue 38 May 2005). Winner of  September 2004 OneStopEnglish Methodology Challenge. 

·         “The Portable Electronic Dictionary – Faithful friend or faceless foe?” Modern English Teacher (Vol 14, No 3 July 2005)

·         “Waht can Teatchers Do to Halp Bor Spillers?” TESOL – Spain Newsletter Volume 28 Autumn 2004

·         “Waht can Teatchers Do to Halp Bor Spillers?”  IATEFL 2004, Liverpool Conference Selections.

·         “The Business Vocabox” The Journal of TESOL France Vol. 7 2000 and Tempus Vol. 6 2002

 Presentations

·        “Spelling for Mouses - computer activities to help weak spellers” TESOL Spain 2005

·       “Waht can Teatchers Do to Halp Bor Spillers?” at IATEFL (Liverpool) 2004 and TESOL Spain 2004.

·       “Writing Multimedia Materials”  Guest lecture on the MA in Materials Development at Leeds Metropolitan University (2004 and 2005). 

·       “The Business Vocabox” at TESOL Paris 1999. 

·       “The Vocabox”  at IATEFL (Manchester) 1998 

·        Several in-service teacher development sessions at Bell Centres in UK and Malta.

Management Experience

·       Held a six-month post as Assistant Academic Manager and several six-month posts as Course Co-Ordinator at Bell Norwich.

Professional Development

·       Recently completed an MA in Professional Development for Language Education with Leeds Metropolitan University and Norwich Institute for Language Education.  Included modules on Multimedia and New Technology in Language Teaching,  Materials Development for Language Teaching and a Dissertation: "The Need for a Diverse and Integrated Approach to the teaching of Spelling in Adult EFL".

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Date of Birth:             17th May 1958

Nationality:                 British

Other interests:          Dancing, Computers, Arts, Travel