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Dr Kevin Cheung
- Chartered Psychologist with research specialisms in academic writing, scale development and assessment
- Is currently a Principal Research Manager in Cambridge Assessment English’s Research and Thought Leadership division
- Lectured in Social Psychology and Research Methods
- Has published on the psychology of writing, scale development and test validation
- Holds a PhD in Psychology and is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
Martyn Clarke
- ELT professional for 30 years and in more than fifteen countries in UK, Europe, Central America and Africa.
- Consultant teacher trainer in projects around the world including Ethiopia, Laos, Djibouti, Mexico, Ukraine, Vietnam and Uruguay.
- Has designed and taught on UK under- and post-graduate teacher development programmes.
- Oxford Teachers’ Academy trainer.
- British Council teaching/training materials editor.
- Director of Operations for a group of language schools in the UK and Ireland, responsible for all academic, administrative, and HR functions of the organisation.
- NILE associate trainer for face-to-face and online courses.
Alan Pulverness
- Senior Consultant, Norwich Institute for Language Education
- 40 years’ experience teaching and training across 4 continents
- Cambridge Delta
- Co-author of The TKT Course (2005; 2011)
- CELTA and Delta trainer and assessor; Cambridge Examiner
- Course Tutor, Materials Development module of NILE / University of Chichester MA in Professional Development in Language Education
- Published in ELT Journal, Modern English Teacher, English Teaching Professional
- Former Editor, IATEFL Conference Selections
- Former co-Chair, British Council Oxford Conference in the Teaching of Literature
John Potts
- Working as an ELT professional, and teaching for Cambridge exams, since 1979
- Course Director of Cambridge CELTA and Delta teacher training schemes at IH Baden
- CELTA and Delta course tutor since 1983 and 1991 respectively
- Assessor for CELTA worldwide from 1988 to 2016, and ex Joint Chief Assessor
- Author and co-author of ELT publications (CUP, Langenscheidt-Longman)
- Regular column in English Teaching Professional from 1999 to 2014
- Seminar and workshop presenter in Switzerland and abroad since 1982
- Authorised presenter for Cambridge English since 1990
- Working on school projects and training programmes in India since 2002
Peach Richmond
- Grew up in UK and Switzerland
- Masters Degree in EFL from Exeter University
- Degree in History from Zürich University
- Have been teaching in the Swiss state sector at lower secondary, upper secondary, tertiary level since 1983
- Currently teaching English as a Foreign Language and History (through English) at Kantonsschule Willisau (LU)
- I take a special interest in CLIL (content and language integrated learning), TBL (task-based learning) and teaching with technology
Thom Kiddle
- Director at Norwich Institute for Language Education and has been there since 2011.
- Previously worked in Portugal, the UK, Australia, Thailand and Chile in language teaching, teacher training and language assessment.
- Master’s degree in Language Testing from Lancaster University, and the Cambridge Delta.
- Does training and consultancy in a range of areas including testing and assessment, learning technologies, materials development and language teaching methodology.
- Treasurer and founding director of AQUEDUTO – the Association for Quality Education and Training Online; webmaster for the Testing, Evaluation and Assessment Special Interest Group of IATEFL; and a member of the Eaquals Board of Trustees.
Claire Hart
- Grew up in the UK and completed undergraduate studies at the University of Cambridge.
- MA in TESOL and Cambridge DELTA.
- Has taught Business English at universities, language schools and in-company in Germany since 2007, and has also taught Business English in the UK and France.
- Is a Cambridge speaking and writing examiner in Southern Germany.
- Is a published author and editor working on a range of print and digital Business English and exam preparation materials.
Zoltán Rézműves
- 1990 began teaching in a secondary school in Budapest
- 1993 MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (ELTE University of Budapest).
- 1999-2011 worked for Oxford University Press (OUP) as ELT editor and project manager, later ELT Managing Editor for Central Europe and Russia
- 2012 set up his own publishing services company, Consonant Kiadó
- currently freelance ELT author, teacher trainer, editor and consultant
- co-author of Achieve (OUP), Straight to Advanced (Macmillan), Oxford Exam Trainer (OUP) and various secondary Workbooks
- author of Teacher’s Books for Project 4th edition (OUP), Ready for Advanced (Macmillan), and Think (CUP), Citizen Z (CUP)