Jill Fortune

Experience

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  Idiomas y Conversacion, Barcelona

  Sept 2001 - Dec 2002

  EFL Teacher

  Teaching General English to adults at all levels.

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  Wall Street Institute, Bogota

  Jan 2003 - Jun 2004

  EFL Teacher

  Teaching General and Business English to groups and individuals.

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  Universidad Externado de Colombia

  Jan 2004 - Oct 2013

  Director, Languages Department

  Administration, ELT, curriculum and materials design, assessment, research and teacher training. Manager of a department of 10 different languages, 3 coordinators and approximately 70 teachers.

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  Freelance

  Feb 2006 - Dec 2019

  Sharing many years of expertise in the field of ELT through consultancy, teaching, teacher training and research projects. Official translator and interpreter Spanish-English-Spanish. Specialised in translation of academic texts for publication.

  • ELT consultant

    Apr 2015 - Dec 2019

  • Official translator Spanish-English-Spanish

    Feb 2006 - Dec 2019
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  Bell Educational Services Ltd

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2011

  Teacher Trainer

  Intensive teacher training for TESOL teachers from around the world at the Homerton summer school held by Bell Educational Trust at Cambridge University.

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  Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2015

  Lecturer in EAP

  Teaching Academic Writing to students on the MA Applied Linguistics

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  El Naranjo Educational Services

  Oct 2013 - Apr 2015

  Co-Founder & Academic Director

  Design and implementation of contextualised English language learning solutions in different parts of Colombia and Latin America. Clients included the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, IREX (US State Dept.), Whitney University System and the British Council.

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  Durham University

  Jul 2015 - Sept 2015

  EAP Presessional Lecturer

  Teaching ESL, EAP and ESP to students from around the world, in preparation for their undergraduate or postgraduate studies at this prestigious university.

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  Universidad Externado de Colombia

  Jul 2016 - Jan 2020

  Language Department Director

  Manager of a university languages department, responsible for 2,000 students within six different faculties, and approximately 60 teachers and three coordinators. Leader on curriculum design, teacher training and special projects, among others. Collaboration on the production of a Latin-American Spanish language textbook series as well as an online Diploma course for Spanish teachers. Teaching courses through English, especially related with Interculturality. Member of the organising and academic committees of the multi-organisation led national ELT conference, the BBELT. Director of volunteer teaching scheme to support Breaking Borders social initiative in the vulnerable community of the Egipto neighbourhood. Show less

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  Lime House School

  Jan 2020 - Nov 2021

  EAL & MFL Teacher & Lead

  Teacher of English as an Additional Language (EAL) and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to students in Grades 7-13. Preparing pupils for the IGCSE in ESL, as well as for the Key, Preliminary and Academic IELTS examinations. Leading on contracting, timetabling and cultural events for the EAL-MFL department. Training staff and students on Interculturality. Supporting Spanish and French language provision and fulfilling pastoral functions across the school.

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  Freelance

  Oct 2020 - Apr 2024

  Academic Consultant

  Academic consultant in matters related to language and bilingual education, intercultural competences and celebrating diversity, including curriculum and materials design, online learning and assessment.

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  Northumbria University

  Nov 2021 - Dec 2021

  EAP Lecturer

  Design and delivery of online and face-to-face EAP courses for international university students via QA

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  British Council

  Feb 2022 - Apr 2024

  Academic Lead, English Without Borders

  Academic lead on an innovative online inter-institutional language solution for state schools in three cities in Colombia. Curriculum design, teacher training, project management.

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  Santillana Colombia

  Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

  Content Creator (ELT)

  English language assessment design. Author of assessment materials for use at secondary school level.

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  Language to Lead (L2L)

  Dec 2022 - Apr 2024

  Academic Advisor

  Academic advisory role to support curriculum and materials design, assessment, human resource management and general programme management for an online ESL-ESP programme.

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  Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

  Apr 2024 - now

  National Director of Hybrid Language Institute

  Directing a university institute for online and hybrid language teaching and learning. Managing staff in more than 70 centres around Colombia, as well as working with centres in USA and Europe. Leading a team of administrative and academic coordinators as well as over 300 teachers, designing and implementing courses in six different languages.