Experience

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  Berlitz benelux

  Jul 1993 - Sept 1994

  English second language teacher

  Worked as an ESL / EFL teacher in Berlitz......General and Business English, on an individual Total Immersion basis, as well as teaching large groups of students and in- house in companies, as required. This position was as part of my year abroad during my degree.

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  European commission

  Aug 1999 - Apr 2000

  Stagiaire directorate-general 12

  Traineeship, working with European administration, helping in basic translations from French to English, assisting in departmental duties and administration, proof-reading of documents, assisting on missions to other European Institutions in Brussels and Strasbourg.

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  Belfast metropolitan college

  Sept 2000 - Jun 2009

  Lecturer esol and languages (french and italian)

  Teacher of English, Cambridge ESOL, EFL, IELTS to adult students at various levels. In addition, teacher of French and Beginner Italian, at different levels, including French GCSE and AS level and Conversational French, at various levels.

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  Cea rewarding learning council for the curriculum, examinations and assessment northern ireland

  Jun 2004 - Sept 2009

  Administrator/ examiner marker

  Seasonal, summer employment for several years, working in administrative department. Duties including sorting exam papers from schools and colleges in Northern Ireland, sending out exam papers, receiving them, organising subject areas, teams of markers, proof-reading for examiner errors following marking of scripts in the script-processing department. Examiner French GCSE Speaking and Writing exams.I also was an Examiner of French GCSE Speaking and Writing for the same Examinations board, on a seasonal basis, for several years. Show less

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  Le club francais international

  Aug 2005 - Jul 2009

  Business/franchise owner

  Owner and Co-ordinator of after-school French and Spanish Language clubs in primary schools in areas of Northern Ireland, on a part-time basis. I taught some classes myself and also arranged other teachers to run classes for me in the language clubs.

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  British council

  Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  English teacher

  Teaching on a summer course....adult learners and children.....Beginners to Intermediate level.

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  Higher colleges of technology

  Aug 2009 - now

  English instructor
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  British council

  Jan 2013 - now

  Examiner english (speaking/writing)

  Part time examiner of above.

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  Cert- centre of excellence for applied research & training

  Jan 2013 - now

  Ielts examiner, cambridge (writing and speaking)
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  Oet english test interlocutor cert abu dhabi

  Mar 2018 - now

  Interlocutor part time

  Questioning students for an occupational speaking exam, from a medical, pharmacy and veterinarian professional background. Testing their knowledge of English in order to qualify to work in these fields in an English-speaking environment.