Research-led teaching: developing R-T links in Wales.
Twopage CV April 2015 Clare Anderson non web
1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Name Clare Gabrielle Anderson
Address Fern Cottage, 26 Cockburn Street, Cambridge. CB1 3NB
Phone 01223 971407. Mobile: 07960 960746
Email clareanderson1@gmail.com
Profile: English for Academic Purposes specialist; experience of
university, college and year 11/12 contexts
Active in IATEFL: Member of Special Interest Groups: English for
Specific Purposes; Research. BALEAP member.
• English for Specific Academic Purposes specialism: programme
development: AS/Foundation key subjects including AS Physics
and Biology coursework, Sociology, Business Studies, Psychology.
• Extensive university pre-sessional experience at undergraduate
and postgraduate levels; substantial in-sessional experience in
nursing, accounting, environmental science, IT, business studies.
In-sessional teaching on MA TESOL; Trinity Certificate in TEFL
module on BA Contemporary English, University of Bedfordshire
(Luton)
• Foundation year specialist: course and materials development,
college and pre-university levels
• IELTS examiner; exam preparation for IELTS and Cambridge
Main suite exams.
• Experience in setting up and leading teams; training roles in EAP
and ESL.
RSA Diploma in TEFLA, South Devon College of Arts and Technology,
Torquay, Devon (1986)
MA in Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching, University of
Southampton (1995)
LCCI Certificate: Teaching English for Business, (1996); IH Certificate:
Teacher Training (1997)
Research and specialist areas: academic writing; learner training;
learners' perception of relevance of EAP teaching
materials in 17-20 age group; interactivity and maintaining motivation
in EAP classes; testing and assessment
Employment
Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS) 12-14 Round Church Street,
Cambridge. CB5 8AD. September 1st
2011 – present. EAP
Coordinator, establishing subject-specific EAP support in key A level
and Foundation year subjects. Teaching IELTS preparation classes;
teaching academic skills for externally validated coursework modules.
2. Assisted with support of Foundation Art and Design Contextual
Studies lectures & essays. Personal Tutor for A2 and Foundation years,
monitoring academic performance, attendance and supporting
university applications.
Abbey College, 17, Station Road, Cambridge. CB1 2JB. January
2008 – June 30th
2011
Head of department 2009-2011. Led Provision of IELTS courses,
tutorials, Summer School, Study Skills module, Foundation Programme
EAP modules, including Research and Presentation skills modules; Full
Time English programme. Initiated subject-specific support efforts at
A-level.
University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts. AL10
9AB. November 2008 – January 2009 Taught academic speaking
module on Pre-sessional course. Prepared and assessed: 1) Seminar
presentation and leading a discussion 2) formal presentation of
research article as used in subsequent project paper
University of Exeter INTO centre, Exeter. EX4 4SB. August 6th
2008
– September 12th
2008 Taught Pre-Masters courses on summer pre-
sessional.
Recent publications
Reviews for Professional and Academic English, Journal Of the
IATEFL English for Specific Purposes Special Interest Group
Doing your Masters Dissertation, Hart, Chris. Sage, reprinted 2012,
Issue 45 (forthcoming). (2015)
Academic Writing in a Second or Foreign Language, Tang, Ramona,
Ed. Bloomsbury Academic, 2013 Issue 44.
English for Academic Study series: Vocabulary Study Book (new
edition), Campbell, Colin; Listening (new edition), Campbell, Colin,
and Jonathan Smith, both Garnet Education 2012, Issue 42. (2013)
Progressive Skills Level 4 Writing, Progressive Skills Level 4 Reading,
Terry and Anna Philips, Garnet Education 2013, Issue 41 (2013).
Cambridge English for Human Resources, Sandford, George,
Cambridge University Press 2011; and
Proceedings 2009 BALEAP Conference English for Specific Academic
Purposes, Siân Etherington, (Ed.) Garnet Education 2011 Issue 38
(2011)
Access EAP, Alexander, O. and Argent, S. Garnet Education 2010,
Issue 37 (2011)
Other recent publications
Review: English for Academic Purposes, de Chazal, Edward, Oxford
3. University Press, 2014 in English Teaching Professional November
issue (2014)
Conference summary: “Meeting students halfway: generating greater
commitment in EAP classes” (Workshop), in Beaven, Briony (Ed, 2009)
IATEFL 2008 Exeter Conference Selections. Canterbury, IATEFL. (2009)
Conference summary: “Interactivity in EAP groups and students'
views of effective learning” (Talk). In Beaven, Briony (Ed.2007) IATEFL
Harrogate Conference Selections, Canterbury, IATEFL. (2007)
Article: “Enabling interactive teaching and learning methods in EAP
classes and assessing some students' views of effective learning”, in
Krzanowski, M (2007) (Ed.) Current Developments in English for
Academic, Specific and Occupational Purposes, Canterbury, IATEFL
(ESP SIG) ISBN:1 901095 12 6. (E-book) paperback edition (2008).
Garnet Education.
Recent papers, presentations and workshops
Induction and workshop: presentation of “A Tool Kit for ESAP
delivery across the organisation” Inset for heads of
ESL from three colleges (August 2014).
Inset presentation: “Preparing and delivering EGAP and ESAP lessons:
the Masterchef approach”. CATS College
ESL department, (June 2013).
Paper: “What kind of dolphin are you doing? Moving from EGAP to
ESAP in a multinational further education
setting”. BALEAP Biennial conference Nottingham University, (April
2013).
Inset presentation: “EAP at CATS Possible ways forward”. CATS
College ESL department. (June 2012).
INSET: “Adapting your Teaching from General EFL to EAP for college
students”, Abbey College EAP dept (2010).
Workshop: “Meeting students halfway: generating greater
commitment in EAP classes”, IATEFL annual
conference, Exeter University, (April 2008).
Workshop: A comparison of published speaking activities and what
teachers would like to use. Development
programme for editors at Cambridge University Press: (June 2007).