1. davidadamsonconsultancy@gmail.com +33 647500682 7 Rue des Rossignols 67800 Bischheim France
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Language Consultant
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Siret:
42096211000029
davidadamsonconsultancy@gmail.com
+33
647500682
7
Rue
des
Rossignols
F
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67800
Bischheim
An
English
language
teacher
with
40
years’
experience
in
all
aspects
of
ESL
teaching
to
all
ages
in
five
different
countries,
Director
of
a
language
company
and
Head
of
a
language
resource
centre
at
the
University
of
Strasbourg,
France.
Consultancy
offering
expertise
in
project-­‐based
learning
programmes
with
relevant
evaluation
and
teacher
training
in
higher
education,
incorporating
online
platforms
and
setting
up
language
resource
centres.
WORK HISTORY
After
receiving
a
teaching
diploma
in
1973
I
worked
in
adult
education
in
Sweden
before
setting
up
a
language
school
in
Barcelona.
I
also
worked
for
the
British
Council
in
Chang
Mai,
Thailand.
After
moving
to
France
in
1997,
I
obtained
a
certificate
for
teaching
English
from
the
Ministry
of
Education
that
enabled
me
to
work
in
a
French
university.
I
am
currently
working
at
the
University
of
Strasbourg.
PRESENT WORK/PROJECTS
Pedagogical Director, School of Language and Culture
University of Strasbourg
Conception
and
management
of
programmes
for
the
Strasbourg
School
of
Architecture:
7
teachers,
3
languages
and
750
students
per
annum.
Programmes
include
learning
for
professional
purposes,
using
the
“moodle”
online
platform
and
project-­‐based
learning.
Head of Language Resource Centre
University of Strasbourg
Conception
of
two
language
resource
centres
for
the
University
of
Strasbourg
for
the
engineering
schools,
the
pharmacy
faculty
and
the
business
school:
2500
and
1000
students
respectively
per
annum
for
tuition
in
four
languages.
This
involves
budgeting,
designing,
equipping
with
furniture
and
choosing
the
pedagogical
resources,
and
training
teachers
new
to
LRCs.

2. Conception and preparation of programmes and exams
Preparing,
adapting
and
applying
three-­‐year
progressive
project-­‐based
programmes
for
business,
scientific
and
architectural
students
including
an
interactive
online
platform
and
continuous
assessment
evaluations
Examiner for higher education language examinations
Exam Examining Body
TOEIC
ETS
CLES
French
Universities
BCE
and
Passerelle
DAC
(National
oral
exams
for
entrance
to
French
business
schools)
Proofreading and translations
Correction
of
academic
and
scientific
articles
to
native
English
level.
Proofreading
of
publications.
Translations
from
French,
German,
English
and
Spanish.
QUALIFICATIONS
2006
Certificat
d’aptitude
au
professorat
de
l’enseignement
du
second
degré
(CAPES)
Ministry
of
Education,
France
1987
Licentiate
Diploma
for
Teachers
of
English
as
a
Foreign
or
Second
Language
(LTCL)
Trinity
College
London
1988
Postgraduate
Diploma
in
TESOL
Sheffield
Hallam
University
1973
Certificate
in
Education
Avery
Hill
Teacher
Training
College,
University
of
Greenwich
LANGUAGES
English
–
mother
tongue
French
Spanish
Swedish