Edmund Williams is a Canadian academic and English language instructor currently pursuing a PhD in tourism at Bournemouth University in the UK. He has over 20 years of experience teaching English and academic skills in various countries. His goals include continuing his career as an academic lecturer, expanding his proofreading business, completing his PhD and first book.

1. Edmund Williams
Flat10, Blenheim court, 26 Marlborough Rd
Westbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset U.K. BH4-8DH
Home Phone: +44 01202 765761 Mbl: +44 07495 753734
Email: williamse@bournemouth.ac.uk
Nationality: Canadian: (with I.L.R status/citizenship underway)
Goals:
• Work and develop my career as an academic-skills lecturer
• Expand my editing/proofreading business
• Complete a PhD in tourism
• Complete my first book…
Education:
Bournemouth University, Jan 2016 – current
PhD: Wellness Tourism
Bournemouth & Poole College, Oct 2013 to June 2014
DTLLS: Diploma to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (FE) awarded by CITY&GUILDS
Adult education
Glasgow University, Sept 2000 to May 2003
M.Phil. English Literature, Adult Education, Cultural Studies
Algonquin College, Sept1997-May 1998
T.E.F.L./TESL: certificate (honours)
Carleton University, Sept 1992-June 1996
B.A. (honours): Law and Sociology

2. Career Summary
Bournemouth University: (UK) Sept 2014- current
Job title: Language and academic skills support tutor: Faculty of Management
Duties:
- Provide language/academic skills support services for international graduate students
- Provide cover duty for the academic skills support lecture series for graduate students
Operate a proofreading business:
Job title: Professional Proof-reader
Duties: proofreading services:
- assignments, Master dissertations and PhD’s for graduate students in tourism/hospitality,
business, sport education and media
BU International College (Kaplan International College): (UK) Aug 2nd 2013 to Aug, 30,
2014
Job title: Academic skills instructor
Duties: Lecturer: Personal Development, Academic Skills Foundation Program for students
preparing for university study in Tourism, Business, Media studies.
Kaplan International College: (UK) June 12 until September 5th
2013
Job title: English language instructor
Duties: Completed a summer contract teaching General English to International students.
Edex / Aramco teacher training program: (Saudi Arabia) January 2013 and April 2013
Job title: Senior English language instructor
Duties: Delivered teacher training and EAP to middle school Saudi English teachers from
different parts of Saudi Arabia.
Dammam University: (Saudi Arabia) Dec 2013 until June 2014
Job title: Senior English language instructor
Duties: Taught academic skills, EAP and ESP to Medical and Science students in the foundation
program
King Saud University: (Saudi Arabia) Sept 2011 to Aug 2012
Job title: Senior English language instructor
Duties:
-Taught general English and EAP in the foundation program
-Taught academic skills in the ESP program to engineering and medical students

3. ETC International College: (UK) Summer contracts: May 2010 to Aug 2010, March, 2011
Aug, 2011, June 2013 for 1 month
Job title: English language instructor:
Duties:
- delivered BEC Vantage, EAP courses
- delivered general English courses to international students:
Johnson & Wales University (USA) Dec 2006- May 2008
Job title: Adjunct Instructor:
Duties:
-Taught an Essay writing course
- delivered Academic skills lectures and workshops to first year undergraduate tourism students
Sultan Qaboos University (Oman), September 2001 to 2004- Feb, 2005 to August, 2006
Job title: Senior English Language Instructor
Duties:
. Taught English literature, and essay writing to second year education students.
. Taught EAP English courses in the foundation program
. Taught 2nd
year credit courses, ESP (Engineering, Agriculture,
Education)
. Delivered academic skills development lectures for Engineering Students
Sharjah Technical College / Sharjah: (UAE) Fall 1998 to spring 2001
Job title: English Language instructor:
Duties:
• Taught ESP to technical and business English
• Worked on an exam committee to write nationwide exams.
• Worked on the curriculum development committee.
• Worked with the Defence Language Institute American Language course.

4. Algonquin College: Department of Adult Education (Canada) Sept,1997 to May 1998
Job title: E.S.L. Instructor (trainee)
Summary of duties:
• ESL Trainee Instructor
• Volunteered in the C.A.L.L centre with international students
• Delivered reading skills development to language students
Carleton University (Canada)
English Language (reading & writing) 1993 – 1996
Volunteer job: Tutor for international students (free lance)
Duties: Helped international students with reading/essay writing skills
• Assisted International students with their reading and essay writing skills
• Carleton law Society member: Tutored first year law students.
Carleton University
1992 - 1995
Research Assistant / Book clerk at Carleton university library
Job title: book shelver
Summary of duties:
• Helped students find information in the University library
• Provided customer service at the front desk of the University Library.
• Taught students how to use the library with over 1.2 million volumes.
Personal Details
Mother tongue: English
Leisure Interests: Coffee shops, Thai food, writing, fitness, traveling, motorcycling and
reading, helping others in their pursuit for excellence
Travels: United States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, U.A.E. Oman, Bahrain, Egypt,
Thailand the U.K, Saudi Arabia, and Italy
IT skills: Microsoft office