Highly experienced tutor offering online courses in English to native and non-native speakers

Martin's CV

In the 1980s I taught English in Greece, and at the University of Bari, Italy. While I was researching my doctorate at the University of York, I began giving individual tuition to GCSE students.
In the 1990s I became an expert in communication training, working with European and Arab business executives, and training the Swedish contingent of the UN peacekeeping force in Bosnia in media relations and press conferencing. I was part of the team that introduced English for Academic Purposes at the University of Cyprus, creating specific courses for undergraduates in Economics, Business, History and Education over four years. The online academic writing course that I developed from these materials won the Education Planet Top Site Award in 1999. I returned to Britain to teach at the University of Lancaster and St Martin's College.
In 2000, I gained my PGCE and began teaching English in secondary schools. I soon specialised in Film Studies, and became an A Level examiner and moderator. I was head of department at a large comprehensive school for six and a half years, before I resigned so that I would have more time to devote to the book I am writing on the film director Otto Preminger.
Recently, I have worked in Albania, Italy and at the University of Central Lancashire, but have been concentraing more and more on online tuition. In 2015 I was the first English tutor on the Erasmus+ programme for students at European universities, creating materials and lesson plans. I have also helped numerous students prepare for GCSE and A Level Exams.