Events Advisor
Wendy Arnold
Organising international events and developing strategic relationships in the world of EFL.
contact
I have worked as a teacher, teacher trainer, researcher, conference developer and materials developer. I am the author and co-author of coursebooks in Asia and the Middle East. I have trained teachers in Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea), Middle East (Saudi Arabia), Europe (Italy and the UK) and Africa (Cameroon). My special interests are in the professional development of teachers teaching English to children aged 5-17 years old and reading for young learner literacy. I am enjoying having a base back in the UK being close to our three daughters and family.
Joint coordinator
Hans Mol
Managing YLT SIG affairs, including finance and membership
Attendance at official IATEFL meetings/ other meetings
Liaison with Head Office and other IATEFL SIGs
Organising events and developing strategic relationships in the world of EFL.
contact
I divide my time between subtropical Northern New South Wales, Australia, and Portugal (Lisbon and de Ser de Estrella). I have three daughters and an extended family to boot.
Over the years, I’ve taught EFL at all levels, ranging from primary to secondary (junior and senior), adult, vocational and higher education. I've delivered teacher training in China, Mexico, the UK, the Netherlands, Indonesia and Germany.
At the end of my teacher training I got the writing bug and wrote a series of textbooks for primary schools in Holland, Real English, of which we have just published the 3rd edition 25 years later. Subsequently, alongside day-time teaching jobs, I wrote many a textbook for all levels imaginable, both general EFL, vocational, adult and ES(A)P, country-specific titles as well as international ones. For the past 9 years I've been a full-time textbook writer. working for publishers all over the world, most recently for Macmillan (UK and Mexico), Garnet Education and OUP. See my website for more information. My pet interests in EFL are: English for young learners, primary and secondary (6-16ish); and how to make grammar fun and relevant for anybody; but I basically enjoy writing for any level and any skill. When I do not write, I paint, write/record/sing music and ride my white Percheron horse Big Boy a.k.a. Samson through the hills.
Joint coordinator
Helen Emery
Managing YLT SIG affairs, including finance and membership
Attendance at official IATEFL meetings/ other meetings
Liaison with Head Office and other IATEFL SIGs
Organising events and developing strategic relationships in the world of EFL.
contact
Helen Emery has worked as a primary and secondary school teacher, a teacher trainer and lecturer in Education in many countries including Nigeria, Sudan, Hong Kong, Brunei, Oman, Egypt and the UAE. She was involved in the British Council’s Expatriate English Teacher programme in Hong Kong in the 1980s, the forerunner of the NET scheme. Helen has been an active member of TESOL Arabia, and has presented many workshops to primary and secondary school teachers in the UAE. She has a PhD from Cardiff University in Second Language Literacy Acquisition, and is currently programme director for the MA in Teaching English to Young Learners and MA TEFL in the Department of Language and Linguistics, at the University of Essex. Helen has carried out research into methods of teaching reading in English and Arabic in Middle East primary schools, and is interested in training teachers in innovative methods of teaching young learners. At the University of Essex she teaches two popular modules on children’s reading development and diagnosis of reading–related problems. She is currently supervising undergraduates, MAs and PhDs in the area of children’s EFL literacy development. Helen is a governor of a local primary school and a school for special needs children.
Events Coordinator
Niki Joseph
Organizing the annual Pre-conference event
contact
I live and work in Portugal running my own language school, being a teacher, trainer and a Cambridge ESOL examiner/team leader/presenter. My days are varied - teaching English to primaries, teens and company classes. I also teach music through English to preschoolers. Over the past 17 years I've taught and trained in various countries - Egypt, Brazil, UK, S Africa & Portugal. I'm interested in lots of areas of EFL - online education, motivation in teenagers, preschool music being taught through EFL, and of course (being an examiner) assessment, evaluation & testing. I also do translations - enjoying the tranquility compared to the primary classroom!! Pastimes include watercolour painting, tennis , music and reading.
