Oct 2012 – present Modern College of Business and Science, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

• Lecturer in General Education Department, responsible for materials and syllabus development in Business Writing, Business Ethics, and Intercultural Communication courses; also teaching Academic Writing, Interpersonal Communication, and Aviation English; collaborating on a range of course and research proposals; member of departmental faculty recruitment panel.

June 2007–Sept 2012 INTO University of East Anglia, UK

• Teacher on Academic English courses for international students of all levels, from elementary to advanced, preparing for a variety of study programmes (undergraduate and post-graduate) in the UK, US, and in their home countries, tutoring students on academic progress and non-academic issues; teacher on English Language Support Programme for international undergraduate and postgraduate students at the university with materials and syllabus development; IELTS preparation. Also Residential Tutor dealing with international students, responsible for supplementary academic tutoring, pastoral care and social activities.

Nov 1997-Aug 2006 Escola Superior de Educação do Instituto Superior Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Teacher Training College)

• Teacher trainer with responsibility for English Language and Culture and Study Skills in English, on initial teaching degree courses and in-service training in English and Spanish; teaching support for students of English and Business English with Portuguese Open University and those on joint MA Art and Music Education courses with University of Surrey, UK; liaison with in-coming and out-going students on European ERASMUS exchange programme.

May 1995 -July 2006 Cambridge ESOL Examinations Unit, British Council, Portugal

• Team Leader for Cambridge ESOL Oral Examinations, responsible for recruitment, training, coordination, and monitoring of Oral Examiners

Oct 1986-Oct 1997 Instituto Britânico, Guimarães, Portugal

• Senior teacher at private language school, with special responsibilities for materials development; Cambridge ESOL Examinations preparation; in-company classes; co-ordination of summer courses and off-site classes; staff recruitment.

April 1986-June 1986 UMIST English Language Teaching Centre, Manchester, UK

• Supply teacher of general English and ESP, Cambridge ESOL     Examinations preparation, with multilingual adults and university students

March 1977 – August 1985 Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Mexico

• Lecturer on English degree courses in the university’s language department, and teacher of general English and EAP at university language centre, with responsibility for materials development and staff recruitment.