eslHQ

TLR

Joined December 24, 2005 · 15 posts

Profile

Location
Canada
Hometown
Cambridge, England
Gender
Female
Years Teaching
8
Favorite Age Group
Adults

Hobbies & Interests

Books, films, music, people, travel, wine - like all good ESL teachers!!

Teaching & Education

Education Background

A levels in Cambridge
Degree in psychology and English in Liverpool
Career Practitioner course, Multicultural Counselling course and ESL in Canada course in Ontario

Countries Visited

UK France Spain Netherlands Italy
Greece Turkey Egypt Mexico Thailand
US Canada Cuba
Guatemala (just for a beer!)

Countries Taught In

Mexico Canada

Favorites

Music

The Tears Stereophonics Manu Chao
Transglobal Underground
Classical Reggae any funky stuff

Movies

Lots, but not Hollywood blockbusters.
From my youth Withnail and I
Sean of the dead for laughs.
Salvador, trendy Mexican films,

Books

Catch 22 (fav)
Hominids - Robert J Sawyer. Excellent scientific sci-fi
Anything by comedian Sean Hughes.

Websites

www.onestopenglish.com
www.breakingnewsenglish.com
www.esl-lab.com

www.language.ca for teaching Canadian Benchmarks

http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/ for cultural info

BBC Website for news

Life Philosophy

No. Can't stand inspirational quotes!!