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Curriculum Vitae

Name: Jane Short Telephone: 01227 – 824020 (office) Mobile: +44 7909 118834

University Education and Qualifications

2014 Post-graduate Diploma in Higher Education University of Kent 2001 MA Teaching English as a Foreign Language

University of Reading 1977 Postgraduate Certificate in Education

West London Institute of Higher Education, University of London 1971 B.A. (Hons.) English University of Southampton

Other Qualifications

December 2014 Teacher Trainer - Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults ( CELTA)

November 2014 to date Fellow of the Higher Education Academy February 2004 - 2013 Examiner – IELTS – University of Cambridge ESOL

Examinations December 1998 to date Public Interpreter (Spanish - English), Ministry of Justice,

Caracas, Venezuela

Professional Development

January 2016 Designated Safeguarding Lead, NSPCC, University of Kent April 2014 – April 2015 Leadership for Areas of Significant Responsibility University of Kent. Management and leadership development.

Consultancy

1st – 6th November 2015 – In-service Teacher Training Workshops – Washington High School, Taichung, Taiwan September 2015 to date: External Examiner for English Language through Culture and TEFL modules in the English Language Teaching Centre, University of Sheffield

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September 2012 to date: External Examiner for English Language modules in the Faculty of Business at London South Bank University May 2011: Oxford Brookes International, External Subject Specialist, Pre-Master’s validation event. September 2010: Northern Consortium UK - EAP test writer December 2010: University of St. Andrews - external member of Learning and Teaching review panel in the English Language Teaching School

Volunteering

2015 to date Co-opted Governor, Davington Primary School, Faversham. 2005 - 2008 Parent Governor, Canterbury High School, Canterbury 1976 -1981 Volunteer, Samaritans

Professional Experience

June – July 2015 Assistant Course Tutor – Intensive CELTA course, Centre for English and World Languages, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK September 2012 - date Senior Lecturer in English Language, Director of In-sessional English Language programmes, Director of Short Summer Courses. Centre for English and World Languages, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK Programmes: In-sessional English Skills programme, credit bearing English Language modules for international undergraduate and postgraduate students - design, development, coordination and delivery Short Summer Courses in English and Culture for visiting university and high school students. Development, management, marketing and recruitment CPD – Organisation of CEWL Awayday 2015 Academic Adviser: International Foundation students September 2011 - Director of Learning and Teaching – Centre for English and August 2014 World Languages, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK Quality assurance, programme development and mentoring for

teaching colleagues. September 2003 - Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes, University of September 2012 Kent, Canterbury, UK April 2008: Challenge Fund award to develop materials for

delivery of the English Language Development Programme online

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April 2007: design, development and delivery of English with Volunteering, a short summer course for visiting international students April 2004 – August 2005: Secondment to UELT Academic Practice team. Staff development workshops.

Summer 2003 University of Reading, Centre for Applied Language Studies Summer 2002 Pre-sessional Tutor in EAP for Foundation, Undergraduate Summer 2001 and Postgraduate students. 1997 - 2003 Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador,

Barquisimeto, Venezuela. (Teacher Training University) Full time lecturer in the Department of Modern Languages

1986 - 1997 Anglotec, Managing Director, Maracay and Barquisimeto, Venezuela: Design, development and delivery of individual in-company English courses for management.

1982 - 1986 Freelance: English Language tutor 1981 – 1982 British Council, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela: English Language

tutor 1979 - 1981 Sheffield Department of Education: Hinde House Secondary

School, English teacher 1978 – 1979 Centre for Multicultural Education, Peterborough: English

Language teacher 1975 – 1978 Harrow Department of Education: Peripatetic English Language teacher 1974 – 1975 The International School of English, Exeter: English Language

teacher 1972 – 1974 Faraday High School, Acton: English Language teacher 1971 - 1972 Voluntary Service Overseas, Mahasarakam, College of Education: Lecturer in English Language

Publications

Get Ready for IELTS - Student Book and Workbook Harper Collins, 2016 Improve your Skills: Reading for IELTS Macmillan, 2014 Get Ready for IELTS – Listening Harper Collins, 2012 IELTS Foundation – Study Skills – 2nd edition Macmillan, 2012 English for Psychology – Course book Garnet, 2011 English for Psychology - Teacher’s book Garnet, 2011 IELTS Graduation – Study Skills Macmillan, 2007 IELTS Graduation – Teachers’ Book Macmillan, 2007

Conferences

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2013: International Symposium – University of Kogakkan, Mie, Japan. Lecture and Workshop on English Language Teaching Methodology 2012: BALEAP: Professional Issues Meeting; EAP Tracking – University of Kent. Conference Organiser 2008: CLaSIC 2008 ‘Media in Foreign Language teaching and Learning’, National University of Singapore, December 2008. ‘Developing communicative confidence’. 2007: BALEAP Professional Issues Meeting - 'In-sessional provision: curriculum, teaching and quality', University of Portsmouth, ‘In-sessional provision’ 2005: International Conference on Task Based Language Teaching, Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium. Workshop – ‘Designing a Speaking Task’. 2002: International Conference of English Language Teachers, Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Theatre production of ‘ A Venezuelan Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ 2000: International Conference of English Language Teachers, Barquisimeto, Venezuela Workshop - ‘Metaphors for English Teachers’. 1999: International Conference of English Language Teachers, Barquisimeto, Venezuela Lecture – ‘The Use of Dramatization in the Teaching of Poetry in British Literature’.

Research interests

Effectiveness of participative and reflective activities in the field of teacher education, language-teaching methodology. MA Dissertation Title: ‘A study of the effect of reflective activities on EFL student teacher beliefs regarding EFL methodology, student and teacher roles and EFL in the social context of Venezuela.’ University of Reading, April 2001.