Mr Colin Campbell

Biography

Mr Colin Campbell is currently working as a Associate Professor in the Department of International Study and Language Institute, University of Reading , United Kingdom. Areas of Interest: Colin Campbell has worked in ELT for 28 years as a teacher, trainer, Director of Studies and Consultant. During that time he worked in a number of different countries, including Spain, Italy, Poland, Ireland and Estonia. He has worked at the University of Reading since 1998 where he teaches English for Academic Purposes. Pedagogic Qualifications: BA (Hons) History (King's College, London) PGCE (Southampton) RSA Diploma in TEFL (Hove) MA in Applied Linguistics (Reading) Certificate in Counselling Skills and Attitudes (Westminster Pastoral Foundation, London) Experience to date: Colin has more than 20 years of experience in ELT as a teacher, trainer, Director of Studies, Consultant working for, among others, The British Council, University of Gdansk. He was also a co-founder of two private language schools in Italy and Poland. He has also worked in England, Ireland, Spain and Estonia. He taught on various short courses at CALS since February 1998 and was Short Courses Co-coordinator at CALS. Since 2001 he has concentrated on teaching on and course directing EAP courses. He also served as an External Examiner for the Certificate and Diploma courses in TEFL at the British Institute in Paris from 2002 to 2004. Training experience includes: Tutor at the University of Gdansk Teacher Training College working with both pre-service and in-service teachers Teaching Practice Supervisor with Peace Corps Volunteers in Poland and Estonia Running trainer training courses in Estonia Running Teacher Advisor courses in Poland Management experience includes: Director of Studies at the British Council Studium, University of Gdansk Director of Cooperativa Insegnanti, Reggio Emilia, Italy and of English Language Services, Gdansk, Poland

Research Interest

Research Interests: • word grammar • developing 'can do' statements for EAP • academic cultures • language knowledge for EAP