Peter Beech English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Tutor, Teacher Training Coordinator
英语语言教学中心



联系方式 办公室
Trent Building Room 243A

校园
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

地址
199 Taikang East Road, Ningbo, 315100, China

电话
+86 (0) – 8299

邮箱
Peter.Beech@nottingham.edu.cn



学历
BA Philosophy (Sussex)
MSc Teaching English (Aston)

个人简介
I have been teaching at the Centre for English Language Education (CELE) at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) since 2016. Prior to that, I was working in Malaysia on a teacher development programme with state school teachers to improve their teaching methodology and English Language proficiency.
For much of my life, I lived in Greece, where I ran a teacher training centre, combining this with various part-time and temporary roles with UK universities. I have worked at the University of Reading both on pre-sessional EAP courses and on a teacher development programme sponsored by the China Scholarship Council. From 2009 to 2014, I lectured on the University of Greenwich BA in TESOL and MA in ELT Management. Before that, as an Associate Lecturer with the UK Open University, I tutored part-time for fifteen years on MA courses in TESOL and Applied Linguistics.


教学
Preliminary Year and Pre-sessionalsLSAC (Listening and Speaking in Academic Contexts)
RWAC (Reading and Writing in Academic Contexts)
ESAC (English in Specific Academic Contexts)
AOP (Academic Oral Presentations)
IRP (Independent Research Project)
MA TESOLApplied Linguistics for TESOL
Developments in Language Teaching Methodology
The Language Learner and Language Learning
TESOL Observation and Practicum
English for Academic and Specific Purposes
Teacher TrainingLiaison with the UNNC affiliated high school
NAA module: Reflective Practice in Volunteer Teaching
Knowledge Exchange commercial teacher training projects
Outreach charitable teacher training projects


研究方向
My academic interests are centred on ways to make teaching more effective through the application of SLA research findings in the development of classroom methodology. I am particularly concerned with the role of the teacher as researcher and with the effective design and implementation of classroom research.


学术交流
Professional development needs of in-service teachers of English
39th Thailand TESOL International Conference, Bangkok, January 2019

Needs Analysis for Continuing Professional Development of Chinese Teachers of English
16th Asia TEFL International Conference, Macau, June 2018

TeachersDevelopTeachersAdapt
MATSDA / Shanghai International Studies University Conference, Shanghai, June 2018
From Theory to Practice: Development of Graduate Teaching Assistant Course from 2016-2018inan EMI University in China.
Joint presentation with Dr Shanru Yang.
MATSDA / Shanghai International Studies University Conference, Shanghai, June 2018
New perspectives, new methodologies for English teaching in a Chinese high school
8th International Conference on English Language Teaching (ELT) in China, Xi’an, October 2017

Innovation in EFL classroom practices in a Chinese high school
15th Asia TEFL International Conference, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, July 2017

Colorless green ideas worth spreading
TED^XYinzhou Senior School, May 2017