Teaching of individuals and small groups
Business English:
Members of an English Language Training program
1983-1984 - Business Correspondence and Secretarial Practice training consultant at Sara Beattie College, Hong Kong
1984 - Business English seminar leader at the Hong Kong Management Association
- How to Write an Effective Press Release
- A Practical Course on the Preparation of Meetings and Minutes Writing
1993 - Business English trainer at Hutchinson Telecom, Münster/Wolbeck site
1995-1997 - Business English training consultant for Armstrong Worldwide Industries, Münster site
1997 - Business English training consultant for individual senior managers at Wyeth Pharma and Whitehall Much, Münster site, and group training
1997- 2007 - Business English training consultant for various individuals and groups at BASF Coatings AG, Münster/Hiltrup headquarters
2004 - Private Business English instruction for the managing director of a firm in the Münster area who wishes to remain anonymous
2008 I have created, implemented, managed, and instructed an English Language Training Program at an area company with clients all over the world.
The students must travel in Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East, North and South America, Asia and Southeast Asia, Africa - a truly global reach. They communicate with their international customers by phone, fax, and e-mail; telephone and video conferencing; and face-to-face.
The courses include two levels of CEF B1 in General English, English for E-mails, English for Socializing and Small Talk and English for Presentations.
General English:
1985 - English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher in the Adult Education Program, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1986 - ESL teacher at the Valley Academy, Harlingen, Texas
1991-1993 - ESL teacher at the Inlingua Language School, Münster
1992-1997 - ESL teacher in the Volkshochschule Münster (Münster Adult Education Program)
- Refresher courses and Further Education courses using Headway pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper-intermediate, and advanced level study texts; Cambridge Proficency and Cambridge Certificate courses; Englisch Kompakt für Anfänger/innen und Fortgeschrittene (intensive course of 20 hours in one week)
Medical English:
Nursing English Group
1984 - Nursing English instructor: Haven of Hope Hospice, Nethersole Maternity Hospital, United Christian Hospital, Kwong Wah Hospital, all in Hong Kong
1993-1994 - English for Nurses instructor for the Evangelical Hospital Nursing School, Münster
1993-1997 - English for Nurses and Medical Personnel teacher in the Volkshochschule Münster
1993 - English for Nursing Management and English for Nursing Pedagogy instructor at the Fachhochschule Münster (Münster University of Applied Sciences)
1994 - English for Nursing Management and English for Nursing Pedagogy instructor at the Fachhochschule Osnabrück
1995 - Medical English teacher for the Deutsche Angestellten Akademie (German Employee Academy - Institute for Continuing Education in Nursing), Münster site
2005 - English for Nurses and Medical Personnel teacher at the Volkshochschule Münster
2005 - English for Nurses and Medical Personnel teacher in the Volkshochschule Münster
2005-2006 - Guest Lecturer in Medical English for Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists at the Fachhochschule Osnabrück
2006 - Guest Lecturer in English for Nursing Management and English for Nursing Pedagogy at the Fachhochschule Münster
Travel Education:
1986-1991 - Transcontinental USA Small Group Tour Leader for Trek America (Los Angeles, California) and Suntrek Tours (Santa Rosa, California)
Physical Education:
1963 - Assistant Swimming Instructor in the Physical Education Department, Southern Connecticut Sate University
1986 - Training and Racing Coach, Rio Grande Bicycle Club, Harlingen, Texas
2000 - Indoor Bicycle Spinning Instructor at Power Sports Fitness Studio, Münster
Professional Writing Experience:
1982-1983 - newspaper reporter at The Shoreline Times, Old Saybrook, Connecticut
1987-1991 - radio reporter/script writer at the Connecticut Radio Network for the National Ski Watch Show
