Alan Coughtrey

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Alan Coughtrey

 

Experience

from 2013 — Foreign English Teacher AT Guo Bin Institute / FLUENT ENGLISH (WAS A-Z English)Delete AS APPLICABLE, Beijing, CHINA

RESPONSIBILITIES:   Teaching children and adults general, business and scientific English. I have taught students of all ages and abilities and feel very confident teaching technical/science, business, culture and grammar classes. I usually teach one-to-one and small group classes. However, I have taught classes of more than thirty children. I have experience of preparing my students for the following exams: Trinity College GESE, Cambridge KET and FCE, IELTS and TOEFL.

TYPE OF BUSINESS: English language training centre.

 

1997 to 2008 — Technical Leader and Project Manager AT THE Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), Farnborough (NOW PORTSMOUTH), Hampshire, UK 

RESPONSIBILITIES:   Planing, delivery, and technical and financial aspects of various                                              defence and aviation related projects.

TYPE OF BUSINESS: Government agency.

 

1995 to 1997 — Graduate [Mechanical] Design Engineer AT Wordsworth Holdings Plc. / Sanderson Teleporters Ltd., Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK

RESPONSIBILITIES:   Vehicle design and product improvement.

TYPE OF BUSINESS: Manufacturer of agricultural and off-highway vehicles.

 

Education

2013 — ELC (now Experience English) Manchester Academy of English, Manchester, UK

QUALIFICATION:  Cambridge University CELTA.

 

2011 TO 2012 — Global Village School, Beijing, China

STUDIES:            Chinese language, culture and media studies.

 

2008 to 2010 — The University of International Relations, Beijing, China

QUALIFICATION:  University diploma in Chinese language studies, level D.

 

2006 to 2007 — Université de Perpignan, Perpignan, France

QUALIFICATION:  DALF C1 (Diplôme approfondi de la langue française) and

                           DSEF (Diplôme supérieur des Études Françaises), distinction.

 

2000 to 2002 — Farnborough College of Technology, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK

QUALIFICATION: HNC (Higher National Certificate) Computing (Software Engineering),

                          distinction.

 

1992 to 1995 — University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

QUALIFICATION: Mechanical Engineering, B.Eng. (Hons.).

 

Languages

English — Maternal language

French — Fluent (second language)

Chinese (Mandarin) — Advanced

Spanish — Beginner (GCSE grade A)

German — Beginner

 

Additional Information

I like hiking and often go to the hills surrounding Beijing for a little exercise.

I have retained an interest in engineering and aviation and often read the specialist press.

I am an Associate Member of the [UK] Institute of Mechanical Engineers.

During my time at DSTL, I captained a ten-pin bowling team and competed at the MoD (Ministry of Defence) Bowling Championships.