LONDON TOWN MODICA - CENTRO LINGUISTICO INTERNAZIONALE

 

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

PATRICIA MARY EGGLETON B.A.

London Town – Centro Linguistico Internazionale

Via Resistenza Partigiana 25/b, 97015 Modica [RG], Italy

Tel:  0039 0932 905642  Mobile: +39 366 119 6467

Email: londontownmodica@gmail.com

 

 

PRINCIPAL SKILLS

•    Qualified and experienced ESOL teacher

•    Professional writer [Italy Magazine UK, Times of Sicily website, various teaching materials]

•    Graduate linguist;  fluent French and Italian

•    Qualified and experienced teacher of Modern Foreign Languages

•    Excellent communication, organisational and presentational skills

•    Translator: Il Profumo del Pensiero [anthology by Antonio Lonardo]

•    Co-author:  French Distance Learning Pack for Exporters [University of Swansea]

•    Author: A - Z English Language Tips;  Sicily Scene – blog; 

      Pat’s English Pages – blog

•    Experienced on-line interpreter and technical translator, commercial sector

•    Experienced manager and staff trainer, education sector

 

 

CAREER HISTORY

Director of Studies, London Town – Centro Linguistico 

Internazionale, Modica, Sicily                                                                                                    

Senior Teacher, English International School, 

Modica, Sicily                                                                                                                                   

Author: A – Z English Language Tips [book for students]                                                

Content Creator and Columnist, Italy Magazine UK                                                         

ESOL Tutor, Learn Direct, Coleg Glan Hafren, Cardiff                                                        

ESOL Tutor, Parade ESOL Service, Cardiff                                                                             

Italian Tutor to Howell’s School, Cardiff                                                                                

ESOL Tutor to King’s Monkton School, Cardiff                                                                   

Part-time Lecturer in Italian, Coleg Glan Hafren, Cardiff                                                 

Part-time Lecturer in French, Coleg Glan Hafren, Cardiff                                               

Part-time Lecturer in ESOL, Pontypridd Technical College                                            

French Tutor:  Language Export Centre, Swansea University                                      

Co-author:  French Distance Learning Pack, [Univ. Swansea]                                       

Franchisee of Le Club Français Ltd.                    

International Coordinator and Medical Interpreter, SFA [UK] Ltd.    

Head of Modern Languages, Glan Ely High School, Cardiff        

Head of Modern Languages, Howardian High School, Cardiff    

Other teaching posts in Harrow and South Glamorgan        

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to 

Adults [CELTA], International House, Prague, CZ              

UK Qualified Teacher Status                        

B.A., French and Italian, Cardiff University, UK            

Diplôme Supérieur du Cours de Français, 

Université de Montpellier, France                    

A levels [UK]:  French, English Literature, Spanish            

 

 

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

ESOL National Curriculum and ESOL examinations 

Information Technology 

UK Disability Discrimination Act [2002 - 03]

NVQ Assessor Training [1995 - 2003]

Le Club Français Training Programme including Business Training 

Cardiff & Vale Enterprise Business Seminars 

Educational Management and Management of Change 

MFL National Curriculum 

Special Educational Needs 

Teacher Appraisal Training 

Broadcasting and Modern Foreign Languages 

Foreign Languages for Overseas Trade 

 

 

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Writing Open College Network Assessments                

Organising educational trips and exchanges              

Voluntary work:  Llandough Hospital Information Centre        

Chairperson:  South Glamorgan A Level French Working Party    

Teaching English as a Second Language [secondary sector]          

Teaching English in Italy                        

 

UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS ATTENDED

International House, Prague, Czech Republic           

University of Wales, Cardiff, UK                    

Montpellier University, France                     

Heriots Wood Grammar School, Middlesex, UK            

Rodway High School, Bristol, UK                    

 

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

Writing [published columnist];  gastronomy;  reading;  my dog.

 

BLOGS: 

Sicily Scene

Pat's English Pages