Martin Eayrs
Freelance Consultant
Manchester, UK
I am available for short and medium term projects in the general area of teaching English as a second or foreign language. My interests and recent experience are summarised below.
I am based in the North of England but am free to travel, both in the UK and elsewhere.
I can be contacted here.
Curriculum Vitae
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Schools inspections and accreditation
- Moderation of programmes and modules
- Item writing for examination boards
- Assessor/Examiner for oral and written exams
- Course/syllabus design and materials development
- Expert witness in assessment of English language skills
- The use of learning technologies for the delivery of language instruction
- Consultant on English Language Teaching issues
- Copyediting and proof-reading of draft texts
- Translation consultant (Español-English)
CURRENT INVOLVEMENT
- Lecturer in EFL/EAP (part-time), University of Salford
- Visiting Lecturer, CRELLA, University of Bedfordshire
- Review team member (Educational Oversight) for the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
- Review team member (Educational Oversight) for the Independent Schools Inspectorate (PFE)
- Member of British Accreditation Council Inspectorate
- Inspector for the Accreditation Body for Language Services
- External Examiner for International Foundation Programme, University of Bristol
- External Examiner for International Foundation Programme, University of Derby
- IELTS examiner for the University of Manchester
- Oral assessor and writing examiner for Cambridge ESOL
- Item writer for Cambridge ESOL's BEC and ILEC exams
- Item writer for English Language Testing's Password exams
- Assessor for College of Teachers
- Expert witness
- Member of QuiTE steering committee
- Member of IATEFL Publications Committee
- Committee member of NATESOL
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- UK Qualified Teacher Status (DES: 74/11998)
- Fully qualified under British Council's TEFLQ standard
- Advanced Professional Certificate in Management (BTEC Level 7): ongoing
- Masters Degree (MA) in Linguistics and English Language Teaching, Leeds 1979
- Certificate in Archaeology, Lancaster University 2010
- Certificate in Family History, University of Central Lancashire, 2008
- Certificate in Business Management, BCIF Essex, 2000
- Postgraduate Diploma in the Teaching of English Overseas, Manchester 1976
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), Manchester 1976
- BA (Hons) in English and Spanish Literature, Birmingham 1971
RECENTLY HELD FULL TIME POSITIONS
- Academic Director, INTO Manchester (2009-10)
- Head of Study Group's International Study Centre at Lancaster University (2007-9)
- Lecturer at University of Salford, UK (2002-7)
- Lecturer at University of Essex (2000-2002)
RECENT CLIENTS INCLUDE
- Argentine-North American Chamber of Commerce (Argentina)
- Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- Boston Scientific (Argentina)
- Escuela Superior de Hotelería (Argentina)
- ExpoUniversidad (Argentina)
- Fundación Antorchas (Argentina)
- Hobson's International Education Casebook (UK)
- International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
- London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Examinations Board (UK)
- Materials Development Association (UK)
- Modern English Teacher (UK)
- Norwich Institute of Language Education (UK)
- Open University (UK)
- Oxford Brookes University (UK)
- Pearson Education (UK)
- The Argentine Navy
- The British Council ( Argentina)
- The British Council (UK)
- Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- University of Essex Conference Office (UK)
- Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina)
- University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS & INTERESTS
- Editor IATEFL Issues and IATEFL Voices (2000-7)
- Lecturer in EFL at the University of the Andes, Venezuela (1976-78)
- Web content editor and IT section editor for Modern English Teacher (2000-2)
- Web content editor, site administrator and publications production manager for the Materials Development Association (2001-3)
- Section editor for EnglishLive Internet magazine (2000-2002)
- Founder member of British Institute of English Language Teaching (BIELT) and full Fellow until its dissolution in 2002
- Member of IATEFL since 1991, and Committee member 1998-2000, 2010-present
- Owner and director of the Victoria School of English, Buenos Aires (1981-2006)
- Argentine representative for the Federation International de Professeurs des Langues Vivants (1996-9)
- Argentine representative for MENSA (1988-92)
- Chairman of British Community Council Buenos Aires Branch (1994-9)
- Publisher of ELT News & Views, a magazine for South American Teachers of English (1993-200)
- Columnist for Buenos Aires Herald (1982-99)
- Member of the International Phonetics Association (since 1983)
- Certificate in Archaeology, Lancaster University, 2101
- Certificate in Family History, University of Central Lancashire, 200
- Translation work from Spanish to English (ongoing)
A full cv is available on request