МГУ приглашает на встречу с д-ром Тимом Коллинзом, крупным специалистом в области преподавания английского языка, автором более 25 учебников, членом правления TESOL.
Д-р Коллинз выступит с презентацией на тему, связанную с преподаванием английского языка в неязыковых ВУЗах.
Презентация состоится 11 мая в 15:00 на факультете иностранных языков МГУ(Ломоносовский Проспект, дом 31). Организатор мероприятия – проф. Мария Валерьевна Вербицкая, Вице-президент НОПАяЗ.
Участники встречи также познакомятся с новым проектом , связанным с обучением иностранным языкам в неязыковых вузах.
Необходимо подтвердить свое участие по электронной почте fomenkonv@state.gov до 10 мая.
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Tim Collins, Ph.D.
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Highlights
Over 30 years of experience in ESL.
Author of over 25 textbooks and multimedia publications for ESL and adult education.
Fulbright Scholar, Taiwan, 2006-2008.
Professor of ESL and Bilingual Education, National Louis University, Chicago.
Director, TESOL International Association.
Professor of ESL teacher education at National-Louis University, Chicago.
Over 23 years of experience as an author and editor of textbooks and multimedia publications (Internet, software, and mobile phone) for ESL, foreign languages, and adult education.
Founder or co-cofounder of two technology companies in education.
Experience
Current Positions
Associate Professor, National-Louis University, Chicago, USA, 2000-Present
Teach classes in EFL and Applied Linguistics to prospective ESL teachers.
Led successful state and national continuing accreditation review.
Designed new courses and programs, including online classes.
Author, Editor, and Consultant, ESL Textbooks and Educational Technology
Author of over 25 textbooks and multimedia publications for ESL and adult education for pre-K to adult education.
Consultant in instructional technology and mobile learning for wireless phones.
Director, TESOL International Association, Inc.
Relevant Previous Positions
U.S. Fulbright Scholar, Taiwan, 2006-2008
Recipient of an 11-month Fulbright Scholarship and a 12-month extension.
Academic Director, Fulbright Ilan English Program, an educational exchange that brings recent U.S. college graduates to Ilan County, Taiwan, to teach in public schools.
Visiting Assistant Professor, National-Ilan University, Taiwan, 2007-2008
Taught English conversation course to English majors.
Chair, TESOL Book Publications Committee, TESOL Association
Oversee book publications for a major scholarly/association publisher.
Co-Founder and Director of Content Development, OpenMind Publishing Group. 2000-2002
Successfully acquired textbooks in multiple disciplines (psychology, sociology, political science, etc.) for the first all-online higher education publisher.
Supervising Editor, ESL and Adult Education, Steck-Vaughn Company, Austin Texas, 1992-1999
Managed development of books, major textbook series, and multimedia publications for ESL and adult education.
Associate Editor, ESL and Foreign Languages. National Textbook Company, Chicago, 1992
Responsible for producing books, programs, and media publications in ESL/EFL and foreign languages for all ages and proficiency levels.
Editor, ESL, ScottForesman. Chicago, 1987-1992
Produced ESL books, series, and multimedia publications for all ages and proficiency levels.
Teaching Assistant, Spanish, University of Illinois at Urbana, 2004-2007
Taught various levels of beginning and low-intermediate Spanish.
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Barcelona, 1985-1986
Taught intermediate composition to third year students.
Teaching Assistant, Intensive English Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana, 2003-2005
Taught various levels of reading and writing in an intensive English program.
U.S. Peace Corps, High School Teacher, Lycee Al Badissi, Al Hoceima, Morocco
Taught English in a public high school.
Selected Publications
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Time Zones. Boston & Singapore: Heinle/Cengage.
Correct Your English Errors: Avoid 99% of the Common Mistakes Made by Learners of English. McGraw-Hill, 2009.
Classic Classroom Activities for the Oxford Picture Dictionary, 2nd ed. Oxford University press, 2009.
Gateway to Science: Vocabulary and Concepts. Boston: Heinle, 2008.
Access Reading, Levels 1-2. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press, 2006. Low-level reading series for adults and young adults.
Top 50 Tips for Passing the GED Writing Test. Chicago: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary, 2006.
Exercises in English, Grade 8. Loyola Press, 2004.
GED Essay: Writing Skills to Pass the Test. Chicago: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary, 2003
GED: Language Arts, Writing. Chicago: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary, 2003.
Ready to Go Into the Future, Levels 1-2. Beijing: Peoples Education Press, 2005-2006.
Access Reading, Levels 1-4. Boston: Heinle, 2004.
Workplace Plus, Levels 1-2. New York: Longman, 2003. Comprehensive four-skill ESL textbook for high school and adults.
Ready to Go, Levels 1-2. New York, Longman, 2002. Comprehensive four-skill ESL textbook for high school and adults.
Multimedia
Math, Reading, Science, and Language Arts for Radius Card Reader. Vernon Hills, IL: Learning Resources, 2006. This innovative audio program uses a special interactive CD player and large, colorful cards to create an innovative learning system.
Teaching Language Arts to ELLS (video course). Chicago: SkyLight Education Pearson Professional Development, 2001.
Cross-Cultural Education (online course). Chicago: SkyLight Education, Pearson Professional Development, 2001.
Selected Recent Conference Presentations
Teaching English Through International Cooperation. English Teachers’ Association—Republic of China, 2007. Cambodia TESOL, 2007.
Teaching Reading in the Content Areas. Korea TESOL, 2006; Cambodia TESOL 2007; SELC (Singapore), 2007.
Reading in the Content Areas. English Teachers’ Association—Republic of China, 2006.
Learning English with a Mobile Phone. Beijing: Technology and Language Learning Conference, 2006.
TESOL K-12 Standards and Textbook Publishing. Tampa: TESOL, 2006.
Materials Writers and Technology. Tampa, TESOL, 2006.
Learning English with a Mobile Phone. Kaiosiung: International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2005.
Learning English with a Mobile Phone. Beijing: Technology and Teaching in Higher Education Conference, 2005.
Education
Ph.D., Foreign Language Education. University of Texas at Austin, 2000.
M.A., Teaching English as a Second Language. University of Illinois at Urbana, 1987.
M.A., Spanish Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana. 1987.
B.A., DePauw University, 1980. Majors in history and Spanish.
Awards, Honors, and Distinctions
Book Publications Committee, TESOL, 2005-2008; Chair, 2009-2012.
Board of Directors, Illinois TESOL, 2002-2005.
U.S. Fulbright Senior Scholar, Taiwan, 2006-2008.
Phi Beta Kappa