Personal Details

Name: Christopher Elvin B.Sc. M.Ed TESOL

Address: 213-0033 Kanagawa-ken Kawasaki-shi Takatsu-ku Shimosakunobe 7-12-11

E-mail: [email protected] Nationality: British Visa Status: Permanent resident

Employment History Dates Company Position and responsibilities Since April 2021 Part-time Lecturer 5 Chome-2-1 Kinuta, Setagaya City Currently teaching current business topics and Tokyo 157-8570 strategies Since Sept. 2018 Women's University Part-time Lecturer 2-8-1 Mejirodai, Bunkyo Ward Currently teaching English and presentation Tokyo 112-8681 Since April 2015 Shirayuri Women's University Part-time Lecturer 1-25 Midorigaoka, Chofu City Currently teaching digital presentation Tokyo 182-0001 Since April 2013 Part-time Lecturer 4-4-25 Shibuya, Shibuya Ward Currently teaching academic writing Tokyo 150-8366 Since April 2012 Tsuda College Part-time Lecturer 2-1-1 Tsuda-machi Currently teaching oral English and academic listening Kodaira City, Tokyo 187-8577 Since April 2007 Part-time Lecturer 3-34-1, Nishi Ikebukuro, Toshima Ward Currently teaching reading and writing Tokyo 171-8501 Since April 2007 Part-time Lecturer CELESE Currently teaching academic reading, academic lecture 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku Ward comprehension and communication strategies Tokyo 169-8555 Since April 2002 Tokyo Women’s Medical University Part-time Lecturer 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku Ward Currently teaching communication and speech writing Tokyo 162-8666 Apr. '13 - Mar. '18 Kyoritsu Women's Univeristy Part-time Lecturer 2-1-1 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda Ward Taught oral communication and academic writing Tokyo 101-8437 Apr. '90 - Nov. '15 St. Dominic’s Institute Part-time English Teacher 1-10-1 Okamoto, Setagaya-ku, Taught communication Tokyo 157-0076 Apr. '03 - Mar. '11 Soka University Part-time Lecturer World Language Center Taught academic reading, academic writing, communication, 1-236 Tangi-cho, Hachioji-shi, English for academic purposes, TOEFL, and TOEIC Tokyo 192-8577 Apr. '05 - Mar. '10 Soka Women's College Part-time Lecturer 1-235 Tangi-cho, Hachioji-shi, Taught composition and communication Tokyo 192-8577 Apr. '91- Mar. '05 Caritas Gakuen Part-time English Teacher 4-6-1 Nakanoshima, Tama-ku, Taught communication Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 214 Apr. '92 - Mar. '93 Toho University School of Nursing College Part-time Lecturer Oomori, Tokyo Taught communication and listening Apr. '91 - Mar. '92 Sundai Travel College Instructor Sugamo, Tokyo Taught communication Apr. '90 - Mar. '91 Tokyo Pacific College Lecturer Aoyama, Tokyo Taught writing, grammar, communication and Apr. '89 - Mar. '90 Morimura Gakuen Part-time English Teacher Aobadai, Kanagawa Taught communication Jan. '89 - Mar. '90 Gakken Gem Part-time English conversation teacher Tokyo and Kanagawa Taught communication to students of all ages Sep. '84 - Apr. '87 Pure Organics Ltd. Works Chemist Liverpool, England Managed laboratory and supervised industrial production

University and Qualifications Dates College Qualifications Sep. '92-Mar. '94 Temple University, Tokyo, Japan Master of Education (TESOL) Jan. '94 Yokohama National University, Japan Japanese language Proficiency Test - level 1 Oct. '87-Jun. '88 Lancaster University, Lancaster, England P.G.C.E (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) Jun. '88 Lancaster University, Lancaster, England TEFL Introductory Certificate Oct. '80-Jun. '84 Liverpool University, Liverpool, England B.Sc. Chemistry (Hons) II.i Awarded Edith Kearton prize for Organic Chemistry in 1982

Primary and Secondary Education Dates College Qualifications Sep. '77-Jul. '79 Tynemouth Sixth Form College A Levels in Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics Tynemouth England Sep. '72-July '77 King’s School, Tynemouth O Levels in nine subjecs England Sep. '66-July '72 St. Mary’s R.C. Primary School North Shields England Publications Dates Title Source 2017 Active Learning and English Teaching: A Report on Work Journal of Tsuda University (Tsudajuku Daigaku in Courses with a Listening Focus Kiyo) Special Issue 1, pp. 307-308 2004 My Students' DVD Audio & Subtitle Preferences Explorations in 12 (4), pp for Aural English Study: An Action Project 3-17 2003 Test Item Analysis Using The Language Teacher 27 (11), pp. 13-18 Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Program 2002 Speaking and Listening Activities The School House 10(3), pp. 12-18 to Celebrate the 2002 FIFA World Cup Group Presentation Students are The School House 10 (2), pp. 8-15 More Confident and Have More Fun! High Motivation Listening Games The School House 10(1), pp. 12-14 Task Support for Aural Decoding Between the Keys 10 (1), p. 17 of Large Numbers 2001 Listening Activities for Autumn The School House 9(4), pp. 16-18 Simple Past Activities The School House 9(2), pp. 9-12 Twenty Practical Uses of a Computer C@lling Japan 10(1), pp. 10-13 for the EFL Professional Vocabulary Learning The School House 9(1), pp. 6-9 1993 Teaching the Difference between “Much” and “Many” Grammar Consciousness-raising Tasks, Fall 1993 (Vol. X, No.2), pp. 27-33, TUJ Studies in Applied Presentations Dates Title Location 2002 How to Make Interactive Electronic Poster Presentation at the 7th JALT Sound and Video EFL Web Pages CALL Annual International Conference Jogakuin University, Hiroshima, Japan 2002 Now You’re Talking! Commercial Poster Presentation at the JALT2002 National Conference Workshop 2002 Ten Suggestions for Effective Teaching of Oral English Japan Center for Michigan Universities Shiga Teacher Development Other

Dates Role Location 2018-present Lecturer: Summer Intensive Course (CALL and extensive reading) 3-3-1 Kichijoji, Kitamachi, Musashino, 180-0001 Tokyo 2009-present Simulated Patient Interviewee Tokyo Women's Medical University 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, 162-8666 Tokyo 2014 Simulated Patient Interviewee Toho University Omori Medical Center 6-11-1 Omorinishi, Ota, 143-8541 Tokyo 2014 Instructor: Summer Workshop Yokohama Senior High School of International Studies 1-731 Mutsukawa, Minami, 232-0066 Yokohama 2011-2014 Lecturer: Summer Intensive Business Course Shirayuri Women's University 1-25 Midorigaoka, Chofu, 182-8525 Tokyo 2010-2011 Judge: Shirayuri College President's Cup Shirayuri Women's University 2010 Judge: The English Oratorical Contest Bunkyo University for the President Shimada Cup 1-19-1 Mukogaoka, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8668 Tokyo 2010 Lecturer: Ecological Science Tokyo International University Open University One Week Intensive Course 1-13-1, Matobakita, Kawagoe, 350-1197 Saitama

Professional Organizations Dates Organization 1996 - present Member of IATEFL; International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language 1994 - present Member of TESOL; Teachers of English to Speakers of Other 1989 - present Member of JALT; Japan Association for Language Teaching

Positions Held Dates Role 2002 - 2004 Program chair of the JALT Materials Writers Special Interest Group 2000 - 2002 Editor of the JALT Junior & Senior High School Special Interest Group newsletter

Additional

• a user of Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Moodle, and Zoom (since 2020). • the author of The 2010s, a digital EFL textbook published in 2019. • the author of Advanced Academic Writing Workshop, a digital EFL textbook published in 2018. • the author of The 2000s, a digital EFL textbook published in 2017. • the author of The Nineties, a digital EFL textbook published in 2016. • the author of The Eighties, a digital EFL textbook published in 2015. • a certified examiner for an international speaking test (2013-2020). • the author of The Seventies, an EFL textbook published in 2011. • the author of The Sixties, an EFL textbook published in 2010. • the author of Academic Reading in Science, published in 2010. • the owner and webmaster of EFL Club, a language learning website (since 2001). • the author of Now You’re Talking, an EFL communication textbook published in 1998. • fluent in Japanese (JLPT level 1 in 1994). • comfortable with statistics and proficient in .R • a former cub scout den leader of a Japanese international school. • a simulated patient interviewee for trainee doctors. • a certified PADI rescue diver. • an avid cyclist, a skilled home decorator, and a happy and busy parent of bilingual bicultural kids.

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