Gareth Davies

English Language Teacher, Teacher trainer, materials writer, fiction writer and storyteller. 
Currently on the look out for exciting writing, teaching, and teacher training opportunities.

Qualifications 2015-2016                1995-2019 2018 2010 2003 2001 1996 1993 Other Courses 2017 2017

MA in Creative Writing Cardiff University.  24 years in TEFL industry, in UK, Portugal, Japan, Spain and the Czech Republic Trinity Examiner Oxford Teacher's Academy approved trainer Trinity Qualified Teacher Trainer DELTA IH Akcent Prague CTEFLA IH London BA (hons) Politics and Government Story Telling Weekend Course Ty-Newydd Jill Edwards' Weekend Stand-up Comedy Course

Current Position 
ELT Teacher Trainer  - More details here
ELT Materials Developer - More details here 
Trinity GESE and ISE examiner. 
Freelance Fiction Writer, Storyteller, Poet, and Performer - More details here
Conference and Special Event Host.
Teacher with Cardiff University and Westgate Corporation, Japan.

Main areas of ELT specialisation 
Storytelling in ELT
Classroom management and dealing with diversity
Using Creative Writing in the ELT Classroom
Using Pictures Creatively.

Work Experience 
24 Years as a teacher, teacher trainer and materials developer - More Details here

MA in Creative Writing
MA in Creative Writing at Cardiff University.
The modules include writing scripts for screen and radio. For one project I looked at how to use creative writing as a tool in the ELT classroom.

Teaching and Training History

2005-Present 2017-Present September - October 2018 September 2019- January 2020 2018-Present July-August 2016 July August 2017 July-August 2018 July August 2019 April-June 2013 2010-2011 2007 - 2009 2008 2002 –2007 2001-2002 1999 -2001 1998-1999 1996-1998

Freelance Trainer Writing and delivering teacher training sessions for in-service training sessions and conferences worldwide. Working for Oxford University Press, MM Publishing and others.  Storyteller - See here Global English Teacher - Westgate, Japan. Senior Instructor - Westgate, Japan.  Trinity GESE and ISE examiner EAP Teacher Cardiff University Pre-Sessional 8 Week Course.  Teacher at Lacunza IH San Sebastian Part Time Teacher, CMLA, Cardiff Exam Consultant CEMAT Prague Working on the new Maturita exam for the Czech Republic Part Time Teacher, British Council, Prague Head of TEFL, Prague Schools, Prague Course Director of a Trinity Cert TESOL programme Director of Studies, Via Lingua, Prague Senior Teacher, ILC, Prague Teaching various levels and including time as ADOS for young learners Teacher, IH Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Teacher , IH Prague, Prague

Materials Development History

For my poetry and fiction publishing history click here.

2018 2015-2019  2014-2015 2013 2013 2012    2011  2008-2011 October 2007 May-August 2007 January – March 2007

Numerous texts for Pearson Big Books in Mexico  Numerous small projects for OUP including work on new Business Result and Exam Trainer, a variety of blog posts and internal training manuals. Writing material for various levels of My Class for the British Council. Material for Solutions 2nd ed Interactive Content for OUP Contributing material including video scripts and lessons for Empower B1+ Cambridge University Press. Materials for Oxford Maturita Excellence B2 Level, OUP. Additional material for Headway Pre-Intermediate Workbook Czech Edition, OUP. Solutions 2e Workbook and iTools Elementary- Upper Intermediate. Authored content for Czech Specific Get Ready for your Exam section in Solutions 2e workbooks and interactive materials for iTools. English Plus 4 Multi-Rom Authored the content for English Plus 4 Multi-Rom. OUP Writing in xml Word lists Horizons Wrote example sentences for New Horizons level 1 and 2 for Belgium Market OUP  Oxford iTools OUP Developed the teacher’s guides for Oxford iTools, for a range of titles including Project, Solutions, Headway Plus, Headway and English Result.  For some titles this included creating the content map. Business Result OUP Wrote downloadable Writing files and Reading Banks for all four levels and Case Studies for the Advanced level. Business One to One Advanced OUP Authored the  Reading and Listening Banks for the course book and Multi Rom Interactive Tests and Exercises International House Global Tests Produced  communicative tests with five component, reading writing listening, speaking and use of English for IH World network, across 4 levels in line with the CEF Business One to One Pre-Intermediate OUP Wrote Multi Rom Interactive Tests and Grammar Exercises Other Writing Projects

2012-2015 2012-2015 2012 2011 2008

Various entries for OUP Global blog A variety of Teaching blogs Headway iTools Booklet Writing teaching ideas for 2nd Generation iTools OUP Selector Czech Specific marketing document highlighting the strengths on the OUP ELT list. New Headway Plus iTools Newsletter Writing teaching ideas for 1st generation iTools