Peter Beech - Center Director

Peter has been working in EFL since graduating from Sussex University in 1986. After a brief stint teaching in Brighton, he moved to Greece to teach in a major language school in Athens, subsequently opening his own school in Corinth. After completing his MSc in Teaching English, Peter moved into teacher training, running courses for the Preliminary Certificate in TESOL. He also works part time as an Associate Lecturer with the UK Open University, tutoring on the TESOL module of the MA in Education. His academic interests are centred on the use of technology in education, and especially Computer Assisted Language Learning. He was the founding coordinator of the TESOL Greece CALL SIG, and has given numerous professional presentations in this area.

Catherine McGain – Trainer

Catherine hails from the South East of England. After graduating in English and Drama from Leeds University she immediately moved to teach EFL in Japan. During her 3 years there, Catherine taught all levels of EFL classes from Young Learners to Advanced Adults, ultimately moving into specialist Business English training workshops for corporate clients in Tokyo.

Her UK based career has included tutoring multi-level, multi-cultural ESOL curriculums in Adult Community Learning Centres, alongside administering and invigilating a range of ESOL qualifications. After branching out into various specialisms such as Dyslexia Awareness in Basic Skills teaching and Inter-cultural Awareness/Sensitivity workshops for ESOL learners, Catherine has followed her Teacher Training ambitions with TEFL Corinth.

A passion for travel, language education and meeting an interesting fun range of people from all over the world have combined in a professional capacity for Catherine. She relishes the opportunity to meet all newcomers to TEFL Corinth!

 

These are the trainers working on the current course. Other members of the team are detailed here