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| BridgeTEFL trainers are professionals in the field who are experienced in teaching English and dedicated to training English teachers. All of our teacher trainers have either an M.A. or certification in TEFL and extensive practical teaching experience in a variety of contexts. Most importantly, BridgeTEFL trainers are passionate about what they do and consistently strive to serve the diverse needs of their EFL students and TEFL trainees. |
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María A. Capocchi R.
Maria Alice holds an M.A. in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from Leicester University (UK) and has over 20 years of
experience in teaching, pedagogical coordination, and teacher training and development. She is a member of the Board of the Association of EFL Teachers of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and her experience includes designing and implementing English programs at multinational companies and language institutes in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Maria Alice is also a materials writer and has had several books and academic articles published. She has worked as a trainer for BridgeTEFL since 2003. |
Laura Greenwood
After graduating from the University of North Carolina in 1972, Laura spent
her teaching career in the public sector, first teaching English and history
for Aurora Public Schools in Colorado and then teaching English for
Hunterdon County Public Schools in New Jersey. Laura moved to Denver in
2000, where she has mentored at-risk youth, worked with a local
philanthropic organization, and volunteered conducting seminars for ESL
teachers in her community. In 2004, Laura earned a TEFL certificate from BridgeTEFL and spent 2005 teaching EFL in Santiago, Chile. Laura
joined the BridgeTEFL Department in January 2007 as a TEFL
Trainer. |
Denise Kray
Denise is a 1995 graduate of the Education program at the University of Alberta, Canada. After college, she spent a year in Japan where she taught English to students of all levels. Upon returning to the U.S., Denise got her Colorado teacher credential and in 1997 came to Bridge-Linguatec where she has taught ESL classes, including test preparation, grammar, reading, listening, and speaking. Since 2003, Denise has been the head TEFL trainer in our BridgeTEFL program in Denver, in which she has trained trainee teachers from around the world. She has also assisted in curriculum development for both ESL classes and BridgeTEFL. |
Katie Mulleague
Katie has a degree in Mathematics with a minor in Spanish from the
University of California, Santa Barbara. Upon graduation, she moved to
Santiago, Chile and received her TEFL certification from BridgeTEFL in 2006.
She has since been working with us as an English teacher, teacher trainer,
and most recently as a TEFL trainer. |
Giles Parker
Giles has been teaching EFL for nearly 20 years. He has a CELTA certificate and an M.A. in TEFL from Reading University, UK. He began his career in EFL teaching multi-lingual, multi-level classes in intensive language programs and at the Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit in Oxford, UK. He taught in Japan for 16 years to students from a wide range of backgrounds. He also worked at national university level for ten years, training and mentoring EFL teachers and university faculty. Giles has worked with BridgeTEFL as a TEFL Online tutor and most recently as a TEFL- CELTA trainer. |
Karina Zew
Karina lived most of her childhood in the US, but moved to Argentina as a teenager. She has a Master's in Psychology and has been involved for many years in the field of education. Karina started teaching Business English in companies nearly 20 years ago, and during that time she also taught general English to children, adolescents and adults. She has also been a speaker at conferences regarding teaching English as a Foreign Language. Karina started with Bridge- Linguatec as a teacher and is now a TEFL trainer in our Buenos Aires center. |
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Comments from our Graduates |
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“BridgeTEFL
trainers are exceptionally friendly and knowledgeable,
and they are very concerned with preparing you to be
a worthy teacher of ESL.” |
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“The
[BridgeTEFL] trainer was available at all times for
me. He was readily accessible and always willing to
help and pitch in ideas for my lessons. Feedback was
useful because it highlighted my weaknesses and then
I worked on that weakness the next class.” |
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“Our
TEFL trainer was always willing to help and more than
happy to give good, constructive feedback. In addition,
he was always very helpful in assuring my lesson plan
was ready [for practice teaching].”
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Bridge-Linguatec Inc., 915 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, 80246