Matt Jones

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
EFL Teaching
• 2005–present - University of Kiril & Metodij - Skopje, Macedonia
- designed/taught 3rd & 4th year General English & English for Academic Purposes
- designed/taught 3rd & 4th year Academic Writing (British Council project)
• 2008–2010 - American College, Skopje - Skopje, Macedonia
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- designed/taught courses in General English & EAP
• 2003–2004 - Marconi & Saudi National Guard - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- designed/ taught ESP course: English for Signallers/Communications (British MoD project)
• 2002-2003 - International House - London, UK
- taught General English at all levels
- assistant in SAC & Language Lab
• 2001–2002 - ExxonMobil - Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
- teacher recruitment & training
- designed/taught ESP syllabus: English for Offshore Workers
- designed/taught one-to-one course for offshore Radio Operators
• 2000-2001 - British Council - Budapest, Hungary
- taught General English at all levels (including one-to-one course for MPs)
- designed/ran training sessions for teachers taking distance DELTA
• 1999-2000 - British Council - Rabat, Morocco
- General English teacher at all levels
- designed/ran training sessions for teachers taking distance CELTA & DELTA
• 1995-1998 - Soros International House - Skopje, Macedonia
- taught General English at all levels
- designed/taught EAP course for Soros Institute
ELT Publishing
• 2006–2007 - Oxford University Press -
- wrote all photocopiable worksheets for OUP’s Tune-In series (listening & speaking skills)
• 2004–2005 - Macmillan -
- wrote pre-intermediate workbook for Macmillan’s Straightforward General English series
- wrote comprehensive pre-intermediate reading & writing course as part of workbook
• 2002–2004 - Freelance -
- wrote worksheets for Inside Out Resource Pack; wrote reader’s reports; piloted material
• 2000 – present - Freelance Proofreading - Macedonia
• Editing & proofreading: academic texts (MANU, Diversity); research, legal texts and
reports (UNICEF); literature (Magor); dissertations, etc.
• 2003-07 - Makedonski Telekomunikacii (& freelance) - Macedonia
- Full-time online copywriting & proofreading (legal, business, etc.)
Relevant Qualifications
- RSA DTEFLA (1998) International House London
- RSA CTEFLA (1995) International House London
- BA (2:1) European History (1990), King’s College, University of London
- A levels: English Literature (A); Politics (A); Philosophy (B)
Personal Details
- Date of birth: 15 June, 1968
- Marital Status: Married (with one child)
- Place of birth: Leicester, England
- Nationality: British
 
Referees
- Emma R. Wyman, Senior Editor, American ELT, Oxford University Press,
Direct telephone line: 212.726.6338; Fax: 212.726.6389
emma.wyman@oup.com
- Zoran Anchevski, Professor at the Department of English, University of Kiril & Metodij
zanchevski@gmail.com
Additional Information
• other work experience
- journalism: news reporter (Western Daily Press); business feature-writer (MSAS)
- publishing: London Editor (Army Quarterly & Defence Journal)
• skills
- MS Office: Word (proficient); Excel (intermediate)
- Languages: French (intermediate); Macedonian (intermediate)
• interests
- writing (fiction/screenplays); reading (fiction and history); music; film; art; travel;