Beth Melia-Leigh

I have worked in the field of TESOL since 2001 and have a wealth of experience with English language learners from a variety of different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. I have worked in Spain, Poland, Italy, Thailand and the UK, teaching young learners, teens and adults from Beginner to Advanced levels. I have taught in a range of different learning and teaching contexts, including General English, exam preparation, Business English one-to-one, large classes, multi- and monolingual groups, English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and English for Specific Purposes (ESP).

I began my career at the University of Sheffield at the English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC) in 2007. At the ELTC I taught on a variety of pre- and in-sessional programmes before moving on to specialise in teacher education, taking on the longstanding role of Assistant Director for Teacher Training. Since 2016, I have worked in collaboration with colleagues in the School of English contributing to the MA in Applied Linguistics with TESOL and in 2022 I took up a permanent post in the School. 

As a teacher educator, I have worked with entry-level, novice and experienced teachers, as well as fellow teacher educators, in a variety of different contexts, including accredited teacher training programmes and bespoke teacher education and train-the-trainer courses and modules. I have also been involved in a number of British Council-funded projects supporting practising teachers in countries such as Indonesia, South Africa and Taiwan, including teachers working in English Medium Instruction (EMI) contexts. 

I am an experienced online and face-to-face Cambridge CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), Delta Modules (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test) tutor. I am also a Cambridge-approved CELTA Assessor, a role which involves externally moderating a minimum of two CELTA courses a year, both in the UK and overseas. I have experience as a Training Supervisor for CELTA Trainers-in-Training and mentor both teacher educators and teachers.