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Christopher Redmond

Deputy Director

Personal profile

Personal profile

Chris has taught at public and private institutions in Ireland, South Korea and Mainland China. He received an MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from the University of Leicester and has written articles for publications such as Modern English Teacher, English Teaching Professional and Korea TESOL Journal. In his most recent role with the British Council in Mainland China, Chris worked as an assessment solutions consultant in the East Asia Assessment Solutions Team, a role that saw him work with a variety of key stakeholders in the East Asia region. In this role, Chris provided academic support for the British Councils Marketing teams in the form of workshops, webinars, presentations and client visits. He also managed numerous assessment-related projects, including taking on the role of programme chair for the British Council's New Directions in Language Assessment East Asia 2020 and 2021 conferences.

Experience

Senior Language Lecturer, Xian Jiaotong Liverpool University: September 2021 - Present

Assessment Solutions Consultant, British Council China: September 2018 - August 2021

Language Assessment Consultant, British Council China: January 2018 - August 2018

English Lecturer, International College Beijing: February 2017 - July 2017

Presentation Skills Instructor, Yonsei University, South Korea (part-time): May 2015 - July 2015

English Instructor, Duksung Womens University, South Korea: February 2015 - February 2017

Item Writer (part-time), National Institute for International Education, South Korea: October 2013 - November 2014

English Teacher, Hamji High School, South Korea: February 2013 - February 2015

English Teacher, Active Centre for English Training, Ireland: March 2012 - October 2012

Teaching

EAP111 School of Advanced Technology

EAP031 Foundation 

EAP027 Core

Education/Academic qualification

PG Cert. Teaching English for Academic Purposes (University of Glasgow, UK) - 2022

Cert. Testing, Evaluation and Assessment (Norwich Institute of Language Education, UK) - 2019

MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL (University of Leicester, UK) - 2017

CELTA (University College Cork, Ireland) - 2012

MA Film Studies (University College Cork, Ireland) - 2010

BA English and History (University College Cork, Ireland) - 2009

External positions

External Examiner, University of Nottingham Ningbo China

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Person Types

  • Staff