Meet the
IH OTTI tutors
Amanda McLoughlin
- Amanda has worked in ELT for more than 20 years as a teacher, trainer and materials writer.
- She specialises in YL and CLIL methodologies.
- She holds an MA in Professional Development for Language Education.
- She is passionate about yoga, long dog walks on the beach and reading.
Andriy Ruzhynskiy
- Andriy has been a teacher since 1984, and a teacher trainer since 2002.
- He runs teacher training courses in approx. 15 countries around the globe, from Canada to New Zealand.
- He considers his job to be a real blessing, as it gives him the chance to meet fantastic professional people all over the world.
- When he’s not training teachers, Andriy sings in a Ukrainian folk group.
Chloé Pakeman-Schiavone
- Chloé is director of studies at IH Pescara.
- She tutors on the IH Director of Studies course.
- She has been working in ELT since 2006, starting in a summer school and working her way up to DoS.
- She is a Cambridge examiner at all levels.
- She also taught in state secondary schools: first in the EAL department of a secondary school in the UK, which informed her approach to inclusive practices and work on motivation; and she currently teaches maths in English in Italian secondary as part of the Cambridge iGCSE programme.
- She has written a course on CLIL which is approved by the Italian Ministry for Education and enjoys working with schools to develop CLIL programmes.
- In her “free” time, she is a very busy mum of two who enjoys a good ELT conference.
Choreanne Frei
- Choreanne has been working in ELT as a teacher, trainer, academic manager, training manager and workshop presenter in different contexts since taking her CELTA in 1998.
- She has gained many additional ELT qualifications since then.
- Choreanne particularly enjoys in-company teaching with a focus on Business English, ESP, coaching business skills and teaching exam classes.
- As a trainer, she enjoys observing trainees and helping them access their potential to become confident teachers in different settings.
- Choreanne is hardly ever seen without a book, a Rubik’s cube, her mobile phone, and a cup of tea.
Christopher Walker
- Chris is the Director of Studies at IH Bielsko-Biala, and also the Editor of the IH Journal.
- He tutors on a variety of courses, including CAM, CLIL, and the IELTS courses.
- He has over 15 years of experience in EFL and holds an MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from the University of Leicester.
- He is passionate about teacher development and teaching grammar, and has spoken on both topics at a number of conferences.
- In his free time, Chris enjoys literature – both reading and writing. He has even self-published a few books of stories.
Elena Malinovskaya
- Elena tutors on CELTA, IHCYLT face-to-face and IHCYLT Online and teaches various groups of learners around the world.
- She has been working in ELT since 2005 as a teacher, academic manager and a teacher trainer.
- She is one of the authors of national coursebooks of English in Belarus designed for primary and secondary school as well as pre-school.
- Outside ELT world, she loves exploring bits and pieces of neuropsychology, learning about birds and re-reading ‘Harry Potter’.
Emma Cresswell
- Emma has been tutoring on the IH COLT course since 2014, and also teaches on the IH OCYLT.
- She is a freelance teacher, teacher trainer and CELTA trainer and has worked in the UK, Argentina, Spain and Portugal.
- She regularly presents at ELT conferences, both face-to-face and online, and is continually intrigued by the developments in online teaching and learning.
- When not online, Emma’s interests involve photography, cookery and a good book!
Emma Gowing
- Emma is a teacher, teacher trainer and academic manager based in Madrid.
- She is currently Academic Director and Teacher Development Manager for a large academy in Madrid and has previously worked as a teacher, teacher trainer, and director of studies at IH Buenos Aires and IH Madrid.
- She is also a CELTA tutor and has taught a number of pre-service and in-service teacher training courses for primary and secondary teachers as well as tutoring on the IH OTTI Diploma for Academic Management.
- She has presented at a number of conferences including the IH AMT and also written an article for the IH Journal.
- She currently has a keen interest in teacher well-being and ethical management.
Fari Greenway
- Fari Greenway is the Academic Director at IH Academia Británica Córdoba and Huelva, where she coordinates a team of Academic Managers supporting teachers and students.
- She has spoken at various national and regional teaching conferences and has been published in English teaching journals as well as writing teacher’s books and workbooks.
- She studied English and linguistics at university and went on to complete the DELTA before starting work with IH Córdoba in Spain where she has lived with her husband and son for over 13 years.
- She is a firm believer in lifelong learning which is why she took part in a number of OTTI courses herself before becoming a tutor.
- When she’s not working, she enjoys organising, baking and ceramics.
Francesca Key
- Cesca is a teacher/trainer based in Prague. She has been teaching for the past eighteen years and has worked at IH Opole, Poland and IH Akcent Prague.
- She now works in a bilingual kindergarten/primary school and tutors on the IH VYL.
- She also occasionally does freelance training for kindergarten and primary school teachers in the Czech Republic.
- Cesca has a degree in Philosophy and completed her CELTA, IHCYL, IHVYL, DELTA and IHCOLT with International House.
- She loves children’s literature and likes to hike, cycle and do puzzles in her spare time.
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