Liz England, Ph. D.
Consultant, International Education, TESOL and ESL
Principal, Liz England and Associates, LLC
Liz England is a semi-retired writer, teacher, and volunteer in the language teacher education field. Her workshops and written publications reflect the breadth and depth of a long career. Anchored in the United States, results of her sustained and award-winning work on both long- and short-term projects in 40 countries worldwide offer proof of the quality of her ongoing work.
About
With an academic career in the United States and on five continents, I have enjoyed contributing to projects focusing on educational program design, implementation and evaluation for universities, ministries, and private and government agencies. I have traveled extensively on both short- and long-term assignments in over 30 countries worldwide. My objectives include project impact assessment, program development, teacher education, language and cross-cultural communication training and sustainable capacity building. I currently receive and select new projects drawing on my skills and knowledge and in line with these interests.
For 12 years, I was Chair/Director and Professor of TESOL, the first in the United States fully online graduate program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at Shenandoah University. Since then, I have engaged in a wide range of professional activities: Academic Design Consultant, Dual Language Program, Frederick Douglass Elementary School, Winchester, VA, US; ESL teacher, Lord Fairfax Community College (now renamed Laurel Ridge Community College); and TESOL Coach (English Speaking Nations Program, Uzbekistan). In addition, the following are professional accomplishments of potential interest:
In the past years (2020-2022), I have delivered over 50 webinars, workshops, invited presentations and keynotes on the subject of TESOL career path development (both general and specific subtopics).
Professional Experience
2023-present
Adjunct faculty, College of Education, James Madison University
Supervises student teachers in K-12 public schools in their English as a Second Language licensure and certification programs for and throughout the Virginia Commonwealth
2010-present
Principal, Liz England & Associates
Liz England and Associates leads human resource development and capacity building projects. With training, support and guidance for international teams, projects are created to
English Speaking Nation: Secondary Teacher Training (ESN:STT) is funded by the public affairs section of the US Embassy in Uzbekistan and implemented by American Councils for International Education in close cooperation with the ministry of public education. US Ambassador Daniel Rosenblum and Minister of Public Education Sherzod Shermatov, along with representatives of the US Embassy, USAID, ministry of public education, and Innovation, Technology and Strategy Center joined American Councils for International Education at the launch ceremony.
Increase institutional capacity, including design, implementation and evaluation of in-classroom courses, online instructional programs, extra-curricular activities and job training. She has managed programs in 20 countries, including a wide range of professional development and youth programs. Her record of results includes compliance with financial and reporting requirements, all of which involve crossing national borders and leading a wide range of program types and stakeholder needs.
2006 - 2017
Professor (2012-2016) and Director, ESL/TESOL Programs, School of Education and Human Development, Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia.
Revising and developing ESL and TESOL programming (both on-line and face-to-face programs); faculty search committee chair, staff search committee member, department head (responsible for management and support for faculty and staff), international programming advisor, international admissions consultant, on-line instructional consultant, curriculum designer, course instructor, and resource person for students (job and career counseling, letters of recommendation, trouble-shooting on conflicts in the workplace, advocacy consultant, paralegal advisor, ESL and TESOL consultant for public schools and continuing education programming).
2012 - 2013 Sabbatical
Senior English Language Fellow, U. S. Department of State and Georgetown University. Makassar, Indonesia.
Teaching at Alauddin Islamic University and supervision of English Language Fellows and Fulbright English Teaching Assistants in eastern Indonesia.
2005 - 2006
Lecturer, English Department. Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po.
Teaching courses in both pre- and in-service teacher education degree programs, designing programs and support programs; and designing professional development activities for English Department colleagues.
2001 - 2005
Associate Professor, English Language Institute and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.
Teaching graduate courses in two programs: Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL); addressing academic English language needs of graduate and undergraduate students whose first language is Arabic; and trainer of teachers and tutors in TEFL and TAFL at AUC and citywide in Cairo; supervising theses toward the degree of MA TEFL and MA TAFL; and advising students on the MA TEFL program.
1998 - 2001
Associate Professor and Coordinator, Center for Intensive English Studies. Marymount University, Arlington, VA.
Supervision of full- and part-time faculty and administration of English as a Second Language (Academic Purposes) program; campus consultant on international education; and trainer for student volunteers working with non-native English speakers in the Learning Resource Center.
1994 - 1998
Chief Academic Officer, American Language Academy
Leadership and coordination of 17 English as a second language programs at universities and private residential high school boarding schools in the United States (with start-up in Germany); revised and streamlined outdated curriculum and assessment procedures in line with accreditation requirements.
1987 - 1993
Assistant Professor, then, promoted Associate Professor, 1993-1994 (with tenure) Eastern Michigan University, 1987-1997.
Graduate TESOL: second language acquisition, testing, research methods, observation and analysis of ESL classrooms; pedagogical grammar and phonology, and practicum supervision.
Undergraduate TESOL and Bilingual Education: TESOL minor and Bilingual Education Michigan State Certification Program; Methods and Materials of TESOL and Testing ESL Students in Schools
Instruction in graduate Language and International Trade (LIT) Program: ESP-Business: Two five-credit courses Instruction in undergraduate and graduate English for Academic Purposes programs
Initiation, development and instruction, Eastern Michigan University Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL): Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Content-based Instruction for Public School Teachers (one-year program, tailored to the needs of certified Michigan Public School teachers and counselors with large numbers of non-native English-speaking students)
Supervision of graduate student assistants in the TESOL, ESL and LIT programs
Semester Leave: 1992. Elementary school ESL Premium Substitute Program. Northside Elementary School, Ann Arbor, Michigan. A one-semester, full-time teaching assignment. Responsible for ESL instruction, materials and curriculum development, classroom teacher consultation and support, ESL program orientation, placement and exit examinations, communications with parents (parent conferences, report card narratives, and emergency intervention, some informal in-service teacher consultation) in a pull-out ESL program, Grades K-5.
1986 - 1987
Visiting Assistant Professor, Linguistics, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Instructor in linguistics in graduate TESOL and ESL courses. Graduate student advisor on curricular innovation and other projects. In-service trainer for ESL faculty.
1984 - 1986
Visiting Assistant Professor, Linguistics and TEFL, American University in Cairo, Egypt
Instructor in linguistics and MA TEFL program (Psychosocial Factors in Second Language Acquisition, Testing, Methods of TEFL/TAFL, and Research Methodology).
Supervisor of theses in the MA TESOL and reader, Graduate Certificate program.
Student advisor and EFL teacher consultant in the English Language Institute and Division of Public Service adult courses and testing.
Education
Ph. D., Education
1984
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urban
Concentrations in Second Language Acquisition, Teacher Education and Cross- cultural Training M. S.
Elementary Teacher Education
1975
Nazareth College - Pittsford, New York
B. S., Psychology
1974
University of Rochester - Rochester, New York