Liam was born in Vienna, but spent most of his life in the UK. Following a BSc in psychology, Liam went on to achieve his PGCE and Qualified Teacher Status from UCL's Institute of Education. He began his career in education working as a school teacher in central London, before… read more >
Peter, or PJ to his friends and family, was born in London but lived most of his life in Ireland where he started his teaching. He taught mostly General English before venturing into post-primary education as an English and History teacher. He has lived in Germany since the start of… read more >
This month, we interviewed Emmeline Luc-Umansky, who's developed an English-speaking programme for mothers. Emmeline is from the Seychelles. She got her CELTA in 2017, a DELTA M2 two years later and a certification in Neurolanguage Coaching. She started teaching Conversation and Business English courses privately, in companies, at the Volkshochschule… read more >
This month, we interviewed Nick Terpolilli, a US-born ELTABBer. Grab a coffee and settle in for an interesting read! Nick holds an MA in Linguistics/TESOL from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and a BA in English from Grinnell College. As of summer 2022, Nick is a part-time instructor at the… read more >
This month, we interviewed Jo Day, an Australian-raised ELTABBer. Read her bio below, followed by our interview: I’m Jo. I was born in the UK and raised in Australia. I studied creative writing at RMIT in Melbourne and moved to Berlin in 2015. After self-publishing my own book in 2017,… read more >
This month, we interviewed Andrew Creighton, an ELTABBer based in Malmö, Sweden! Read his bio below, followed by our interview: I was born in Northern Ireland but spent my formative years in Lesotho (southern Africa). I have an honours degree in Scandinavian Studies from the University of East Anglia (Norwich).… read more >
Jennifer was born in California and grew up in New York. Her teaching career started when she first arrived in Hamburg, Germany back in 1986, where she taught English in small private schools. In 1988, she returned to New York, where she also taught English and did some teacher training.… read more >
The editor is dead! Long live the editor! Hello everybody, Kit here, (ELTABBer-of-the-Month editor for the past while)… This, I’m afraid, will be my last interview! I have been doing these interviews for at least as long as I can remember now (a year? 18 months? This decade has had… read more >
This month, we interviewed a member with a broad range of teaching experience and qualifications - David Bowskill. Read on to find out more! David is originally from Portsmouth, England. He taught German at secondary level in the UK for some years before settling in Germany, where he began teaching… read more >
Originally from Yorkshire, Mark travelled for a period before moving to Bavaria, where he lived for many years. He enjoyed the better summers and the wonderful outdoor life there, and the freedom of simply being in a foreign country. After spending many years back in the UK, the double trouble… read more >
