Austin Carroll

I have taught for over forty years in seven countries. By far the greater part was in Saudi Arabia, where I taught English to trainees in the oil - industry, (with ARAMCO), cadets in the RSAF, (Royal Saudi Air - Force), and students at KFUPM, (KIng Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals), and associated DCC, (Dammam Community College). I also taught evening classes at a number of language schools in the cities of Al Khobar and Dammam.

Living in the Gulf enabled me, together with my family, to travel extensively. While with KFUPM I became very interested in the Japanese martial art of Aikido and, after years of practice, obtained a brown belt. I read extensively, write poetry and speak several languages to varying degrees of fluency.

My second language is French. I can ‘get by’ in Greek and Turkish and have a ‘survival’ level in Arabic, a language I wish to learn better.

As stated, I have taught for well over forty years in seven countries. Here in the UK I taught English LIterature for a year and have also worked extensively in the Supply sector. Over the past couple of years I have taught on the government - sponsored National Tutoring Programme in a number of schools.

In Greece and Germany I taught English in private language - schools. In Turkey I did likewise in a private high school. In Libya and the UAE I taught English to employees of companies in those countries.

In Saudi

Arabia, as stated, I taught it three very different settings.

1. B.Sc. (Honours), in Social Science at the University of Bradford, UK.
2. PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate Of Education), at Worcester College of Higher Education, UK. (Cert. awarded by the University of Birmingham).
3.  Royal Society of Arts Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults at International House, London, UK.