Our Experienced Course Instructors
From teaching in a multicultural setting and organizing the teaching workload, to meeting the needs of diverse learners in the classroom and making effective use of English teaching resources, our experienced and dynamic course instructors cover a comprehensive range of teaching skills, ensuring our graduates are well-trained, marketable ESL teachers.
Every member of Oxford Seminars' extensive teaching faculty has years of distinguished ESL teaching experience both locally and abroad. When asked to evaluate our teaching staff, students tell us they find our instructors:
- Approachable
- Highly knowledgeable
- Engaging
- Friendly
- Creative
- Patient and understanding
P. Connell
C. Cobb
A. Dennis
M. Draper
S. Fisher
C. Graves
S. Gupta
B. Humphreys
T. Kendall
F. Maringola
M. O'Donnell
K. Sandy
D. Shannon
J. Taylor
L. Thomas
C. Van de Streek
J. Brooks
W. Abbott
M.A. (Educational Curriculum/Psychology) Breyer State University*
B.Sc. (Education) Breyer State University
B.A. Memorial University
ESL Teaching Experience: Seoul, South Korea; Madrid, Spain; St. John's, Newfoundland
Z. AlTaher
M.A. (TESOL) Trinity Western University
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults Cambridge University, England
B.A. (English) Baghdad University, Iraq
ESL Teaching Experience: Abu Dhabi, UAE; Tripoli, Libya; Vancouver, British Columbia; Langley, British Columbia
J. Angi-Dobos
B.Ed. (TESL) Brock University
B.A. (English and Politics) Brock University
ESL Teaching Experience: Budapest, Hungary; Miskolc, Hungary; Szerencs, Hungary; Alicante, Spain; St. Catharines, Ontario
D. Bergman
M.Ed. (TESOL) University of Southern Queensland, Australia
B.Ed. (Intermediate/Senior) University of Toronto
B.A. (Geography and International Development Studies) University of Toronto
ESL Teaching Experience: Seoul, South Korea; Ilsan, South Korea; Seongnam, South Korea; Toronto, Ontario
Y. Birgan Deacon
M.A. (International English Language Teaching) London Metropolitan University, England
Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults Cambridge University, England
B.Ed. (Elementary Education) Mount Saint Vincent University
B.A. (Foreign Languages Education) Middle East Technical University, Turkey
ESL Teaching Experience: Changsha, China; Ankara, Turkey; London, England; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Regina, Saskatchewan
L. Brackett
M.Ed. (International Teaching) Framingham State University
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults Cambridge University, England
B.A. (English) Saint Mary's University
ESL Teaching Experience: Bundang, South Korea; Song Do, South Korea; Incheon, South Korea; Bucheon, South Korea; Halifax, Nova Scotia
J. Brooks
M.Ed. (Online Education) University of Southern Queensland, Australia
B.A. (Pacific and Asian Studies) University of Victoria
B.A. (Economics) University of Western Ontario
ESL Teaching Experience: Osaka, Japan; Kobe, Japan; Victoria, British Columbia; Hpa-an, Myanmar
J. Brooks
M.Ed. (Online Education) University of Southern Queensland, Australia
B.A. (Pacific and Asian Studies) University of Victoria
B.A. (Economics) University of Western Ontario
ESL Teaching Experience: Osaka, Japan; Kobe, Japan; Victoria, British Columbia; Hpa-an, Myanmar
H. Bundschoks
M.Ed. (Teaching English as a Second Language) University of Calgary
B.A. (German Language and Literature) University of Alberta
ESL Teaching Experience: Culiacan, Mexico; Daqing, China; Changwon, South Korea; Jinju, South Korea; Olds, Alberta; Calgary, Alberta
P. Cavanagh
M.A. (Adult Education) Yorkville University
B.A. (Psychology) University of Calgary
ESL Teaching Experience: Tokyo, Japan; Singapore; Taipei, Taiwan; Hualien, Taiwan; Hong Kong, China; Cochrane, Alberta; Calgary, Alberta; Lumby, British Columbia
D. Clarke
B.Ed. (Junior/Intermediate Division) Lakehead University
B.A. Honours (Geography, minor in French) York University
ESL Teaching Experience: Shizuoka, Japan; Yui, Japan; Thunder Bay, Ontario
C. Cobb
Ph.D. (Education) University of Toronto
M.Ed. University of Toronto
B.Ed. University of Toronto
B.A. Honours (English Language/Literature) Queen's University
ESL Teaching Experience: Seoul, South Korea; Tonghae, South Korea; Samchok, South Korea; Bundang, South Korea; Toronto, Canada
P. Connell
Ph.D. (Human Information Sciences) Tohoku University, Japan
M.A. (Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language) The University of Birmingham, England
B.A. (Modern European Studies) Thames Valley University, England
ESL Teaching Experience: Sendai, Japan; Hokkaido, Japan; Nara, Japan; Halle, Germany; Merseburg, Germany; Corner Brook, Newfoundland; Saint John, New Brunswick
A. Dennis
M.Ed. (TESL) University of Calgary
B.A. (Linguistics) University of Calgary
ESL Teaching Experience: Kyoto, Japan; Merano, Italy; Leksand, Sweden; Calgary, Alberta
M. Dionne
B.Ed. (Drama/English, ESL and Adult Learners) Queen's University
B.A. (Drama/English Literature) Queen's University
ESL Teaching Experience: Seoul, South Korea; London, England; Podebrady, Czech Republic; Quito, Ecuador; Montreal, Quebec
M. Draper
Ontario Teachers Certificate, Ontario Teachers' College
B.A. (Psychology) Brock University
ESL Teaching Experience: San Luis Potosi, Mexico; St. Catharines, Ontario
A. Dunbar
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults Cambridge University, England
Business Administration Management Certificate CDI Business College
B.A. (Spanish) Dalhousie University
ESL Teaching Experience: Abu Dhabi, UAE; Homs, Syria; Medellin, Colombia; Matanzas, Cuba; Havana, Cuba; Sigchos, Ecuador
S. Fawkes
M.A. (Applied Linguistics) University of Massachusetts
B.A. (English Rhetoric and Professional Writing) Thompson Rivers University
B.A. (Philology: Russian Language and Literature Pedagogy) Yerevan State University, Armenia
ESL Teaching Experience: Nanjing, China; Daebu Island, South Korea; Newark, Delaware; Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta; Kamloops, British Columbia
S. Fisher
B.Ed. University of Windsor
TESOL/TESL Certificate Oxford Seminars
B.A.H. (Psychology) University of Guelph
ESL Teaching Experience: Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Toronto, Ontario; Guelph, Ontario; Windsor, Ontario
G. Forbes
M.A. (TESOL) Trinity Western University
B.A. (Applied Science) University of Guelph
ESL Teaching Experience: Jinju, South Korea; Guelph, Ontario
G. Gieg
B.Ed. University of Manitoba
ESL Teaching Experience: Kanagawa, Japan; Kyonggi-do, South Korea; Stonewall, Manitoba; Winnipeg, Manitoba
C. Graves
B.Ed. (English) University of New Brunswick
ESL Teaching Experience: Anyang, South Korea; Gunpo, South Korea; Campbell River, British Columbia
S. Gupta
B.Ed. (Primary/Junior Division) University of Toronto
B.A. Honours (Psychology/English) York University
ESL Teaching Experience: Taipei, Taiwan; Okayama, Japan; Toronto, Ontario
J. Helgason
B.Ed. (Elementary Education) University of Alberta
B.A. (Psychology) Augustana University College
ESL Teaching Experience: Kagoshima, Japan; Hokkaido, Japan; San Andres de la Cal, Mexico; Somotoa, Nicaragua; Chicoutimi, Quebec; Edmonton, Alberta
L. Hoffmann
M.Ed. (Second Language Acquisition) Mount Saint Vincent University
B.A. (Political Science) Carleton University
ESL Teaching Experience: Erlangen, Germany; Nuremburg, Germany; Halifax, Nova Scotia
B. Humphreys
M.Ed. (Education Technology) University of Southern Queensland, Australia
B.Ed. (English) University of Windsor
B.A. (English/History) Trent University
ESL Teaching Experience: Busan, South Korea; Toronto, Ontario
A. Hutchinson
Adult Education Diploma St. Francis Xavier University
Bachelor of Arts (English, minor in Philosophy) Concordia University College
ESL Teaching Experience: Chuncheon, South Korea; Daegu, South Korea; Edmonton, Alberta
S. Koreen
B.Ed. (Junior/Intermediate) Lakehead University
B.A. (Geography) Lakehead University
B.A. (Psychology) Lakehead University
ESL Teaching Experience: Daegu, South Korea; Masan, South Korea; Pohang, South Korea; Chungbuk, South Korea; Jochiwon, South Korea; Daejeon, South Korea; Thunder Bay, Ontario
A. Kyle
Teaching English as a Second Language (Post-graduate) Conestoga College
TESOL/TESL Certificate Oxford Seminars
B.A. (Psychology) Wilfrid Laurier University
ESL Teaching Experience: Bangkok, Thailand; Chuncheon, South Korea; Gwangju, South Korea; Waterloo, Ontario
C. Langille
M.Ed. (TESOL) Uiduk University, South Korea
B.Ed. (English Language Arts and Social Studies) University of New Brunswick
B.A. (English Literature and History) St. Francis Xavier University
ESL Teaching Experience: Gyeongju, South Korea; Pohang, South Korea; Busan, South Korea; Fredericton, New Brunswick; Calgary, Alberta
S. Luomaranta
M.Sc. (Education) Canisius College
B.A. (English Literature) Laurentian University
ESL Teaching Experience: Shin Matsudo, Japan; Nagaryma, Japan; Toronto, Ontario; Thornhill, Ontario; Sudbury, Ontario
D. MacIntyre
M.Ed. (TESL) St. Mary's University
M.A. (Social Work) Dalhousie University
B.Ed. (TESL) Dalhousie University
B.A. Dalhousie University
ESL Teaching Experience: Abu Dhabi, UAE; Ai Ain, UAE; Halifax, Nova Scotia
F. Maringola
B.Ed. (Intermediate/Senior) Queen's University
B.A. Honours (Film/Video) York University
ESL Teaching Experience: Mito, Japan; Hitachi, Japan; Burlington, Ontario; Toronto, Ontario
C. Marks
B.Ed. University of Ottawa
B.A. (French Language and Linguistics) University of Toronto
ESL Teaching Experience: Barcelona, Spain; Ota City, Japan; Upala, Costa Rica; Toronto, Ontario
I. McKinnon
M.B.A. Simon Fraser University*
B.A. (English Literature) University of British Columbia
ESL Teaching Experience: Ehime, Japan; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Vancouver, British Columbia; Toronto, Ontario
T. McLoughlin
B.A. (Social Sciences) Laurentian University
ESL Teaching Experience: Chuncheon, South Korea; Sudbury, Ontario
B. Medynski
B.Ed. University of Winnipeg
ESL Teaching Experience: Singapore; Vientiane, Laos; Saba, Netherland Antilles; Haimhausen, Germany; Bermuda; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies; Suwon, South Korea
B. Morrison
B.Ed. (Junior/Intermediate Education) University of Western Ontario
B.A. (History/Philosophy) University of Western Ontario
ESL Teaching Experience: Seoul, South Korea; Pyeongchon, South Korea; Kingston, Ontario; London, Ontario
M. Murphy
M.A. (Interdisciplinary Humanities) Laurentian University
B.Ed. (Junior/Intermediate) University of Ottawa
B.A. (English Literature) Laurentian University
ESL Teaching Experience: Nanjing, China; Daegu, South Korea; Gyeongsan, South Korea; Montreal, Quebec; Sudbury, Ontario
R. Murray
M.B.A. James Cook University, Australia
B.A. (Journalism) Queensland University of Technology, Australia
ESL Teaching Experience: Guangzhou, China; Istanbul, Turkey; Brisbane, Australia
G. Pathinathan
Post Graduate Diploma (International Relations) University of the West Indies, Trinidad, W.I.
B.Ed. University of Windsor
B.A. Honours (Psychology) University of Guelph
Certified in Pathfinder Career Inventory Tool
ESL Teaching Experience: Prague, Czech Republic; Windsor, Ontario; Toronto, Ontario
D. Price
M.A. (International Relations) Wilfrid Laurier University
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults University of Cambridge, England
B.A. (Political Science) Carleton University
ESL Teaching Experience: Tokyo, Japan; Chiba City, Japan; Windsor, Ontario
K. Purc
TESOL/TESL Certificate Oxford Seminars
B.A. (Psychology) University of Western Ontario
ESL Teaching Experience: Seoul, South Korea; Quebec City, Quebec
J. Pyra
M.Ed. (Teaching Second Languages) University of Southern Queensland, Australia
B.F.A. (Theatre Specialization) University of Victoria
ESL Teaching Experience: Nizwa, Oman; Busan, South Korea; Gyeongju, South Korea; Seoul, South Korea
C. Rudd-McPherson
B.A. (Education) University of Regina
B.A. (Arts) University of Regina
ESL Teaching Experience: Jinan, China; Sokcho, South Korea; Regina, Saskatchewan
D. Said
Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults University of Cambridge, England
B.Sc. (Psychology) University of Westminster
ESL Teaching Experience: Seville, Spain; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Surrey, UK; Toronto, Ontario
K. Sandy
M.A. (TESL) Seattle University*
B.F.A. (Fine Arts/History of Art) Florida Atlantic University
ESL Teaching Experience: Numazu-city, Japan; Seattle, Washington; Inlet, New York; Boca Raton, Florida
F. Seaton
TESOL Diploma Vancouver Community College
Post-graduate Courses (Applied Linguistics) University of New England*
B.A. (English) University of British Columbia
ESL Teaching Experience: New Delhi, India; Seoul, South Korea; Yong-In, South Korea; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Guadalajara, Mexico; Vancouver, British Columbia; Kamloops, British Columbia
D. Shannon
M.A. (English Literature) Lakehead University
B.A. (English) Lakehead University
ESL Teaching Experience: Seoul, Korea; Nonsan, Korea; Thunder Bay, Ontario
O. Shmyrina
Ph.D. (Applied Linguistics) St. Petersburg State University, Russia
M.Ed. (English Language Teaching) Middle East Technical University, Turkey
M.A. (Philology: English and German Languages) St. Petersburg State University, Russia
B.A. (Philology) Vologda State University, Russia
French Certificate Canadian Forces Resource Centre
ESL Teaching Experience: Ankara, Turkey; Cherepovets, Russia; St. Petersburg, Russia; Barrie, Ontario
R. Stefaniszyn
M.A. (French Language and Literature) University of Paris - Sorbonne
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults University of Cambridge, England
B.A. (French and Spanish) University of British Columbia
ESL Teaching Experience: Madrid, Spain; Rome, Italy; Edmonton, Alberta
C. Tabron
M. Ed. (Integrated Studies) Brock University
B.Ed./B.A. (Child and Youth Studies) Brock University
ESL Teaching Experience: Abu Dhabi, UAE; Oakville, Ontario
J. Taylor
B.A. (Music) Rhodes University, South Africa
ESL Teaching Experience: Kofu, Japan; Cape Town, South Africa; London, Ontario
L. Thomas
B.A. (English) University of British Columbia
ESL Teaching Experience: Suwon, South Korea; San Jose, Costa Rica; Surrey, British Columbia; Vancouver, British Columbia; White Rock, British Columbia
O. Trzcianowski
TESOL/TESL Certificate Oxford Seminars
B.Ed. University of Western Ontario
Semester Abroad Universidad de Granada, Spain
B.A. (Spanish and Comparative Literature and Culture) University of Western Ontario
ESL Teaching Experience: Monterrey, Mexico; Granada, Spain; London, Ontario
R. Tsering
B.Ed. York University
TESL Ontario Certificate
B.A. Honours (English/History) University of Guelph
ESL Teaching Experience: Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India; Kyoto, Japan; Osaka, Japan; Nara, Japan; Mississauga, Ontario
S. Valliquette
Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language, Vancouver Community College
Semester Abroad Jinan University, China
B.A. (Sociology) Simon Fraser University
ESL Teaching Experience: Guangzhou, China; Nanjing, China; Damyang-gun, South Korea; Nagoya, Japan; Nagano, Japan; Scalea, Italy; Pembroke, Ontario; Ottawa, Ontario; Vancouver, British Columbia
G. Van Bruggen
M.Ed. (TESOL) University of Southern Queensland
Certificate (TESL) University of Manitoba
B.Ed. (Elementary Education) McMaster University
B.A.(Political Science and Sociology) McMaster University
Pohang, South Korea; Daegu,; South Korea; Wuhan, China; Calgary, Alberta
J. Van Bruggen
M.Ed. (TESOL) University of Southern Queensland
Certificate in TESL University of Manitoba
B.A. (Human Ecology) University of Manitoba
ESL Teaching Experience: Pohang, South Korea; Wuhan, China; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Calgary, Alberta
M. Williamson
M.A. (Social Development) University of Newcastle
M.A. (Applied Linguistics) Concordia University
B.A. (Linguistics) Memorial University
ESL Teaching Experience: Daejon, South Korea; San Luis Potosi, Mexico; Saltillo, Mexico
P. Workman
M. Ed. University of British Columbia*
B.Ed. Lakehead University
Additional Qualifications (TESL Part 1 and Part 2) University of Western Ontario
B.A. Lakehead University
ESL Teaching Experience: Shizuoka, Japan; Tokyo, Japan; Thunder Bay, Ontario; Vancouver, British Columbia
