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Simon Land

Instructor/Teaching Fellow
Astana

Summary

I am a qualified, experienced, and outstanding educator passionate about designing and teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP), IELTS, and English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses. With extensive experience in curriculum development and instructional design, I bring creativity and academic rigour to my teaching approach, fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment where students thrive. I consistently get high student feedback and management feedback. With this proven track record in delivering English modules across diverse institutions and learner backgrounds, I am committed to and very successful in empowering individuals to excel and succeed in their academic and professional endeavours.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
2030
2030
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Teacher

Riviera International School
09.2024 - Current
  • Advisor/Teacher on the International Baccalaureate Diploma and Middle Year Programmes, focusing on higher level Language (English) B acquisition and Language (English) B literature studies, global politics and geography during an accreditation process.

Instructor

Nazarbayev University
08.2018 - 01.2024
  • Designing and teaching an academic writing skills module to undergraduate students.
  • The global pandemic enabled me to experience online teaching, furthering my interest and success in blended and flipped classes.
  • My module held the fastest uptake in signups.

Senior Teaching Fellow

Nazarbayev University
08.2015 - 08.2018
  • Course design, overview, staff management, implementation, assessment, and instruction.
  • Got outstanding reviews and recommendations from two different line managers for my work.

Teaching Fellow

Royal Holloway University
07.2015 - 08.2015
  • Pre-sessional Instructor - English for Academic Purposes.
  • I scored highly in observed lessons.

Professor

Royal University of Law and Economics
10.2014 - 06.2015
  • Lecturer - International Environmental Law and Geography.
  • I was asked to return due to student demand.

Professor

Pannasastra University of Cambodia
07.2014 - 06.2015
  • Lecturer - Theories of international relations, theories of international politics, theories of political science, the politics and economics of globalisation, and the politics and economics of major regional powers.
  • I designed and implemented an acclaimed university-wide course on Academic Writing.

English Language Instructor

Australian Centre for Education
03.2014 - 09.2014
  • Instructor - English for Academic Purposes, English for Special Purposes.
  • I was promoted quickly to the highest language level and most challenging off-site tasks.

Head of Skills Development

Parliamentary Institute of Cambodia (PIC)
02.2013 - 02.2014
  • Assessor and trainer of Cambodian Parliamentary staff in preparation of joining ASEAN in 2015.
  • Included oversight, management, curriculum design, and instruction of an English for Special Purposes course.
  • I trained, tested, and counselled staff on a full-time basis.

Head of Department

PSB College
09.2011 - 02.2013
  • Head of the English Academic Program, managing six staff and teaching high-level IELTS.
  • I received high plaudits from staff and students.
  • Academic Coordinator with the head office in Singapore.

Professor

Kanagawa University
09.2010 - 08.2011
  • Teaching Fellow – Academic Writing.

English Language Instructor

RMIT University
01.2008 - 08.2010
  • English for Academic Purposes.

English Language Instructor

01.2005 - 12.2008
  • Home of English
  • English First

Education

PhD - PSIR

University of Exeter

Master of Arts - International Relations

Middlesex University
01.2002 - 12.2002

Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy / Cultural & Intellectual History

Middlesex University
01.2000 - 12.2000

Professional Certificate - Academic Practice

Higher Education Authority
01.2016 - 12.2016

CELTA - English for Speakers of Other Languages

University of Cambridge
01.2005 - 12.2005

Certificate - Leadership and Management Skills

Ambition
01.2016 - 12.2016

Training

Seventh Annual Workshop on EU-China/Asia Relations in Global Politics, Perceptions of the OBOR Amongst Different Strata of Kazakhstan

Publications

The role of identity and strategic narratives on public perceptions of China: the case of the New Silk Road in Kazakhstan, Land, S., Neafie, J. E., Courtney, M. G. R., https://doi.org/10.1080/23792949.2024.2376322

Timeline

Teacher

Riviera International School
09.2024 - Current

Instructor

Nazarbayev University
08.2018 - 01.2024

Professional Certificate - Academic Practice

Higher Education Authority
01.2016 - 12.2016

Certificate - Leadership and Management Skills

Ambition
01.2016 - 12.2016

Senior Teaching Fellow

Nazarbayev University
08.2015 - 08.2018

Teaching Fellow

Royal Holloway University
07.2015 - 08.2015

Professor

Royal University of Law and Economics
10.2014 - 06.2015

Professor

Pannasastra University of Cambodia
07.2014 - 06.2015

English Language Instructor

Australian Centre for Education
03.2014 - 09.2014

Head of Skills Development

Parliamentary Institute of Cambodia (PIC)
02.2013 - 02.2014

Head of Department

PSB College
09.2011 - 02.2013

Professor

Kanagawa University
09.2010 - 08.2011

English Language Instructor

RMIT University
01.2008 - 08.2010

English Language Instructor

01.2005 - 12.2008

CELTA - English for Speakers of Other Languages

University of Cambridge
01.2005 - 12.2005

Master of Arts - International Relations

Middlesex University
01.2002 - 12.2002

Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy / Cultural & Intellectual History

Middlesex University
01.2000 - 12.2000

PhD - PSIR

University of Exeter

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