HERE. - English Teachers Association of Switzerland

Speakers’ biographical informationMITCH MARTINMitch Martin has 10 years' experience in English teaching in higher education and eight years inRecruitment and Sales in the corporate sector. He holds a TESOL from the American Universityof Paris and an HND in International Trade. Mitch is currently the ETS Global Area Manager forsoutheast France and Switzerland.LAURA PATSKOLaura Patsko works at St. George International (SGI) in London as a senior teacher to studentsof all levels and as a trainer on certificate, diploma, and refresher courses. She blogs atlaurapatsko.wordpress.comJOHN POTTSJohn Potts has been presenting for Cambridge English Examinations since 1990 and teachingexam students since 1978. He is the CELTA and Delta Course Director at TLC Baden and writesregularly for the journal English Teaching Professional.PEACH RICHMONDPeach Richmond is an English teacher and teacher trainer with 30 years' experience. He was theproject manager for the introduction of English at primary schools in Canton Lucerne. His specialinterest is teaching content through English (CLIL).KEITH ROSSBOROUGHKeith Rossborough has worked in ELT for 12 years. He teaches Business English at the HöhereFachschule für Wirtschaft in Zürich. CELTA/Delta trained, he is currently doing an MA in AppliedLinguistics TESOL.JOANN SALVISBERGJoAnn Salvisberg is a lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, HochschuleLuzern, School of Business. She has been involved in TESOL since 1990, primarily teachingadult learners, and began doing teacher training in 2001. In addition to the CTEFLA, shecompleted an MEd in ELT in 2001 and a PhD in TEFL and Social Psychology in Education in 2007,with a primary research focus on communicative skills assessment in the EFL classroom. Withinthe field of ELT she is particularly curious about English for Specific Purposes (ESP), oral skillsassessment (OSA), and utilizing technology to enhance the educational process.URSULA SCHÄRUrsula Schär is a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern SwitzerlandSchool of Teacher Education, Institute for Secondary Education (PH FHNW). She is a full-timeteacher trainer.JACK SCHOLESJack Scholes has over 40 years’ experience in ELT in many countries around the world. He is theauthor of 12 books including The Coconut Seller (Helbling Languages, 2011), part of the HelblingReaders Series.Thun • page 44 • ETAS 30th Annual Conference and AGM