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* Susan Delport has been working at IH Johannesburg since 2000. Prior to that, she taught in Poland, Romania and Egypt. However, she originally trained as a primary school teacher and became interested in teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language while teaching in a rural area of South Africa. She is a teacher and teacher educator and is currently the Director of Teacher Education at IH Johannesburg as well as a Cambridge Teaching Awards assessor of the Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA). She has been a part time university student for the past 4 years first completing her Honours degree in Applied English Language Studies with distinction and now currently in the final stage of her Masters degree in English Language Education. Her particular interest is in helping teachers gain the knowledge and skills necessary to develop context sensitive pedagogy.
* Heather Hotaling studied English and Drama at University and recently completed her Masters in Applied English Language studies. She came to work for International House straight off her CELTA and worked in Poland for 3 years before joining IH Joburg. She is currently the Director of Studies and a Teacher Trainer.
* Annie da Silva has been teaching at IH Johannesburg since 1996. She has a senior teaching position and is responsible for the Teaching Resources at the school. She is also a CELTA trainer and trains teachers of younger learners. She also organises the monthly social programme at the school and speaks Portuguese and French.
* Colin Michell has been teaching English as a foreign language since 1996. He has taught in England, Ukraine and South Africa. He is currently the Assistant Director for Business and Marketing. He is an IELTS examiner and a rater of English for aviation. He is currently working on a master’s degree in linguistics and in his free time he practises karate and MMA.
* Nicky Harris has worked as a teacher at IH Johannesburg for the past 7 years. Her interests are designing EFL materials and promoting learner autonomy. She holds a Masters in Applied English Language Studies and is in the process of completing her DELTA. She currently holds the position of Senior Teacher of Self-Access.
* David Jones has been working at the school since 1996. Before coming to South Africa, he worked in Saudi Arabia, with the National Guard, and in Kuwait, with Kuwait Oil Company. He started teaching EFL in Tunisia. Prior to that, he had trained as a teacher in England, and had worked in a Comprehensive school for a number of years.
* Eliz Claassens started teaching at IH Johannesburg in 2002. She teaches General English, Corporate English and IELTS preparation courses. She has been involved in developing materials for Anglo Gold Ashanti, converting Fanagelo into English. She loves travelling and experiencing different cultures. She has taught in London and Vietnam. She speaks Afrikaans and German.
* Damon Pezzutto read for his Honours in English Literature in 2002 and qualified as a high school English teacher in 2004. Since doing the CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) in 2005 he has taught general English and business English at the Language Lab and in West Africa. He is also a qualified IELTS examiner and is in the process of studying towards the DELTA (Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults).
* Janine Ferreira has been teaching English since 2004. She has taught young learners in Hong Kong and has now been with IH Johannesburg for four years. She recently completed her PGCE specialising in early childhood development and is preparing for the DELTA.
* Enid Venter has been teaching at IH Johannesburg since 2002. She is a qualified primary school teacher having trained at The Natal Teacher’s Training College. She has successfully completed the 7 modules required for the International Computer Driving Licence. She speaks Afrikaans and Zulu. She is an IELTS clerical marker.
* Nokthula Madondo studied Tourism and Business Management at University of Johannesburg. She worked for South African Tourism as a Client Liaison Officer before joining International House Johannesburg. She has recently returned from the UK where she worked at a summer school, teaching teenagers from all over Europe.
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