Sharon became an English teacher after finishing her degree in Accountancy and Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology. More recently Sharon has gained a DipTESOL (Post graduate diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages).
Before joining the Live Language team, she worked in Japan, France, Italy and the United Arab Emirates. Since starting her teaching career in 1997, Sharon has taught Academic English, Exam Preparation, Business English, business skills such as writing and presentation skills.
Allison is a native of Glasgow and loves the city. She has worked at Live Language since January 2007.
She has experience of teaching English as a foreign language for over 8 years. She has taught English in Japan and South Korea and travelled extensively throughout Australia, Central America and Northern Asia. She has a BSc in Chemistry and gained her CELTA at Glasgow University in November 2006.
In her free-time she enjoys hill walking and is an active member of a local hillwalking club. She also enjoys indoor climbing, playing squash, going to the theatre and watching Formula One.
Catherine is from Castleconnell, a small village in the west of Ireland. She moved to Glasgow three years ago to do her Master's and doesn't want to leave. Catherine studied English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin. She was awarded her BA in 2002. In 2004, she gained her CELTA qualification at the University of Glasgow where she also completed her Master's in Victorian Literature in 2008.
Since finishing her Master's, Catherine has taught English at Live Language. Before this, she taught for two years in Italy. She had a fantastic experience in her time there, and often returns to visit friends and keep up her Italian. After Italy, she wanted a change and moved to Latvia for a year. She also spent one year in Wroclaw, in Poland.
Catherine loves Glasgow because she is fascinated by its nineteenth century architecture and culture. She likes the wide variety of museums, pubs, restaurants and music venues in the city. During holidays and at weekends, she travels as much as possible. This year, she has been to Ireland, Italy and Chicago.
Daniella is originally from Hamilton, a large town about half an hour from Glasgow. Now she’s living in the West End of the city and loves being a Glaswegian.
After completing an HND in Acting and Performance at Motherwell College, Daniella went on to Strathclyde University. She was awarded a 1st class Honours BA in English in 2005 and gained her CELTA qualification from Glasgow University in 2007.
Daniella has worked as an English language teacher at Live Language for over two years now. Before joining the team at Live Language she worked in the north of Italy. Coming from an Italian background Daniella made the most of this opportunity to learn the language and travel around as much of the country as possible.
As well as enjoying all of the cultural facilities that Glasgow has to offer, Daniella likes to make the most of her weekends by taking her dog for walks in different parts of the country. Travel is her favourite pastime and with a sister in Madrid, she is able to spend the occasional weekend in Spain.
Kenny is the longest serving teacher at Live Language having started in November 2006. He is from a small town just outside Glasgow and has been teaching for about 10 years, both in Scotland and abroad.
He has a degree in Psychology from the University of Liverpool and completed his teaching qualification in Glasgow University. Kenny originally taught children but says that he doesn't have the stamina any more. He speaks very bad Polish which frequently angers his wife but he promises to try harder.
He loves sport and is crazy about football but his favourite team is a well-guarded secret. He claims to have been a fantastic player before his retirement but there is absolutely no evidence to support this.
Besides sport, Kenny enjoys reading (scary books), films (anything that makes him laugh), and music (not jazz, clasical or rap). Kenny's dream is to see Scotland playing in the World Cup again.
John Paul is from Cleland in Lanarkshire. He worked in the book trade for many years in both Glasgow and Dublin before gaining his CELTA in 2010 at the Randolph School of English in Edinburgh. His happy experience there convinced him to pursue English language teaching as a career and he joined Live Language in June this year.
He loves football, literature, music and travelling. His favourite things about Glasgow are the people and the pubs!
George was born in Glasgow and is a proud Glaswegian with Italian roots. George is also fluent in Italian and loves both Scottish and Italian cultures.
George gained his CELTA qualification at Glasgow University in 2010 to add to his HNC in Business Administration with travel and tourism and he is currently working towards a Geography degree on a part time basis at Glasgow University.He previously worked in the travel and tourism industry before falling in love with teaching English. He has taught English for over 4 years mainly in Italy where he also did some translation and interpreter work too. George joined the Live Language team in August 2010 and is delighted to use his teaching skills in Glasgow.
In his spare time George loves travel, football, cooking, going away in his new caravan, and of course spending time with his family. George has travelled extensively to every continent except South America and does not intend to stop until he has seen every corner of the world.
Christophe is from sunny southern France. Having been brought up in a bilingual home, Christophe is fluent in both English and French. Christophe always had the desire to live in Glasgow where his mother was born. After obtaining a degree in English at the Universitée de Perpignan, Christophe moved to Scotland to do his Masters in Translation English/French. He then went on to work as a freelance translator and interpreter for a number of years.
Christophe taught French for two years in a secondary school in Glasgow, and has also taught in a French language school. These positive experiences led him to pursue a career in ESOL. Christophe obtained his CELTA at Langside College in 2009 and had the opportunity to teach English for local community projects and volunteer organisations. He has been teaching at Live Language since October 2010.
Christophe is a keen reader who enjoys a good film and loves Glasgow for its vibrant music scene.
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Heather was brought up on the Isle of Lewis in the northwest of Scotland. After school she moved to Glasgow to study for her M.A (Hons) in German and Celtic Civilisation. As part of her degree she spent nine months working as a language assistant in a secondary school in Germany where she got her first taste of English language teaching. After finishing her degree she completed the Trinity CertTESOL in Edinburgh. She then spent some time working in a customer service role dealing with German customers for Hilton Hotels.
Following that, she spent ten months teaching English in a University in Guangdong in the south of China. She loved her time there and spent her holidays exploring some of the many different places the country has to offer.
She includes reading, cooking and learning foreign languages among her hobbies. She especially enjoys going to gigs and music festivals.
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Allan was born in Inverness but grew up in Dunblane in central Scotland. In 2004 he moved to Glasgow study History and Politics at Glasgow University. After graduation four years later he gained his teaching qualification and moved to Barcelona in search of sunnier weather. Allan also spent three months as a volunteer teacher at an orphanage in the Peruvian mountains. Despite this lengthy exposure to the Spanish language, and personal statements to the contrary, Allan still struggles with basic sentences and pronunciation.
In 2011 Allan completed his MSc in Human Rights at the University of Glasgow and likes to talk about how he does very noble volunteer work for good causes, but no documentation nor witnesses can ever be found to verify this. Allan is also a massive fan of his beloved Aberdeen and Scotland and claims that it was only his height, strength, skill, speed, stamina, awareness and co-ordination which prevented him from becoming a professional footballer.
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David grew up in Sydney and has Bachelor's & Master's Degrees in Art & Sculpture - and of course a CELTA. Subsequent to getting into English teaching in China in 1999, David has also taught in France and Australia. He's been with Live Language since Oct 2011. Besides poor French and adequate Mandarin, David also knows just the necessities in a few other languages. He really couldn't possibly be any less interested in 'football' and much prefers art, travel, adventure sports, zombie movies & cycling. Prior to coming to Glasgow, David had been off bicycling round the world for a few years while working hard to taste all the world's omelettes & improve his brewed beverage vocabulary.
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Eamonn is originally from Colchester, a town in the south of England. After gaining a degree in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Birmingham, he completed his Trinity CertTESOL at a college in Colchester. Eamonn moved to Glasgow in the summer of 2011, following his girlfriend who is completing a PhD at the University of Glasgow. He has enjoyed teaching at Live Language since then, particularly exam preparation classes.
Away from work he is very keen on sport and exercise. He competes in triathlon and since moving to Scotland has enjoyed exploring some of the wonderful mountains and countryside in this part of the world.
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Emanuela was born in Tradate (North of Italy) in 1979 and graduated in English and German from Milan State University in March 2004. She moved to Glasgow in September 2004 and completed a MPhil in Theatre Studies at Glasgow University in 2005. She also started a PhD in Theatre History in 2005 and is now about to submit her thesis.
She has been teaching Italian in Live Language and at Glasgow University since 2005 and enjoys this job very much. She also loves Glasgow and its people a lot and thinks they are the nicest ever! Emanuela is passionate about European theatre and film, English and Spanish literature, Italian culture and food; she also likes riding and practising aerobics step.
José was born in Granada. He is a native speaker of Spanish and fluent in English.
He studied Philosophy at Granada University and London Metropolitan University. He has also undertaken an MSc in International Development Management at Granada University and the Spanish PGCE Equivalent, before moving to Glasgow in 2008.
Jose was a private tutor in Maths, English and Spanish for many years in Spain. He was also a volunteer for Oxfam, Tareas Solidarias-Caravana por la Paz and Amnesty International, where he still continues collaborating with their Urgent Action Network. Since moving to this warm and sunny weather José has been enjoying very much his Spanish teaching at Live Language, Glasgow University and Confluence Scotland.
Lina was born in Huelva (south of Spain) but grew up in a wee town called Bonares. She is a native speaker of Spanish and fluent in English.
She studied English Philology (English language and literature) at the University of Seville where she also qualified for teaching Spanish as a second language. She worked as an English teacher and interpreter in ELI Seville while she was at university.
She moved to Glasgow in 2007 and since then has been enjoying very much her job teaching adults in Live Language, Glasgow University Language Centre and Department of Adult and Continuing Education (DACE) and Lorca Spanish. She also teaches children and teenagers at Jordanhill School, where she works as a Spanish assistant and at Kelvinside Academy where she runs an after school club.
She loves English Literarure and history. In her free time she loves cooking, reading and listening to all types of music. She also enjoys travelling around Scotland and doing walks.
Fernanda is originally from Viña del Mar, one of the main touristic cities in Chile where she graduated with a Bachelor in Education and EFL Teaching degree from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso in 2008. She also did a semester abroad at Millerville University, PA, USA where she was also the secretary of the International Relationship Club. Fernanda finished her Certificate to teach Spanish as a Foreign Language in 2011.
In 2009 she worked as a Teacher of English at a Spanish International School in Chile before moving to Glasgow in 2010 where she started tutoring Spanish to adults.
In 2009 She began working at Live Language in January 2011, teaching Spanish to children. She currently has students of all ages and also works as a Senior Teacher at the School.
Maria Jose was born in a small village called Motilla del Palancar (region of Cuenca), located between Madrid and Valencia. She is a native Spanish speaker, and fluent in English.
She is finishing her Studies in English Philology (BA Hons English) at the University of Alicante, and she spent a year abroad at Manchester Metropolitan University.
In Spain, she has been working as a Private English teacher, and also as a freelance Translator (Spanish into English-English into Spanish), especially on web pages.
Maria is the Academic Assistant at Live Language.
She loves the United Kingdom very much and all the culture related to it.
She likes reading and listening to indie music.
Tamara was born and grew up in Bologna (Italy).
After her Master Degree in Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology at University of Bologna, she started teaching Italian as a second language in a cultural association that helps migrants to integrate in the Italian society.
She enjoyed very much this experience and she decided to take a qualification in Italian teaching as a foreign language at University for Foreigners of Siena.
She moved in Glasgow in August 2011 and since then she has been teaching Italian at Live Language and at Centro Promozione Italiana in Edinburgh.
She likes living in Glasgow because it is a very lively city and its people are very friendly even if she misses the sun, her two dogs and her grandmother’s cooking!
Monika was born and grew up in Poland. After finishing secondary school she lived in London for a year. Then, she returned to Poland and studied English Philology in Katowice for 5 years. After finishing her Master's in 2007, Monika moved from Wroclaw to Glasgow. She has been an English and Polish tutor for many years now. She joined Live Language and has been a Polish teacher since 2008.
She can't sit still, always doing something. Moved to Edinburgh not long time ago. Loves music and cooking.
Qianru was born and grew up in Jinan (China). She is a native speaker of Chinese (Mandarin) and fluent in English.
She gained a Graduate Diploma in English Teaching at Taishan University and has been a private tutor in English and Piano for several years in China. Three years ago, she moved to Glasgow to do her Master's and graduated with an MSc in Adult and Continuing Education at the University of Glasgow in 2010. Since finishing her Master's, Qianru has taught Chinese at Live Language, the University of Glasgow and Douglas Academy. She is enjoying teaching very much.
In her free-time she enjoys music and reading. She also enjoys playing badminton, swimming and travelling.
Manuela was born and grew up in Brittany (France). She is a native French speaker, and fluent in English.
After she finished her Bachelor Degree in English at the University of Rennes 2 in Brittany, she went to England for a year to be a French language assistant in three secondary schools and with adults during evening classes. She then spent a year in Paris where she completed a Master FLE (Teaching French as a Foreign Language) at the University of Nanterre/Paris 10, and two years ago she came to Glasgow where she became a Postgraduate (PGDE French) from the University of Glasgow.
Since then she has been a French tutor giving private tuition to adults, university students and secondary school pupils in Glasgow, and she enjoys it a lot.
She likes improvisational theatre, live music, swimming, travelling and she loves food and cats.
