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Our Staff
  
All our teachers are qualified, experienced native speakers with at least one degree from a UK university and a minimum of a CELTA (Certificate of Language English Teaching to Adults) or a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) qualification. They are selected for their love of teaching and commitment to professional development.
Carefully chosen for their experience as well as their personal and cultural background, our teachers build the courses with you, to meet your needs and follow your progress day by day. Most of our teachers speak at least one other language: they understand the most successful way to learn a new language.
Most of them have also a degree in specific areas such as Business, Maths and Science or Languages, so that they can provide you with a range of technical vocabulary or knowledge.
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Adell Mitchell
School Director
Adell was born in Glasgow and founded Live Language in 2002.
She has been involved in adult education for over thirteen years and has experience of teaching English in Scotland, Australia and Japan.
After completing a Bachelor of Laws and post-graduate study in education, she decided to specialise in language teaching and obtained her CELTA in 1998. More recently, she was awarded a merit grade in the English UK Diploma for ELT Management and is currently studying towards professional management qualifications with the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development in the UK.
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Elizabeth Green
Director of studies
Elizabeth Green, known as Lizzie, has worked as the Director of Studies at Live Language since January 2009.
Previously, she was an Academic English Support Tutor at the University of Strathclyde and taught ESOL to local communities throughout Glasgow for Anniesland College. Before moving to Glasgow she spent 5 years working as a senior teacher and Trinity TEFL teacher trainer in Madrid, Spain. She also spent 8 years teaching business English in many cities throughout Germany and Luxembourg.
She gained a Bachelor of honours degree from Herriot Watt University in Edinburgh in 1994 and a University of Cambridge diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults in 2006.
She loves travelling, meeting new people and the ‘great outdoors’.
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Jackie Furneaux
Marketing Manager
Jackie was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Jackie started her working life in the Banking sector and has worked in various industries from clothing manufacturing to on-line marketing, since then.
She has a MA (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Aberdeen and an MSc in Marketing from the Strathclyde Graduate Business School.
Jackie is in charge of Marketing Live Language to foreign and local students as well as the Student Enrolment process.
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Amandine Ruiz
Marketing Assistant
Amandine was born in France and has Spanish origins. She is a native French speaker and speaks English and Spanish too.
Before joining Live Language, she studied Marketing, Economics, Communication, Law, Management and Finance at the International School of Montpellier, close to the Mediterranean Sea. In 2012, Amandine will obtain a BBA's with Honours.
She worked in the commercial departement of an American company last summer and she is now, with Jackie Furneaux, in charge of the on-line marketing of Live Language, in particular, the Social Programme. |
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Julie Mitchell
Finance Manager
Julie is from Glasgow and is a native English speaker, and speaks a little Spanish.
Before joining Live Language, Julie was a qualified chartered surveyor and worked in Glasgow and Devon for ten years as a real estate agent and investment broker.
Julie attended the University of Paisley where she gained an Honours degree in Land Economics.
Julie now is the Finance Manager at Live Language and is responsible for day to day expenditure and payment of course fees. Julie also assists students in obtaining their visas and is the UKBA Tier 4 sponsorship officer.
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Ayako Ota
Finance Assistant
Ayako is from Japan and is a native Japanese speaker and has a good command of Mandarin and English.
Before joining Live Language, Ayako worked in Tokyo for six years as an accountant for China Airlines and a large Taiwan shipping company.
Ayako attended the Musashino Academia Musicae where she gained a Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Studies. She also studied Mandarin at the National Chengchi University Language Centre in Taiwan.
She has HNC in Accounting and is studying for an HND in Accounting at Anniesland College in Glasgow.
Ayako now is the Finance Assistant at Live Language and is responsible for Accounts Administration within the school.
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Glenn Moffat
Administrative Assistant
Glenn was born and bred in Glasgow, he speaks a limited amount of French.
Before joining Live Language, Glenn completed his Higher exams and graduated from Hyndland Secondary School (May 2008). He then did volunteer work at Clarence Court Nursing Home assisting the activities officer until October 2008. He has been working in Live Language for just over a year now.
Glenn has 8 Standard Grades and 5 Highers – specifically in Human Biology, English, French, Modern Studies (Current Affairs) and Administration. In April 2009 he completed his Modern Apprenticeship NVQ in Business and Administration Studies. He is considering going to university to study film-making.
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Sharon Chalmers
English Language Teacher
Assistant Director of Studies
Sharon was born in a small town just outside Glasgow a long, long time ago.
Sharon became an English teacher after finishing her degree in Accountancy and Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology.
Before joining the Live Language team, she worked in Japan, France, Italy and the United Arab Emirates. In the 12 years she has been teaching, Sharon has taught Academic English, Exam Preparation, Business English, Business skills such as writing and presentation skills.
She is currently the Assistant Director of Studies at the school and finishing her DipTESOL qualification. |
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Anna Williamson
English Language Teacher
Anna is from Banchory, near Aberdeen. She is a native speaker of English and also speaks a little Spanish and Italian.
She has been working at Live Language since July 2008. Previous to this, she worked for several language schools in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. She has travelled extensively throughout Europe and South-East Asia.
She graduated with a Single Hons MA in English Language from Glasgow University in 2004 and gained her CELTA from Glasgow University in March 2008.
She loves travel, horse-riding, trying to improve her Spanish and going to gigs around the city.
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Allison Steven
English Language Teacher
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 6 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.
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Catherine Sloan
English Language Teacher
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. |
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Daniella Dimambro
English Language Teacher
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 an 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 a year 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. |
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Kenny Arnott
English Language Teacher
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.
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Morag McIntosh
English Language Teacher
Morag was born and brought up in the West End of Glasgow.
She has been teaching at Live Language since September 2008. She has previously taught Business and Legal English in Madrid and General English in Edinburgh. In addition to her TESOL qualifications Morag has a degree in Modern Languages and speaks German, French, Italian and Spanish. She has travelled extensively throughout Europe and North America.
Morag is also qualified as a lawyer and has Post Graduate degrees in English and Teaching Adults.
Morag enjoys dancing very much. She specialises in Ballet, Contemporary and Scottish Country Dancing and she has danced at The Edinburgh Festival. |
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John Paul
English Language Teacher
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!
Next year he would like to travel to Eastern Europe.
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Emanuela Ponti
Italian Language Teacher
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. |
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José Antonio Ibáñez Rodríguez
Spanish Language Teacher
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.
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Lina Dominguez Pulido
Spanish Language Teacher
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. |
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