Robert Quinn ELT / CLIL Writer and Teacher-trainer

Publications - Secondary Education

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Your Turn 7
(Secondary course for Portugal)
Oxford University Press, 2012
Student Book author
Workbook co-author

Engage 2nd edition
(Secondary course - American English)
Oxford University Press, 2011
Coauthor of Student Book 2
and Workbook 3 (2nd edition)

Switch
(Secondary course for Spain)
Oxford University Press, 2010
Author of Student Books 1 & 2
and Workbook 2

On Target
(Secondary course for Spain)
Oxford University Press, 2010
Author of Workbooks 1 & 2

No problem!
(Secondary course for Spain)
Oxford University Press, 2008
Author of Workbooks 1 & 2
and Basic Progress Book B

Citizenship Studies
(ELT Adaptation for Spain)
Oxford University Press, 2008
Author of the ELT adaptation of a coursebook
for Educación para la Ciudadanía in ESO3.

Spotlight on Andalucía
(Culture magazine sections)
Oxford University Press, 2007
Author of the Andalusian cultural sections
for the ELT course Oxford Spotlight 1-4

Publications - Primary Education

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Look and Think:
Social and Natural Sciences 5 & 6
Oxford University Press, 2010/2011
Author of the ELT Adaptation of the Class
Books and Workbooks for both levels

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Oxford Read and Discover Readers
Oxford University Press, 2009-2011
Author of non-fiction graded readers
for CLIL and bilingual programmes

> Your Five Senses (Level 3)
> Animals in the Air (Level 3)
> Machines Then and Now (Level 4)
> Food Around the World (Level 6)
> Your Amazing Body (Level 6)
> Earth Then and Now (Level 6)

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Oxford Science Content
for Primary 3 & 4
Oxford University Press, 2008
Author of two Social and Natural Science Activity Books written for the Spanish curriculum for grades 3 and 4; Author of the teaching notes, posters, digital posters and content for the Teacher's Interactive CD-ROM

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Cool Kids 3 - Starter Pack
Oxford University Press, 2006
Author of a photocopiable resource pack for the coursebook Cool Kids 3, written for teachers of primary students who are starting English in 3rd grade and/or require basic review

(click here for details)

Training sessions: 2006 - 2011 (selected)

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Read, read, read! Developing reading skills in ESO
Badajoz, Ourense, A Coruña, Vigo, Málaga, Granada,
Madrid (March-May 2011)
Reading "Text-ploitation" for CLIL Primary Science
CIEB: Congreso Internacional de Enseñanza Bilingüe en Centros
Educativos - Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Vicálvaro, Madrid, June 2010)
Word Wise - Vocabulary development for ESO
Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, Murcia, Madrid, Valencia, Córdoba,
Almería, Alicante, Santander, Oviedo, Sevilla (March-May 2010)
Developing Writing Skills with ESO students
Lleida, Tarragona, Palma de Mallorca (March 2010)
CLIL for Science - Modules and materials
Teacher-training centre CEP Campo de Gibraltar (November 2009)
Implementing the European Language Portfolio
Teacher-training centres CEP de Ronda (October 2009)
CEP de Lebrija y Utrera (November 2009) CEP de Sevilla
(February 2010), CEP de Aracena, CEP de Málaga (March 2010)
Read Away! - Reading skills for CLIL classes
Teacher-training centre CEP de Marbella-Coín (March 2009)
Click for CLIL - Exploiting new technologies
Teacher-training centre CEP de Marbella-Coín (March 2009)
CLIL Methodology and Teaching Strategies
Teacher-training course, team-taught with Nina Lauder
Centro de Profesores de Palma de Mallorca (June 2008)
CLIL Modules for bilingual programmes in ESO
Training sessions for teachers of non-linguistic subjects (ANL)
IES Maimónides / Centro de Profesores de Córdoba (June 2008)
European Language Portfolio - Creating descriptors
Teacher-training centre CEP de Málaga (June, 2008)
Enmarcando el Portfolio para las EEOOII
Teacher-training centre CEP de Málaga (May, 2008)
Content for Science - Modules and materials
Barcelona & Madrid (April - May 2008)
Di-versatile teaching for mixed ability classes
Oviedo, Seville, Madrid, Murcia (April - May, 2008)
My World in English - Topics from your own culture
Teacher-training centre CEP de Málaga y Marbella-Coín (April, 2008)
Different but Equal - Diversity in the classroom
Teacher-training centre CEP de Málaga y Marbella-Coín (April, 2008)
European Language Portfolio - Creating descriptors
Teacher-training centre CEP de Málaga (March, 2008)
CLIL Methodology and Teaching Strategies
Teacher-training course, team-taught with Nina Lauder
Teacher-training centre CEP de Castilleja de la Cuesta (January 2008)
CLIL for Science - Curriculum and Materials Development
Congreso de la Ensenanza Plurilingüe, Córdoba (2007)
At home in English – Local Focus and Cultural Content
Seville, Málaga, Granada, Alicante, Valencia (2007)
Intercurricular English – Integrating the Curriculum
Teacher-training centre CEP de Marbella-Coín in Fuengirola (2007)
Speak easy – Support for Speaking Skills
Croatia: Zagreb, Rijeka, Osejek and Split (2007)
Santiago de Campostela, Galicia, Spain (2007)
Ready to Write - Writing Skills for Teens
Croatia: Zagreb, Rijeka, Osejek and Split (2007)
APIGA: Asociación de Profesores de Inglés de Galicia, Ourense (2007)
Santiago de Compostela (2007)
Speaking off the page – Oral Fluency in Primary
Denmark: Copenhagen and Arhus (2007)
Introduction to the Common European Framework
Teacher-training centre CEP de Málaga and CEP de Marbella-Coín (2006)
The European Language Portfolio in Primary and Secondary
Two six-hour courses, for Primary & Secondary teachers
Teacher-training centre CEP de Málaga and CEP de Marbella-Coín (2006)
Bilingual / CLIL Materials Development
Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Jeréz de la Frontera (2006)
Getting Started in Second Cycle of Primary
Valencia (2006)
CETA: Cordoba English Teachers' Association, Córdoba (2006)
Learning Styles and Diversity in Primary
Córdoba (2006)
Getting Real in ESO - Everyday Language and Culture
Teacher-training centre CEP de Almendralejo, Extremadura (2006)
Integrated Skills Development in Primary
Asociación de Centros de Enseñanza de Idiomas de Andalucía (2006)

Training sessions: 2000-2005 (selected)

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Full of Questions – Question practice for Primary students
- GRETA - Granada English Teacher's Association (2004)
- Asociación de Centros de Enseñanza de Idiomas de Andalucía (2005)
New Technologies for ESO and Bachillerato
- Centro de Profesores de Aracena (2005)
Internet Activities for English in ESO and Bachillerato
- Centros de Profesores de Aracena and Valverde (2005)
Intercultural Awareness in Primary and ESO
- OUP Spain - Málaga (2005)
- Centro de Profesores de Córdoba (2005)
The Balancing Act – Oral skills in Secondary Education
- Centro de Profesores de Aracena (2005)
Writing Readiness in Secondary Education
- Centros de Profesores de Córdoba y Aracena (2005)
- Málaga (2003)
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2004)
Great Graded Readers - Extensive reading skills
- Centro de Profesores de Córdoba (2004)
- GRETA - Granada English Teacher's Association (2005)
Blast Off! New Challenges in Primary 1st cycle
- Jaén, Almería and Motril (2004)
Beginning to Speak – Fluency for beginners
- TEA, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (2002)
- GRETA - Granada English Teacher's Association (2001)
- TESOL Spain - Seville (2001)
Songs and Silence – Using songs in Pre-school classes
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife (2001)
My Kingdom for a Song – Using songs in Primary classes
- Seville (2001)
- GRETA - Granada English Teacher's Association (2002)
Flashcard Fun for Primary Education
- Seville, Badajoz, Cáceres (2002)
Implementing Standardized Level Systems
- Asociación de Centros de Enseñanza de Idiomas de Andalucía (2000)
Developing Language Learning Strategies
- GRETA - Granada English Teachers' Association (2000)

Work history

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2006 - Present
ELT/CLIL Writer & Teacher-trainer

2008 - 2010
Guest Lecturer & Web Instructor
Official Master in Bilingual Education
Universidad Pública Pablo de Olavide (Seville)
Module 2: Tasks and activities for bilingual education.
Vocabulary and & four-skills development for both
CLIL and bilingual contexts.

2001 - 2006
ELT Research Consultant & Teacher-trainer
Oxford University Press (Seville, Spain)

1998 - 2001
ELT Teacher / Head of Studies / Teacher-trainer
Centro Norteamericano (Seville, Spain)

1990 - 1998
ELT Teacher
- Centro Norteamericano (Seville, Spain)
- European Language Studies (Huelva, Spain)
- Silesian University (Opava, Czech Republic)
- Brock University (St. Catharines, Canada)

Education

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Master of Arts – Second Language Curriculum (1996)
Modern Language Centre (MLC) of the Ontario Institute
for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Honours Bachelor of Education - TESL (1991)
Department of Applied Linguistics, Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Bachelor of Arts – Classical Studies (1990)
Classics Department, Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada