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Robb
Ross
Practical English for Everyday Use
For the past eight years, Robb
Ross has effectively dedicated his life to intercultural communication,
TEFL, and teacher training. He has been a featured lecturer at the
prominent AsiaTEFL
Conference on topics such as "Language as Culture" and "The
Globalization of TEFL Learning Materials." He is also a well-known
television actor and radio personality in South Korea, where he starred
in such popular English-language learning programs as Come on Kids
and English for Young Learners. Robb holds a bachelor's
degree in English literature from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver
and a Master's degree in TESOL from the University of Edinburgh.
For the past eight years, Robb has taught at language schools and
universities in South Korea, the Czech Republic, and the UK, spanning
nearly every level and type of EFL, from toddlers to graduate students
and corporate executives, with specialties in English for academic
purposes (EAP) and teacher training (TESOL). Robb has designed and
taught TESOL courses at South Korea's premier foreign language
university, which included TESOL methodology, culture and pragmatics,
and materials development. He has published articles in the
academic journal English Language Teaching, including "Cultural
Awareness in EFL Instruction: Rationale and Suggestions for
Implementation." Robb is an active member of the Korean
Association of Teachers of English (KATE) and the Pan-Korea English
Teachers Association (PKETA). His research interests are centered
on cross-cultural communication and the implications of the emergence of
English as an international language within EFL teaching and learning
contexts. Integral to his research is the exploration of how
materials and lessons can better address the needs of culture-specific
language learners toward fostering their ability to communicate more
successfully.
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