Tim joined (CELOP) in 2010, and has been a full-time faculty member since 2014, teaching content-based classes with a focus on STEM content, Legal English, and test preparation (SAT and TOEFL). Prior to CELOP Tim taught at Northeastern University and MCPHS University in Boston. Tim has also taught English in the Czech Republic, Austria, and Belarus. From 2005 to 2013, he spent summers near London, England, teaching at The American School in England, serving as Director of Studies for the summer English language program from 2009 to 2013.

Tim graduated from the University of Washington with Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and Slavic Languages and Literatures (Croatian/Serbian). In 2009, Tim received a Master of Arts in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) from SIT Graduate Institute in Brattleboro, Vermont. His studies included a three-month teaching internship in Gliwice, Poland.

Tim’s personal teaching philosophy embraces many aspects of ESOL teaching ideologies; student-centered learning and social interaction help form the basis of any language lesson he teaches. Additionally, his teaching experience has given him a strong understanding of how important knowledge of intercultural communication aids the language classroom.

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