Paula Withers

Author Of TESOL Made Practical

Published and Distributed by LTI, and used by LTI as the Training Manual for Certificate IV in TESOL Courses in Australia and Overseas

Paula Withers has been an ESL teacher since 1995 in Australia and overseas. At that stage she had no formal training in education and began teaching ESL in the Philippines after completing a four week intensive course in TESOL. She comments on that training, “The course was incredibly practical, and I felt confident to get into the classroom immediately.” Now with an Education Degree and a Master’s in TESOL behind her, she believes in the value of practical, hands on training.

Paula has been involved in TESOL training since 1997 when she supervised her first group of TESOL trainees through their practice teaching. She has had a part in training volunteer tutors and teachers since setting up a community-based English program in 1999, followed by lecturing in TESOL and facilitating TESOL courses. Her current focus is divided between ESL teaching, TESOL curriculum development, and developing materials for ESL classroom use and TESOL training.