Ben Hoyt

Lecturer in Advanced Business English for year 1 and 2 at the Haute École de Gestion/Hochschule für Wirtschaft/School of Management

Teaching general English and exam preparation at our school and on-site at locations around Bern

Performed needs assessment and testing to select the best materials for the group Designed online materials to allow increased student involvement between class sessions Extended class topics to encourage personal involvement in the subject matter and language

Created and ran website to share free web resources and communicate with students Built library of quality learning and self-study resources for students of all levels Wrote detailed strategies and exam tips for FCE, CAE and IELTS Administered practice speaking and writing exam tasks using online tools

Taught in-company FCE preparation courses.

Developed a quick level assessment test (distinguishing B1-C2) for a major corporate partner Designed and implemented a preparation course for the English Proficiency Exam of the UN Provided personalised FCE, IELTS and CAE preparation in private lessons

Assessed new students and led intensive and evening general English and speaking courses Independently developed web-based supplementary material for B1 and C1 classes Liased with colleagues to teach in tandem or provide emergency cover when necessary

Organised and led preparation classes for FCE and CAE exams Taught general and business English classes at all levels Provided private exam preparation for TOEFL, IELTS, FCE, CAE and CPE Designed and led grammar, conversation and skills sessions to complement school material

Designed syllabus, selected materials for and taught 8 month A1-A2 evening class Modified materials to keep classes interesting and relevant for both true and false beginners Administered final examinations and performed end of course assessments

Customized syllabus and taught 15 hour/week classes at B1-B2 level and FCE preparation Led special focus classes in vocabulary, grammar, conversation, IELTS prep and Business English Collaborated with other teachers to produce exciting, topical, and fun shared lesson plans

Language Teaching Methodology, Research Methods, Second Language Acquisition, Pedagogic Grammar, Spoken and Written Discourse, Corpus Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Syllabus and Materials

Classroom Management, Lesson Plan Design, Grammar, Error Correction, Task-Based Learning, Skills Training

Animation, Short Film Production, Special Effects Production, Photography, Painting, Figure Drawing, Colour Theory, Graphic Design, Creative Writing, Art History