PERSONAL INFORMATION: WILLIAM P. TICHENER, BSC (HONS), MA.

Name: William P Tichener

Date & place of birth: 14.09.69, London
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married

WORK EXPERIENCE
12/07-05/09 Manager & Trainer, Frankfurt, Germany & Business Trainer in London, UK
Language Testing Design & Implementation, German-wide
Since leaving Bonn at the end of 2007 I have been working in London and Frankfurt delivering
intensive and extensive Business English and General English courses. I have also been
helping out in the delivery of teacher training for a small language school in Wimbledon.
11/00-12/07 Educational Manager, Bonn Germany
I ran a small language training company in Bonn for seven years. My primary responsibility
was to deliver language training in company and I managed a small group of trainers. I also
worked and liaised with a number of larger language schools in delivering training to large
utility companies in the Rhine area.
06/03-08/05 Acting Director Of Teacher Training (Trinity) TESOL
I was in charge of Teaching, planning and Administration of the Teacher Training course
through St. Mary’s University College in London at Rheindahlen near Monchen Gladbach,
Germany.
03/99-11/00 English Language Teacher, Multi-Lingua, Guildford, UK
Co-ordinator Summer School in 2000. Business English training.

04/99-10/99 English Language Teacher, Surrey Language Centre, Farnham, UK

Business & General English Trainer

04/97-03/99 Chef, Part-time, Caffe Uno, Farnham, UK (while doing my first degree)
Assistant to the Head chef. Worked part time while studying for my first degree.

03/95-03/97 Chef, Part-time Elstead Mill, Elstead, Farnham, UK (while doing my first degree)
I managed a small Kitchen Bistro attached to Elstead Mill.

1993-1994 Housekeeper & Chef, Riecine, Giaole-in -Chianti,Tuscany, Italy

Responsible for all aspects of running vineyard and kitchen

1989-1993 In-service Training Director, High Quality lifestyles, Canterbury, Kent, UK

Responsible for Day to Day running of Care Home

Developed intervention strategies for staff working with clients with
Challenging Behaviour. Delivered in service training.
1987-1988 Kibbutz Bar’am, Qiryat Shmona.
Traveling & working for charitable agency in Poland

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
 2002-2007 MA in Applied Linguistics
University of Surrey,UK/Germany
Leave of Absence (2005-2007), Distinction for Research dissertation- Computer Adaptive
Testing
03/99 T.E.S.O.L (Trinity) Certificate
St. Mary’s University College, Twickenham, UK
English Teaching Qualification
09/95-10/98 B.Sc. (Hons) Environmental Science (Degree awarded by Surrey University)
St. Mary’s University College, Twickenham/Guildford, UK
Rhone Poulenc Prize Winner 1998: Highest Academic Achievement
President of Expo’ 98: Research Trip to Malaysian Rainforests: Biodiversity
09/94-08/95 Science Access Course (A Levels)
Godalming Adult Education Institute, Godalming, UK

12/92-12/93 Diploma in Behavioral Management

Institute of Applied Behavioral Analysis, Los Angeles, USA
awarded for advanced Behavioral management course

1982-1987 All Hallows Comprehensive, Farnham, UK

3 O Levels, English, History, Art
4 CSEs, Maths, Computer Studies, Technical Drawing, Drama
MEMBERSHIPS
 Editor in Chief: ETM (main magazine for English Teachers in Germany)
 ELTAF / ELTAS(English Language Teachers’ Association Frankfurt/ Stuttgart)
 ALTE/ EALTA (Association of Language Testers in Europe)
PERSONAL SKILLS & COMPETENCES
Skills Computer programmes: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint (Course attended 02/04)
Clean Drivers’ License
Writer (Course Materials & Creative Writing), contributing Editor to ETM and other publications
in Germany.

Acting: Completed an Introduction to Acting course at the Central School of Speech and
Drama, Summer Term- 2008. We worked on Voice, text and character development.
Native Language English (British)
Other Languages German, basic knowledge (CEF A2/B1)

Italian, basic knowledge (CEF A1)

Workshops & Workshops conducted for Teachers;
Conferences
Common European Framework (Carl Duisberg)
Testing for Language Teachers (Carl Duisberg)
Ukraine Conference on Current Approaches in EFL (03/05)

Plenary Speaker: Current Trends in Business English Teaching in Germany

INTERESTS
 Computer-based Language Testing and new technology in general regarding language testing
 Improving students’ and teachers’ understanding of language levels
 Developing listening materials and producing podcasts
 Learning languages
 Writing, Music, Running, Science- Physics & Biology, Photography