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Paul Seligson is a British-born English teacher and writer on the teaching of English as a foreign language. He currently lives in Rio de Janeiro.
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Education
Seligson received his master's degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and is qualified as a CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) assessor and London Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) examiner.
Career
Seligson began his teaching career in 1978, with International House in Algeria and France. Next he worked for the British Council, in locations such as Egypt, Venezuela and Spain, working five year in Valencia as the Assistant Director of Studies. He has also taught in Brazil, Argentina, Turkey and Mexico.
He began writing in the United States, where he spent a year, then moved back to the United Kingdom, teaching English to immigrants and refugees. He also set up his own language school in Brighton.
His work as a teacher trainer has included COTE (Certificate for Overseas Teachers of English), DOTE, CELTA, DELTA, FTBE (First Certificate for Teachers of Business English), graduate and post-graduate courses on four continents, as well as a stint from 2000 to 2001 with the Oxford University Press.
Today he freelances as a writer, trainer and speaker at conferences, having given hundreds of sessions in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese, (oxford)(Richmond) noted for his upbeat style and practical content. Seligson has also worked as a consultant in universities in Europe, North Africa, Asian and Latin America, along with observation programs in Spain, Turkey and Mexico.
Publications
His over forty publications as author, co-author or consultant have targeted primary and secondary students along with adult learners of English. He has also written numerous articles in international magazines.