Meet the trainers
Our CELTA certified trainers are experts in their field, qualified to a minimum of DELTA, and fully-trained professionals with many years of English teaching experience.
- M.A Applied Linguistics and TESOL
- Cambridge DELTA
- Cambridge CELTA
- London Trinity DipTESOL
- Young Learner Extension
- First degree in Psychology and Counselling
- IELTS Examiner
- DELTA Local Tutor
My name is Paul Nicholson and I am the Assistant Director of Studies for ACE in Cambodia. I am also the main course tutor on the CELTA, and work with Brian on all of our courses in Cambodia. I have worked for ACE for the last 6 years in Phnom Penh, and I have taught a range of different levels on a variety of different programs. For example, I have taught all levels of our young learner programs, our general English programs, and our IELTS preparation programs. I also work as an in-house teacher trainer, and deliver training courses to local Khmer teachers.
- Cambridge DELTA
- Cambridge CELTA
- Juris Doctor
- IELTS Examiner
- B.S. Chemical Engineering
My name is Brian Cook. I am currently a CELTA tutor at ACE working on the courses we deliver in Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, and online, and I have acted as a Delta local tutor in the past. I have been teaching at ACE since 2014 and have been an academic coordinator and teacher trainer for the past several years. I have experience teaching young learners as well as teaching courses in general English, IELTS preparation, and English for academic purposes both face-to-face and online. In my roles at ACE, I deliver professional development sessions for our teaching staff on a variety of topics. I have also conducted teacher training internationally as a U.S. Department of State Virtual English Language Fellow and have delivered several workshops at the annual CamTESOL conference in Phnom Penh.
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