Carrie SteenburghCarrie is currently an Assistant Professor of ESL at Union County College, Intensive Institute of English, Elizabeth, USA. She mainly teaches ESL and English composition courses and her responsibilities include developing teaching materials, syllabi,curricula, and coordinating the Computer Aided Language Learning Program. Her career in English language teaching has included lecturing at the University of Maine, USA, directing a major language school in Boston, teacher training in Mexico and training literacy volunteers as well as owning and directing her own language school. Carrie taught at the University of Maine, Intensive English Institute, Orono, USA where as ESL Lecturer and Program Development Specialist she taught core Intensive English Institute courses based on the focal skills approach. She was also an ESL Tutor Trainer for Literacy Volunteers during her time in Maine. She developed and conducted ESL training workshops focusing on language acquisition, level and needs assessments, lesson planning, language skills and materials adaption. As director of the English Language Center, an independent ESL school in Boston, USA, she was responsible for overseeing curriculum development and implementation, teacher training and staff development workshops, and student assessment and placement. Read More Read Less