Born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1948. 

E-mail: james.sutherlandsmith@gmail.com

Website: www.jamessutherland-smith.co.uk

Education

University of Leeds 1968 -1971 B.A. Honours Class 2 Division 1 Political Studies

University of Nottingham 1973- 1974 Postgraduate Certificate in Education: History and English

Dissertation: Children’s Fiction

University of East Anglia 1988 -1989 M.A. Teaching English as a Foreign Language: Dissertation “Estimating the Evidence: Teaching Vocabulary to Second Language learners of English.”

Employment

Teacher of English from 1974 to present

1980-1982 English language Instructor Azzawiya Oil Refinery, Libya

1982-1986 English language Instructor, SANGCOM Project, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

1986-1988 head of English Language Teaching Unit, Qatar Public Telecommunications, Qatar

1989-1995 Lektor PJ Šafarík University, Prešov

1995-1999 Advisor on English Language at Metodické Centrum, Prešov

1999-2002 English Language Projects Consultant, British Council Košice

2002-2009 Peacekeeping English Project Manager, British Council, Belgrade, Serbia

2009-present Assistant Lecturer in Cultural Studies, Institute of English and American Studies, Prešov University

Research Interests

English-language Poetry, Modernism in British Poetry, LanguageTesting.

Disciplines

British Studies, History of the UK, History of British Art, Media in the UK and USA, Academic Writing, Creative Writing.

Other Interests

Accredited Examiner in English Language for Internationally Recognized Examination Organisations.

Writer: poet, essayist, and literary translator.

Member of Jury for the Golden Beggar Film Festival in Košice from 2010 to the present.

Selected Publications