Alan holds a PhD in linguistics from the University of London, in the field of interpreting and language acquisition. He has taught English at all levels for over 25 years in higher education, preparing students for Cambridge and TESOL certification when required. He is also highly skilled in English phonetics and phonology.

Anirudh Sridhar has a DPhil in English from the University of Oxford. He has taught English language, grammar, and speaking to native and non-native speakers for 5 years, and has a TEFL certificate to teach English as a foreign language. He is also a Cambridge University certified speaking examiner.

Kane has taught ESL for three years and assessed Cambridge Esol Examinations. Before joining the University of Edinburgh, he read for an LL.B. (Hons) in English and French Law and German Language and an MA in Business and Financial Markets Law at Faculté Jean Monnet– Paris-Saclay University. He was also awarded a Certificate in Common Law by the University of London Institute in Paris.

Minhui did her BA in English Language and Literature at Tsinghua University, China, after which she pursued a MPhil in Education at Cambridge University. She is now a doctoral student from Department of Education, University of Oxford, researching students’ vocabulary learning and strategy use. Her research interests lie in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and education, especially on exploring what can lead to language learning success. She holds a CELTA certificate and has over four years’ experience of part-time teaching English to students from different age groups, especially on academic English use.