Oxford Seminars maintains the highest standards for all of our course instructors. We only select the most talented and energetic instructors in the English as a second language teaching industry. Every instructor has years of distinguished ESL teaching experience both in Canada and abroad and firmly believes that teaching ESL provides an exciting and fulfilling opportunity for teachers and students alike.

At the end of each and every course, our students are asked to evaluate our teaching staff. They tell us that they find our instructors approachable, highly knowledgeable, and able to teach difficult material in a dynamic, useful and creative manner which facilitates learning.

Instructor Profile

Name: Murray Peglar
Position: Instructor
ESL Teaching Experience: Worcester, England; Roznor, Czech Republic; Tokyo, Japan; Barbados; Calgary, Alberta

I am what you might call an “educational generalist”, having taught everything from ESL to skiing to high school science to Grizzly bear safety. ESL is my main passion now, as I have just completed a Master’s degree in TESL Education, and am applying for Ph.D. work in the coming year. I’ve been teaching with Oxford Seminars for almost two years in Calgary, Alberta, and live in nearby Banff, where I can escape to the mountains when I’ve had enough of the classroom. I’ve always been a mountain and snow person – I taught in a ski town in the Czech Republic just to try skiing a new area (well, I was supposed to be teaching stewardesses, too…). But I’ve also had my share of hotter places, and worked in Zimbabwe and Malawi for a time. Of course the travel has always been my favorite part of teaching; I love meeting people with different ideas and cultures, and then finding out that we’re basically all the same. I’ve really enjoyed mixing ESL teaching, which I still do for the University of Calgary and some local colleges; with teacher training I feel it gives me a hands-on sense of what goes into effective teaching, and the constant drive to improve methodologies. After 11 years of teaching ESL, I enjoy being able to share my experiences, both positive and negative, and most of all excitement about education with the people I meet in Oxford Seminars’ Courses.

 

Other TESOL/TESL Instructors

• Camelia Marks
• Cam Cobb

Our TESL Instructors

M. Belanger Teaching English as a Second Language Certification Oxford Seminars B.A. (International Relations/Political Science) University of Windsor B.A. (Physical and Heath Education) Laurentian University Certificate in Intercultural Communications University of British Columbia ESL Teaching Experience: Hebei, China; Mianyang, China; Sudbury, Ontario	R. Bishop M.A. (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) University of Sheffield M.Sc. (Public Sector Management) Aston University B.A (Business Administration) Athabasca University Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate, St. Mary's University ESL Teaching Experience: Fujian, China; Quanzhou, China; Bournemouth, England; Southampton, England; Fredericton, New Brunswick; Halifax, Nova Scotia
E. Bourdon M.A. (TESOL) in progress Trinity Western University * B.Ed. (Adult Education) Brock University B.A. (Languages and Humanities) Brock University ESL Teaching Experience: San Luis Potosi, Mexico; Rybnik, Poland; Niagara Region, Ontario	R. Burn M.Ed. University of British Columbia B.A. (Psychology) University of Victoria ESL Teaching Experience: Novi Sad, Serbia; Calgary, Alberta
S. Cieslar CELTA (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults), Bangkok, Thailand B.A. (Geography, minor in Philosophy) Wilfrid Laurier University ESL Teaching Experience: Osaka, Japan; Kyoto, Japan; Kobe, Japan; Bangkok, Thailand; Koh Samui, Thailand; Koh Chang, Thailand; Gaungxi, China; Goderich, Ontario	D. Clarke B.Ed. (Junior/Intermediate Division) Lakehead University B.A. Honours (Geography, minor in French) York University ESL Teaching Experience: Shizuoka, Japan; Yui, Japan; Thunder Bay, Ontario
C. Cobb Ph.D. (Education) University of Toronto, Canada* M.Ed. University of Toronto, Canada B.Ed. University of Toronto, Canada B.A. Honours (English Language / Literature) Queen's University, Canada ESL Teaching Experience: Seoul, South Korea; Tonghae, South Korea; Samchok, South Korea; Bundang, South Korea; Toronto, Canada	K. Cunning B.A. (General Studies)Briercrest College ESL Teaching Experience: Sao Luis, Brazil; Koje-do, South Korea; Kelowna, British Columbia.; Westbank, British Columbia; Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
N. Delahante Morejon Ph.D. (Education) La Habana Agrarian University, Cuba M.Ed. (Educational Research) Havana University, Cuba B.Ed. (English Language Teaching) Pablo Lafargue Higher Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages, Cuba Diploma on Higher Education (English Language Teaching) Agrarian University of Havana Centre, Cuba ESL Teaching Experience: Havana, Cuba; Gerona, Cuba; Pinar, Cuba; Georgetown, Guyana; Ottawa, Ontario; Wolfville, Nova Scotia; Edmonton, Alberta	A. Dennis M.Ed. (TESL) University of Calgary B.A. (Linguistics) University of Calgary ESL Teaching Experience: Kyoto, Japan; Merano, Italy; Leksand, Sweden; Calgary, Alberta
M. Draper Ontario Teachers Certificate, Ontario Teachers' College B.A. (Psychology) Brock University ESL Teaching Experience: San Luis Potosi, Mexico; St. Catharines, Ontario	S. Fisher B.Ed. University of Windsor TESOL Certificate Oxford Seminars B.A.H.(Psychology) University of Guelph ESL Teaching Experience: Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Toronto, Ontario; Guelph, Ontario; Windsor, Ontario
H. Flegel M.Ed. (Adult Education) University of Sheffield, UK CELTA (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults) Cambridge University B.A. (History) University of Saskatchewan ESL Teaching Experience: Abu Dhabi, UAE; Dubai, UAE; Hong Kong, China; Taipei, Taiwan; Brisbane, Australia; Calgary, Alberta	G. Folinazzo M.Ed. Brock University* B.A. Brock University ESL Teaching Experience: Takamatsu, Japan; St. Catharines, Ontario
G. Gieg B.Ed. University of Manitoba ESL Teaching Experience: Kanagawa, Japan; Kyonggi-do, South Korea; Stonewall, Manitoba; Winnipeg, Manitoba	S. Gupta B.Ed. (Primary/Junior Division) University of Toronto B.A. Honours (Psychology/English) York University ESL Teaching Experience: Taipei, Taiwan; Okayama, Japan; Toronto, Ontario
S. Hart M.Ed. (Education) Lakehead University B.Ed. (Education) Lakehead University B.A. (Geography) Queen's University B.Sc. (Computer and Information Science) Queen's University ESL Teaching Experience: Hsinchu, Taiwan; Thunder Bay, Ontario	B. Humphreys M.Ed. (Education Technology) University of Southern Queensland B.Ed. (English) University of Windsor B.A. (English/History) Trent University ESL Teaching Experience: Busan, South Korea; Toronto, Ontario
A. Hutchinson Adult Education Diploma St. Francis Xavier University Bachelor of Arts (English, minor in Philosophy) Concordia University College ESL Teaching Experience: Chuncheon, South Korea; Daegu, South Korea; Edmonton, Alberta	E. Ifrah M.A. (English Literature) Concordia University* M.A. (Applied Linguistics) University of Liverpool, United Kingdom CELTA (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults), Cambridge University, United Kingdom B.F.A. (Major in Art History and Studio Art) Concordia University ESL Teaching Experience: Ban Phe, Thailand; Bundang, South Korea; Zhuhai, China; Rennes, France; Kecskemet, Hungary; Tel Aviv, Israel; Montreal, Quebec; St. Jerome, Quebec
D. Keindel B.Ed. (English) University of Saskatchewan ESL Teaching Experience: Morioka, Japan; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	S. Kenning B.Sc. (Geography/Biology) University of Victoria P.G.C.E. (Postgraduate Certificate in Education-Secondary) University of Strathclyde Glasgow Teaching English as a Second Language Certificate, University of Strathclyde Glasgow English as a Second Language Certification, Brock University ESL Teaching Experience: Pusan, South Korea; Tianjin, China; Hamilton, Ontario; Victoria, British Columbia
M. Kuska B.Ed. Queen's University B.A. Honours (Drama) & B.A. (English Literature) Queen's University ESL Teaching Experience: Seoul, South Korea; London, England; Podebrady, Czech Republic; Quito, Ecuador; Montreal, Quebec	B. Lawrence M.Ed. (Secondary - Science and Mathematics) Griffith University in Australia B.A. (Biology, minor in Business Administration) University of Guelph ESL Teaching Experience: Busan, South Korea; Kingston, Ontario
R. Lee M.Ed. University of New Brunswick B.Ed. University of New Brunswick B.A. University of New Brunswick ESL Teaching Experience: Beijing, China; Saint John, New Brunswick	M. Lepp M.A. (Second Language Education) McGill University B.Ed. University of Alberta ESL Teaching Experience: Vientiane, Laos; Sendai, Japan; Bangkok, Thailand; Montreal, Quebec; Abbotsford, British Columbia
D. Lo M.A. (Teaching - Primary) Griffith University, Australia B.A. (Sociology) University of Western Ontario ESL Teaching Experience: Kowloon, Hong Kong; Tung Chung, Hong Kong; Hamilton, Ontario; London, Ontario	S. Luomaranta M.Sc. (Education) Canisius College, Buffalo, New York B.A. (English Literature) Laurentian University ESL Teaching Experience: Shin Matsudo, Japan; Nagaryma, Japan; Toronto, Ontario; Thornhill, Ontario; Sudbury, Ontario
D. MacIntyre M.Ed. (TESL) St. Mary's University M.A. (Social Work) Dalhousie University B.Ed. (TESL) Dalhousie University B.A. Dalhousie University ESL Teaching Experience: Abu Dhabi, UAE; Ai Ain, UAE; Halifax, Nova Scotia	M. MaIvern B.Ed. Windsor University B.A. (English) McMaster University ESL Teaching Experience: Tokyo, Japan; Chiba, Japan; Yokohama, Japan; Kanagawa, Japan; Mississauga, Ontario
C. Marks B.A. (French Language and Linguistics) University of Toronto ESL Teaching Experience: Barcelona, Spain; Ota City, Japan; Upala, Costa Rica; Toronto, Ontario	T. McLoughlin B.A. (Social Sciences) Laurentian University ESL Teaching Experience: Chuncheon, South Korea; Sudbury, Ontario
B. Morrison B.Ed. (Junior/Intermediate Education) University of Western Ontario B.A. (History/Philosophy) University of Western Ontario ESL Teaching Experience: Seoul, South Korea ; Pyeongchon, South Korea; Kingston, Ontario; London, Ontario	E. Nimchuk B.Ed. (Primary-Junior) University of Ottawa B.A. (English/Psychology) University of Ottawa ESL Teaching Experience: Gwangju, South Korea; Guelph, Ontario
C. Normore M.Ed. (ESL and Applied Linguistics) University of Ottawa B.A. (English, minor in French) Memorial University of Newfoundland ESL Teaching Experience: Taoyuan City, Taiwan; Ottawa, Ontario; Victoria, British Columbia; St. John's, Newfoundland	N. Patel TESL Certification Sir Sandford Flemming College TESL Ontario Certified TESL Canada (Level 3) B.A. Honours (Psychology) York University B.Sc. (Psychology) Trent University ESL Teaching Experience: Nagano, Japan; Hamamtsu, Japan; China; Africa; South America; Toronto, Ontario
G. Pathinathan Post Graduate Diploma (International Relations) University of the West Indies, Trinidad, W.I. B.Ed. University of Windsor B.A. Honours (Psychology) University of Guelph Certified in Pathfinder Career Inventory Tool ESL Teaching Experience: Prague, Czech Republic (Business English & ESL); Windsor, Ontario; Toronto, Ontario	M. Peglar M.Ed. University of Calgary B.Ed. St. Thomas University B.A. (English/Psychology/Biology) Simon Fraser University ESL Teaching Experience: Worcester, England; Roznor, Czech Republic; Tokyo, Japan; Barbados; Calgary, Alberta
D. Price M.A. (International Relations) Wilfred Laurier University Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults University of Cambridge B.A. (Political Science) Carleton University ESL Teaching Experience: Tokyo, Japan; Chiba City, Japan; Windsor, Ontario	K. Ravensbergen B.Ed. Simon Fraser University B.A. (History and Psychology) Simon Fraser University ESL Teaching Experience: London, England; Vancouver, British Columbia
M. Rezgui B.Ed. University of New Brunswick B.A. (English) Atlantic Baptist University ESL Teaching Experience: Seoul, South Korea; Jinju, South Korea; Montreal, Quebec	K. Roy M.A. (Applied Linguistics) Carleton University B.A. (Psychology/Educational Linguistics) Carleton University ESL Teaching Experience: Bangkok, Thailand; Hong Kong, China; Busan, South Korea; Ottawa, Ontario; Toronto, Ontario
L. Sanford M.A. (Intercultural Communication) Royal Roads University TESOL Diploma Vancouver Community College B.A. (French Linguistics/Education) Simon Fraser University ESL Teaching Experience: Mie, Japan; Vancouver, British Columbia	L. Scholtens B.Ed. (Curriculum Development and Instruction) Simon Fraser University B.A. (Political Science/Communications) Trinity Western University ESL Teaching Experience: Chonju, Korea; Mokpo, Korea; Githunguri, Kenya; Vancouver, British Columbia
E. Shaladan B.A. (Linguistics) University of Calgary* ESL Teaching Experience: Cairo, Egypt; Port Said, Egypt; Nagoya, Japan; Mihama, Japan; Kamloops, British Columbia	I. Shepherd M.Ed. (TESL) Mount Saint Vincent University* B.A. (Economics/English) University of British Columbia ESL Teaching Experience: Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Halifax, Nova Scotia
O. Shmyrina Ph.D. (Applied Linguistics) St. Petersburg State University, Russia M.Ed. (English Language Teaching) Middle East Technical University, Turkey M.A. (Philology: English and German Languages) St. Petersburg State University, Russia B.A. (Philology) Vologda State University, Russia French Certificate: Canadian Forces Resource Centre ESL Teaching Experience: Ankara, Turkey; Cherepovets, Russia; St. Petersburg, Russia; Barrie, Ontario	A. Sorenson M.Ed. (Teaching Second Languages) University of Southern Queensland, Australia B.Ed. (Primary / Junior) University of Ottawa B.A. (Linguistics and French) University of British Columbia ESL Teaching Experience: Seoul, Korea; Jinju, Korea; Laval, Quebec; Vancouver, British Columbia; Ottawa, Ontario
J. Stevenson B.Ed. Trent University B.A. (Social Development Studies/Psychology) University of Waterloo ESL Teaching Experience: Jeju-do, South Korea; Seoul, South Korea; Taipei, Taiwan; Peterborough, Ontario	C. Stumpf Ph.D. (English/Folklore) Memorial University M.A. (English) University of Windsor CERTESL (Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language) University of Saskatchewan B.A. Honours (English) University of Windsor ESL Teaching Experience: Kowloon, Hong Kong; Vancouver, British Columbia; Toronto, Ontario; Windsor, Ontario; St. John’s, Newfoundland
J. Taylor B.A. (Music) RhodesUniversity, South Africa ESL Teaching Experience: Kofu, Japan; Cape Town, South Africa; London, Ontario	C. Toffan B.Ed. Simon Fraser University B.Sc. (Journalism and Sociology) East Texas State University ESL Teaching Experience: Tokyo, Japan; Nagareyama, Japan; Vancouver, British Columbia; Surrey, British Columbia
O. Trzcianowski TESOL Certificate Oxford Seminars B.Ed. University of Western Ontario Semester Abroad Universidad de Granada, Spain B.A. (Spanish and Comparative Literature and Culture) University of Western Ontario ESL Teaching Experience: Monterrey, Mexico; Granada, Spain; London, Ontario	R. Tsering B.Ed. York University TESL Ontario Certificate B.A. Honours (English/History) University of Guelph ESL Teaching Experience: Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India; Kyoto, Japan; Osaka, Japan; Nara, Japan; Mississauga, Ontario
R. Wilson B.Ed. University of British Columbia B.A. (English Literature) University of Calgary CELTA (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults) Cambridge University ESL Teaching Experience: Okazaki, Japan; Vancouver, British Columbia	P. Workman B.Ed. Lakehead University Additional Qualifications (TESL - Part 1, TESL - Part 2) University of Western Ontario B.A. Lakehead University ESL Teaching Experience: Shizuoka, Japan; Tokyo, Japan; Thunder Bay, Ontario
S. Yeadon B.Ed. (Social Studies / Educational Psychology / English) University of Calgary ESL Teaching Experience: Ching Shui, Taiwan; Taichung, Taiwan; Burnaby, British Columbia; Campbell River, British Columbia	G. Zeldenrust B.Ed. Brock University B.A. Honours (Linguistics) McMaster University ESL Teaching Experience: Japan; Hamilton, Ontario

*Degree currently in progress

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