About Us
Meet Gayleen Mackereth: Writer, Assessor, Lecturer and professional teacher
Previous employment:
University of Strasbourg, France
University of Waikato, New Zealand
Cambridge Training Institute, England
Ministry of Education: researcher NZ
Head of Languages Faculty at a number of High Schools in New Zealand
Awarded an eFellowship for research by the Ministry of Education (NZ)
About Us
Qualifications M.A.(Hons), Diploma of English Language Teaching (Senior level ESL), G.D.I.T.E, Certificated Trained Teacher |
AwardsE-Fellow Ministry of Education (NZ) Scholarships- for teaching French,German and Japanese, held in the following capitals Paris Berlin Tokyo |
PublicationsLife In Japan Series (6 books) (Mackereth and Watanabe) Heinemann Press Editor of "Polyglot" for 3 years: (New Zealand Association of Language Teachers' magazine) |
Research"In what ways do students construct meaningful learning when using IT in second language classrooms?" "Self-Talk-a problem solving strategy in language learning" "The influence of learning communities on second language learning" Collaborative researcher Ministry of Education NZ "The Learning perspective - The Learning Outcomes of ICT based activities in Learning Languages" |
Gayleen's experience has given her a wide understanding of learner's different learning levels, needs and aspirations.
Gayleen is a fluent French speaker and has studied German and Japanese. She has a deep understanding of the problems encountered by second or foreign language students, having been a second language learner herself.
Gayleen is a fluent French speaker and has studied German and Japanese. She has a deep understanding of the problems encountered by second or foreign language students, having been a second language learner herself.