Mgr. David Livingstone, B.
A., PhD.
David Livingstone was born in Germany to American
parents and grew up all over the world and the United States. He received
his B.A. in English Language and Literature at University of California,
Berkeley in 1989. He first arrived in Czechoslovakia in 1990 soon
after the Velvet Revolution. He has been teaching at Palacký University
since 1992 where he also studied for his M.A. in English Philology.
He is currently completing his PhDr. Degree. His main academic interests
are Shakespeare and the English Romantics. He also has extensive experience
teaching Business English, Academic Writing, Advanced Conversation
Skills, Social Issues, Cultural Studies and TOEFL and IELTS preparation
courses. He additionally has several years of experience teaching
Asian students in California. He is also an official examiner for
the PET, FCE and CAE Cambridge exams. He has taught for a number of
renowned companies and institutions in Central Moravia, including
LG Philips, Mora Moravia, Kappa Packaging, Czech Railroads, Moravian
Ironworks, Glaverbel, the Czech Army, the City of Olomouc, and many
others. He also works as a translator from Czech to English and has
dubbed voiceovers for a number of documentary films. David is married
to a jazz singer and has three Czech/American children.
Anja Edith Ference, M.A.
Anja Edith
Ference M.A. ist in Deutschland geboren und aufgewachsen. Sie studierte an der
Martin-Luther - Universität in Halle-Wittenberg sowie an der Universität
Leipzig Geschichte, Politikwissenschaft und Bohemistik/Slovakistik. Nach dem
Studium unterrichtete sie Deutsch als Fremdsprache an Universitäten in Polen
und in der Slowakei. Auf diesem Fachgebiet war sie auch von 2005 bis Sommer
2011 am Lehrstuhl für Deutsche Sprache an der Pädagogischen Fakultät der
Palacky-Universität tätig. Zu ihren Arbeitsschwerpunkten am Lehrstuhl gehörten
neben den Sprachübungen u.a. Seminare zur Landeskunde und Geschichte
Deutschlands sowie zur Europäischen Union. Seit 2007 ist sie externe
Doktorandin des Lehrstuhls für Geschichtswissenschaft an der Philosophischen
Fakultät der Palacky-Universität.
Mgr. Lukáš Merz
Lukáš Merz graduated in English and German
philology at the Philosophical faculty of Palacký University in
Olomouc. At present, he is in the doctoral programme at the
department of English and American studies. He has experience
teaching individual and group courses, he teaches the FCE
classes and group courses in FN Olomouc and Timken, a.s. He co-operates with David Livingstone on English
language teaching and translations. He is a co-author of the
English version of the official Olomouc Archdiocesan Museum
guidebook.
Mgr. Geoffroy Yrieix Bletton
Geoffroy Yrieix Bletton est né en région parisienne. Il a suivi
des études de philosophie, de sciences de la communication et de linguistique à
l'université la Sorbonne, à Paris. Après avoir travaillé quelques temps dans les
domaines des médias et de l'événementiel, à Paris, il a enseigné la langue
française et le journalisme, en Russie, puis en République Tchèque, en
université et auprès de sociétés privées. Il donne également des cours à la
faculté des langues romanes de l'UP d'Olomouc. Il est formateur et examinateur
officiel des certifications de langue française DELF et DALF.
David Malcolm Richardson,
B.A.
Dave Richardson was born in England but spent most of his
life in Australia. He gained a Bachelor of Education at the
Magill College of Advance Education; now know as University
South Australia. He worked as a primary school teacher in
various schools around Adelaide for five years from 1987 to
1992. After five years teaching children he moved into Adult
Education. In 1992 he joined Workplace Education, a section
of Adelaide TAFE (Training and Further Education) and for
five years he taught English and Maths. In 1997 he moved
with his family back to England and worked for Exeter
College and Devon Adult Community Learning where he taught
English, Maths and Business Studies. Since September 2007 he
has been living in Olomouc where he teaches English.