Anna Cowper-Canaux - Anna Cowper :: Writer, Editor

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Anna Cowper-Canaux Nationality: British Age: 46 Marital status: Married, one daughter French Address: Place de L’Eglise 82120 Marsac France Tel: (+33) 5 63 29 1060 Mobile: (+33) 0648192161

UK Address: 63 New Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 IYW Tel: 01273 471738

Email: [email protected] Skype: anna_cowper

SUMMARY I am a publishing professional and writer with over 20 years’ experience in language learning and teaching. I have strong project management and commissioning and concept development skills and am equally at home in a print or a digital environment. A fluent French speaker, I have taught in both the UK state system and in EFL.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2008–Present time Freelance Editor and Project Manager •

Freelance editorial and project management work for mainstream educational publishers including Oxford University Press, Macmillan, Pearson and Cengage – manuscript and concept development, project management (both print and digital material for CD ROMs and online environments) and commissioning of components, author coaching, copy-editing and proofreading.



Recent and on-going projects include secondary EFL material for Eastern Europe and Latin America, Upper-primary material for Poland, French language material for Belgian secondary schools, a course in English for nursing, a three-level English for tourism course and a major new business English course.

2005-2008 Publisher – International ELT Macmillan Education – Oxford, UK •

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Researching and commissioning new ELT products for business English and ESP – titles commissioned and developed by me include The Business (a 4-level business English course for the upper-secondary and tertiary market), English for Aviation, English for Law Enforcement, Blended Learning and Uncovering EAP (methodology titles) Materials development – working closely with writers, editors and teams of teachers Market research, school visiting, lesson observation, attending conferences Managing a budget, cost centre and small team of editors

CURRICULUM VITAE

Anna Cowper-Canaux 1997-2005 Editor – EFL – General and Business English, ESP Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK • •

EFL materials development – titles worked on include Headway, English File, Business Basics and the Oxford English for Careers which I originally commissioned and set up. I also worked on the methodology list including the Oxford English Handbooks series with Henry Widdowson. Market research, school visiting, lesson observation, attending conferences

1996-1997 Modern Foreign Languages Teacher France Hill School, Camberley, Surrey • •

Taught French and German to 11-18 year-olds Sixth form tutor group

1995-1996 EFL Teacher Inlingua – Ecole Interarmées de Rochefort •

Taught English to French military personnel, many of whom were to be posted to Bosnia

1994-1995 EFL Teacher Accents Academy, La Rochelle France •

Taught general and business English, ESP to GEC Alsthom engineers and welders, agromonists from the chamber de commerce, hoteliers, restaurant staff

1991-92 Educational Tour Guide EF Educational Tours •

Accompanied groups of American students on education tours of the former Soviet Union

1990-91 EFL Teacher Teacher Training Institute, Tula, Russia (for the British Council) •

Taught English to Russian trainee language teachers, some ESP and translation work at the polytechnic institute

1998-1990 EFL Teacher British Centre Madrid – Escuela de Idiomas Berlitz, Madrid •

Taught general and business English

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS 2000 - 1 1993 - 4 1988 1991 - 92 1984 - 88

Diploma in Translation - French to English - Institute of Linguists PGCE London Institute of Education University - Modern Foreign Languages / EFL TEFL CERT - Berlitz School London / Madrid MA - London University - Russian Language and Literature BA - Durham University - Russian with French

LANGUAGES French Russian German Spanish

Fluent written and spoken French. My degree level qualifications are supported by having lived in France. Degree level (but rusty) To ‘A’ Level Intermediate-level Spanish – have lived and worked in Spain

REFERENCES Recent clients include Macmillan Education, Pearson, Oxford University Press, Richmond and Cengage. I can supply contact details for referees from any of these companies.