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EfA

Established in Hong Kong in 1997, Macao in 2001, and Shenzhen in 2003, English for Asia (EfA) is a teacher-operated organisation committed to providing a wide range of courses and services to improve standards of English and English teaching in the Asia-Pacific region.

Our emphasis on personal service, competitive prices and exceptionally high academic standards enables us to offer leading English language solutions in the region. The name 'English for Asia' has developed into a strong brand which is readily associated with quality English courses.

Over 250 dedicated, qualified and experienced Native English Teachers.
Seventeen years’ experience providing English courses to hundreds of thousands of students in over 800 primary schools, secondary schools and kindergartens in Hong Kong and Macao.
Contracted by the Education Departments in Hong Kong and Macao to provide services including English courses, teacher recruitment, teacher training and translation services.
Lifelong Learning Partner – Macao Education Department.
Trinity College London National Approved Service Provider for Hong Kong, Macao and Mainland China.

The Team

Kevin Clare

Course Director & TESOL Trainer

Over the past 11 years, Kevin has taught English in a range of settings, with a focus on teaching young learners and very young learners. His career spans the private, public and international sectors in Australia, Daqing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, where he has worked as both a teacher and a Director of Studies. Kevin holds a CELTA and a PGCE. He is Course Director on the Trinity Teaching Young Learner’s Extension Certificate (TYLEC) and a Course Tutor on the Trinity Certificate in TESOL course in Hong Kong.

Clare Voke

TESOL Trainer

Clare Voke is a teacher trainer and CertTESOL tutor at EfA, with more than 10 years’ experience in various teaching and training roles in the U.K, mainland China and Hong Kong. She began her training career as a Regional Trainer for EF in the South of China. Since completing her Post-Graduate Trinity Diploma in TESOL, she has worked as a course director for Cert TESOL courses and is also a Trinity approved internal assessor for the DipTESOL. She has an MA in International Social Transformation and has run courses on inter-cultural communication, as well as presenting on similar topics at several academic teachers’ forums. Having lived in China for a number of years, she is particularly interested in Chinese learners of English and is a keen student of Mandarin Chinese.

Johanci Bingle

TESOL Trainer

Johanci is the Academic Manager at English for Asia in Macao. In a teaching career spanning 20 years she has worked in Hong Kong, South Africa, London and Macao. Over the past five years, Johanci has worked in a variety of TESOL settings, including teaching General English, Business English and English for Specific Purposes to a diverse range of industries, including Gaming, Retail, Hospitality, Engineering, Security and Human Resources. Johanci holds a bachelor’s degree, higher diploma in education, QTS, CELTA and is currently completing the Cambridge Delta.

In her current role, Johanci works closely with English for Asia’s Macao team of NETs, providing regular training, professional support sessions, as well as curriculum guidance. She also designs and leads custom-made corporate courses, government-commissioned Continuous Professional Development workshops for local teachers that introduce core aspects of TESOL, as well as overseeing the development of courses in our learning centre.

Johanci is the Academic Manager at English for Asia in Macao. In her current role, Johanci works closely with English for Asia’s Macao team of NETs, providing regular training, professional support sessions, as well as curriculum guidance. Johanci holds a bachelor’s degree, higher diploma in education, QTS, CELTA and is currently completing the Cambridge Delta.

Sharon Maloney

TESOL Trainer

Sharon has over 16 years’ teaching experience to people of all ages. Including her Bachelor’s degree, she has a Certificate in TESOL and Diploma in English Language Teaching and is currently studying for a Masters in TESOL at the University of Nottingham. Sharon’s recent HK teaching experience includes Kennedy School (ESF), the British Council and as a NET position at Kiangsu-Chekiang Primary School (Kindergarten Section). Previously she taught in the UK, at language schools in Bournemouth, including English First and Dorset International College. She has taught all ages and levels, including YLs, VYLs, teens and adults, business, exams and ESP, including courses such as Jolly Phonics, Read Write Inc, Ready / Steady / Go Pronunciation, HKDSE, IELTS and Cambridge exams including Starters, Movers, Flyers, PET, KET, First Certificate and Proficiency. Sharon currently works as a teacher trainer for English for Asia, where she writes course materials and curricula for local schools and has been training candidates for the Trinity Certificate and Diploma in TESOL since August 2014.

Sharon is a teacher trainer at English For Asia and holds a BSc, Trinity CertTESOL and Cambridge DELTA. She has over 15 years of ESL teaching experience including work at the British Council, EF, ESF Kennedy School and Kiangsu and Chekiang Primary School (Kindergarten).

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If you are a qualified teacher or teacher trainer, and interested in joining our team, send a cover note and CV to sdm@englishforasia.com.

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Kevin Clare

Course Director & TESOL Trainer

Clare Voke

TESOL Trainer

Johanci Bingle

TESOL Trainer

Sharon Maloney

TESOL Trainer

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