Tim Edwards
Senior ELI Teacher
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Qualifications
BSc(Hons) Portsmouth, MSc Leic, CELTA Bourne, IDLTM Qld, GDipTchg MA(TESOL) Wgtn, FHEA
Publications
Edwards, T. (2025). Southeast Asian civil servants: Student feedback on work-integrated learning elements of a New Zealand-based and blended programme. Work-Integrated Learning New Zealand 2025 Refereed conference proceedings, 12-17. https://wilnz.nz/wp-content/uploads/WILNZ-Conference-Proceedings-2025.pdf
Edwards, T. (2025). Say what? The global, local, and glocal challenges faced by schools. English Language Gazette, Issue 494, 32-33.
Edwards, T. (2025). What should students sound like – British, American, Aussie, themselves or . . . ? Modern English Teacher, 34(3), 13-15.
Edwards, T. (2025). Identity and the English classroom. IATEFL Voices, Issue 304, 13-14.
Edwards, T. (2024). Reflecting on the experiences of staff and students going here, there (online), and back again on an English for Specific Purposes program. English Australia Journal, 40(1), 22-35. https://doi.org/10.61504/ZKYX6273
Edwards, T. (2024). Reconnecting with New Zealand: There, online, and back again for English for Specific Purposes students with a culture focus, 2019–2024. Proceedings of the 9th IAFOR International Conference on Education in Hawaii 2024, 289-302. https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2024.25
Edwards, T. (2023). Tracking Changes. Modern English Teacher, 32(4), 79-81.
Edwards, T. (2023). Full Circle. Modern English Teacher, 32(6), 67-69.
Edwards, T. (2022). Teaching online: How has the New Zealand experience matched international experiences? KoTESOL Proceedings, 2022, 57-66.
Edwards, T. (2022). Connecting online: How two years of (Emergency) Remote Teaching scholarship relates to an example course in New Zealand. TESOLANZ Journal, 30 [Special Edition], 44-56. https://www.tesolanz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TESOLANZ_Journal_Vol30_2022_SE.pdf
Edwards, T. (2020). Connecting with New Zealand: The effect of the online mode on student experiences of an English language training course. The TESOLANZ Journal, 28, 1-16. https://www.tesolanz.org.nz/publications/tesolanz-journal/volume-28-2020/
Edwards, T. (2019). English for cleaners: Developing and trialling an ESP lesson for learners with low-level English proficiency. The TESOLANZ Journal, 27, 44-56. https://www.tesolanz.org.nz/publications/tesolanz-journal/volume-27-2019/
Edwards, T. (2019). Arriving in a new higher educational study environment: Preparation, support, and cultural transition. The TESOLANZ Journal, 27 [Special Edition], 44-60. https://www.tesolanz.org.nz/publications/tesolanz-journal/volume-27-2019-se/
Selected Presentations
Edwards, T (2024, April 21). (Re)-Connecting with New Zealand: Here, there (online), and back again for ESP students 2019-2024 and beyond. CLESOL Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Hoang, H., Barrow, R., & Edwards, T. (2024, April 20). Teacher-made materials: Aspects of authenticity in three curricula. CLESOL Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Edwards, T (2024, January 5). Reconnecting With New Zealand: There, Online, and Back Again for English for Specific Purposes Students with a Culture Focus, 2019–2024. IAFOR International Conference on Education, Honolulu.
Edwards, T. (2022, April 29). Teaching online: How does the New Zealand experience match international experiences? KoTESOL Conference, Online/Seoul.
Edwards, T., & Arnold, J. (2022, February 18). Connections - Online teaching to ASEAN from New Zealand: ESP for government officials and scholarship students. CamTESOL Conference, Online/Phnom Penh.
Edwards, T. (2021, October 8). Connecting with New Zealand; switching online mid-programme with ESP students. CLESOL Conference, Online/Auckland, NZ.
Edwards, T. (2018, October 6). Arriving in a new higher educational study environment: Preparation, support, and cultural transition. CLESOL Conference, Christchurch, NZ.