User:GroovyGuzi

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I began my career as a teacher of German and French in secondary education in 1965, moving into higher education in 1971. From 1971 to 1993 I taught German and managed the multimedia language centre at Ealing College of Higher Education, which was later integrated into Thames Valley University. I have been involved in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) since 1976. In 1982 I wrote one of the first introductory books on computers in language learning and teaching, which was followed by numerous other printed and software publications.

In 1989 I was conferred with the title of Professor of CALL. I retired from full-time teaching in 1993, but I continued to work as a Visiting Professor for Thames Valley University until 2001. I was the Founder President of EUROCALL, holding the post from 1993 to 2000: http://www.eurocall-languages.org

I have lectured and run ICT training courses for language teachers in 22 different countries and I sit on a number of national and international advisory boards and committees.

I have been actively involved in WorldCALL since 1998. WorldCALL is a worldwide umbrella organisation that aims to assist countries that are currently underserved in the area of ICT and the teaching and learning of modern foreign languages: http://www.worldcall.org

I speak fluent German and tolerable French, and I have dabbled in Russian, Hungarian, Italian and Spanish. In my free time I take my greyhound "Swifty" for long walks in the country, swim in the pool at my local Holiday Inn, play golf when the weather is fine, and I go on skiing holidays each winter.

I still have the status of Emeritus Professor of Computer Assisted Language Learning and I do occasional external examining of MPhil and PhD students. I also keep myself busy by editing the ICT for Language Teachers (ICT4LT) website at: http://www.ict4lt.org