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In over thirty years as a teacher and lecturer in the area of English as a Foreign
or Second Language (EFL/ESL) and well-known for his entertaining and informative
talks on the ELT conference and lecture circuit, Maurice Claypole has amassed a wealth
of practical experience to add to his formal qualifications in the fields of education
and languages. He is a graduate of the University of London and holds a doctorate
in Education. He is also a Member of the Institute of Linguists and the Institute
of Translation and Interpreting as well as a Fellow Member of the College of Teachers.
Maurice Claypole originated the Fractal Approach to ELT and has also developed specialized
lesson materials and educational software.
In 2009 he introduced the concept of COLT (Content-Oriented Language Teaching) in
connection with the teaching of Technical English and presented his vision for the
future of ELT as the opening plenary of the 2011 English UK Teachers’ Conference
in London and at the 2012 BESIG Annual Conference in Stuttgart.
In addition to being an author, he is a published translator and director of an independent
language school.
The author’s personal home page can be found at http://www.mauriceclaypole.com.
Maurice Claypole BA Hons, MA (Lond), MCIL, CertEd, FCollT, AITI, PhD
Author, Translator and Language Consultant
Article in the Learning English section of the Guardian Weekly
Crowdsourcing and ELT
Book translation. Topics include Primary Care, Appropriateness and Transparency and
National Strategies
Health Policy Developments 11
What you always wanted to know about teaching English but were afraid to ask
Controversies in ELT
Selected books and publications
Earlier article on the use of Translation in English language teaching
Learners are getting lost