Joe McVeigh is an author, editor, and consultant in the field of English language teaching. As an expert in intensive English language programs, Joe has over twenty-five years of experience with second language speakers from more than 45 countries. He has worked as a consultant and trainer for organizations as large as General Electric and as small as local non-profits. He has designed curricula, trained trainers, taught courses and administered intensive English language programs at the University of Southern California, California State University at Los Angeles, the California Institute of Technology and Middlebury College. He has lived and worked overseas in China, India, Hungary, Chile, and the UK.
Based in Middlebury, Vermont, Joe speaks at national and international conferences on topics including: methods and techniques for teaching reading, speaking, and listening comprehension; pronunciation & accent reduction; intercultural communication and diversity; testing, assessment, & evaluation; language training program administration; technology in language teaching; active learning activities; achieving student satisfaction; selecting effective language training materials; self-access learning centers; strategic planning and team-building for language programs; language training for call centers; effective language teacher hiring practices; and spirituality and reflection in language teacher training programs. His teacher trainees have taught in the U.S., China, Hungary, India, Austria, Ecuador, and Chile. His co-authored books, Tips for Teaching Culture: Practical Approaches to Intercultural Communication (Pearson Longman) and Q: Skills for Success Reading and Writing 2 (Oxford University Press) will be published in the fall of 2010.
Joe has conducted program reviews or done accreditation consulting for intensive English programs in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, and Massachusetts. He was co-author and presenter of the NAFSA professional development workshop on Strategic Planning and Teambuilding for IEPs and has served as facilitator of the strategic planning process of the board of the American Association of Intensive English Programs on multiple occasions. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. and was chair of TESOL’s Intensive English Programs Interest Section. He has edited books for both McGraw-Hill and Cambridge University Press and served as academic content advisor to the world’s largest online English language provider, GlobalEnglish.com. He holds a B.A. from Brown University in Providence, RI and an M.A. in TESOL from Biola University in La Mirada, CA. A full curriculum vitae is available on request or may be downloaded here.