Mr Gavin Floater
Tutor in English for Academic Purposes
Qualifications: MA (Applied Linguistics), PGCE, Dip TEFL
Email: g.floater@surrey.ac.uk
Phone: Work: 01483 68 2868
Room no: 07 LC 03
Further information
Biography
Gavin Floater has worked at the University of Surrey since April 2010 and is responsible for coordinating the 10 week pre-sessional course. Before coming to Surrey, he held the position of Summer School Director in the English Language Teaching Centre at Sheffield University.
Gavin has worked for over 20 years in English Language Teaching in Sweden, Finland and the Slovak Republic. As well as classroom teaching, he has substantial experience of pre-service and in-service teacher training and ELT project management.
Research Interests
Student Tracking
Teaching
Gavin Floater teaches on the year-round English for University Study (EUS) course. He also teaches a number of courses on the department’s English Language Support Programme (technical writing, dissertation writing, grammar and academic reading). His other main teaching role is on the Writing Skills for Management course for undergraduate management students
