Rod Bolitho

Who is he?

Rod Bolitho was born near Liverpool in 1944. Rod holds a BA (Hons) in German from the University of Durham, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) from the University of London (Institute of Education).

He is currently retired but remains very active as a speaker at conferences and as a freelance consultant in ELT and education. Rod currently chairs the NILE Advisory Board.

Professional life

Rod worked in language education as teacher, teacher educator and manager for over 55 years in both public and private sectors. He has an international reputation as author, trainer and consultant to ELT projects around the world, most recently for the British Council in Uzbekistan, Tunisia, India and Niger.

Rod has directed Master’s programmes in Language Education and Trainer Training at Plymouth Marjon University and at NILE, where he was Programme Leader for the MA in Professional Development in Language Education.

Rod has written articles on a wide range of ELT-related topics, including language awareness, trainer training, continuing professional development and materials design. He has been a plenary speaker at the IATEFL International Conference and at conferences in many parts of the world, including India, Russia, Turkey, Greece and Brazil.

Interests

Rod enjoys family life, walking, cooking, reading and supporting his beloved Liverpool Football Club.

Rod describes himself as a very eclectic person with a myriad of passions which he has always been able to pursue. He is not keen on repeating material, so whenever he gives a new conference talk, he usually prepares it from scratch. At this point in his life, he chooses what to work on according to his interests.

Biographical sources

Rod’s NILE Page