Ken Beatty

Dr. Ken Beatty, Anaheim University TESOL Professor, has worked in secondary schools and universities in Asia, the Middle East, and North and South America, lecturing on language teaching and computer-assisted language learning from the primary through university levels. Author of 130+ textbooks, he has given 300+ teacher-training sessions and 100+ conference presentations in 26 countries. His most recent books are Learning English for Academic Purposes for Pearson Canada.

"I never expected to write. I was a weak secondary school student until Grade 12, when I switched schools and an English teacher took me under his wing and taught me not just to write, but to think. That year, I graduated with an A average, a scholarship, university acceptance and went on to complete degrees and diplomas in urban geography, education, linguistics, theater, and curriculum development. I believe in the difference a single individual - especially a teacher - can make in the life of a learner."