Hello

[imogen shaw]

Hi all:

My name is Imogen.  I am a linguist by education and profession.  I learnt Spanish in South America but went through the British Education System with French.  I have spent most of my career as an MFL teacher specialising in all things Latin America and I speak French and Spanish fluently.  Spanish is my strongest foreign language.  I am now mostly a teacher of English for Academic Purposes and ESP English for Specific Purposes to post graduates wanting to study in this country.  I publish resources and also teach one to one.  I have always been fascinated by the idea of adding another type of language to my many bow strings and now I have a further personal reason.  My 9 year old nephew has down syndrome and uses Makaton.  Since BSL and Makaton are related I decided to learn them both at the same time.