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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nBj\u00f8rg Hellum\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Bj\u00f8rg is responsible for all English seminars and workshops at PharoDercks. She has years of experience teaching various at various levels of secondary school as well as undergrad courses in universities. Her English courses are made especially for those who are looking to gain more practical experience with the English language. Developing communication skills for real-life situations is the main focus.She is a dedicated and passionate course instructor. Her many years of experience in the field of English communication allow her to be of great help to students in just about any situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Experience
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter 2016: Retirement from post as Associate Professor in Norway and settlement in Berlin:In-house training of English business communication. Intermediate to high level (B2\/C1). Example: Markengold, a PR agencyIndividual and group training of \u201cEnglish for the job\u201d. Lower, intermediate or higher (A\/B\/C) level.Teaching beginner\u2019s\/survival German to NorwegiansTeaching beginner\u2019s\/survival Norwegian to GermansBeing external examiner at two universities (Hi\u00d8 and Oslo Metropolitan University), English business communication courses1998-2016: Associate Professor at H\u00f8gskolen i \u00d8stfold \/ \u00d8stfold University of Applied Sciences (Hi\u00d8), Halden, Norway and academic head of Bachelor\u2019s Programme in International Communication:Curriculum development and teaching of:Professional communication in English such as presentations, email and memo writing, business negotiationsCorporate communication, English: corporate identity and reputation, crisis communicationCopywriting: writing for the media and for advertising, EnglishFunctional translation, i.e. cross-cultural and transcreational translation, Norwegian-English-NorwegianCommunication training (in Norwegian) for student leaders2010-2016: English communication training for academic and administrative staff at Hi\u00d8Training academics to present research papers at international conferencesTraining administrative staff to communicate with international students and universities: oral communication and emailsEditing PhD theses written in English2000-2006: Participating in \u201cCompetence Enhancement in the \u00d8stfold Region\u201d, training English business communication in companies such as:Fortum, a merger of electricity providers in Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Baltic countriesEnglish chosen as corporate language, thus language training was needed for lower and intermediate management staff for presentations, board meetings, email writing etc.1995-97: Lecturer at NKI University College (now part of Kristiania University College, Oslo)Teaching technical and business English and environmental managementParticipating in developing a fully-fledged problem-based curriculum1982-1997: Lecturer at H\u00e6rens ingeni\u00f8rh\u00f8gskole \/ the Norwegian Army College of Engineering, a combined military training school and university of construction engineering\u00a0Curriculum development and teaching of courses inTechnical, business and military EnglishTechnical GermanEnvironment management for construction engineersTraining civilian Army technicians in personnel management and communicationLeading the development of a new, problem-based and project-oriented curriculum in the engineering college\u00a0One year: teaching technical English to car mechanics in a vocational school in the Norwegian ArmyMid 1990s: Teaching English in a business college specialising in teacher training for vocational studies\u00a0Mid 1990s: Developing and teaching extracurricular courses for students at various Norwegian universities: \u201cThe first-year university experience\u201d (study technique etc.)1973-1980: Teacher in Lower Secondary School in Norway (14-16 years old pupils)Teaching English, German and social studies<\/p>\n
Background
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCand.Philol. degree (between Master\u2019s and PhD) from the University of Oslo with English as main subject and also comprising German, Norwegian, and pedagogy and teacher trainingSeparate courses: Environmental management (NTNU); Project management; the Freshman Year Experience (USA)Unfinished PhD project, researching corporate identity and reputation (University of Aarhus, Denmark)<\/p>\n
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