Dr. Ken Beatty
Education
1995 – 2001 PhD, Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
1986 – 1988 Master of Fine Arts, Theatre (Playwright), York University, Canada
1981 – 1983 Diploma of Applied Linguistics, University of Victoria, Canada
1979 – 1980 Diploma of Education, University of British Columbia, Canada
1975 – 1979 Bachelor of Arts, Geography, University of British Columbia, Canada
Work Experience
Since 2010 Professor, Anaheim University, Anaheim, USA, online teaching and thesis supervision in the Doctoral and Master’s programs
2009 – 2010 Chair of Assessment, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, responsible for system-wide exams in 17 colleges across the UAE
2008 – 2009 Chair of Liberal Studies, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, responsible for developing a Liberal Studies stream of 42 courses for 17 colleges across the UAE
2004 – 2008 Writer and Consultant, various publishers and companies in Australia, Canada, England, Hong Kong, and the USA
2000 – 2004 Senior Lecturer, City University of Hong Kong’s Higher College of Vocational Education, Division of Language Studies, responsible for teaching, Information Technology, management of the Division’s computer lab, and supervision of staff
1992 – 2000 Lecturer, City University of Hong Kong, Division of Language Studies responsible for courses in the English for Professional Communication program including print and web design and technical communication in computing, business, information technology, and other disciplines
1989 – 1992 Lecturer, Canada/China Language Centre, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, (Canada International Development Agency funded) responsible for various courses, particularly writing, and leader of the CanTEST writing team
Recent Book Series
Beatty, K. Series Consultant. (2019-2020) StartUp. Pearson USA (eight-level, multi-component series for English for adults)
Beatty, K. (2012 – 2017) Learning English for Academic Purposes. (LEAP 1: Reading and Writing; LEAP 1: Speaking and Listening; LEAP Intermediate: Speaking and Listening; LEAP Advanced: Listening and Speaking. LEAP: Listening and Speaking. Montreal: Pearson Canada (four-level, eight book series with two books written by Julia Williams)
Beatty, K. (2012) Starship English (seven-level, 20-book, multi-component series). Orlando, FL: HMH Publishing
Beatty, K. (2007) Sounds Good. (four-level series) Hong Kong: Pearson Longman Asia
Beatty, K. (2004 – 2007) Non-fiction Graded Readers (45-book series) Hong Kong and Shanghai: Longman Asia and Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press
Beatty, K. (2005) Skills Now. (two-book series) Hong Kong: Oxford University Press
Beatty, K. (2005) Read and Think! A Reading Strategies Course. (four-level series) Hong Kong: Longman Asia
Beatty, K. (2003 – 2004) Listening with Ting-ting. (eight-book series) Hong Kong: Longman Asia
Beatty, K., Gram, N. & Laukka, E. (2003 – 2004) Let’s talk in English! (twelve-book series) Hong Kong: Hong Kong Educational Press
Beatty, K. (2000 – 2001) Success with English. (six-book series) Hong Kong: Oxford University Press & Guangzhou: The Guangzhou Educational Commission.
Nunan, D. & Beatty, K. (1998 – 2004) Go For It! (four-level series; I worked on the activity books) Boston: Heinle & Heinle
Key Individual Books
Roy, L. & Beatty, K. (2017) On Track, Book 4. Montreal: Pearson Canada
Beatty, K. (2016) Break Away Grammar. Montreal: Pearson Canada
Beatty, K., Parmigiano, M. & Taylor, P. (2010) Success in Listening and Integrated Skills, Book 2. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press
Beatty, K. (2010). Teaching and Researching: Computer-assisted Language Learning, Second Edition. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Beatty, K. (2007) Theseus and the Minotaur. London: Pearson/Penguin
Beatty, K. (2007) Secret Codes. London: Pearson/Penguin
Beatty, K. (2006) Teaching and Researching: Computer-assisted Language Learning. London: Pearson Education (People’s Republic of China edition)
Beatty, K. (2003) Teaching and Researching: Computer-assisted Language Learning. London: Pearson Education (International edition)
Nunan, D. & Beatty, K. (2002) Expressions Intro. Singapore: Thomson Learning
Candlin, C.N., Bhatia, V.K., Langton, N., Cheung, P., Hafner, C.A., Beatty, K. & Dobinson, I. (2002) Improving legal English: Quality measures for programme development and evaluation. A Report to the Teaching Development Grant Advisory Council, City University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Centre for English Language Education & Communication Research, City University of Hong Kong
Beatty, K. (2001) Into the maze of learning: Collaboration at the computer. Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong (PhD thesis)
Key Journal Articles
Beatty, K. Beatty, K. (2015, November) Beyond competition in the classroom. Tecnológico Monterrey Journal.
Beatty, K. (2015) Embracing Authenticity in the Language Classroom. Language and Education. National Research University Moscow Higher School of Economics.
Sommars, R. & Beatty, K. (2015). Topic Selection and Turn-taking. Korea TESOL Journal (11)1, Spring
Beatty, K. (2012) From Theory to Textbook: Constructing Language Materials for Young Learners. Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning.
Beatty, K. (2012) Vexed by Vocabulary. Pearson Professional Development, Canada
Beatty, K. (2012) The Time Traveller’s Dilemma: TESOL Technology Today. Pearson Professional Development, Canada
Beatty, K. (2012) What Is CALL? Pearson Professional Development, UK
Recent Presentations
I’ve given more than 500 teacher training presentations and workshops in 33 countries and often give presentations and workshops in multiple countries on extended tours. For example, in 2019, I gave 60 presentations in 20 cities in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, England, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Peru, Thailand, Turkey, and the USA on a variety of topics ranging from assessment to technology in education to the flipped classroom. Besides face-to-face presentations, I give dozens of webinars each year. Topics have included:
Confluences of Influences. Curitiba, Brazil
Language Learning: Seven Steps to Critical and Creative Thinking. Seattle, USA.
Clay Tablets to Computer Tablets: Embracing Change in the Language Classroom. Kamloops, Canada
New Paths: Technology, Efficacy, and Agency. Nagoya, Japan
Creating the Confident Language Learner. La Paz, Bolivia
New issues and ideas in teaching reading and writing. Cusco, Peru
Learners not robots. Cali, Colombia
A second soul: Seven perspectives on multiculturalism. Guadalajara, Mexico
Educating Rapunzel: Tangled paradigms, metaphors, and technology in teaching and learning. Sofia, Bulgaria
Take note: Note-taking skills for Academic Success. Baltimore, USA
Academic to professional: Teaching reading and writing. Montreal, Canada
Selected Webinars
Formative, Summative Illuminative: New Approaches to Assessment. Pearson USA Webinar
Education is Changing. Pearson Australia Webinar
Engaging the Blended Learner. Pearson Bolivia Webinar
Motivating the Online Learner. Pearson Mexico Webinar
What the Computer Said. Pearson Canada Webinar
Making the Most of Flipped Learning. Pearson Latin America Webinar
Teacher Goals, Learner Goals, Making a Difference. Pearson Peru Webinar
Assessment: Rethinking what we know and measure. Pearson Peru Webinar
The Answer isn’t important: Critical thinking in LEAP. TESL Ontario/Tutela Webinar
The patient but stupid computer: What computers, teachers, and books do best. Pearson Europe Webinar
Real English? Creating authenticity in the English classroom. Pearson Europe Webinar
Relax: Students learn more when they do more. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt International (Dublin, Ireland) Webinar
Real English? Creating authenticity in the English classroom. Pearson International Webinar
Critical thinking in English for academic purposes. Pearson International Webinar
Down the rabbit hole: Addressing learner needs around spoken academic English. Pearson International Webinar
A collocation of love: Motivating learners through literature. Hawai’i, USA Webinar
Learning English for academic purposes: Seven challenges. Pearson Russia Webinar