Tracey Azlyn

BA, MA

Inst., English for Academic Purposes

604.986.1911 ext. 2562
Birch Building, room BR353A
traceyazlyn@capilanou.ca

Education

Postgraduate Certificate, TESL, Humber College, 2007.

MA, Spanish, Western University, 2003.

Diploma in Honours Standing, Spanish, Western University, 2001.

BA, Economics, Western University, 1995.

Bio

Tracey Azlyn (MA, Western University, 2003) is an instructor in the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) department. She has experience at all levels of English language acquisition and has worked in a variety of institutions. Learning a new language as an adult allowed her to understand many of the challenges faced by adult learners. She has gone on to become a certified translator.

After receiving degrees from the Western University, Azlyn specialized in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) at Humber College where she received an Ontario Postgraduate Certificate. She began teaching ESL to newcomers at the literacy level. From there, she moved into academic English at Concordia University and McGill University in Montreal.

At the same time, Azlyn used her understanding and experience of language teaching pedagogy to contribute to several English language textbooks that focus on business, professional as well as academic English. After moving to Vancouver, she began working at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. She has a keen interest in pronunciation and the influence of a learner's first languages on English pronunciation.

Azlyn continues to make contributions to English language textbooks.