Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Conferencepresentations
Activities
Publications
Affiliations
Languages
Timeline
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Nathanael Pree

Sydney,Australia

Summary

I work in education, academia and writing, and have demonstrated excellence where these fields intersect. This includes experience in creating and evaluating coursework and assessment materials for international students in cross-disciplinary contexts. My skills also include using frameworks for assessment in both RTO and academic contexts. As a researcher and writer, I have an extensive record of recent publications. As an editor, I have experience working with students and researchers in a variety of subject areas.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Consultant

Deloitte
05.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for developing and reviewing vocational assessments for TAFE Uplift project.
  • Have written vocational assessment material for a range of subjects, ranging from Cert 1 to Advanced Diploma level.
  • Have mentored junior members of the team, especially those with limited experience in education
  • Have worked in close consultation with subject matter experts (SMEs) from TAFE, to assure quality

English language teacher and facilitator

The Centre for English Teaching (CET)
01.2012 - Current
  • Have taught Direct Entry (DEC) courses, which prepare international students for graduate and postgraduate study.
  • Have taught Professional Pathways courses, which focus on vocational, as well as academic outcomes.
  • Have also taught Australia Awards sponsored classes (ASAS), which focus on fostering talented students from developing countries.
  • Also taught exam preparation classes, in particular International English Language Testing System (IELTS) course design.
  • Have been involved in standardization of coursework and assessment materials.
  • Have taught several students on 1:1 courses, and designed these courses to suit their needs.

English Language Teacher

Kaplan International Manly
01.2008 - 12.2011
  • Taught Cambridge Proficiency (CPE) Advanced Certificate (CAE) classes with 100% pass rate. Also delivered First Certificate (FCE) exam preparation classes. Organised and delivered IELTS preparation classes and General English programme.

English Language Teacher

Navitas
09.2007 - 09.2008
  • Taught Cambridge FCE and CAE classes, with a high pass rate.

Education

PhD English -

The University of Sydney

MA English -

The University of Sydney

BA (Hons) History -

University College London

Diploma of Training Design and Development (TAE50216) -

Australian Institute of Technology Transfer

Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Higher Education) -

The University of Sydney

RSA/Cambridge TEFL Certificate (CELTA) -

Regent Oxford

Skills

  • Assessment design and review
  • Coursework design
  • Languages and intercultural communication
  • Teaching strategies

Accomplishments

  • Developed high quality assessment material for TAFE Uplift programme.
  • Received outstanding feedback for development and delivery of coursework material for ASAS and 1:1 programmes at the University of Sydney.
  • Represented the University of Sydney at Harvard University International World Literature session.
  • Publications include scholarly articles in the prestigious Journal of World Literature


Conferencepresentations

  • Representative, 5th International World Literature Session (IWL, Harvard University), Lisbon, 06/2015, 07/2015
  • Presenter, 26th Annual Conference of the American Literature Association, Boston, 2015
  • Presenter, 27th Annual Conference of the American Literature Association, San Francisco, 2016
  • Presenter, AMSN, Transnational Modernisms, Sydney, 12/2014
  • Presenter, ASAL, Worlds Within, Sydney, 07/2014

Activities

  • Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL): Member since 2014.
  • Royal Society for Asian Affairs: Member since 2000.
  • Vipassana Meditation: 10-day courses sat in Sri Lanka, Thailand and NSW.
  • Trekking: Indian Himalayas: Co-leader on an expedition through Ladakh, 1997.

Publications

  • Scholarly Article, Contagion and Confinement: Re-Reading Michel Foucault alongside José Saramago and Daniel Defoe, Journal of World Literature, 2022
  • Scholarly Article, Affinities of Postcolonial Memory: Acts of Remembrance in Alex Miller and W.G. Sebald, Journal of World Literature, 5, 3, 2020 (Published also in Paperback, Brill, 2022)
  • Book Chapter, Maximus and Aboriginal Australia: Antipodean Influences on the Archaic Proprioceptive Epic, Charles Olson: Influences, Joshua Hoeynck, Ed. Vernon Press, 2019
  • Book Chapter, Spatial Poetics and the Uses of Ekphrasis in Kim Scott’s ‘Into the Light’ and other Stories, A Companion to the Works of Kim Scott, Belinda Wheeler, Ed. Camden House/Boydell & Brewer, 2016
  • Book Review, Lonnie’s Lament, Ken Bolton, Cordite, February, 2018
  • Book Review, Healing Country, Three New Poetry Collections, The Australian Book Review, December, 2016
  • Book Review, The Subject of Feeling, Peter Rose, Cordite, June, 2016
  • Book Review, Missing Up, Pam Brown, Cordite, January, 2016
  • Book Review, Waiting for the Past, Les Murray, Cordite, June, 2015
  • Book Review, Sputnik’s Cousin, Kent McCarter, The Australian Book Review, September, 2014
  • Book Review, 26 Views of the Starburst World, Ross Gibson, The Australian Humanities Review, November, 2013

Affiliations

  • The University of Sydney
  • Deloitte

Languages

German
Full Professional
French
Full Professional
Russian
Professional Working
Japanese
Limited Working
Spanish
Limited Working

Timeline

Senior Consultant

Deloitte
05.2022 - Current

English language teacher and facilitator

The Centre for English Teaching (CET)
01.2012 - Current

English Language Teacher

Kaplan International Manly
01.2008 - 12.2011

English Language Teacher

Navitas
09.2007 - 09.2008

PhD English -

The University of Sydney

MA English -

The University of Sydney

BA (Hons) History -

University College London

Diploma of Training Design and Development (TAE50216) -

Australian Institute of Technology Transfer

Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Higher Education) -

The University of Sydney

RSA/Cambridge TEFL Certificate (CELTA) -

Regent Oxford
Nathanael Pree