Jason Renshaw is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and the author of more than 40 books published with Pearson Longman
Welcome message from Jason Renshaw
Hi there!
I'm Jason Renshaw, the founder, principal, designer, writer and main tutor for RISE (Renshaw Internet School of English). In a nutshell, RISE is my personal online English school.
Over the past 16 years, I have taught English to a variety of learners in four different countries on three different continents. I've specialized in everything from TOEFL and IELTS preparation to training non-native English teachers at university level and doing corporate Business English instruction. I am also an international author with Pearson Longman (the world's biggest educational publisher) and have written more than 40 textbooks which are now being used in dozens of countries all around the world.
I have also done a lot of work with online learning applications, and I felt it was about time I put my experience and specialization to use through my own online English school!
You can watch my personal video introduction to the left, and/or look at my resume below.
Thanks for dropping by to see RISE, and I wish you all the best in your English language learning endeavors!
With best regards,
Jason D. Renshaw
- Founder and principal of RISE
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Jason Renshaw presenting his Longman textbook series at a seminar at Kyobo Tower, Kangnam, Seoul, South Korea - May 2007.
About Jason Renshaw
- Currently Managing Director of English Raven Educational Services and working as a freelance online tutor and education materials designer and writer.
- Recently Visiting Lecturer at the Teacher's College (Department of English Education) at Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea; and Business English Consultant at Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction.
- Hometown: Melbourne, Australia (currently near the beach somewhere!).
- 36 years of age, married, with a son (Jamie/4) and daughter (Hannah/6 mths).
- Graduate of the University of Melbourne, majoring in English Literature and Swedish as a Second Language. Was also an International Scholarship holder at Uppsala University in Sweden.
- TEFL Certification from Linguarama Language for Business.
- 18 years experience as an English and English as a Second/ Foreign Language teacher, including Academic Coordination, curriculum design, teacher training and textbook writing. Has also taught English in Australia, England and Sweden.
- International author with Pearson Longman (writer of the 20-book Boost! Longman Integrated Skills Series).
- Founder, Managing Director, main content writer and webmaster of www.onlinEnglish.net.
- President of the Korea TESOL (KOTESOL) Busan-Gyeongnam Chapter, 2002-2003.
- Has held senior management positions with the Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group Ltd, Grand Hotels International, and was a senior marketing representative for Melbourne with Bass Beers Worldwide. Has also been a marketing and research assistant with the Victorian Wineries Tourism Council, a division of Tourism Victoria.
R I S E
Jason's textbook series (BOOST!) from Pearson Longman, targeting skills in reading, writing, listening, speaking and grammar.
Esse quam Videri
The motto of the Renshaw family crest (and the logo for my online school) is "Esse quam videri", which is Latin for "To be rather than seem to be."
I like this as a personal and teaching/learning motto, because it reminds me that it is always important to actually teach learners rather than to just appear to teach them. Likewise, I always aim for my learners to become great at English, rather than just appearing to be good at English!
Melbourne, Australia
