Colleen Mahy
ESL Tutor
EDUCATION
B.A. University of Toronto, 1988
M.Div. Emmanuel College, University of Toronto, 1992
B.Ed. University of Toronto, 1994 (French)
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
Composition, Structure and Rhetoric Analysis, Pronuniciation; Curriculum Design and Assessment
Using Narrative as a structural approach to teaching the Monotheistic Religious Traditions.
BIOGRAPHY
Ms Mahy joined St. Augustine’s Seminary in 1999 as the ESL Tutor. She has developed ESL support materials linked to the diverse writing needs of seminarians. In addition, targeted pronunciation sessions have been designed to enhance the speaking skills of ESL/ESD seminarians. As a professor, she currently teaches full-time at George Brown College where she has designed courses in World Religions, Monotheistic Religions, Medieval Literature and Critical Thinking. She has taught ESL Methodologies in the TESL program at George Brown and has developed ESL courses specifically designed to support student learning in the Hospitality and Nursing sectors.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS / SELECTED AREAS OF SERVICE / PASTORAL WORK
Becoming A Critical Thinker: A User Friendly Manual, Canadian Edition (2010) co-authored with Sherry Diestler.