Matthew (Matt) Lane

Matt has a bachelor’s degree in Political Studies from Aberystwyth University, a certificate in TESOL and a diploma in TESOL from Trinity College London, and a certificate in TEAP (Teaching EAP) from Xi’an Jiaotong University. He is currently studying for an MA in TESOL from the University of Nottingham. Matt is a Fellow of the Higher Education Authority and an Associate Fellow of BALEAP. He has also written and published three books related to IELTS and English language teaching and learning.

Before joining King's Foundations, Matt was previously employed as an In-sessional EAP Tutor at Royal Holloway University of London and Kingston University (February 2022 to August 2023), a Pre-sessional EAP Tutor at the University of Reading (Summer 2021/22/23), an IELTS Examiner for British Council China (2016-2020), and an ESL Teacher in China (2006-2016).

The area of EAP that Matt is most interested in is teaching academic writing.

In Matt's free time he enjoys listening to music, reading, writing, exercising, and spending time with his wife and son.