Courtney Bailey

Courtney is an English language lecturer, an international teacher trainer, and she also serves as an English language Specialist with the U.S. Department of State. She is currently pursuing a PhD in education with a concentration in English language learning and she also serves as an external professor with D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University in Oskemen, Kazakhstan. Her love of language, zeal for adventure along with extensive travel led her to teach English as a foreign language in Turkey for three years, and so she understands what it means to be a global citizen, as well as the challenges and rewards of living and teaching abroad as an American woman of color. Her passion for working with culturally and linguistically diverse individuals is ever apparent, and she continually strives to demonstrate her advocacy and support for the international community - specifically international teachers and language students. She enjoys empowering educators to become the best version of themselves by honing their skills and developing confidence and agency as it relates to their personal aims and professional endeavors, specifically within the English language teaching community.