DAVID KENNETH STONE 中文名：史天富
Senior EFL/ESL Teacher | School Director | Teacher Trainer | Curriculum & Course Materials Developer
23 Years’ Professional Experience in China | Specialist in Chinese Learners of English | Mandarin-Speaking
DAVID STONE’S CONTACT DETAILS
Location: Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)78 2463 5963
Email: dkenstone@gmail.com
Nationality: British
Professional Profile
British senior EFL/ESL teacher, school director, teacher trainer, curriculum designer, and course materials developer with 23 years’ professional experience in China. Long-term specialist in teaching Chinese learners of English, with particular expertise in pronunciation correction, spoken fluency, grammar correction, listening development, IELTS speaking, teacher training, and structured course design.
Founder and director of Nantong Genius English School in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, where I managed teaching quality, school operations, curriculum development, course-book writing, staff training, parent communication, and student progress. Functionally fluent in Mandarin Chinese for teaching, management, personal communication, and social interaction.
Able to contribute not only as a classroom teacher, but also as a teacher trainer, academic manager, curriculum developer, materials writer, oral English specialist, and adviser on how to teach English more effectively to Chinese students.
Core Strengths
• 23 years’ experience in Chinese education, with deep understanding of Chinese students, parents, schools, and private training environments.
• Founder and director of a private English school, with direct experience in teaching, management, recruitment, parent communication, curriculum design, and staff leadership.
• Specialist in Chinese learners of English, especially pronunciation, spoken fluency, listening, grammar correction, and confidence-building.
• Course-book and materials author, with experience writing English courses, grammar materials, classroom resources, and supporting audio content.
• Teacher trainer and academic manager, able to guide both foreign teachers and Chinese English teachers.
• Mandarin-speaking foreign teacher, able to communicate effectively with students, parents, teachers, and managers.
• Strong cross-cultural understanding, with the ability to reduce misunderstanding and improve teaching results in Chinese educational settings.
Selected Achievements
• Founded and managed Genius English School in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, overseeing school operations, curriculum, teaching quality, staff management, and parent communication.
• Authored multiple English-for-Chinese-learners course books, grammar books, classroom materials, and supporting audio resources.
• Developed tailored English-language learning materials for the Beijing police in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
• Supported student success in the 2020 CCTV Star of Outlook English Language Talent Competition, achieving Nantong Champion, Primary II.
• Lectured in English to graduate EFL teachers and departmental lecturers at Nanyang Institute of Technology, Henan Province.
• Contributed to course design, teacher management, recruitment systems, and franchise planning for TPR English School in Zhuhai.
• Built extensive practical experience in Chinese student pronunciation, oral English, listening, grammar correction, IELTS speaking, and teacher training.
Professional Experience
Independent Professional Sabbatical | United Kingdom / China-Focused Author | Curriculum Architect | English Acquisition Systems Developer
April 2023 – Present
• Entered a professional sabbatical focused on authorship, curriculum architecture, educational-method development, and the consolidation of more than three decades of English-language teaching experience into structured course materials.
• Wrote and published a book based on 23 years of living and working in China, drawing on direct experience of Chinese learners, Chinese educational culture, cross-cultural communication, family life, business practice, classroom behaviour, learner confidence, silence, speech, and performance.
• Developed the foundations and structures for several English-language acquisition systems and course materials, including IALS – the Instinctive Acquisition Language System, rapid language-acquisition materials, spoken-fluency frameworks, pronunciation and connected-speech training, vowel-accuracy systems for Chinese learners, sentence-interrogation exercises, oral-response routines, and reading-to-speaking transfer materials.
• Continued compiling and expanding these systems into Immediate English Master Course: The Complete Sound-to-Speech English Acquisition System, a comprehensive teaching work integrating phonics, pronunciation, vowel control, connected speech, sentence movement, grammar through use, oral questioning, fluency development, learner-response training, and teacher-led correction.
• Incorporated selected structures from the Sternberg-Grigorenko Framework, particularly the integration of analytical, creative, and practical intelligence into lesson design, learner response, task progression, classroom performance, and evidence-based skill development.
• Began developing the conceptual framework for an associated English-language learning app designed to support pronunciation, vowel accuracy, connected speech, reading-to-speaking transfer, structured oral practice, teacher oversight, learner progress tracking, and scalable app-supported course delivery.
• Laid the foundations for a further master course in Oral IELTS and Advanced Spoken English, designed to take learners from foundational spoken English through to advanced oral fluency, structured argument, academic discussion, pronunciation control, topic development, and IELTS Band 8.5–9.0 / near-native spoken performance, across a projected 10–12-volume course architecture.
• Used this period to convert more than 30 years of teaching experience, including 23 years in China, into a more formal body of written educational material, teacher-facing methodology, learner-facing course design, and future licensing-ready English acquisition systems.
Nantong Genius English School | Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
Founder & Director
June 2012 – April 2023
• Founded and managed a private English language school serving Chinese students and families.
• Oversaw daily operations, teaching quality, curriculum design, teacher management, parent communication, and student progress tracking.
• Designed and wrote original English course books, grammar materials, worksheets, classroom resources, and supporting audio materials.
• Recruited, trained, supervised, and supported both foreign teachers and Chinese staff.
• Developed specialist teaching methods for Chinese learners, focusing on pronunciation, grammar correction, listening, spoken fluency, and rapid oral skills acquisition.
• Supported student competition success, including CCTV Star of Outlook English Language Talent Competition — Nantong Champion, Primary II.
Beijing Orange Dragon English School | Beijing, China
Senior English Teacher | Course Materials Developer
2006 – 2012
• Taught oral English, pronunciation, listening, conversation, and IELTS speaking to Chinese students.
• Designed English textbooks, classroom materials, recruitment materials, and audio learning resources.
• Developed tailored English-language course materials for the Beijing police in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
• Helped students improve spoken fluency, pronunciation accuracy, examination performance, and confidence.
• Recorded English-language public information and presentation materials connected with high-profile Beijing projects.
Your China Trading Partner | Beijing, China
Self-Employed Product Sourcing Agent & Commercial Support Consultant
2004 – 2012
• Provided overseas clients with China-based product sourcing, supplier communication, factory-related support, and commercial problem-solving services.
• Assisted foreign clients with supplier verification, commercial communication, risk reduction, and dispute-related support.
• Built practical experience in cross-cultural business communication between Western clients and Chinese suppliers.
• Unofficially collaborated with the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China in connection with foreign client issues.
TPR English School | Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China
Academic Manager | Foreign Teacher Manager | Course Designer
2003 – 2004
• Managed foreign teacher HR, teacher discipline, teaching standards, and academic support.
• Designed and implemented English courses, recruitment plans, student quality-control measures, and teaching systems.
• Contributed to franchise programme design, supporting school expansion and consistent teaching standards across multiple locations in Guangdong Province.
• Worked with both Chinese and foreign staff in a multicultural education-management environment.
Nanyang Institute of Technology | Nanyang, Henan Province, China
Lecturer in English Language
September 2002 – July 2003
• Lectured in English language to graduate EFL teachers and departmental lecturers.
• Delivered English-language instruction to adult learners and professional educators.
• Represented foreign nationals in Nanyang city during National Day celebrations.
• Developed early professional experience in Chinese higher education, adult English teaching, and cross-cultural communication.
Education
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
BA (Hons) Archaeology 1998 – 2001
• Awarded Second Class Honours, First Division.
• Dissertation awarded First Class grade and recognised as being of publishable quality.
• Research focused on prehistoric stone tool sourcing, mineral-content analysis, and the movement of ancient people, materials, and trade networks.
Hertfordshire Access Consortium, Southgate College, United Kingdom
Access Certificate July 1995
• Subjects: Humanities and Social Sciences.
BEST Consortium, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Business in Action Certificate July 1989
• Subjects included business finance, business planning, premises, legal organisation, raising finance, marketing, selling, and promotion.
Languages
• English: Native speaker
• Mandarin Chinese: Functional professional proficiency for teaching, management, daily communication, and social interaction
• German: Proficient
Teaching & Management Specialisms
• EFL / ESL / TESOL Teaching
• IELTS Speaking Preparation
• Pronunciation Correction
• Spoken Fluency Development
• Listening And Aural Skills Development
• Grammar Correction And Sentence Construction
• Diagnosis Of Chinese Students’ English-Learning Difficulties
• Teacher Training And Mentoring
• Curriculum Design And Course Planning
• Course-Book And Classroom-Materials Development
• School Operations And Academic Management
• Parent Communication And Student Progress Management
• Foreign Teacher Management And Cross-Cultural Team Leadership
• Audio Learning Materials Development
• Public Speaking And Recorded English Presentation
Professional Positioning
My strongest value is not simply that I am a native English speaker. It is that I understand the real English-learning problems faced by Chinese students: why many students study English for years yet still struggle to speak naturally, why pronunciation, listening, grammar, and spoken fluency often remain disconnected, and how structured training can help students develop genuine English expression.
With 23 years of experience in China, I can contribute as an English teacher, teacher trainer, curriculum designer, academic manager, and specialist in Chinese learners of English, helping schools improve teaching quality, course structure, student oral ability, and parent confidence.
