About Us

Nathan Devos is BCIT’s Program Head for English Language Support, guiding the Language Success Team since 2020. With degrees from Bielefeld University (Germany) he has taught diverse subjects—second language acquisition, motivation, business communication, and scientific writing—in Germany and Canada (2008-2020). He led the Professional English Language Development (PELD) program (2017-2020) and briefly served as a Test Development Specialist in R&D at Paragon Testing Enterprises. Since 2018, Nathan has secured $600,000+ for academic support research. His publications encompass teacher education, content and language integrated learning, and assessment. Nathan’s leadership underscores his commitment to enhancing educational excellence for students at BCIT.

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Peter has been teaching EAL and Communications at the post-secondary level for 15 years, 10 of those at BCIT, plus 5 at a university in South Korea. He earned his MA TESOL at Dankook University in Seoul, where he focused on task-design. He has also served as Program Head at BCIT’s International Student Entry Program (ISEP) for 2 years. With over 10,000 classroom hours under his belt, he is proud to be as passionate about teaching today as he was on day 1.

For the past 10 years, Phil Skipper has helped strengthen the communication skills of BCIT students from a wide range of technologies, from Electrical Engineering to Web Development. While teaching in BCIT’s International Student Entry Program (ISEP), Phil helped students new to Canada increase their confidence with improved spoken and written English. A former BCIT student himself (Broadcast Journalism), Phil understands the pressures and pleasures of studying at BCIT.

Kerry Johnson has taught English for Academic Purposes to multilingual learners, both immigrants and international students, for many years.  Her interest in supporting learners transitioning into the Canadian academic classroom led her to research, and her research led to creating classroom workshops on academic success skills, group work, and exploring diversity.  She began coaching individual learners online during the pandemic and was delighted to hear students report increased confidence and success in their academic studies.  She is looking forward to working with you!

Jacquie is a highly qualified educator, specializing in English language learning and technical communication. She brings experience working with diverse populations and is committed to supporting student success.