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Alberto Luis August

Assistant Professor

Alberto Luis August is an Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies with the School of Education at the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM). He is the founder and owner of La Isla Cariñosa Academy, a preschool and elementary school in Belize. For 3 years, he served as the Dean of the School of Education at Galen University where he successfully re-launched a Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education program for educators. For 4 years, he carried out the role of Assistant Professor and the National Coordinator for the Teachers’ Internship program at the University of Belize. Currently, he teaches undergraduate and graduate modules in Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Singapore with UNM. He holds a Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership and a Master Degree in Secondary Education from the University of North Florida. He has 30 years of teaching experience at the primary, secondary, and tertiary level of education.

Jan. 10, 2023

S3 2.0 The "Buddy System"

A native Belizean, working in Malaysia, Alberto August shares his experience of successfully creating classroom buddy systems to enhance the learning environment. Listen to how his students empower and engage each other, to succeed at learning English, while working as …

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Nov. 21, 2022

S2 50.0 Realia for Vocabulary

Realia (real life objects) is a topic most of us have heard of, yet how much do we use it in our classrooms? Alberto August, a professor from Belize, shares the importance of integrating realia into each lesson. He emphasizes …

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