Editing Rod Ellis (section)

== Career ==
After obtaining his undergraduate degree, Ellis moved to Spain where he taught at a Berlitz language school before returning to London to teach at an elementary school. In 1967, Ellis moved to Zambia where he taught for 3 years. Following his first masters degree, Ellis returned to Zambia as a teacher trainer. Ellis then went on to teach linguistics and TESOL at St. Mary's College in London.<ref name="EllisAuckland" />

Ellis taught as a professor at Temple University in Japan until 1993 when he relocated to Temple University in Philadelphia. He taught here for 5 years before filling a professorship position at the University of Auckland in New Zealand where he established the University of Auckland's English Language Academy.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="EllisAuckland" />

He has held university positions in six countries and has also conducted numerous consultancies and seminars throughout the world.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://koreatesol.org/content/rod-ellis | title=Rod Ellis &#124; KoreaTESOL }}</ref>