Michael Kennedy-Scanlon has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, USA, anda MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the School for lnternational Training in Vermont, USA. Since coming to Spain in 1981, he has taught English for the Health Sciences, English for Professional Purposes, and lntercultural Communication in a variety of university contexts. He also does proofreading, author's editing and translations of academic texts into English.