Academic advisors
Academic Advisors
Dr. Christoper McCormick
Dr. Christopher P. McCormick directs the development of EF’s language testing and training programs. He oversees the instructional design of EF’s educational media, including software, textbooks, video, and audio. He holds a patent in collaborative online language learning technologies and leads the group’s research in language teaching innovation. Prior to joining EF, he taught and administered language programs at the university level, published educational materials, and consulted on language program development.
Dr. McCormick holds a B.A. in French and Russian from an M.A. in TEFL from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Ph. D. in Applied Linguistics also from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was named a University Fellow for his research in the area of multimedia in language instruction
Dr Enio Ohmaye
Dr. Enio Ohmaye oversees the joint venture in Japan between Englishtown and Softbank as well as contributes to the design and oversight of EF’s language learning programs. In addition to being a leading scientist in educational technology, Dr. Ohmaye has extensive international experience in management, marketing, business development, and software development. Dr. Ohmaye has designed and developed pioneering educational software at Englishtown, UNext, Apple Computers, and the Institute for the Learning Sciences (ILS), and holds various patents in online-learning technologies, architectures, and authoring tools.
He previously held executive positions at UNext (VP New Business Development), Cognitive Arts (VP Technology), and Apple (Chief Scientist, Director). Dr. Ohmaye holds a B.A. in Business Administration from University of Sao Paulo Brazil, an M.S. in Computer Science from George Washington University, and a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence and Education from Yale and Northwestern University.