Martin Leafe is a published author, magazine writer, English trainer and former university lecturer. He has an M.A. in Comparative Religions and a B.A. in Comparative Religions (with electives in Film Studies, Creative Writing and History). He also has experience in the creative arts, having acted in and directed several plays.
In 2013, Martin published his first book, Holy Hollywood!, a non-fiction work which explores the role of the religions of the world in films such as Star Wars, the Harry Potter films, The Lord of the Rings, Blade Runner, the Indiana Jones films and The Da Vinci Code. The original English language version of Holy Hollywood! is published by Aurinia Books and is available as a print copy or an e. book from Amazon and bookshops. The German print edition is available from Aurinia Verlag via Amazon and bookshops. In the 1990's, Martin wrote articles for the science fiction magazine Light Speed.
From 2003 to 2006, Martin lectured in the English Department of Hannover University, teaching classes in essay writing. He not only graded but also corrected the grammar, spelling, punctuation, style, structure and factual content of the essays which he set for students.
From 2006 to 2012, Martin lectured in the Comparative Religions Department of Hannover University. As with the courses in the English Department of Hannover University, Martin not only graded but also corrected the grammar, spelling, punctuation, style, structure and factual content of the essays which he set for students.
Martin has been working in Germany as a trainer of general and business English for various international companies (banking, car production, retail, insurance, telecommunications, finance, commodities, etc.) and institutions since 2000. In this capacity, Martin has aided students in writing presentations, e. mails, reports, letters and proposals, etc., in addition to teaching grammar, spelling, punctuation, tenses and vocabulary.
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