Associate Teacher of the English Department                                                                       Penza, Russia

Penza State Teachers’ Training University                                                  2001 – 2003 (4 semesters)      

·                                 Taught English to Russian and Chinese students aged 18 and above;

·                                 Modified the curriculum to develop the students’ communication skills more efficiently; 

·         In winter planned and taught up to 8 2-hour classes per day to cover up for colleagues sidelined by the flu;

Volunteer English Teacher                                                                   Moscow, Russia

Harper International Trading Limited                                                           2014-2016 (evening job)

·         Found that the staff had poor command of English which tampered greatly with their efficiency. Had everyone whose job involved communication with overseas suppliers tested.

·         Based on test results, designed “Beginner” and “Pre-Intermediate” curricula and started teaching evening classes to improve the students’ listening, writing and speaking skills.

English Tutor                                                                                  Penza, Moscow, Russia

Private tutoring services (mostly for school kids)                                                                   1998-present (part-time job)

·                                 Individually approached every student’s needs: from a three-year-old boy to a sixty-ish lady;

·                                 Communicated with parents to shape the goals and provide feedback on students' progress;

·         Encouraged students to practice English outside the curriculum and find real-life situations in which their newly acquired skills would come into play;

Penza State Teachers’ Training University                                                            Penza, Russia

M.A. Honours in Linguistics, Certified as Teacher of English and German               2001 (10 semesters)

·         9148 hours of professional training (all major subjects taught and tested in English);

·         14 weeks of school practice as trainee teacher;

·         Straight “A” academic record;

Moscow State Pedagogical University                                                          Moscow, Russia

Post-graduate apprenticeship                                                              2002 (8 weeks)

·         Contributed to Professor M. Y. Blokh’s research in the field of theoretical grammar;

·         Had my paper on English substantives picked for the University’s yearly scientific almanac;

·         Passed Ph.D. qualifying exams in Philosophy, English and German;

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