I grew up in a bilingual environment (Russian and Armenian) and languages have been close to me ever since. That fascination informed my university studies in Moscow – up to a level of candidate of science (equivalent to a PhD) – and my career as a teacher of Russian and English as foreign languages. I began teaching in Moscow in 2004 and continued with it after moving to England in 2015. I am constantly seeking to upgrade my skills and experience and I aim to be flexible in applying a variety of approaches to help my students get the best results. I have experience of working face-to-face and online, teaching individuals and groups of students.
2019-2020 – volunteer assistant, Modern Languages Dept, Durham University.
2017-2019 – supply teacher, Teremok Russian School, Darlington. I taught Russian to children from Anglo-Russian families.
2014-2015 – freelance Russian language tutor, helping expats in Moscow acquire the necessary language for day-to-day life.
2012-2015 full-time EFL teacher, Moscow Language school “Intensiv”. I was working with adults who wanted to learn English for their professional or personal needs.
2009-2012 full time EFL teacher, Moscow Region University, Language Department. I was teaching undergraduates (first and second year students) English as a part of their language education in the curriculum.
2008-2009 part-time EFL teacher, The Russian State University for Humanities. Teaching English to students of law, economics and finance (intermediate and upper-intermediate levels).
2004-2006 part-time EFL teacher, The Moscow State University of Applied Biotechnology. I was teaching undergraduates (first and second year students) English as a part of their language education in the curriculum.
Communicative – the main method of building language competence, based on recreating the target language environment
Task-setting – helping students to set goals and find methods of achieving them while learning the language
Problem resolving – verifying the specific communicative problem; choosing appropriate language paths to resolve it
Cross-cultural – using language to explore the culture of the people who speak it
| Languages | Russian |
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| Availability | |
| References Available | On File |
| The University of the Russian Academy of Education (Moscow, Russia) | 2010 | Doctorate | Candidate of Science. Theory of teaching foreign languages. Theory of the professional education. | |
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| Modern University for Humanities (Moscow, Russia). | 2005 | Other | Linguist in Theory of Translation and Interpreting, specialist degree | |
| The University of the Russian Academy of Education (Moscow, Russia) | 2007 | PGCE | Pedagogics and Psychology of Higher School |
| Russian | |
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| Primary | £20 |
| Secondary | £23 |
| GCSE | £23 |
| University | £23 |
| Casual Learner | £23 |