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RESUME

Professional ​

info​​
 

 

  • 20 years of experience in teaching foreign languages including Russian, ESOL and Spanish;

  • PhD in Education (Teaching Russian as a foreign language);

  • Main research interests include history of language teaching approaches; concept of motivation in foreign-language learning and the ways of enhancing it in the classroom;

  • Author of a Russian language courses “Russian for English-speaking students”, "Russian Grammar through Songs", "Буковкины истории", ЮLand Communicative Course A1.

  • Actively promoting creative approach to teaching: by means of educational songs and games.

Languages

Russian

English

Spanish

Senior Lecturer and Co-ordinator in Russian Language Studies
Queen Mary University of London 2015 - to present
 
Russian Lector
University of St Andrews, Scotland 2012 - 2015
 
Tutor of Russian as a Foreign Language and ESOL
Belfast Metropolitan College, Northern Ireland 2007 - 2012
 
Community Interpreter (Russian-English)
Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Service Interpreting Services, Northern Ireland 2010 - 2012
 
ESOL Tutor
International Institute of Management “LINK”, Russia
2003 - 2006

 

 
 
 

Work​

experience​
 

Education
Moscow State Pedagogical University 09/2007 - 12/2011
PhD in Education (Teaching Russian Language and Culture)
 
National Open College Network (NOCN) 2009
Certificate in Community Interpreting (Level 3)
 
State Pushkin Institute of Russian Language 2006
Certificate in Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language
 
BKC International House 2005
CELTA (Cambridge Certificate in English Language  Teaching to Adults)
 
Moscow State Linguistic University 09/1999 - 06/2004
Specialist Degree in Linguistics and Education
(English and Spanish languages)
 
 
 
 
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