I was born in a sunny Republic of Kyrgyzstan but grew up and got education and priceless work experience in Belarus. In 2020 I moved to Wroclaw where I currently live. I have also visited many other countries like the UK, the US, Italy, Austria, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey etc. and I find every culture unique and worth knowing.
I am a very creative person, play the piano, sing in a gospel choir and I am a keen participant of various musical events.
My creations
Me as a Teacher
I graduated from Minsk State Linguistic University with a BA in teaching foreign languages (English) and teaching a foreign language (mainly English to adults) has been my full-time occupation since 2009. In 2014 I was CELTA-qualified in Minsk and absolutely enjoyed working with groups in a private language center, teaching General and Business English on all levels, as well as giving lessons on job interview preparation. Since 2019 I have been officially employed in an IT company. As a corporate English instructor I work remotely and I help employees boost their language level, track their progress as well as take part in their professional language assessments.
My lessons & teaching style
My main teaching principles:
1. Make it as enjoyable as possible by building and maintaining trust with students and giving feasible instructions by splitting language practice into smaller steps
2. Creating a context for learning
3. Natural communication, discussing the topics that are relevant to a student
4. As much as possible, I teach in the foreign language by grading it, in order to develop thinking skills in the language that I teach
5. I use a lot of visual materials, like Power point presentations, games and many other online teaching tools
6. I ask a lot of questions to help get started but also encourage initiative and will be happy to be asked!
My teaching material
Image files
Flashcards
Video files
Text Documents
Audio files
Articles and news
Presentation slides/PPT
Quizzes
PDF file
Certificates
Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language - "Interactive" ltd. - 2022Stanislav Chernyshov's authorised course "Practical method of teaching Russian as a foreign language"
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Cambridge CELTA - International House (Minsk) - 2014Прошла полный интенсивный курс CELTA, который длился 4 недели.
Сертификат CELTA является международным сертификатом и приравнивается к 5 уровню Системы Кредитов и Квалификаций (Qualifications and Credit Framework) для Англии, Уэльса и Ирландии, а также Австралии.
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CELTA - International House Minsk - 2014Attended 120 hours of teacher training course. The course included collaborative planning, peer observation and shared evaluation and feedback.
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Students
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Lessons
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5.0
Rating
46
Students
465
Lessons
99%
Attendance
99%
Response
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