2702 N.Wyoming St.

Arlington, Virginia  22213

Strong writing and communication skills in English (TOEFL score 637), Russian (native language) and Ukrainian, developed internet/library searching skills, proposal/abstracts writing skills, daily experience with e-mail, PC literate, high speed typing skills, 7 years of teaching experience, problem solving skills in international environment.

Aug. 2003–present     George Washington University, Washington, DC

Non-degree program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.  Attending courses in education relating to women in education, higher education issues, comparative education, and educational policy.

Sept. 1991-June 1996 Horlivka State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages, Ukraine

Master of Science with Honors, Foreign Language Teaching

Sept. 1997–July 2003 Department of English Philology, East Ukrainian National University, Luhansk, Ukraine, Assistant Professor

n       Taught courses in English including Business English, Communication Practice.

n       Organizing Students’ English Club activities.

n       Teacher development activities moderation.

June 11-19, 2003       Summer session at the Umea Summer University, Sweden

n       Teacher training on Cambridge Business English Examination preparation.                                

Jan. 2001–June 2001 International Peoples College, Helsingor, Denmark, Student

n       Attended courses with international students, including NGO – World, Sustainable Development, Project Management, Communication, Denmark in Scandinavia, Gender in Development, Advanced Computer, Team Building, World Religions

n       Organized exhibition on globalization

n       Assisting in college CD compilation.

n       Effective daily collaboration for joint projects and presentations in a cross-cultural work environment.

June 2000–July 2000 The International Summer School Program in European Studies, Institute of International Relations, Kyiv National University, Ukraine, Student

n       Observed international lecturing styles in this project entitled, “The Structural Changes of the European Union and Central and Eastern Europe: Political:  Economic and Legal aspects”

February 21-27, 2000 Curriculum Resource Center, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, Student

n       Attended the session, “International Relations and European Studies”

n       Revised a Business English course through exposure to new curriculum development.

n       Networked with academicians from Eastern Europe.

Sept. 1996-Sept. 1997  Horlivka State Pedagogical Institute of foreign languages,       

                                      Horlivka, Ukraine, Assistant Professor

n       A Conference of Student Research at American University “Critical Explorations of Theories and Practices of Education for All: Global and Local Contexts”. Washington Consortium for International Education Training. Feb.28, 2004. Title of presentation “Transition to Western Academic Patterns in Eastern Europe”.

n       Educational Symposium for Research and Innovations at the George Washington University. Mar. 6, 2004. Presentations “Gender sensitivity in Eastern European classrooms”, “Transition to Western Academic Patterns in Eastern Europe”.

n       The VHS Bielefeld/IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) ESP & TEA SIGs (English for Specific Purposes, Teaching Evaluation Assessment Special Interest Group) Workshop Conference held at the Volkshochschule, Bielefeld, Germany, 07-09 Feb. 2003. Title of presentation “Gender-sensitive teaching”.

n       The 4-th Regional Conference of the IATEFL Affiliation in South-Eastern Ukraine “Quality Learning and Quality Teaching”, Donetsk State University of Economics and Trade, Ukraine. Oct. 18-19, 2002. Workshop “NGO Issues”. Title of presentation “Community Organizing and Team Relations”.

n       The National Conference “University and Region” at the East-Ukrainian National University, Dec. 5-6, 2001, Luhans’k, Ukraine. Title: Tolerance in Teaching as One of the Essential Factors of Humanization of Education.

n       The 6-th Annual IATEFL Ukraine National Conference, Dec.15-16 2000, Kyiv, Ukraine. Workshop presentation “Information Technology Challenges Teachers”.

n       International Conference in Kaunas Technological University “Language Learning/Teaching in the Context of Social Changes”, Oct. 6-7, 2000. Workshop presentation “Gender Related Issues in Terms of Multimedia”, Lithuania.

n       "A glimpse at US Higher Education by a Ukrainian Teacher from the Inside: Changing Stereotypes," Hawaii TESOL Newsletter “The Word”, Sept. 29, 2003. Vol.12, issue 1, p. 3

n       "Creative teaching as a Lifestyle. New Incentives for Teachers and Students," in: the 7^th TESOL National Conference “Exploring EFL Challenges with TESOL Community” January 2002, Ukraine, Chernihiv, TESOL Ukraine, Khmelnytsky “Univer”, pp. 46-47

n       "Tolerance in Teaching as One of the Essential Factors of Humanization of Education," Ukraine, Luhansk, East-Ukrainian National University, 2001, p.8

n       "Gender-related Issues in Terms of Multimedia," in: Language Learning/Teaching in the Context of Social Changes, conference materials, Lithuania, Kaunas, Technologija, 2000, pp. 122-124

n       "Hints on Business Communication Games," in: TESOL International Conference, Ukraine, Lviv, TESOL Ukraine, 2000, pp. 34-35

n       "Teaching English with Limited Resources," in: TESOL International Conference, Ukraine, Khmelnitsky, TESOL Ukraine, 1999, pp. 7-8

n       Russian (native speaker), Ukrainian (fluent), English (excellent)

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