My teaching experienceI have been teaching English since 2013, in private language centres as well as by providing online English tutorials myself.
My English teaching practice is based on the sound pedagogical background of two Master’s degrees: in Pedagogy and in Cultural Heritage & Tourism. I have also got more than 25 years of practice in non-formal education and lifelong learning including seven years in vocational guidance (with focus on staff training), as well as 15+ years in European project work (EU grants in the fields of Professional Education, Citizenship, Youth). It has contributed to broadening and enriching my perspective as an English teacher/tutor to a great extent. English teaching qualification: - TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) 150 hours from Arizona State University. Actually, I am just before completing it, with two intermediate certificates already obtained |
Where I have learned EnglishI started learning English in 1995, after my graduation from Sofia University, in a Suggestopedic course at the same university. I was eager to acquire new learning/teaching methods and approaches, and Suggestopedia was among the most fascinating ones.
Afterwards, I went through two more courses: one on-the-job in 2001, through my employer at that time, National Institute of Education, and the second and last one at Thanet College, England in 2004 (Advanced level +IELTS preparation course). At the end of the latter, I obtained my IELTS certificate, band 7.5 (International English Learning Testing System)/. And I have not stopped practicing, respectively improving my English ever since. Of course, between and during the aforementioned courses, there was a lot of self-study. I also intensively practiced it at work, including as a member of international teams within European Union programmes. |