OLGA GONCHAROVA

Born 25 Feb, 1973

8-34 Nagatinskaya naberezhnaya, Moscow. Tel.(495)2340314 (work), (499)6177859 (home), mob. 8-903141 3536,

e-mail: ;

EDUCATION:

2011 COLT (Course of On-line Teaching), IH

2010 Examiner courses:

  • Cambridge KET and PET examiner

January 2008 Educational Management Course, IH-London

Sept.-Nov. 2006 CELTA Trainer-in-Training Course, Moscow

July- Dec., 2006 University of Cambridge DELTA course

(Diploma of Teaching English to Adults), Moscow

Overall grade Pass:

  • Course Work – grade Distinction
  • Extended Assignment – grade Pass
  • Exam – grade Pass

Aug.-Sept., 2000 University of Cambridge CELTA course

(Certificate of Teaching English to Adults), Moscow, grade Pass B.

2000 Intensive course of Teaching English to Younger Learners,

IH-Moscow.

1990-95 St. Petersburg State Pedagogical University, Sochi Branch

Major: Teacher of English

Minor: Primary school teacher

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Sept 2011- present Teacher Trainer in BKC-IH Moscow

Spring, 2010 I ran a series of teacher training seminars for teachers of European

languages at Academy of European Languages, Moscow

July, 2008 I designed and ran the first IH Teacher Training course for Chinese

teachers teaching the Chinese language (IH-CTC) at IH Xi’an, China

Sept, 2006 – Aug. 2011 Freelance CELTA trainer and part-time teacher trainer at BKC-IH

Moscow. I have run CELTA courses in Moscow and Slovenia and

been involved in running various teacher training courses, seminars

and workshops at BKC including IH Language Awareness course,

Internship course, Methodology course, monthly teacher

development seminars.

Teacher of English including preparation for the FCE, CAE, BEC,

TOEFL. Extensive experience in IELTS training.

September, 2004 – ADoS (Assistant Director of Studies) at BKC-IH Moscow.

August, 2008 Key responsibilities involved:

  • Teacher support
  • Regular lesson observations
  • Course design and resource update
  • Running seminars and workshops for teachers and senior staff
  • Teaching

2000-2004 Teacher of English at BKC International House Moscow. Experience

in teaching students of different levels from Beginners to Advanced,

tutoring one-to-one and two-to-one classes, teaching in-company

classes. Vast experience in teaching younger learners and teenagers.

Part-time teacher of Russian as a foreign language.

1995-2000 Teacher and deputy director at Interlogos, a foreign languages school.

The courses were based on Cambridge, Oxford

and Longman curricula.

1993-1995 Primary school English teacher

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:

September, 2011 Teacher training Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey. I gave a presentation

Changing CELTA/DELTA candidate profiles

January, 2008 IH DOS Conference, IH London. Representative of BKC-IH Moscow

I ran two input sessions: Different Ways of Grammar Presentation

and Moving to CELTA Training

January, 2005 IH DOS Conference, IH London. Representative of BKC-IH Moscow

PRSONALITY:

Initiative, responsible, creative, co-operative; excellent time management and people skills.

INTERESTS:

Reading, travelling, fitness.

REFEREES:

Sue Collins,

My tutor on CELTA, DELTA and CELTA trainer-in-training courses

Wayne Rimmer,

DOS BKC-IH Moscow