Shpak Svetlana

Teaching languages

English, German, Russian as a foreign

Education

2006 – Transnisrian State University by T. G. Shevchenko, Philology Department, Major- Linguist-translator of English and German languages.

Achievements

From February 2017 is a lead instructor of a scholarship program ACCESS with the support of the USA Embassy;

September 2016 – February 2017 active participation with the Center SMART’s students in the project «EFL Youth Voices Medi Festival» organized by the USA Embassy;

May 2107 – participation in the contest «GlobalYouthServiceDay», organized by the Academy for Innovation and Change through Education, where the students of the Center SMART won the second place;

June 2017 – a trainer in the summer school of English language «ACCESSYOUTHLEADERSHIPSUMMERSCHOOL» organized with the support of the USA Embassy;

June 2017 – active participation with the Center SMART’s students in the international project «MyheroLearningCircle» implemented by the iEARN (International Education and Resource Network).

Job trainings and advanced studies:

May 2017 – series of trainings «LearningintheNetworkAge»organized by theBritishCouncil;

March 2017 – 4-weeks training «Teaching for Success: Lessons and Teaching», organized by the British Council;

March 2017 – training for the English language teachers «Englishforliteracymassiveonlinecoursefacilitatortraining» organized by the USA Embassy;

January – December 2016 program iEARN - Moldova Teacherand Student National Network (International Educationand Resource Network), facilitators Academy for Innovation and Change through Education и iEARN-MOLDOVA;

August 2016 - training “The benefits of digital storytelling for English language instruction”, project -” EFL YouthVoicesFestival” (English as a foreign language), facilitators AmericanCouncilsin Moldova and non-commercial organization iEARN;

October 2016 – recurring workshop «TEACHING FOR SUCCESS ONLINE CONFERENCE organized by the British Council;

2011 - wasqualified in Ministry of Justice of Transnistria for official translations while retaining the right to authorized signatory.

Career history:

General pedagogic and translational experience:

2015 – to the present day Languages and Translations center SMART; teacher of English, German and Russian languages.

• Corporative, group and individual tuition to English, German and Russian languages;
• Conducting courses for improving speaking and business vocabulary;
• Preparation for exams (IELTS, TOEFL, Goethe-Zertifikat, TestDaF);
• Use of different approaches in teaching and engaging additional materials specifically adapted to the task of a group or a student;
• Translation of technical, economical and juristic documents from/to English and German.

2004 – 2015 – English and German teacher in private and state educational institutions.