19.11.1966
E-mail: safnaira@mail.ru |
EDUCATION |
State Pedagogical Institute of Russian and Foreign Languages after V. Brusov
Yerevan, Armenia
Master degree in French and English | 1983-1988 |
EMPLOYMENT |
Goris State University – Goris, Syunik Region, RA
English Instructor at the Chair of Foreign Languages |1998-Present
- Teaching English at the faculties of Economics, Chemistry, Biology, Law, History, Philology and Electronic Engineering
Full-time, Master’s, and Correspondent Courses
Head at the Department of External Affairs and Communication, August, 2017
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Medical College of Goris – Goris, Syunik Region, RA
English Instructor|1996-1998
- Served as English faculty member and instructor for medical students
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Maru Company – Kohtla Yarwey, Estonia
Translator | 1991-1996
- Translated documents and reports within a company employing over 60 people
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Tatev University –Goris, Syunik Region, RA
English Instructor | 1989-1991
- English courses for University level students focusing on written, grammatical, and conversational topics
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Goris Secondary School #6– Goris, Syunik Region, RA
English Teacher | 1989-1991 |
Khndzoresk School – Khndzoresk, Syunik Region, RA
English Teacher | 1988 – 1990 |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONFERENCES AND COURSES ATTENDED
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- Goris Union of Young Entrepreneurs – Co-founder, 1997-2008
- Goris Women’s Association – active member, 2003-2007
- USAID Small Project Assistance (SPA) – grant writer & recipient, May 2011
- GTZ Program for Unemployed, English courses – Trainer, Goris, May-July 2001
- U.S. Peace Corps Counterpart Conference – Vanadzor, August 2006
- Women’s Role in Public – conference in Kapan, 2004
- Thinking Peace and Coexistence – NGO,co-founder, Yerevan, 2001
- Curriculum Development within European Union Tempus funded ASPIRE (Access to Society for the People with Individual Requirements) Project, Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland, 2013
- English for Specific Purposes, May17-18, 2016
- English for Specific Purposes, June 21-22 , 2016
- Curriculum Development within European Union Erasmus funded LNSS project/Project Coordinator/ August 22-September3
- Piloting of Module 1 English for Specific Purposes( Libraries, library terminology, library access)
November 28-December 15,2016, Goris, Armenia
- Workshop on “New Teaching Methods”(Erasmus+HERITAG) 14-16 May, 2018, GSU
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LANGUAGES |
Languages Reading Writing Speaking
- English Excellent Excellent Excellent
- Russian Excellent Good Good
- French Good Good Good
- Armenian Excellent Excellent Excellent
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SKILLS AND INTERESTS |
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Yoga
- Reading
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