Polish as a Foreign Language – online lessons!

During my professional career, I worked as an academic teacher and lecturer of English at Notre Dame College in England, Al Musanna College of Technology, German University of Technology, Sultan Qaboos University in Oman and Murray State University in the USA and I also held several managerial positions as English as a Foreign Language and IELTS Curriculum Coordinator and the Head of Studies.

I am a well-travelled person, visiting many countries on many continents has given me a high level of cultural awareness and sensitivity. I approach teaching holistically, paying attention not only to the language itself, but also developing and raising cultural awareness and promoting intercultural communication and understanding.

I am a Polish and British passport holder.

• Dynamic, stimulating and motivating group and individual online lessons
• Language coaching and training for individual and corporate clients
• Specific help and assistance developing general and specialist language at all levels

• Help and assistance building confidence and linguistic competence in practical communicative situations

• Effective teaching methods, combining natural language progression with cultural awareness

Education

Institute of English and General Linguistics, Philological Faculty,University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Master’s Degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language; specialisation: Teaching Methodology ,

College of Professional Training , Katowice, Poland
First Degree in Economics; specjalizacja: specialisation: Foreign Trade

Professional Development

British Council, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

• Member of English Language Teaching Professionals Network

Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

• Gulf Arabic Beginner Course
• Professional Development Workshop “The Politics of Teaching English in the Arab Gulf”
• 14th Oman International English Language Teaching Conference “Bridging Traditions and Innovations in ELT”

German University of Technology, Halban, Sultanate of Oman

• Blended Learning and Moodle Training

TESOL Arabia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• 20th International Conference “Methods and Means in ELT”

British Council, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

• Effective IELTS Teaching course

Polyglot Institute, Al Hail, Sultanate of Oman

• Arabic level 1 and 2 (score: 100%)

Oman College of Tourism, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

• British Council Workshop “How to Improve Students’ Writing”

Shinas College of Technology, Shinas, Sultanate of Oman

• 3rd Annual ELT Workshop: “Motivation: Perceivable Needs and Achievable Outcomes”

Rustaq College of Applied Sciences, Rustaq, Sultanate of Oman

• British Council Paraphrasing Workshop

IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language Conference)

• 16th Conference, Lodz, Poland

Notre Dame College, Leeds,Great Britain (on and off-site training sessions):

• ICT(Windows XP, Office 2003, Microsoft FrontPage 2000, Microsoft Excel 2000, Virtual Learning Environment, Image Processing, Internet Security)
• Data Protection
• First Aid
• Health and Safety
• Autism and Asperger’s Disorder
• Dyslexia Awareness
• Deaf Awareness
• Drugs Awareness
• Key Skills
• Role of the Tutor

Leeds Metropolitan University , Leeds, Great Britain:

• Russian Language Studies (pre-intermediate level)

University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Great Britain:

• Cambridge Exams (KET and PET) Productive and Receptive Skills Seminar for Teachers
• IELTS Seminar for Educational Institutions

Apollo Reservation System Centre, Chicago, Illinois, USA

• Apollo Reservation System Training

John A. Logan College, Carterville, State of Illinois, USA

• Word Processing
• Spreadsheet Design
• Database Management Systems and Design

State Teacher Certification Board, State of Illinois, USA

• Transitional Bilingual Illinois Teaching Certificate