English professor with 25 years of experience gives English lessons remotely or on sites in Miami, Fl

Tetyana's resume

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
Evaluated by Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.
International Education Consultants, 2016

Doctor of Philosophy, Linguistics
Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Dissertation: “Semantic and Functional Characteristics of Proper Names-Symbols in Modern English”, 2001
Member – Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars

Bachelor of Science, Teaching Ukrainian and English as a Second Language
Kamyanets-Podilskiy Ivan Ohienko National University, Kamyanets-Podilsky, Ukraine

Certifications & Professional Development:
Oxford Seminar Certified in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Teaching English as a Second Language, and Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Miami, FL, USA, 2015
Certificate of Achievement, University Administration Support Program (a program developed by IREX, the Carnegie Corporation of New York), Washington, D.C., USA, 2009
Trained Lecturer, Communicative-Oriented English Language Teaching Methodology, Ternopil, Ukraine, 2005
Trained Lecturer, English Language Teaching Methodology, The Crimea, Ukraine, 1997
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
ENGLISH / TOEFL / RUSSIAN / SAT PROFESSOR, 2016 - PRESENT
MIAMI DADE COLLEGE / TALK LANGUAGE SCHOOL / LANGUAGE ON SCHOOLS /
INLINGUA INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, MIAMI, FL
Instructed series of TOEFL and English courses including private TOEFL test preparation and Russian sessions. Incorporated and fine-tuned broad range of lecture, classroom engagement, interactive, and assimilation teaching strategies to ensured course material value and delivery effectiveness. Evaluated and tracked student progress towards meeting academic assessment and language acquisition targets.
• Increased student assessment scores 150% through strategic development and delivery of a well-rounded course curriculum focused on mastering all forms of communication across reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
• Reduced failing rates 50% by adapting curriculum to provide individual, small group, and remedial instruction towards meeting individual and subgroup student needs and language learning environments.
• Bolstered student engagement 150% and overall course performance by employing a variety of instructional techniques and strategies to meet different aptitudes and interests of students
• Earned a reputation as Language SME and entrusted advisor due to proven impact in peer ESL instructor evaluations, mentorship, and classroom strategy improvement recommendations.

DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, 2018
INLINGUA INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, MIAMI, FL
Oversaw and led direction of all language training and test preparation programs for an international language school comprised of nine centers, ~600 students, and 100 faculty and staff operating under the auspices of a global leader in language training. Regularly interfaced with inLingua International leadership teams in communication and review of status, strategic direction, and activities of academic programs across all academic areas. Directly supervised the Administrative Assistant of the Academic Department at the Head Office and managed inventory and purchase, including distribution of inventory items to inLingua centers.
• Facilitated accreditation as the Commission on English Language Accreditation Coordinator managing the process.
• Drove 50% improvement in student achievement with direct oversight and tracking of students’ performance at the centers level and administrator’s day to day management of Academic Programs.
• Increased enrollments by 50% through strategic implementation and leadership of improvement initiatives focused on student attendance in intensive English programs.
• Strengthened instructor engagement, course delivery, and overall performance by cultivating a cohesive team environment while maintaining continuous professional development and career enhancement activities aligned with inLingua mission.
• Directly contributed organization-wide long-range goals and growth objectives by collaborating on the development of a Self-Study Report for the Commission on English Language Accreditation.
• Launched strategic initiatives to raise learning outcomes based on regular testing, proficiency assessment, and data analysis, supervising the collection and evaluation of data relevant to student progress and achievement

HEAD OF TRANSLATION STUDIES DEPARTMENT, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (DOCENT), 2004 - 2015
TERNOPIL VOLODYMYR HNATIUK NATIONAL PEDAGOGIC UNIVERSITY, TERNOPIL, UKRAINE
Oversaw all operations for a department serving 200 undergraduate and graduate students. Provided key instructional leadership, management, program planning and implementation, staff selection, and evaluation, student placement and discipline. Developed and supervised a top-performing team of 20 faculty and staff. Taught five undergraduate and two graduate courses to classes averaging 25 students. Served as chairperson for the department’s conference committee, coordinator for the Peace Corps volunteers, as well as the university’s Center for Education Aboard coordinator.
• Facilitated the international Ukrainian-American Summer ESL Endorsement program as Director (Ukrainian side) and Coordinator (American side) from 2009 to 2014, serving a total of 30 students and steadily growing enrollments from year to year.
• Leveraged exceptional communication, networking, and relationship-building skills to promote the university on an international level, maximize recruitment opportunities, and establish productive working relationships with foreign partners in concluding and monitoring bilateral agreements.
• Boosted student achievement by 100% after introducing the communicative approach and various innovative methodologies of intensive study, composing curricula for language courses based on rigorous academic standards.
• Coordinated programs operations across six locations and collaborated with institutional counterparts as the team lead of the commission on accreditation of higher education establishments site visits in higher educational establishments in Ukraine (Kirovograd, Brody, Kremenets, Kremenchoug, Khmelnytsky, Vinnytsia).
• Supervised and mentored post-graduate students with their dissertations, overseeing four students to the successful completion of their PhDs.
• Enhanced language program visibility and future enrollment interests among high school student community as the chairperson for the jury of the All-Ukrainian English Olympiad and Ternopil Regional English Olympiad among high school students.

ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & VISITING SCHOLAR, 2011 - 2014
CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY
Planned and led classroom and eLearning instruction for TESOL classes (Modern English Grammar, Second Language Acquisition, Contrastive Analysis, and Language & Culture) to MA TESOL students. Taught ESL classes (Advanced Grammar, Advanced Speaking, Intermediate Writing, and Beginning Listening) international students’. Taught “Survival Ukrainian” to Ukrainian-American Summer ESL Endorsement program class.
• Increased student assessment scores by 150% by maintaining attention to developing student language skill across all aspects of communication including reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
• Led eLearning lectures on Modern English Grammar, Linguistic phonetics, TSL Assessment to MA TESOL students classes averaging 10 students

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Short-Term Scholar, International Programs | Kansas University, 2009
Research Scholar, School of Psychology and Counseling | University of Central Arkansas, 2008
Associate Professor (Docent), English Philology Department | Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogic University, Ukraine, 1994 – 2004
English Teacher (Grades K-12) | Ternopil Secondary School #10, 1990-1994
HONORS & AWARDS
Award for Teaching Excellent, InLingua International Language School, March 2017
Honorary Diploma, Achievements in Teaching & Administration, Ternopil National Pedagogic University, 2005/ 2007
Member, Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars, USA, 2009
Young Scholars and Post-Graduate Students Assistantship Award, Ternopil National Pedagogic University, 2001

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Commission of Ministry of Education in Ukraine, Accreditation of Higher Education Establishments, 2007 - present
Chairperson, Jury of All-Ukrainian English Olympiad among Higher Ed Students, 2007
Chairperson, Jury of Ternopil Regional English Olympiad among higher school students, 2004-2010
Chairperson, Conference Committee, Translation Studies Department, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, Ternopil, Ukraine, 2(concealed information)
Director (Ukrainian)/Coordinator (American) of American-Ukrainian Summer ESL Endorsement program, 2009 to 2014